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not today but still a fit picture Jelado North Sea Clothing TCB 40's Role Club Underdogs

Yesterday = Tender Co. x3

probability my last purchase Lee S91 j

Broke into the vault and put this pair of 1004xx (1000xx) into service. Honeymoon phase. Optimism high.

Dr, I know you're all set but here's a pick of the fly. These have a decently high rise of 11" for a sz 33 waist.

Flat Head 3003xx. Also, video fit version on Instagram. Absurdly rare and special dead stock pair from the pre-lawsuit era of TFH, made between 2004-2007. Flat Head's WWII model, with olive herringbone pocket bags, no coin pocket rivets, painted arcs, red tab, regular rise, straight leg. I got this pair about a year ago off Buyee and finally got around to washing these, and I'm in love. Easily the best fitting TFH pair I've worn. A very unique and special pair.

So I was just randomly looking on eBay and managed to find this pair it's the momotaro X blue owl 12 overdyed. I have the original pair( on the right) for some time now so you can really see the colour comparison. Pair on the left is the Sumi ink dyed that I wear for work 5 days a week, supposedly they will fade to blue but I feel like it might be a few more years until I see it.

I simply love grey sweaters. Have a bunch of 'em. Arket - FW - Duke - RW

Mods, if this isn't the right area to post this I'm sorry. I don't use this forum much. I need help regarding this situation and the raw denim subreddit wont let me post it because it's a "general discussion topic"???? Checked their posting rules, and my post doesn't violate any of them, but ANYWAYS. TLDR: Pretty sure an employee stole my ~$400 vintage Levi's that I sent in for repairs. As for the details: I sent in a pair of vintage Levi's to have a couple button hole repairs done by them. Website says 5-7 days turn around time. The jeans arrived to them October 1st and still don't have my jeans back. It's now been 2.5 months of them having my jeans. I've probably sent 15 total messages across all their channels (email, chat, Instagram) regarding the issue and haven't received one reply back. Fed up, I called them and the employee basically said "oh yeah we don't reply to emails there's too many". And then he explained that my jeans are set to ship "next week". Next week goes by, nothing. Another week goes by, and I FINALLY get a shipping confirmation by UPS. I check back after a couple days and the tracking number now says "shipping label voided". Called them again right now and they said "oh yeah that's not the right tracking it's actually this USPS one and it say's it was delivered yesterday". Keep in mind, I received no official tracking email just an employee saying "this is the tracking xxxx". Worst of all, I had NO package delivered. I was home all day yesterday. Watched the USPS guy go by and there was no package. I explained this to them and they said "Well uh, show's delivered on our end so there's nothing we can do". They are now forwarding my calls after they said they'd call me back. So yeah, I'm now out on my favorite pair of vintage and beautifully faded one of a kind Levi's that were probably valued at $300 not including the $100+ I spent on repairs. I'm 90% sure Williamsburg Garment Co. had something to do with this. Complete and utter bullshit. Avoid this company like the plague. I'm not sure what my options are now but yeah, this really sucks. Here's an imgur link of some screenshots showing my order date and tracking cancelation: https://imgur.com/a/denim-nightmare-yOk2YlL

@Dr_Heech All tagged size 31 1001XX 25th anniversary - 3 button fly 1001XX - 3 button fly DD-1004 1937 - 3 button fly 1003XX WWII (from 2004-2008) - 4 button fly (pictured) 1002 Cowboy Pants WWII - 4 button fly (pictured)

Glad to have provided that.

The owner of new denim brand ‘Hermit Jeans’ fundamentally disagrees with this.

Ha ha try to save some money

What kind of joke-ass business says "lol, yeah we get too many emails so we just don't bother replying to them"? Totally unprofessional. Hopefully you can get at least some of your money back.

I left the tag on my 25th 1950s so Ill probably leave this one too. Here's a pic of the 1950s:

had a buddy snap some photos of his old 2010 pair of 47s compared to his new 2024 pair.

I am not going to go into a longwinded back-and-forth on this, and I loathe essays, but I need to address your accusation. We’ve kept in touch on email since the first deal in 2019, and there has never been a hint of negativity. I agreed to a deal after you’d repeatedly pressed me to sell the J55 back to you since January (at retail, after I bought it from you for 2x) when I had repeatedly indicated I did not want to part with it. My partner bought the item via Grailed as a Christmas gift, as she knew I had been looking for one. She bought it using my account, and took care to cover her tracks. I only found out what happened after you lunged at my throat after the seller informed you of the sale and shared the screenshot of my Grailed profile. I have repeatedly acknowledged your suspicions as valid, and have explained the events ad nauseum. As fictitious as it sounds, it is the truth. Ironically, you chose to report me for using a racial slur when banning me from this thread, when your emails to me were peppered with homophobic slurs. It’s also worth noting that I have reiterated several times that I have not reneged on our trade, as a gesture of good faith. I acknowledge your frustration as valid, but to label me “the most vile & deceitful person i interact with” on the back of this is absurd, as is the accusation that I am a “multiple cheater”. I am sorry that this situation has led to the souring between us, but am confident that those that have conversed or dealt with me on Sufu (and other platforms and in person) will attest to my character.

Inis meain, Tender, de bonne facture, quoddy

I got these off Mercari brand new for a good deal. I just picked the arcs and gave them a wash - I'm excited to start wearing them!

I've been discussing this a little with @beautiful_FrEaK, a simple overview of the jeans mostly focussed upon here, i.e. from 36 to 55. We noticed that the 47 has of course been widely discussed, as have in the recent years the different WWII and 46 models. On the different 50s models there hasn't been that much discussion, I found. These are, I think, the main characteristics regarding denim and cut. 36/37: probably the widest fit (thigh, knee, hem) dark denim denim relatively smooth stitch colour: mostly tobacco/orange (LVC has some lemon/yellow in it) 42: two versions, one with cinch, one without, already coarser WWII denim stitch colour: yellow WWII: different versions, but generally higher rise, wider in the thigh and knee, a little tapered, dark denim relativel coarse (neepy and slubby to various degrees) denim stitch colour: yellow 46/47: Rise a little lower than the WWIIs Upper thight a little less than WWIIs, knee similar to WWIIs, hem wider than WWIIs, thus straighter, hardly any taper less dark denim, more blue relatively smoother denim stitch colour: orange and yellow 47 tab one sided (katamen) 50s- there seem to be three main model: 1951, 1953 and 1954 (and on) 1951- little lower rise compared with the 47, similar thigh, less knee and hem denim again a bit brighter similar denim to 47 stitching is mostly brown with some yellow tab both sided (ryomen) 1953- the year the type 2 jacket was introduced while the 51 became slimmer in the knee and hem than the 47, the 53s got wider than the 47s again in the knee and hem denim seems similar to 47 and 51 stitching is mostly brown with some yellow (rainbow stitching) with the arcs from the WH version in yellow shorter side stiches no more selvedge in the coin pocket narrower v-stitch tab both sided (ryomen) 1954- very similar to the 1953 according to the WH models the hem is a little wider switch to more mass production had the back middle belt loop move a bit to the left, offset --> easer to sew as the material/fabric is not as thick the WH model still has the leather patch, later switch to paper patch yarn colours like 53 model 1956- The FW model is even slimmer than the 1951 one, knee and hem Now while the FWs, TCB and WH 50s models I checked all had mainly brown stitching with some yellow (waist, arcs, ...) the 50s models of Cushman (lot 22177) and also Joe McCoy (905S) have mostly yellow stitching. Cushman Joe McCoy So where there models in the 50s with mostly brown stitching and others with mostly yellow? Or is this based on specific year models? Perhaps something is stated in the 501 book. Here are some helpful measurements and overview graphics from the Duke.

@LazyS Love me a pair of actually cinched cinchback’s

@Dr_Heech @nick682 I wear size 31 in warehouse. I’m sure at least one of my pairs has four button on the fly plus the waistband. I’ll check later today after work.

I've never washed jeans warmer than 40C and have never used a drier. So I was a bit worried about what might happen to the denim. I first washed them in 60C. They shrunk a bit, but not enough. I then put them in the drier, highest temperature for about 15 minutes. Now they shrunk more, just right. From about 47.5 to about 45cm. The patch dried up a bit from both, but not much. The denim is basically the same as before.

@LazyS chef's kiss!

Good luck with that! 😆

@olmecasteve let me know when you get any updates. I want a pair

sold p44-ds gray xs full pack 8.5/10 worn and washed, no flaws $600usd shipped f+f or add 3% invoiced detailed photos here: https://imgur.com/a/S3mb8wF

@shredwin_206 They were going to re-release those this year, but according to celluloid they encountered some sewing machine issues and have postponed to who knows when.

That's fine don't worry. Saw a pair of sz 32's on their site and they had four fly buttons. Won't be buying them anyway certainly not at 260 quid plus whatever import taxes etc as well (l thought originally they were 200ish). Got stung pretty harsh on my last imported denim with import duties. They look great and all but l will have to wait until your forthcoming buckleback photo-bomb and live vicariously through you instead mate.

really cool warehouse wrangler repro I saw on grailed. Anyone had a pair?

If you paid by credit card then raise it with the bank. They should have you covered.

Love these tiny salesman samples and wouldn't normally bother posting but for it's rarity l just had to this once. And just for the record, l am not Dr levis.

Japan Blue jacket UES hoodie Fullcount jeans

freewheelers + iron heart + og 107 + funny shoe

TFH - Denime - Duke - FW - RW

Did anyone ever see (or buy) those Nudie mats that were made of recycled denim, circa 2012? On a holiday, we were at a local market and picket up this old lady's version. Had it for a few years so it's pretty faded...

Freewheelers N1, Ironall Lot 102, Ironall chambray and Hollows (not visible) / Lofgren

Union Special cap / Tender Co. shades / Power Wear hoodie / Cane’s M41058 / Russell Mocs

Very very cold overnight 10f (-12c) Ol denim cap Vtg wool scarf Heavy wool Captain's coat Unif Fuzzy Cardigan Vtg Porcupine Mtns tee Vtg tea core belt with brass snake Vtg early Von Dutch dirty denim (pre Audigier glam) Laredo Cowboy boots Vtg tooled leather bag

Samurai s5000 21oz before i sold them on ebay

flat head + two moon + jelado + Carpe Diem bonus: Warhol’s Pink Electric Chair Disaster pinned on the back of this yacket

Drawing a line can be controversial 50 years feels right to me - but then I talk to folks who collect sneakers, outdoor apparel, video games, trading cards - it's tricky There are probably more fitting threads for those jeans though - most of us come here for the real old stuff I ask myself, how many times was OSHA violated in these jeans? Oh? OSHA didn't exist? Okay, they're vintage

You know you're old when your repros of vintage have become vintage themselves 🥴 Right there with you @paulm, it's not a dig

Lovely pic of the earliest readable vintage Levis 506 jacket patch. It's a clearer image from the unwashed 1927 first pocket flapped 506xx that l posted some pages back. The patch is rare insomuch as it has Copper Riveted and 'Size' 36 meaning it was used exclusively for jackets. This label is thought to be used until c.1936 when levis started to use the same Two horse patch that was used on 501's at the time to use on jackets also, which is what we're usually used to seeing on a 506.

0-9 months...

My 1001s, from back in 2014: And a grail-level pair of 1005s I photographed at TFH headquarters back in 2013:

Flat Head 3005XXX. Worn since August 2018. I lost track of wear time, but I think they’re around 20 months of actual wear. Easily my most worn jeans ever, and washed countless times. I wore these jeans the most over the past summer. I stopped cuffing them and wearing a wallet in the back pocket in this same time. Still tons of life left in these. The hem, knees, and rear end/back rise seam all need or will soon need repairs. The jeans were previously repaired at Indigo Proof in 2020 or so, where the front pocket openings were expanded, the pocket bags replaced with deeper ones, back pocket stitching repaired, and cuff tears repaired. It's been quite impressive that I managed to wear these for so long without the knees blowing out, though they're pretty close now.

It's Samurai trying to "protect" overseas retailers from being undercut by buying from Japan for far less than the crazy markups. We've seen this kind of thing happen before, notable with Pure Blue Japan a few years ago where they dumped retailers like Okayama Denim and Denimio, probably due to protests from overseas specialty shops. But I've never heard of any brand just not allowing any Japanese retailers to list on Rakuten at all, it's hard to imagine they could actually enforce that since it'd undercut domestic sales for stores to have no online listings at all for a brand like Samurai. That's putting out a fire by bombing the whole building. The postscript saying to email them if you can't find a product on their site you're looking for, wink and a nod, suggests that they want you to just contact them directly and you'll still be able to buy that way. Warning: rant/spicy commentary incoming! I kind of understand both sides on this issue, but since personally I'm mostly buying deadstock or used clothes off Japanese sites like Yahoo Auctions or Mercari for a fraction of the price of comparable new items from an American retailer, I don't really care at this point. At this stage in life I'm unable, or at least unwilling, to summon the cash to pay the bonkers US retailer prices of new items by Japanese heritage brands, so I try to make my buck go as far as it can buying straight from Japanese secondhand sites. Some things, like sweatshirts or tees, I absolutely prefer to buy in person and don't mind a little markup in exchange for knowing I like the fit and fabric. But with jeans, it's easy for me to buy sight unseen and know what I'm getting if measurements are posted. As an added bonus you often find older versions of jeans, etc. with discontinued features like arcs and tabs on auction sites, which in the case of brands like Samurai is nice since the "old" versions are more distinct than the watered-down, more export-oriented design. Lots of other brands (like Full Count) have done this over the past few years and it always seems to correlate with a dilution of the brand's identity as well as hiked-up prices where you pay more cash for a more generic jean. Back in the day brands like Flat Head and Iron Heart responded to the Levi's lawsuit by revamping their products to have a more unique, less Levis-ripoff-y identity, but in recent years the trend seems to be just eliminating anything that makes a brand stand out from other plain featureless repro jeans.