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Just a few recent deliveries, first three from Hoosier and last one from Yahoo. Blystone. Gemsa. Trying to camouflage with my tile. Two-tone midweight sweat. Heavyweight sweat in straw cream, found BNWT on Yahoo.

Yes Double 0 -- still on the gin. Plymouth is my favorite. This thread brought an (inebriated) chuckle. Size down craze: Only at first because the shop told me, 'don't worry, they'll stretch'. Slept in jeans: Only after too much gin Diors: No, but I must add these to the collection Fancy wallet: Yes, my old friend recently asked, 'what the fuck is that?' Engineer boots: Guilty Ocean wash: Only my denim Speedo Resolute washing / fit having previously not: I'm resolute about most everything Never washing: Only while traversing Antarctica in some Iron Hearts Coffee wash: Only to make the brown streaks look intentional Joined a contest: Yes, including this one Worn denim while raw: Yes, scraped knee and left pants on Paid for an expensive repair: Buy them too baggy and have too many to wear them out Wallet jewelry: Only a small medallion that hurt my butt Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: Guilty Numerous pairs of identical jeans: No jeans are identical since I measure precisely Numerous fancy leather belts: Only one and it's a little too fancy for me Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Yes, an Eddie Bauer puffy jacket from 1979 Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Not yet Dressed like a sailor: Never all at once Dressed like a miner: Not exactly though I use an ash-based facial cream Dressed like an urban lumberjack: Not a good look with my sailor hat and miner knee pads Dressed like a railway worker: Hickory stripes from head to toe Stacked: 43" chest Starch: Every morning Fancy socks: Agree with Broark: "Yes, and they suck" Handmade English shoes: If Edward Greens are handmade Whites Semi Dress: Never with MF sailor outfit £2000 leather jacket: Yes, looks stunning in the closet Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: Um, yeah Bought jeans nobody else owned: Yes, I'm older than everyone here. Levi's from 1967. Well, mom bought em.

Listen up people.. I'm making a list of past sufu trends Did you jump onboard or not../ how fking sufu actually are you? Size down craze.. No Slept in jeans.. Yes but not intentionally Diors.. No Fancy wallet.. Yes Engineer boots.. Yes Ocean wash.. No Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. No Never washing.. Yes Coffee wash.. No Slubby or streaky.. None Heavy oz denimz.. Only once Joined a contest.. No Joined a tour.. No APC.. No Fancy washing detergent.. Yes Worn denim while raw.. No Paid for an expensive repair.. No Wallet jewelry.. No Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. Boy Howdy! Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. Again yes Numerous fancy leather belts.. Yes Native American Japanese jewelry.. Hell no Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. Yes Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. Yes Dressed like a sailor.. No Dressed like a miner.. No Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. No Mill repro.. Yes Dressed like a railway worker.. No Stacked.. No Starch..No Freezer.. No Fancy socks.. No Handmade English shoes.. No Whites Semi Dress.. No Discharge print.. Yes Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. Yes Photo of jeans in bathtub.. Yes Wore jeans wet..Yes £2000 leather jacket.. Yes Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. Yes Bought jeans nobody else owned.. Yes Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans.. Not that i would mention here Please contribute..

My '47s after about 3 months on top of some brand new 601rb's delivered from Hoosiers yesterday. Really like the fit of the RB. Might have to try some '51s down the road.

Size down craze.. Yes Slept in jeans.. Yes Diors.. No Fancy wallet.. Yes Engineer boots.. No Ocean wash.. No Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. Yes Never washing.. Yes Coffee wash.. No Slubby or streaky.. None Heavy oz denimz.. Yes one pair Joined a contest.. Yes Joined a tour.. Yes APC.. No Fancy washing detergent.. Yes Worn denim while raw.. No Paid for an expensive repair.. No Wallet jewelry.. No Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. No Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. No Numerous fancy leather belts.. Yes Native American Japanese jewelry.. No Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. Yes Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. Yes Dressed like a sailor.. Yes Dressed like a miner.. No Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. Yes I’m afraid Mill repro.. Yes Dressed like a railway worker.. No Stacked.. No Starch..No Freezer.. No Fancy socks.. Yes Handmade English shoes.. No Whites Semi Dress.. No Discharge print.. No Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. Yes Photo of jeans in bathtub.. No Wore jeans wet..Yes £2000 leather jacket.. No Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. No Bought jeans nobody else owned.. Yes Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in no

Size down craze.. No Slept in jeans.. Yes Diors.. No Fancy wallet.. Yes Engineer boots.. Yes Ocean wash.. No Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. ??? Never washing.. No Coffee wash.. No Slubby or streaky.. Yes Heavy oz denimz.. Yes Joined a contest.. Yes Joined a tour.. Yes APC.. No Fancy washing detergent.. Yes Worn denim while raw.. No Paid for an expensive repair.. No Wallet jewelry.. Yes (wallet chain) Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. No (my boots were never so expensive. But multiple Yes) Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. Yes Numerous fancy leather belts.. Yes Native American Japanese jewelry.. No Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. No Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. Yes Dressed like a sailor.. No Dressed like a miner.. No Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. Maybe yes Mill repro.. No Dressed like a railway worker.. No Stacked.. Yes Starch..Yes Freezer.. No Fancy socks.. No Handmade English shoes.. Yes Whites Semi Dress.. No Discharge print.. No Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. Yes Photo of jeans in bathtub.. Yes Wore jeans wet..Yes £2000 leather jacket.. No Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. Yes Bought jeans nobody else owned.. Yes Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans.. No

Flat Head Blood Orange western flannel, Warehouse 1001xx, Converse 70s Chucks.

Fun idea! I’ll contribute. Size down craze: No. Slept in jeans: No, never intentionally. Diors: No, a little before my time. Fancy wallet: Yes. Engineer boots: Yes. Ocean wash: Hell no. Resolute washing / fit having previously not: Not sure what this one means. Never washing: No. Coffee wash: No. Slubby or streaky: Yes. Heavy oz denimz: Yes, tried to make it work but hated every second! Joined a contest: Yes. Joined a tour: Yes. APC: No. Fancy washing detergent: No. Worn denim while raw: No. Paid for an expensive repair: No. Wallet jewelry: No. Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: Depends on how you quantify expensive but yes. Numerous pairs of identical jeans: No not quite. Numerous fancy leather belts: Yes Native American Japanese jewelry: Never. Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Very guilty of this! Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Yes. Dressed like a sailor: Debatable, maybe. Dressed like a miner: No. Dressed like an urban lumberjack: Guilty! Mill repro: No: Dressed like a railway worker: Debatable, maybe. Stacked: No. Starch: No. Freezer: No. Fancy socks: Yes, and they suck. Handmade English shoes: No. Whites Semi Dress: No. Discharge print: Yes. Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining: Yes. Photo of jeans in bathtub: No. Wore jeans wet: No. £2000 leather jacket: No, not yet. Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: Yes. Bought jeans nobody else owned: Yes. Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans: No. Colored weft denim: Yes. Attended a meet up?: Yes.

@PrettyBoyTony Yes I've had a pair for a few years now and they are probably my favorite jeans, much more roomy and overall a more balanced fit than the 710 imo. The denim is not very similar to Resolute, less fluffy when new and doesn't fade into the same sky-blue color as the 710. Has a bit of a green cast reminiscent of older Levi's from the early 60s and 50s. The Sugar Cane 66 feels like a repro of an older jean than the Resolute 710.

Listen up people.. I'm making a list of past sufu trends Did you jump onboard or not../ how fking sufu actually are you? My inclination is probably not much but we’ll see. I was pretty much too broke to spend more than 30$ on jeans from TJ Maxx up until around 2016 when I had a decent year and also visited Raleigh Denim for the first time for a job - that was a year after I visited the Horween Tannery in Chicago. Those two things coalescing led to me appreciating and spending more on clothes. But I am nowhere close to an OG - I saw a lot of these trends in Chicago at that time and let’s say most just didn’t appeal to me from a purely aesthetic perspective. Size down craze.. No Slept in jeans.. Not in my Sufu days. A few times during some backpacking trips, and only out of necessity. Diors.. No Fancy wallet.. No Engineer boots.. Emphatic no, lol Ocean wash.. No Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. I just wash when stuff feels like it needs it and really don’t think too hard about how it turns out? Never washing.. Not really, I’ve gone maybe 4 months at best Coffee wash.. No Slubby or streaky.. I did own some PBJ’s for a time. And SC Edo AI’s I still own. Heavy oz denimz.. Those PBJ’s were 18 oz. I think 18oz is considered heavy so yes. Joined a contest.. Just this year! Joined a tour.. No APC.. No Fancy washing detergent.. No Worn denim while raw.. No..though upon further reflection probably yes with a sanforized pair once. Paid for an expensive repair.. No Wallet jewelry.. No Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. What is Very Expensive? I have a few pairs of what I think are nice leather boots, but nothing I paid more than $400 for - so, not on par with what seems to be the norm? Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. Nothing identical, the closest is the same pair in 2 different sizes. Other close calls for sure - same cuts in different denims etc. Numerous fancy leather belts.. No. Native American Japanese jewelry.. No Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. Not Sufu approved, but I live in Michigan, so yea I have a heavy parka. It’s from Everlane. Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. No Dressed like a sailor.. No Dressed like a miner.. No Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. No, I don’t think so. Have you ever seen me in a flannel? Mill repro.. No Dressed like a railway worker.. No Stacked.. No Starch..No Freezer.. No Fancy socks.. Nothing Sufu, but I swear by wool, esp mohair socks. Again, this is more me being in Michigan, not a Sufu thing. Handmade English shoes.. No Whites Semi Dress.. No Discharge print.. No Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. No Photo of jeans in bathtub.. No, they’ve always gone in a utility sink. Wore jeans wet..No. Damp, yes. £2000 leather jacket..No Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. Absolutely yes Bought jeans nobody else owned.. On Sufu, sure. The world? Probably not. Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans.. no Colored weft denim: I’ve had both black weft and garment dyed jeans Attended a meet up? No

Nice haul. That Blystone has been making eyes at me too.

I watched that Wim Wenders film 'Perfect Days' earlier.. i really enjoyed it, it's an ode to unpretentious Japanese minimalism.. a story of Hirayama, who cleans toilets and finds pleasure in the simple beauties of life.. listening to old cassette tapes, riding his bike, books and photographing trees. It's lovely.. i like those slice of life films where nothing actually happens. In stark contrast.. i'm currently at Unit with the boy I've ordered fried chicken & canadian bacon.. served on a freshly baked waffle with maple syrup.. ..outside, is some Bladerunner-esque, lit brutalism

Size down craze: Y, APC NC once... Slept in jeans: Y, but not intentionally... Diors: N, but was never far from the 19/21 debate... Fancy wallet: N Engineer boots: N Ocean wash: N Resolute washing / fit having previously not: N Never washing: N Coffee wash: N Slubby or streaky: Streaky Heavy oz denimz: Y, blew through those faster than anything else... Joined a contest: Y, Eternal... Joined a tour: N APC: Y Fancy washing detergent: N Worn denim while raw: N Paid for an expensive repair: Y Wallet jewelry: N Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: N Numerous pairs of identical jeans: N Numerous fancy leather belts: N Native American Japanese jewelry: N Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Y Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Y Dressed like a sailor: N Dressed like a miner: N Dressed like an urban lumberjack: N Mill repro: N Dressed like a railway worker: N Stacked: Yes, 41" (presoak) Imperials... Starch: N Freezer: N Fancy socks: N, but my prints are fancy... Handmade English shoes: N Whites Semi Dress: N Discharge print: N, but does Momo GTB count? Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining: N, own a good deal of clothes from early 10s... Photo of jeans in bathtub: Y, probably somewhere... Wore jeans wet: N £2000 leather jacket: N, never got my TOJ... Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: N Bought jeans nobody else owned: N Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans: Y, yellow mustard cap not put on... Colored weft denim: Y, but "boring" brown from TSG. Attended a meet up?: N Has at least a decade's worth of denim in the closet, unworn? Y

Have you been on the gin again @Double 0 Soul ?

Size down craze: Nope Slept in jeans: Nope Diors: Nope Fancy wallet: Yes Engineer boots: Yes Ocean wash: Nope Resolute washing / fit having previously not: Nope Never washing: Maybe, I wore one pair (3Sixteen RH15) for about 11 months before the first wash. Coffee wash: Nope Slubby or streaky: Not really Heavy oz denimz: Yep, a couple pairs: Samurai S710xx (19 oz), Samurai S3000vx (17 oz), Flat Head 2111 (20 oz), never anything above that. Joined a contest: Yes Joined a tour: Nope APC: Nope Fancy washing detergent: Nope Worn denim while raw: With sanforized yes, unsanforized no. Paid for an expensive repair: Yes Wallet jewelry: Just (leather or metal) chains. Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: Yes Numerous pairs of identical jeans: Yes, several Flat Head 3005s. In total, I've worn at least five pairs made from this same denim. Numerous fancy leather belts: Yes Native American Japanese jewelry: Yes Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Not sure if my TFH down jacket counts. Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Yes, but I can actually read Japanese so I get a pass there. Dressed like a sailor: Nope Dressed like a miner: Nope Dressed like an urban lumberjack: Maybe Mill repro: Not sure Dressed like a railway worker: Maybe Stacked: Yes Starch: Nope Freezer: Nope Fancy socks: Yes Handmade English shoes: Nope Whites Semi Dress: Nope Discharge print: Nope Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining: Probably yes, but I do still wear some Flat Head shirts and a few other things I've had since 2011-2012. Photo of jeans in bathtub: Nope Wore jeans wet: Not soaking wet, but if damp counts, then yes, multiple times. £2000 leather jacket: Never spent quite that much. My McCoys A-2 would probably qualify, if I'd bought it in Britain. Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: Nope. Just one, at the moment. Bought jeans nobody else owned: Yes. Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans: Nope Colored weft denim: Yes. My first selvedge pair, in fact - PBJ XX-011 in 2011. Attended a meet up?: Yes. I actually organized a couple of them! I'm surprised by how few of these I've actually done, given that I've been around here almost 15 years now. Nowadays I incline towards dressing like a broke-ass farmer from a Russel Lee photo, but back in the day I pretty much just tried to dress like Sidney Lo, so I think I've pretty much always been somewhere on the SuFu style spectrum.

Attended a Self Edge/Iron Heart/Rivet & Hide/etc meet up?

Been searching for a pair of vintage OG-107s that are long enough for my legs and finally found a pair about a week and a half ago. Made in 1977, still has the button fly which I wanted, and got that nice n slubby sateen. Jacket is Oshkosh, hoodie Champion RW, boots Blundstones

Dead pair of Stars & Bars after a year or so in the workshop

Feels like MySpace ca. 2005 Size down craze: Nope Slept in jeans: Yep, but just to stretch them out (black TCB 50s), never ~for the fades~ Diors: Nope Fancy wallet: Nope Engineer boots: Nope Ocean wash: Yep, but only incidentally Resolute washing / fit having previously not: Nope Never washing: Nope Coffee wash: ???? Slubby or streaky: Nope Heavy oz denimz: Ish Joined a contest: Yep Joined a tour: Yep (Top Top Elite) APC: Nope Fancy washing detergent: Only for woolens, never jeans Worn denim while raw: Yep Paid for an expensive repair: Nope, but done plenty myself Wallet jewelry: Hell no Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: Oh yeah Numerous pairs of identical jeans: Absolutely Numerous fancy leather belts: Ish Native American Japanese jewelry: Big no Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Not since living in Quebec… Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Not yet (books, on the other hand…) Dressed like a sailor: Nope Dressed like a miner: Yep Dressed like an urban lumberjack: Yep Mill repro: Nope Dressed like a railway worker: Nope Stacked: Yep Starch: Yep Freezer: Nope Fancy socks: Every day Handmade English shoes: Yep Whites Semi Dress: Nope, just Bounty Hunters that squeak when I walk Discharge print: Yep Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining: Nope Photo of jeans in bathtub: Yep Wore jeans wet: Yep £2000 leather jacket: Not yet Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: Nope Bought jeans nobody else owned: Yep Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans: Nope Colored weft denim: Briefly Attended a meet up?: Yep Has at least a decade's worth of denim in the closet, unworn? Easily It’s funny, I still feel like one of the new guys here, and the peak SuFu era feels like way before my time…but in reality I guess I probably started posting closer to peak SuFu than to now. Time’s tricky like that

Wore mine today... really nice shirt 😉

@tigerstrom is quite committed to the cause

For the sake of clarity ‘Resolute wash / fit having not previously’ ..is increased wash routine with a goldilocks hem length .. leaning towards a mall jean look, having previously only opted for contrast

If you'd been wandering around a desert of distressed bootcuts and found the oasis of sufu in 2010 there is no doubt that you were the coolest kid in the Georgia burbs .. don't be ashamed of that superiority complex! I was never down with the sufu fits back then but this place was still without a doubt the pinnacle of the denim world..

All good points @Double 0 Soul, at the time I had just discovered raw denim (around late 2009) and wearing Nudie Thin Finns, after having spent the previous 5-6 years buying most of my clothes from places like Urban Outfitters because I just didn't know any better 😅 It's hard to know much about style when you've spent your adolescence in the north Georgia suburbs and everybody is wearing distressed bootcut jeans from Abercrombie or Hollister or whatever, it's a shame I didn't yet know friend/partner-in-crime/fellow local denim nerd @xchen back then as he would have surely set me straight. In that context, being the only guy I knew wearing skinny jeans made me feel much cooler than everyone else, though in retrospect I was certainly a bit full of myself. I really got started on the now-pretty-much-dead MyNudies forum from 2009-2011, SuFu was very intimidating back then. The bar of entry to denim nerdery is a lot lower than it was 15 years ago, with lots of affordable Japanese options in all kinds of fits. From what I've seen of 2000s Sufu (long after the fact), I really like the sort of streetwear inspired looks where somebody would wear a cool graphic tee with Sugar Cane Okinawas and Nike Air Force Ones and that sort of thing. I still think that looks good and it's aged a lot better to me than the skinny fit urban lumberjack look of hipster yore.

My initial thoughts when i clicked on that^^ link was that was beatle I suppose.. that's the thing with forums.. it only takes a handfull of prolific posters to shift the entire look of the herd. I'm not sure i'd even describe that^ look as 'general hipster' i'd describe it as 'sufu 2010'.. it was a very particular aesthetic.. i never saw anyone in the wild dressing the sufu way back then.. we had plenty of hipsters who wore skinny-ass jeans but it was a world away from the 2010 sufu uniform. The aesthetic here has obviously changed over the years.. it's down to the contributors rather than fashion influence.. all it takes is a few of the regulars to start wearing something different and within 12mths we will all be wearing the same shit.. in the world of the normies, we're individuals but in the microcasm of sufu.. wees just sheep In 2012 when we were all on shore leave the Mister Freedom thread got bumped by the minute.. it hasn't been bumped in over a year.. all it would take is a couple of enthusiastic posters and the CPO shirts will be back up to a thousand quid!

Couple shots of the raw fit. If this is banner, I know I'm in for hecka shrinkage, but I really like the rise, I hope it stays as lengthy as it was raw. Waist will be fine, the thighs will need a bit of caution as always. @Maynard Friedman the red tab held up pretty well. They're now in the wash!

Next prewash update Ooe Yofukuten Lot OA01XX-0522: The pair feels very light and extremely comfortable on the body (sometimes I feel Zimbabwe cotton like FC), fit well on the body, joyful experience Thread count, thread color and stitches per inch are well balanced throughout the pair and helps create an elegant look and feel. Consistent placement of iPhone in right front pocket has left marks of usage (not very prominent) Whiskers are prominent Buttons have become shiny (couldn't capture well by camera) Usage of wallet in left back pocket developed marks, waiting for blowout with more usage Nice puckering on back pockets and yoke raised loops have started fading nicely I liked slight puckering of waist band (maybe I will not like extensive puckering) raised loop like double stitching, from crotch area to yoke with raised cloth , caused similar character like "raised loops fading" (either deliberate by OA or incidental , though very nice). leather patch still intact and very soft like silk train tracks are prominent copper rivets at pockets have started change in color honey combs the best roping, I have experienced so far among all Japanese Raw Denim pairs I have though not well captured by camera but stitching on inseam looks very elegant An unwanted crease during 1st wash also got prominent (my mistake during first wash)

@winteracr I was able to dig up the photos of each that I posted in August - one peek of being in airport limbo for 36 hours due to heavy ice. They’re a little more faded now, particularly in the lap and knees, but you’ll get the ideaWH TCB

I have a pair of Banner Denim and a pair of 50s with similar amount of wear. TCB 50s Duck Digger 1947 im currently on a trip but I can take some more laid flat photos once I’m home if it would be helpful. Whiskering is more pronounce on the Banner, while the TCB have some more highlights through the look chatter/slub. WH is probably more marbled overall but there’s some nice marbling around the TCB pockets and really nice puckering.

@rodeo bill that was a very interesting talk but too late vor me so I missed the second half- many thanks for the link!! Hello tender friends, this is a weavers stock shirt made of wool. It has a stain that cannot be removed in the wool wash. I am thinking about dyeing it. Does anyone have experience with this? Any product recommendations? Best Georg

I just received a pair of the Warehouse Lee's from Hinoya. Nice denim! https://hinoya.shop/en-us/collections/ware-house/products/1010-dsb

1947 got another wash and dryer. Fading fast

Back when Phigvel used to make engineer boots. Wish they’d bring these back. https://web.archive.org/web/20130208061026/http://www.hickorees.com/brand/phigvel/product/horsehide-engineer-boots-black

Been wanting a series one landrover for years, especially one of the 1948 pre-production models. So l was ecstatic to find this model BNIB Corgi Vanguards 1:43 scale 60th anniversary model (2008) - only 30 quid.

I've just found a photo of 25yr old Ms Soul.. from her old travelcard 😍 😍

Amoskeag fabric progress lifted off their IG story

My 714 is starting to fade. Sorry for the poor quality of the photos.

I bought the J100-FO. It is huge and I mean HUGE! I normally wear an XL in most ACR jackets but I looked at the measurements and "Wide" fit description so I bought an M. It is still very big with plenty of room for a fleecy or insulated jacket underneath. I could have gone to a small. It is very light and thin and I suspect it could be easily damaged by a sharp object. I have the FO insulated trench coat (I can't remember the model id;) and my dog jumped up on me and scarred the side of the coat with his claws. However, he didn't tear it and it doesn't leak but it is clearly damaged. On-the-whole, I like the jacket. It is very cool-looking; if you like the loose wrinkly look! 🙂 Just size down and keep your dogs nails trimmed . . . or teach him not to jump!

New Balance 991v2 made in the UK.

Quick update on my 132D, which are still pretty filthy after their first machine wash in a few months … it’s interesting how different the colour is coming out compared to my previous Tender jeans, all of which were washed biweekly at least throughout their life cycle. These have probably five months of wear now.

Next, shirts. Before I tried anything else from Tender Co., I was a big fan of their wool & mohair socks. I thought that the rest of the clothes were a little too out there for me (go figure). At some point in maybe 2017 or 2018, I was in Standard & Strange and they asked if I wanted to try out one of the shirts. It wasn’t for sale—I think they’d stopped even stocking Tender Co., by that point, besides maybe belts and socks—but I guess another regular had dropped it off as a pay-it-forward sort of deal, just in hopes that it would find a happy home. It was some or other version of (I think) the Type 423 Wallaby shirt, and at that point in grad school I wasn’t going to say no to a free fancy shirt. I started trying to work it into my style, and before too long a switch flipped and I “got it”. I’m still really thankful to whomever dropped the shirt at S&S, and to the staff who was working that day and saw fit to pass it on to me (sadly, I’ve long forgotten who that would’ve been). Through them, a long-term appreciation & obsession were born. The shirt in question was eventually joined by 2x Type 492 Bench Shirts, in indigo chambray tote cloth + in henna handkerchief check; the Type 452 Bridge Pocket Square Tail Shirt, in Hadal green Herdwick stripe casement; the Type 445 Short Sleeved Boomerang Shirt, in Prussian blue carding cloth. (Not shown is a Type 420 Long Sleeve Tail Shirt, in walnut cotton tote, which I almost like quite a bit, but rarely end up wearing in practice, I think because of the bright red buttons. I’ve also sadly had to pass a couple others on due to inconsistent sizing.)

Photo dumps incoming! First, sweaters. Shown are the Type 799 Mirror pPanel Double Pullover, in blackberry stitch lambswool; the Type 781 Tube Neck Pullover, in cold felted lambswool; the Type 751 Wide Rib Barnacle Neck Pullover, in Shetland wool blind fair isle knit wool. The Mirror Panel Pullover, in particular, is a long time favorite. (Not shown are both the cardigan and the turtleneck version of the Pop Punch Rap Promoter sweater, the latter of which was a gift from my partner.)

Yes! Reading that now, I do remember the blurb about the cold felted lambs’ wool from when these came out. Thanks so much for digging that up! Anyway, here are some action shots for the archive:

Yes! It's a lovely one, Deborah has one too. Here's the original linebook entry: Type 781 Tube Neck Pullover The Tube Neck Pullover has a deep, wide, plain knit tube neck which can be rolled down or worn loose around the neck and face.There is a large single hand-warmer pocket across the front, and the cuffs, neck, and hem are finished clean with no rib or change of tension. -Made in Scotland -Fully fashioned, hand framed, and hand finished -Plain stitch -The pictured sample is in black cold felted lambswool