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House is progressing nicely. Nice cold crispy day, good for wearing a bit of wool. Jack Russel cardi, Tender shirt, Ooe jeans and RWs

The sun is shining so took the opportunity to wash my 44’s as they were feeling rather grubby since their last wash in December Before: After:

S516xx. Probably gonna get a wash soon. Can’t remember the last time it had one, maybe even 2023. I have a lot of jackets so none of them develop too quickly but this gets a lot of use in the colder months. It’s a really soft denim these days but started out quite stiff. My favorite part so far is probably the puckering on the hem.

Future Monsters x Ebbets wool Cap Thrifted Quilted Cotton Cardigan Vintage Levis trucker Mohammed Ali T Vtg belt with brass snake Cheapo Wide leg denim by H&M Laredo beaters

Warehouse, Denime, Warehouse, Yuketen

Rest day... WoM 5150 on the right hand side... only baby creases forming... wearing them 3-4 x per week atm

iPhone doing some creepy stuff with lighting but back in the 5150’s today and oh so comfy!

J Press/Rockets/Alden

As long as you can still buy the regular one, it's fine, I guess. But I'm more disappointed about the jacket situation. Just look at the J47A, clean, refined, minimalist, yet unmistakably ACRONYM. Meanwhile, the J123TS looks like an abomination, randomly stitched together from different parts of the past.

If i'm right they dropped the price on the 123 about 300euro by yesterday

Nah people have been wanting a volt 3a for years. It's about time

Baby fades are starting

today I marked up 30 days in, so here you go.... also I have to point to @Alec Leamas. it's Italian painstaking approach to details and comfort of the clothing.... Thx Simone...

Couple of recent WAYWT (should be able to post & get involved more in a week or so - the big'ol Ofsted are rising from the deep stygian abyss to terrorize work) Vintage M-51 Kings of Indigo white crisp tee Vintage sun-kissed USMC jumper Big E denim (not Levi's, seems to be a forum collab from about 10- 6yrs ago - that's when I picked them up raw) Brain Dead x Converse Engineered Garments Workaday Kapital smiley face-elbow tee Needles Big E not Big E denim MiUSA NB 997

Me neither Charlie.. can't remember the last time i watched TV.. don't know why i even pay for a TV license The documentary is from 2014.. there is a terrible quality copy on youtube or an equally terrible quality copy on dailymotion with subs. I'll pm you the link to the copy i watched when i get home.. it's really good! edit- Here you go @Dr_Heech .. this one is ok quality

Exactly that one. Ordered it for 3k Yen + shipping. Strange that the link doesnÄt work but might be beacuse of some country restrictions maybe? Anyway, it was easy to find using the ISBN code.

LVC 1944

Looser 😆

Thanks 😳 I did try and find it on the images, honest!

No plans for Whitesville to make their tees in larger sizes. Merz does not produce their loopwheeled tees up to 3XL, they may produce some of the Portuguese made tees that big, but we really only stock their Germany made loopwheeled and circular knit tees. Starting FW25 we'll have their non-loop wheeled (But circular knit) tees up to XXXL in black and white.

My typical kiwi yeah nah yeahs Size down craze..yeah but only for APCs Slept in jeans.. yeah but only because of too much alcohol Diors.. nah, but I did by some for someone Fancy wallet.. nah Engineer boots.. yeah, but nah. A fashion version, not very durable Ocean wash.. yeah, because it was my birthday and I was hungover Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. Nah Never washing.. yeah nah, but wash infrequently unless they need it Coffee wash.. nah, tried it on some scrap denim to make an apron for someone but it was a bit meh Slubby or streaky.. slubby yeah for our bedroom curtains, great light blocking. Heavy oz denimz.. yeah my green samurai Joined a contest.. yeah , Roy and CircleAbrand Joined a tour.. Yeah Dirtydozen+1 Evisu and Flathead which travelled with the e-peen t with everyone’s signatures on the back APC.. yeah had a few cause they were comfy and yeah Fancy detergent .. yeah Worn denim while raw.. yeah, but only for 48ish hours while travelling as they were too heavy to pack. (My old samurai) Paid for an expensive repair.. Nah Wallet jewelry.. yeah but nah I put my keys on a chunky chain from take 5 so I can find them, it must be getting close to 20 years old now Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. yeah, and I never wear them, same as my expensive sneakers Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. yeah , I think there are 7 pairs of andewhalls in the house, but nah cause different sizes and colours but all the same cut. Numerous fancy leather belts.. yeah Native American Japanese jewelry.. nah Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. nah Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. yeah Dressed like a sailor.. yeah nah, got the jacket but not the rest of the look (freezing in Fremantle non Sufu approved tight jeans with Urgh stretch) Dressed like a miner.. nah Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. yeah nah, not even when I am chainsawing etc Mil repro.. nah maybe in part Dressed like a railway worker.. nah except as a kid with my great grandfathers actual train driver uniform Dressed like a teenage delinquent or hot rodder from the 40's/50's.. nah Stacked.. yeah Starch..yeah I think I did on my APC and they do have sick fades Freezer.. Nah Fancy socks.. Yeah Handmade English shoes.. nah Whites Semi Dress.. Nah Discharge print.. yeah Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. yeah have had a couple of good clear outs, down to 3 wardrobes full these days Photo of jeans in bathtub.. yeah, gotta share how grubby they were Wore jeans wet.. yeah but only after they were worn caving and had to hike out again in them (did+1) £2000 leather jacket.. Nah Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. nah Colored weft denim: yeah nah only ecru Has at least a decade's worth of denim in the closet, unworn? Yeah nah all worn at least once Bought jeans nobody else owned.. yeah. Yamanes Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans.. Nah Denim meet up - yeah London and LA and loads of random meetups with 1 or 2 people .. here’s me and fade hanging out at a dodgy bar in Hong Kong Used a proxy/Google-translated email to buy something from a Japanese shop…nah Worn triple denim…nah Posted photos of myself wearing denim-related clothing to a bunch of strangers on a public forum… yeah, great way to make new friends but also creepy as fuck when randoms come up to you and know stuff about you, happened lots in London, only once in NZ

I've heard they can't handle bars!

They’re complete cyclepaths!

Check the symmetry of the right heel.. No way these are Nike Tailwind.. listed on eBay.. 100% seller, NIB with no legit check

NB MIUSA 995. i bought these back in 2017 and for years I wore them quite infrequently. They seemed hot and stuffy at the time, and I also seemed to constantly get static electricity zapped when wearing these, especially getting out of a car after driving, which never happened with any other sneakers I wore. The last three years or so, though, they’ve become probably my most worn pair of sneakers, and they’re still going strong. It seems like they broke in somehow, they feel much more comfortable and no longer stuffy, and although static zaps do still happen on occasion, it's far less frequent now.

Just saw these in a small town in San Luis Potosí. They’re actually amazing, really nice looking denim, but obviously the brand name is the star of the show. Size 32 .. Anyone interested? Lol

We have a few various vintage threads and one dedicated to loopwheel stuff but I thought we could use one dedicated to the humble tee. Graphic or plain, vintage or new, share your favorites here. I'll start. Vintage Lake Whippoorwill Speedway Tee Thin knobby fabric, single stitch, no label but feels like 50/50.

You pulled that out of the bag Ooms.. ! 3/4s of the way down.. it was like you'd nvr heard of the place. Clothing aside.. i turned away from consumerism years ago @Cold Summer the only reason i still buy expensive things is because i don't want to buy them again .. i've only ever owned 3 laptops.. my DSLR is 20+yrs old.. I've only recently got a secondhand iphone having not owned a phone for years and not because i wanted one.. just became life became so difficult / bordering on the impossible without one. But i do have a collectors mentality which left unchecked, gets a bit out of control.. before my kid was born.. his soon to be bedroom was my clothing / sneaker storage room.. i had two metal shop rails on wheels full of jackets, you could barely open the door without knocking over boxes of sneakers pilled up to the ceiling.. i was buying stuff and just shoving it in the room.. out of sight.. out of mind. When my kid was born in 2009.. i realised how little any of it meant to me and just took the collection back to current wearers / what would fit in the wardrobe. It didn't stop.. it just slowed down momentarily while i adjusted to parenthood, then i started buying jeans again.. i thought i'd buy a pair of engineer boots.. but because i don't want to "buy cheap buy twice" i bought an insanely expensive pair.. and because of the previously mentioned 'collectors mentality' within 12mths i'd spent £6000 on a small collection of hand made boots.. this was on top of my lace up boots.. every pair was black (same with the lace ups) they all looked the same I was the first person outside Japan to buy Clinch from Brass..(you can probably blame me for the CSF thing too) did i wear any of these boots.. no not really, my life centered around my kid, all my leisure time was spent knee deep in mud wearing wellies.. out in the woods fishing, collecting tadpoles, bike riding, camping or hiking in the Peaks.. i rarely got the opportunity to wear £1600 boots (so why did you buy so many?... good question) i decided to wear the cheapest pair of fancy engineers in the workshop (that is their intended purpose after all) but they were fucked in a few short months so i sold them on. I spent years and 100s of hours painstakingly collecting every colour of ultra-rare 1990s era Buckweat sneakers.. never wore any of them and sold them on to MJF9 for a song When we moved house 7ish years ago i had another rethink / sell off.. it's these life affirming moments like kids being born, house purchases which makes me reassess.. i haven't bought any sufu-related clothing since 2017.. the last item being a Stan Ray SunSurf shirt from PSA. The social commentators will tell you.. "buying clothing always leaves you wanting more, feeling unfulfilled and empty inside".. i've got to admit, it was all a massive waste of money but i did thoroughly enjoy it.. researching, tracking down and buying rare items of clothing was exciting and with that gone, there is less joy in my life.. but do i feel happier and more contented inside?.. absolutely not.. i feel exactly the same.

Another day in the yard Great Lakes, The Flat Head, Word of Mouth, Russell

Getting ready to send this thing in for some real repairs Hole forming on the arm - not going to let that worsen Close to a dozen areas fraying on the right arm alone Waist beginning to separate

Looks cool the panam sneakers! I’ve really come to like my Flower Mountain sneakers. got them last year, was looking into NB but the ones I tried were too dadish or to wide for my the feet. These fit me well and are light weight. i like the small details with it not being overdone (imo). had to swap the original laces, as they were reflecting light and felt quite corpcore-ish.

^ Same plans here! Clear skies today, and dirt plenty soft after a couple weeks of rain, so we took the opportunity to pick up some exciting starts & put them in the ground plus (not shown) a healthy looking little finger lime tree, a lilac, geranium, and some crawling time for between the walk way tiles. Jeans still feeling great! feat. Union Special cap, Skyway Man tee, Hollows belt, wet Russells

Once in a while I ride the bus, just like my people.

Roy R01 black seed cone

Still water-free. They seem to be staying dark. Faint hint of whiskering starting to come in.

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)

So there's a Wrangler archive book which content-wise is a mystery so far - And now this War denim book - Probably all or most in Japanese but any intel on either is always welcome.

pizza landings raw and cooked montage as shortened xposting from starter thread… mobile fabric from large to little and sure they will find largeness again…

the pizza has landed… & pre-soak fit (big bois) plus raw deet-lets… and a nice damp str8 out the machine fit check (washed 1hr at 40c, spun not machine dried) and post wash mini-deets… (so long patch it was nice knowing you… and hello dearest crinkles, hairiness n roping…)

My 311s arrived the day after I left the country for a few days so I didn't get them till Tuesday. Soaked and then washed at 30 degrees on Wednesday. Raw fit in first pic, post-wash in second (obviously). Fit is slightly slimmer than I anticipated in the leg but not too slim (I hope - thighs might get bigger again once I get over my patellar tendinitis). And I bought them to be a slim pair anyway. I think the waist will be spot on. If it stretches further than I'd like it won't matter too much cos I also went for a shortish inseam. Long term I see these as jeans for the summer.

Pardon the hasty work-restroom photo, I'll get some with better lighting later. Fit is what I was looking for, slimmer than I thought it'd be though. Hopefully the waist stretches back out 0.5-1 inch for comfort.

#191 Lot.611 Pre soak fit. Featuring the first pair of Vans slip ons I’ve had in 20 years . With cuff as idea of length after shrinkage. Pocket ID Aiming to preserve the patch. Trying to keep it out of the hot 30min soak Bonus: Current fit for reference: Freewheelers 47’s

Finally gave these a piping hot wash and machine dry, the puckering/roping is crazy and the leather seems to have held up well enough. I did rub a little Obenauf's on it which I haven't done to patches in almost 20 years. Plus, I got two belt loops with selvedge which was a nice little surprise.

Beautifully made, comfortable jeans. I'm looking more Farmer John than Eddie Van Halen here, but a wash will help, as would his Frankenstrat.

Ouch, y’all get hit hard with customs… To get into the true Italian mindset I purchased an espresso maker. First time doing it myself but the Bambino makes it pretty straightforward.

They fit perfect as-is, but I don’t think I’ll mind them slimmed down some, either Anyway, doing something I haven’t in a few years and just giving them a hot hot bath to start things off!

Day One

Apparently my old pw still works 🕳️