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Took the WoMs for a walk in nearby Gledhow Valley Woods, a coffee in Chapel Allerton and back again, with my lad Glorious day - blue sky with a nice chill in the air Baby fade coming on... 50s vibes... WoM 5150 / Rototo / Freewheelers special heavyweight sweatshirt / Samurai 21oz 552XX / Converse MiJ from Gee

Old hat, Ooe, Orguiel, WOM, vintage boots.

As promised, here are the waist measurements before and after shrinking. Here are the tabulated measurements for the M41001 before and after shrinking. I shrunk these by machine washing in warm water and line drying. Measurements given as before/after/% change in both centimeters and inches. Waist: 41.5 cm/38.5 cm/8% 16.5"/15.2"/8% Front Rise: 33 cm/30.5 cm/7.7% 13"/12"/7.7% Thigh at crotch:33 cm/32 cm/3% 13"/12.7"/3% Thigh @ 10 cm down: 32.5 cm/30.5 cm/4% 12.5"/12"/4% Leg Opening: 24 cm/22.5 cm/6.5% 9.5"/8.9"/6.5% Inseam: 91.5 cm/86.5 cm/5% 36"/34.25"/5% Also some post-shrinking fit pics are below.

Red Kap Fullcount 0105 Tricker’s

Post O'alls / Ooe (on the post, ironically) / Belafonte x 2 / @Duke Mantee / Brother Bridge... last week but sshhh don't tell anyone...

@Dr_Heech Hey Chaz, the final version of the 1945 looks much closer to the original than the first sample

2x layers of Japanese leather, exotic overlays, real gemstones, steel (both stainless and nickel plated) hardware and a LOT of saddle stitching

After months of debating, I picked up a TCB No.2 blouse a few weeks ago. Really happy with it. Between these and my Fullcount 0105ss', I'm really loving ~11.5oz denim...it's so comfortable and wearable.

Freewheelin’ with an Iron Heart!

^ No need to reinvent the wheel — gold mining is the express lane to maximum fade-out, with none of the pesky originality 🤣.

Yesterday I did a slot at my son's elementary school careers day, and talked with a group of third graders (8-9 year olds) about being a fashion designer. They were all great, and one kid was really pleased when he was pulling apart a cutting of denim that I'd passed around and saw that the inside of the yarn was white. "this must be why jeans get white when they get worn out". I swelled with pride on behalf of all of us.

Vtg corduroy Rose Bowl hat Vtg Selvedge bandana Unif Cardigan Skeleton Key Brewery tee Vtg belt w/ brass buckle Wide cropped selvedge 1960s Frye

Some wild 221s https://www.instagram.com/p/DIJVPTkza3K/?igsh=YTN2ZGo0dHI0dW9u

I think you’ve got this part completely backwards. All the best fades come from folks who get their jeans dirty as hell and wash as needed. I’d bet that drywall dust, wood shavings, or just plain dirt do more to fade jeans than any comparable amount of walking up and down stairs all nice and clean.

When l worked for a removal company back in around 2000, l was so hot when doing the job (as were all my colleagues) that it necessitated shorts and t-shirt, even in the cooler months. Obviously my shorts were cut off vintage 501XX 😁 In 2006 l qualified as a drystone waller which l thought would be perfect as l combine my passion for old denim with my passion for being out in nature with my other passion for making things with my hands (l spent 6 years studying sculpture/being a sculptor). Definitely one of the best jobs to enjoy a faded denim tux, unless it's constantly pouring it down with rain of course. The only problem was that my denim wore out too quickly so it wasn't cost effective in the end.

Went for a night at a camping, sat around a fire all night. Was pretty good. it was cold though, my camping gear is not for freezing conditions

Hansen / Carhartt / SC / Flower mountain

Changed 3 windows in our secondary dining room (adjacent to the kitchen). Just one more to go. The former owners used this room as some kind of winter garden. We made it a bit more cozy and now it was about time to replace these single-glazed windows to something more substantial. Still need to cover the gaps as well

@beautiful_FrEaK Agreed, they did a good job matching that detail. You must have quite a collection of Sugarcane collectibles now? Maybe time for a How many jeans update?

Vintage levis 501s Vintage jcrew shirt Chucks

Went to Scotland. Nothing to report

Rare piece recently picked up by one of the Lee collectors l follow on lg - 1940-42 Lee Hair on hide 101 Cowboy pants. These are the only pics to surface atm but l will add more hopefully at a later date. Apart from the rarity of a pair in Nos condition, this is the first time l've ever seen this copyright 1940 pocket label. Wow

Papa Nui x Major's Tailor / Sugar Cane 1945 / Codina x Rite Stuff / Freewheelers Ironalls 102 / Nicks Weather warming up so brought Ironalls I haven't worn in ages back into rotation.

This comment reminds me how a while ago, I gave serious thought to the Best Jobs For Fading Denim. The best one I came up with was "professional moving service," for both jeans and jackets. If you've moving boxes and furniture, you're doing a lot of bending over, squatting, lifting, carrying, and so on, but you're not really getting that dirty or getting weird substances all over your clothes necessitating more frequent washing (hence why something like "working on an oil field" wouldn't be a great suggestion.) It's hard, physical work, but not really all that dangerous, and less destructive/strenuous than other blue-collar professions. There's also not necessarily a ton of going down on your knees, which tends to destroy your jeans faster/be a downside of some blue-collar trades. These would seem like ideal conditions for getting good fades - though it's possible that holding/carrying stuff right up against your garments could lead to some unexpected/undesirable fading. Anybody on here ever fade denim working for a moving service? Let us know how it turned out!

WW2 Levis S501XX

SDA anniversary kakishibu type II, Warehouse cowboy pants, Golden Retriever…

FW 1947

Brooks Vantage Heritage, released in 2014 I think, although I bought this pair a couple of years later, from Brooks UK. Here’s a couple of links about them and the originals from 1976/77 here and here. I must get around to wearing these!

Lot.506XX 30s model (size 40, cold soaked, from 2013)

It's why i never wear flip-flops.. I just can't forgive the Romans

50s after another wash 🔵 I've avoided the dryer this time to reduce any shrinkage

Sugarcane Day.. feat M11026

S&M Bikes Sugarcane M11026 War Model Vintage Champion Gildan SC-47s Chucks

Ooe Yofukuten / Rototo / Tezomeya / Samurai / Converse

Ooe - Denime - Duke - Denime WW2 - Puma

Amusing myself while my wife shops. WWII USN M422 jacket, work shirt, 555 '1947 501xx, ATF Paratrooper boots.

Playing tourist at Chicago's Cloud Gate "The Bean". (Anish Kapoor still sucks) Ebbets cap Wool BSA coat Vtg Levis trucker Vtf Eraserhead Tee Vtg belt Wide leg selvedge denim Vtg Frye

Freewheelers hat, Tee and tux. Patagonia flannel.

Vintage c1963 Made in USA, RayBan Caribbean LVC Valencia 506xx Vintage 1960s Champion (Running Man) Columbia University 'Department of Classics' Sweatshirt £5 Gildan Tee Freewheelers 47s J.Lofgren Sneakers ...First Attempt Ruined By The Cat

Partner’s getting back in to running, which means I need to train the pup to run alongside…so it’s out with shorts and sneakers old employer / old gym / Great Lakes (by way of Duke) / Coorymoor / Mill Reef

Junior MJF9 asked to borrow a denim jacket to go to her friend's birthday dinner,,, good to see this kinda stuff resonating with the yoof of today 😊 (coincidental CSF snap with OO to boot) CSF / Adidas

Deadstock 1978-85 Nike Meshback Vintage 1978 - 83 Nike Single Stitch Baseball Shirt CSF-46s Nike Elite Repro

Caught in the act of catching Old Dog in the act of shenanigans The Vanishing West / Sure Mfg. x TCB / Hollows / Word of Mouth / Russell

Not gonna post my girl's face, but my jeans look good in this picture so I had to share Vintage shirt and vest DIY jeans Good Guys boots Her fit is all vintage

St. John’s Bay corduroy shirt At Last & Co. 147 Converse

Warehouse Denime Jim Green

ROOM jeans Whitesville Left Field NYC Blundstone

Nah, that antipathy is just fine.

1960's Big Mac dungarees with lots of repairs still going strong.