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Ooe / Farm sweatshirt / WMJ / Quoddy

Anyone who is planning to go to Inspiration LA tomorrow and is in or near the OC area, I have two 2 day passes and don’t plan to attend tomorrow and am happy to give them away. Double denim waist overall pic for relevance

Too scared to look at the price...at least a whole roll of denim in this pair.

Fob Factory F198. I can’t find much information on these at all but I think they’re pre-2006. They were in a musty one-wash condition when I bought them and I’ve just given them another 40°C wash and will get them hemmed soon.

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If you have 2300 Euros burning a hole in one of your many pockets; and if you want to look like a safety pylon on a highway construction project?

Nicked this from Workwearyears on lg - l'm positive this is an early Lee 101J from the 30s or early 40s judging by the shape of the front pocket and some other details.

Another sunny stroll on the White Cliffs. Cap- self made Bag-self made Allevol sweatshirt FC jeans (1100-EX 17) Cons.

The rest of the photos of the young lady in the WW2 jeans rolling a cigarette: And on stage wearing a type 2 style jacket:

A very blue day. SC1945 jacket - UES indigo tee - 45rpm Sorahikohime - Nike (with blue swoosh 😉)

I have been on an extraneous journey to find the perfect jeans that fit my many personalities and styles. I remember have a pair dark blue tapered denim Levi’s and black slim fit true religion jeans that fit me perfect. Life took them away from and I have yet to find a pair like either, and it doesn’t help that I don’t remember the exact style of either now I’m back on the hunt. This journey has brought me me to Benzak’s B-01s and 02s and Momotaro’s wide straight. I have even venture back into time and found a pair of light washed Robin jeans.

@Cold Summer @Double 0 Soul @julian-wolf truly the best fades come from hard work and frequent washing. I wear my stuff for work as a plumbing apprentice. Kneeling, crawling, crouching, climbing you name it. And it really is cool to push some of the higher end denim to the limits. Not cost effective at all. Wrangler 13MWZ last just as long and look great faded and only cost about $30 vs Freewheelers and Warehouse that are closer to $280 haha

It’s not that they feel restrictive or anything—besides the lower rise, they feel pretty similar to the SC ‘47, which have always fit me great as far as slim–straight (relative to my build) jeans go. I just generally prefer much wider and higher jeans, stylistically. After this contest, I wouldn’t be surprised if I spent a year wearing nothing but the M41027 and the M41058

I think Ooe mentioned that multiple times on their IG account it was going to be limited to Inspiration - which isn’t S+S. Instagram (unfortunately, in my opinion) seems to be their preferred and only way they communicate with their customers. They have for a long time made certain models for certain occasions - whether is inspiration, s+s, Holk or Barnstormer in Japan etc. I don’t think this means they won’t make more for retail, but it also might. Regardless, they’re not bound by any speculation on this site. I’d like a pair and was hoping for that to be available too but oh well.

It was a neat event and great meeting Ryo and Hiro. Very lovely people! They must have taken some inspiration from Levi’s recent release’s pricing, but the steep price seems more warranted here. The aged samples of the duck waist overalls were top notch as well but most sizes were picked clean just an hour after the doors opened.

@okimoto Top job there. How was it? Looking forward to the fit pics from the lucky recipients!! I hear the costs were quite tasty.

^Sad I missed out but I'm hopeful the Amoskeag fabrics will make it to another pair/cut soon, more readily available...

American Optical, Big Mac, Freewheelers, Coronado Leather, 3sixteen, Clark's

Third wash (‘51 601xx for color reference) …feat. pocket bag update no. 1, and another shot of the loom chatter on the back of the right leg

xx4 denim raw and with maybe 10 months of wear. The comparison makes me feel that maybe it’s not as slow fading as I had thought.

Lotta heat on this page. Everyone's lookin good 👍 Lee jacket Wrangler shirt DIY jeans Blundstones

That post grocery golden hour (featuring peaks of fading)

Another vintage repro, Bootleggers 1947 model from before 2005 l think? Anyway they were gifted to me by @Duke Mantee after the end of a yearly tour back in 2016 over on Denimbro. Lovely details and denim and without a doubt one of my favourite pairs out of everything denim that l own. Thanks to sufu for the photo rotation

Some pics of my Neat Style Kiwami WWII jeans and Neat Style x Denim Bridge. Jeans are the 'irregular' model with destroyed patch, wonky red tab and rusted top button which are supposed to be like B-stock sitting in a warehouse for 80 years lol. I got them as they were a pair in stock and the regular Kiwami WWII has long lead time. I kinda thought I'd hate the destroyed patch but it doesn't bother me in the end. Denim is quite streaky but less hairy and stubby than say, Sugar Cane S1943. Denim used for Kiwami WWII and the Denim Bridge models very similar but maybe different colour (notwithstanding wear washing making colour difference). Stitching character is quite different with the Denim Bridge models however (thicker more yellow thread, different quirks). Next to Sugar Cane S1943 and 1946. Neat Style back pockets a touch smaller which I don't like. Neat Style sizing is small so this is tag size 34 vs Sugar Cane size 32.

Yeah, for the 01. Almost bought them since I bet someone here would have wanted them but the less visits to USPS the better. 😂

We grabbed two sizes, and each only had one fabric available - very limited stock. They’re not for me but I’m sure we will see both pairs on the forum very soon

Warm day / Ooe x Bandanna Almanac / Warehouse / @Duke Mantee / Buckweat

Studio d'Artisan just released a WW2 jeans. Not too flashy, a little bit of wonky-ness https://www.dartisan-onlineshop.com/SHOP/D1903.html And in an appropriate cut (read: not relaxed tapered)

^ that’s what the 611 was for! 😏 or maybe I just sized a bit generously? It’s funny how loose and free these feel compared to my usual pairs - aside from my sized up 132s, that is.

Finally off the crutches. Ankle surgery went really well & I’m healing up quick! Devium USA Jac shirt Domestics selvedge Happy Hour shades

Annual cleaning and shine

Foreman pants Probably not really due for an update yet, but they’re the main thing I’ve been wearing when I’m not in my contest jeans and I’ve really been enjoying them Color truest in the first two shots, ‘51 601xx for reference

Or doobiously shaped 😁

American Optical, Vintage Levi’s, Colimbo, 3sixteen, Georgia Boot

Contest jeans in the wash Tender Co. / The Vanishing West / Tezomeya / Hollows / Roy / Russell

lovely @Georg! I'll post pics of my own one of these sometime soon. For now, though, I have a new jeans type, 156, which are coming in to stockists and which I'm really pleased with. they're a significantly higher waist than previous cuts (varies a bit by fabric and size, but my indigo sizer 4 pair is 14.75" front and 18.5" back), and come with X back braces. More to the point, though, they're cut straight, as tailored trousers, rather than open, as jeans. Here's my double indigo broken twill pair, which I've been wearing since September or so: They're based around somewhere between the 132 and 136 cuts, but with a raised waist, and rather than having an angled front and back seam (like jeans), the fronts are cut almost straight on the grain line. This is a cutting angle which works best with suspenders/braces, and is traditional for dress trousers, or early workwear which was basically a heavy version of the same thing. The first Tender jeans, 132, was adapted from British Rail uniform pants, but cut open to wear like jeans. This is going back to the original, in some ways. Here's a fairly clear demonstration of open and closed cutting: Ok they're all diagonal, but you can see the change in angle across the centre seam in type 133 trews: Compared to the almost parallel stripes in 156: The side pockets are cut into the seams, and the yoke remains at the position that it would be for a standard waist pair, so that the extra shape stays in the seat and the raised waist sits above it (if they're worn high- if you wear them low like I mostly do then they fall down a bit but feel like high waisted trousers worn low, which is a really nice, subtly different, effect). The waist band is put on as two separate pieces, with a gap in the middle where the seat panels are just hemmed. This is a less costumey take on the idea of a split back or fishtail back, but done in a mechanised jeans waist way. These come from the new Spring/Summer 2025 production, which is the last fully UK-made Tender collection. More in all this soon, and as it develops, but the plan is to move clothing production and dyeing, and eventually weaving, to our new home in the US. Having said that, I have stock of denim fabric in the UK so for the foreseeable future jeans will continue to be made in the UK. More soon!

Sorry for the multi post, forgot this one: Some nice light blue hues coming through in certain lights which is always hard to pick up on camera

Sunny but cold enough to get my favorite sleeping bag back out. Inis meain / jackman / Kapital / WMJ / NBx Lost Art made in UK

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.

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...

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!

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

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

Freewheelin’ with an Iron Heart!

Vintage levis 501s Vintage jcrew shirt Chucks

Got myself the 45th anniversary kakishibu type II. It’s lovely, with a lot more orange / pink than beige.

Lvc 551ZXX Forgot l had this pair even though they are part of my usual 3 pair rotation - First edition Levis Vintage Clothing made at the Valencia Street factory in September 1996 (same time that my ^1955 501XX were made) by peeps, some of which (allegedly) worked there making jeans in the 40s, 50s and 60s. They are made with Japanese milled sanforized denim which is supposed to replicate Cone 686 denim? Anyway l bought them around 2008 and had them hemmed by me Ma.

Sorry, more of the jacket... vs Sugar Cane s1945 Neat Style armhole seems cut a bit tighter / less straight which is maybe what has been making me question sizing choice...

Orizzonti era WW2 pair. I'd pay good money for a backup pair in either W34 or W36. There is a Shins era W34 floating around but too short...