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Neat Style x Denim Bridge WWII / At Last & Co Lot 212 / Nicks

Got the shower out Saturday then went back yesterday to clean up debris. This plaster shit is heavy, hopefully the garbage company doesn't give me hell for having a very heavy trash can. Also me n my gal had our first meal together at the place yesterday.

I've had these NT-100xk jeans from 3sixteen for 3 years now, and these are probably my most faded pair in the current rotation. Brought them on a trip to NYC in their store, nice staff. From the start the denim was super soft and comfortable, but still with at lot of character. The 14 oz weight is perfect for spring and summer, until a certain point. I've worn these the most of all my pairs and in the beginning I thought these were fading slowly, but then a one point it flipped and the fades came in a couple of months. I really like the leg twist on these and the selvegde ID, is to me, the best I've seen so far. I like that the selvedge is a bit funky and it reminds me slightly of Kusama's paintings.

Same old. Getting way more mileage out of a pair of budget Target jeans than I ever expected. Button fly, wide vintage fit, mid weight selvedge denim for less than the price of fabric? Late stage capitalism is a weird mess.

Great Lakes / The Vanishing West / Union Special / Hollows / Word of Mouth / Russell

Ooe / Farm sweatshirt / WMJ / Quoddy

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

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

It really seems to have more to do with the settings and with the operator than with the machine itself

Lovely spring day, Benzak / Warehouse / 3sixteen / Converse

@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

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

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

The word panic implies some degree of irrational response. I know someone who is generally a very rational and restrained top economist. They just bought a car they were going to wait a few years on, specifically because of current events. Generally that would be quite out of character. For my part my EMS parcel came last week without trouble (which was not a reaction buy), there is one other one still making it’s way through - my curiosity about the Silverstone Groundalls WW2 pair couldn’t withstand the chaos. I don’t expect any issue there either. Right now the de minimis exemption is active but is scheduled to end May 2 for good from China and Hong Kong and there aren’t concrete plans to end it from elsewhere though that is certainly on the tale. Good chance for those in the US our money will be worth less and the jeans price will be higher pretty soon though. The real issue is the stability of the dollar. Who knows what will happen but buckle up!

I panic buy with our without tariffs

@aho I have not. I’m very picky and prefer very high rise to my jeans. So have pretty much found out the expensive way to stick to FW and WH. Sadly my OOE just collect dust. Love the denim and details but the rise isn’t for me

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.

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

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

That post grocery golden hour (featuring peaks of fading)

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

Yesterday I unexpectedly came across a pair of jeans that I’d had my eye out for years on Yahoo, ended up winning the auction so we’ll see if there are any tariff impacts.

Unintended fourth wash and they surprisingly shrank a bit more especially in length and overall width despite being steady after washes 2 and 3. They actually fit quite perfect for me now though and tightened up in all the right places.

Personally I would stick to the size chart measurements rather than tag size.

Also selling this Stevenson Cody shirt in size M. In great condition - worn maybe ten times. Thinking 160 usd but open to offers. Shoulder: 45cm (17,5"), Chest: 56cm (22"), Sleeve: 62,5cm(25,5"), Back length: 70,5(28")

can't resist to get this leather aj1

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.

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:

Comparison new unwashed with previous version which I am washing and drying by machine ( 17.5 on back rise - don’t know why it’s blurry)

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.

Thanks folks! Really pleased with how they’re wearing in so far. I do wish the cut was wider and higher, but the detailing is good and the denim is just lovely

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

Fit pics with different ways of buttoning. The jacket feels smaller than the measurements suggest. But I don't plan to layer and wear denim jackets mostly in the warmer months with just a tshirt underneath.

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

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

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.

Wtaf.. Martin? I had to read that three times to figure out what (if anything) it had to do with a tennis racket and/or floral shorts

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

FW 1947

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

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.

Week of skiing in Crested Butte with the family. My legs are toast.

Interesting looking collab jeans from TCB/Moto/Mission District: Full post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHsBbXxzVCZ/?hl=en&img_index=1