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Finally took my one of a kind hand made embroidered denim vest to the tailor to be altered. Short people problems. Perfect length now. This old Coke jacket will be next. Temporarily pinned and cropped by about 3 inches. Looks great now. Fortunately the zipper was about 4 inches shorter than jacket itself. Barlesoni Homburg Old Coca Cola delivery jacket Vintage Embroidered Denim vest Destroyed 40s bandana Bootleg Westwood SEX Tee Teacore belt w/ brass buckle Wide Selvedge Denim Antique Cowboy Boots

I never really noticed much difference between the jeans which i worn at home and the jeans which i worn at work.. In fact, I bought 2x pairs of CSF-46s, wore one pair for work and the other for home.. if you check the CSF thread, you'd be hard pressed to see which was which, the only giveaway being small spots of paint, surprisingly maybe... the pair i wore for home turned to rags long before the pair i wore for work For 15yrs i would get up in the morning, pull on a pair of fancy Japanese jeans, drive to work, change into a different pair of equally fancy jeans, work in them for 10-12 hrs/day, change back into 'home' jeans and drive home, my evenings/weekends were either spent out in the woods, hiking, bike riding, wild camping and such.. always wearing fancy jeans, in all conditions, snow, horizontal rain.. no jeans have ever lasted me longer than 18mths, most were fked after a year. When i first started taking this approach (i previously wore fancy jeans at home till they were semi-fked, then wore them to work) The UK had a really strong currency.. we were getting almost 2 dollars to the pound, a Euro was less than 70p, Japanese consumption tax was 5% and more importantly, the proxy services would declare a low value so a pair of fancy Japanese jeans was a cheap commodity here in the UK.. Unlike today, the value of our currency is fked and fancy jeans are very expensive. I'm not saying i didn't enjoy watching my jeans wear and evolve but once i'd done it for 15yrs.. i wasn't really gaining anything from continually repeating the experience of just burning through jeans every 12mths (sometimes, i would buy them, wash them to get shrinkage out, wash again at the 6mth mark, wash again at 12mths and that was it.. they were fked) .. I started cycling to work.. that alone destroyed a pair of CSF within a few months so i stopped cycling in jeans and i stopped wearing fancy jeans to work.. i'm currently wearing a pair of £35 vintage Carharrtt carpenters for work, which albeit vintage have already lasted 4 times longer than my £300 RMC.. I've been commuting on my bike in the same pair of trackpants for 4yrs.. the CSF lasted literally months before the arse fell through. I can't really say 'i'm saving money' because i'll only blow it on some other crap but whether i'm spending that money on.. bike bits, music, food or whatevs, i'm enjoying those things a lot more than just destroying pair after pair of expensive denimz.

Eastman Leather Clothing A-2 / American Apparel tee, WWII Ooe Yofukuten denim, White's boots.

papa nui / groundalls silverstone / carhartt / engineered garments

There’s all this, above, but also I think so many beautiful vintage pairs really were before a time before commercial washers (and especially dryers) were available. I’ve been known to dry my jeans sometimes but in the end it’s pretty reliable that I find jeans look better when the denim is almost or always hang dried and not electrically cooked, regardless of the workload they’re put under. Just preference, but I do think there is a sweet spot that isn’t just totally beating up like one might a cheap pair.

Colimbo Bush Jacket, Tropical Fatigue 3rd • Freewheelers XXc 1937 • Trickers Bourton West Ride Chimayo Vest

Same fit as yesterday Osaka and seoul pick ups so far Our onsen was abused for a first soak

I had noticed the beautiful indigo patina on the rough out side of favorite vintage painted belt before but I was today years old when I realized the buckle is designed to be instantly reversible. It seems it simply swings both ways. I can wear it either way without swapping the buckle. I won't do it often because I don't want to effect the perfect gloss or the paint too much. But how cool is that?

Talking about wabash- there is also an interesting indigo wabash corduroy fabric. Fullcount have recently issued a few items made out of it like a cap, pants and chore coat. A few years ago also Colimbo and Sugarcane had some pants. Fullcount: Colimbo Waterloo EZ pants Sugarcane CORDUROY WABASH TROUSERS

I am so free...

I’m not technically cleared yet but I’m done wearing “the boot”. Ankle is getting stronger everyday. Cooperstown Ball Cap co & Tellason Ladbroke Grove

Yep for sure! .. i did a little WH denim jacket flick book, everyone can look at that progression and say 'that's the perfect stage for me' and rarely is that stage within 6mths of them going in the bin I've always been a '1 pair of jeans at a time' guy, i've never rotated even between summer and winter, i start a pair and wear that pair till they fall to pieces which was usually within 12-18mths.. bin them and then start a new pair.. it's only this last year or so of changing track that i wish i still had piles of nicely worn denim instead of taking every pair through to the bitter end.

They gave you a shoutout

For SALE: Located in Canada, but willing to ship to Canada and US. Shipping costs would be $20-30 on top, depending on location. 1. Samurai S2000HX WWII Model - 15oz Otokogi Selvedge (size 36) An amazing pair of WWII detailed Samurai denim released last year. Brand new, just got them hemmed to 32" but hasn't reached the rotation yet. Red tab. Army green HBT pockets. - Waist: 17.5 - FR: 12.5 - BR: 16.75 - Thigh: 14 - Inseam: Hemmed to 32 (chainstitched) - Hem: 9.5 - $275

I saw this from a Standard and Strange sales associate about the black 20s pair. it sounds like the product description once they’re up on the site “S&S x Ooe 10 Year Anniversary Jeans: These are cut with a tall mid-rise (right at the border of what we'd consider high-rise) as well as plenty of room through the seat and thighs. The legs are straight almost the entire way down, with a silhouette and details that were inspired by a pair of jeans from 1935 — the same year that the original Ooe Tailor Shop (run by Ryo's grandfather) was founded. It's a comfortable jean that goes with almost anything, a really classic shape that's not exaggerated in either direction, flatteringly relaxed without being too baggy or oversized. The denim is special, as Ooe almost never produces black jeans. Woven from 100% cotton yarns, it's a raw and unsanforized (shrink-to-fit) black & gray selvedge denim with a soft hand and a slightly hairy face texture. Produced exclusively for Ooe by a small mill in Japan, it's a low-contrast dark denim that will slowly develop fades throughout similar to an indigo denim (though these fades will be less dramatic than indigo, and will take a longer time and/or more wear to develop to a similar level). It's packed with old-school details, from the two-prong buckleback to the 100% cotton thread used throughout, with exposed copper rivets, iron suspender buttons around the waistband, and a classic five pocket configuration. The fly hides a special little embellishment, with the inner piece being cut from a dark indigo denim hidden behind the outer black/gray fabric. This funny detail is a nod to the very first pair of jeans Ooe made — having found a stash of deadstock denim hidden away in the back of an old warehouse, they pulled what they believed to be a dark indigo fabric that was by their admission very hard to distinguish from black denim. This ultimately led to the accidental blending of multiple different fabrics during production, a humorous and memorable experience that has shaped Ooe's work to this day. These are an unsanforized aka "shrink-to-fit" denim. They will come in by about 10% during the first few washes, depending on the temperature of the water and how the jeans are dried. On average, this shrinkage amounts to approximately ~2 inches in the waist and ~3 inches in the inseam. Be aware that exact post-wash measurements can vary depending on how the denim is washed and dried (temperature and method). The sizing and fit on these is notably different to previous runs of Ooe denim. While other runs of Ooe jeans are sized by their raw measurements (for example, a pair tagged as size 32 measure to 32" in the waist before a wash, and then to 30" after washing), this run is tagged by size after a wash — so a size 32 measures roughly 34" in the waist before a wash, and then 32" after washing. In short, previous runs shrink from tag size, and this run shrinks to tag size.”

Here is my Ground-Alls SILVER STONE "G-S506XXE Rigid 46" WW2 Model Denim Jacket which I got from Bears about a week ago. Only cold machine wash so far and probably in the future too as I don’t want to lose any length in the body and sleeves.

Same pick up Notes: - Cinch back needle is very sharp, abit tricky when fastening into the appropriate position. - Cuff's buttonhole ridiculously small, not sure if that is also part of the repro charm... Overall, pretty rad jacket.

Greetings everyone. Really happy with these jeans. I have missed maybe six days since the beginning and I don't feel at all tired by the fit and feel. Just washed them for the first time

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

Dryers are not at all popular here in the UK, it's almost tradition to line dry!.. we've never owned one, i don't actually know anyone who does own one.. maybe folks in large appartments with no outside space. I've always line dried (in the winter when it never stops raining, we have 2x Sheila Maid's which we hoist up to the ceiling) I always wash outside out, simply because working with fine particles of wood dust, the dust / dirt sits within the outside surface of the jeans so when i turn them inside out.. you end up with a whiteish, slimey substance, something akin to mixing flour and water from where the wash has lifted the wood dust away from the surface of the denim but the rinse cycle can't wash it away becasue it's trapped within the cavity of the inside out leg.. after a wash.. they would need a second rinse outside out, so i just started washing outside out.

I absolutely agree! I work for a gas utility and my WildAss double front denim have some awesome fades. I can’t bring myself to wear expensive denim at work tho. Sadly because of this, my favorite jeans in my “collection” take forever to get any fades at all

These small size pants is actually not for wear. Back in those days, it's sample for the jeans salesman to show details (hidden rivets, fabric feel, etc) to potential customers. More details here:

Quick update pic from a couple weeks ago. I’ve worn these pretty consistently since the start. They have seen a variety of activities from light hikes, weekend trips, walks around town, several skateparks, and plenty of office & car sitting. I think I might give them their first proper wash in a couple more weeks. Whiskers looking good so far. The fit/cut is still very enjoyable.

Lee Vintage tee Vintage OG-107s Vans

Took my 5150s on tour to Bucharest recently... a few building pics in no particular order...

The lady wanted pizza this weekend, and I wanted a wash. This weekend’s weather was quite poor but got some time to air dry outside. Loving how comfortable this pair is and the weight of the fabric. Pretty much only pair in my rotation Monday- Friday. Already fraying on my right pocket (pocket knife carried everyday) so will have to manage something with that. edit: shot of the pizza

FW Ironalls Stifel. FW 601rb Nicks

^You could try these

Some post shrink pictures: All in all I’d say the wash brought out a lot of hairiness, they shrunk more than I thought, and are considerably less wide (or should I say more well proportioned?) than other wide jeans I have, but I really love the fit, and the excellent leg twist. Pre vs post wash measurements: Waist: 44 cm to 40cm F. Rise: 36 cm to 34 cm Thigh (including back panel): 37 cm to 34 cm Hem: 25 cm to 24 cm Inseam: 89 cm to 81 cm And now, to wear!

Ironalls label still hanging on... iPhone SE shaped front pocket fades evened out to not be too obvious thankfully lol... They are double front to the hem so not blown all the way through the cuffs yet...

Careful with those TCB denim hats… Turns Cranium Blue

I got one of those too telling me about the potential for massive growth - I told them I was in my 60s and sent a dicpic to show them how wrong they were

My 611s right before first real wash. Shot in open shade so tried to get these more accurate, but this still feels a little more dramatic than how they look in reality. Maybe the coin pocket pic is closest to most accurate. little bit of button rust with multiple passes of hand stitching reinforcing that back seam now. Still holding but sheesh lots of time left. Maybe need to lay off the bike commutes in these.

Iron Heart / Whitesville / Full Count

I prefer forums as I find it more personal. Only social media I use is what I forced to like IG as it’s one of the few ways to learn of new denim drops. With how obtrusive media ads are today, I use everything I can to diminish or block them leaving social media for that purpose.

Freewheelers / Big Yank by Anatomica / Fruit of Loom / my favourite belt by @Duke Mantee 😉😁 / WoM 5150 / Russell Moccasins

Paired my SC1945 jacket with my Resolute 710...they feel like skinny jeans 😅

Shout out to @okimoto for proxying a pair of these for me! The denim is really nice, I hope they use it for another future release. There's some pretty interesting stitching details throughout. The singular back pocket will take some getting used to, but I can see myself wearing these a lot in the summer.

Freewheelers 1922 / Tezomeya / @Duke Mantee / Belafonte / Converse Timeline

Welp, they’re so good! Thank you @okimoto I can post more pics later if people are interested.

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

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.

@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

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 😉)

That post grocery golden hour (featuring peaks of fading)

CSF-46s

Just got these bad boys in. I never thought I would get into Lees or Lee repros for that matter. These have a bit of a higher rise than my ‘cowboy’ pair . Maybe that’ll change a bit after shrinkage.