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Been after these for some time now, finally caught the restock. Timeworn Clothing / Butcher Products deck sneakers, compared to the terrible US Rubber Co. ones I got a few years back these feel great. I really like the sneakers from TWC and appreciate that they make them up to size US12! I like their clothes too but sometimes it's a little too cosplay for me.

M&S wool jumper M&S thrifted Linen jacket LVC 47s NB

Recently I checked out the Denime 220XX-47 in person to get a feel for this new direction Denime/warehouse is going. They are fine jeans, I'll give them that and I don't want to discredit them. But they are not really Denime anymore. All the designs, the denim and everything just feels like Warehouse. It's just the patch, tab and hardware saying Denime and that's it. I like Warehouse as a brand, don't get me wrong. They just don't create the "I wanna buy them"-feel. This strengthens my initial opinion to let go of the new Denime. I will probably continue to look for some vintega/deadstock old Denime but that's it then.

Dry now. Two-wash measurements (35x31): Waist / 78.0 cm / 30.71 inches Front rise / 28.0 cm / 11.02 inches Back rise / 39.0 cm / 15.35 inches Thigh / 33.0 cm / 12.99 inches Knee / 25.0 cm / 9.84 inches Hem / 23.0 cm / 9.06 inches Inseam / 73.0 cm / 28.74 inches Same deal: machine wash 40°C, hang dry.

American Optical, Freewheelers, Dickies (vintage), Coronado Leather, LVC, Clark's, watery cup of cafeteria coffee

Quick trip to Paso Robles and Santa Barbara. Crappy pic due to the sun being in my eyes.

Enjoying a rest and a brew at work, uh oh looks like a hole is going to form on my front pocket Only washed these the other day And back down stairs to graft a few hours more…

American Optical, Iron Heart, Coronado Leather, LVC, Padmore & Barnes

Good to get some feedback from our resident Denime expert, I've always thought this would be the case based on the product / fade photos. I still find it strange that WH purchased Denime in the first place, almost like they only wanted to use it as a new sub-line.

Bringing the TCB 1890S out again now that the weather is getting warmer TCB x 2/Whitesville/Whites

^^ nice skater-boy cosplay there Austin

Another of those ACE Western buckles - they get them made special so I’m informed

I think there are 6 or 7 denim banners given out to retailers by levis over the years. The first one is from the late 1920s but the second one (shown here) and the third one, both relate to this era of 501XX. This one shows the Copper riveted on the patch also -

Another day...another old pair of boots. Freshly cleaned and polished vintage two tone Tony Lama Black Label Cowboy work boots with Vibram soles. Love the patina. Denim: Mister Freedom Cali Outlaws in Cone Mills

Vintage shirt, WOM, Paraboot. Apologies for the awkward pose...

Bronson hat/sweater from a skate shop that’s closed/ Iron & Resin/ fake vans

drkshdw, Iron Heart!

Slash / FW / Equus / Neat Style / Nicks

No studs … just two needles and one piece of thread to bind two bits of leather into a 6.5mm thick beast

These were starting to get stinky so I gave them a bath today. Good day to try let them dry outside too:

Not Denime, can't say because I haven't had them. And I didn't even say old Levi's - just Levi's in general. Which is to say, my WH pair reminds me the most of older non-selvedge 501's and 511's I've had (that are long gone), from the the denim itself to the shallower pocket bags and back pocket shape and the overall fit and feel. One exception being the cotton stitching on the WH pair. I'm sure this notion could be picked apart, but just they just remind me the most of them out of anything else. I don't have any vintage pairs to compare with, so I can't say I would say the same about those.

00 I think some of the pointy-ness can be attributed to the rubber apron running up quite high along the toe box. Just gave them a spin today when going to the barber and they're very comfy. Whoever they're using to produce these in Japan make very nice rubber soles / insoles. I'll give some different lace layouts a try!

I like your deep pursuit of one brand for the most part, there’s an appeal there for me (I am just genuinely torn between my 3 loves of Tender, Freewheelers and Ooe and can’t commit..yet). I’ve got one pair of WH and while I like most everything about them and they’re at a great faded stage, more than any other pair they feel like they were made to show their age quickly, at the real expense of quality. It could just be my pair, but I can’t get past it. The other thing is for whatever reason they strike me as the most dead ringer Levi’s you can find out of all the options - and I actually like the little flairs of differentiation in other makers. Modern Denime sort of struck me in the same way, though I’ve never handled a pair.

Those photos are definitely of the DSB 1001XX (1000XX) 1947 cut - yet the description is of the Duck Digger 1001XX 1947

WTS P36-CH size M 9.5/10 full pack $1300 USD + ship + fees (AUD equivalent) based in Australia

I feel the same about them. Doing 1:1 repros is nothing new and TCB for example made their WW2 models apparently very close to the originals they had their hands on. Still I vastly prefer these SCSC models. Something just feels more right.

Beautiful! I love my simple combo with this buckle.

^LOL had to double take to make sure I was in the right thread, great progress @nopal!

Thank you so much, both! Actually, I'm going to continue making jeans in the UK for the foreseeable future- it's the seasonal things that will be coming through made in the US. I have a lot of denim fabric in stock in England, and this way I can keep repeat orders of jeans going there while doing the more hands-on stuff here. It's all still shaking out, but I really appreciate the enthusiasm. Michael, best of luck with the move, and AlienToy indeed! I'm very excited to be starting up with Today- they seem to be lovely people and it's a great store. I mentioned this in the newsletter too, but how's this for a beautiful colour?! purple logwood on very fine yarn cotton Mackintosh:

Some quick update of the 221s i bought from bf. Been wearing since november , but not exclusively. Waited 3 months before 1st wash and now im on monthly washes. Really looking this denim!

1945 jacket and 1946 jeans

Blanket lined WH jacket, Sugar Cane 47s, and favorite soft serve.

For posterity…

papa nui / ground-alls / warehouse / tender / rw

Museum pose papa Nui, dehen 1920, Fullcount , vans

Phigvel tshirt phigvel 302 wesco Romeo

ebayed department of agriculture forestry filson / wom 611 / rw / neighbour’s dog (apparently stoned from eating weird poo in the park-yukk) plus: not a forest but fruit tree blossoming both on main tree and from wee offcuts used to mark out me asian greens…

MF, orSlow, Sams, Allbirds

tcb / word of mouth 611 / r-mocs elbows up…

Warehouse 800xx in 32, I believe they were about 81-82cm in the waist and shrunk down to 74 stretched back out to 80 in one day. I wore many slim straight pairs, Fullcount 1108, iron heart 666, flathead 3009, pbj, momotaro etc, they all stretched and sagged below my hips. These are really nice because the high rise allows my belt to sit above my hips and prevents any sagging. the denim is very rough and uncomfortable compared to the nice Zimbabwe cotton in other brands, I’m eager to break these things in hard like my flatheads. I’m going to avoid putting my cell phone and wallet in the rear pockets as it seems to promote too much stretching in the seat of the jeans.

Tender Co. / Ooe / The Vanishing West / Ballpark / Hollows / Word of Mouth / Wearmasters

The monthly wash (post) Six months into these, not much change apart from some small holes forming here and there and a snagged outseam, the back is a bit pathetic in terms of fading but these are worn for work and they are what they are..

The greencast of the WWII denim jacket and the 1800 denim pullover. Nice tones happening here

papa nui / groundalls silverstone / carhartt / engineered garments

MOTO #2121 in light brown Latigo A few weeks ago we were in Atlanta for a family wedding, and my partner’s mom spilled a bunch of laundry detergent on these. Wiped them down with a wet rag and ordered some leather soap and leather cream for next day delivery (wonders of the modern world). Still dry & dirty vs. wet after a wash: Dry again after their wash…plus the view from the suburban front porch (could be worse): Conditioned them right after the last photos, but didn’t have a good brush on hand. Fast forward to today, finally got around to brushing them off and lightly buffing. I’m sure I’ve said it before, but I’m really happy with how these are breaking in.

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

1947 Bluebell's Wrangler 1st prototype with levis style arc and leather label. Around the following year after a lawsuit from Levi's regarding arcs, the W stitching appears and the leather label was replaced by a plastic one. The latter was more to do with the modern washing machine becoming the norm and would shrink the labels right up and they would turn to a piece of unreadable jerky leather. Anyway the reason l'm posting is that this is the clearest original 1st label on a pair l've seen so far, so thought l'd share for posterity sake etc (click twice for clarity). Looks to have been soaked/washed once? Never given Wrangler too much thought when it comes to the 'big 3' but the more l study l realise that they were in many ways the first designer jeans compared to Levi's and Lee. Yes the Wrangler brand was late to the party in terms of the (cowboy) market share, but within a very short space of time apparently took a huge chunk of both its competitor's pie becoming Pro Rodeo sponsors etc etc. Anyway, carry on ..