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Ran 89 back down through the Navajo Reservation and onto 64 into the Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday. We rode the south rim and checked a couple scenic overlooks. Then we headed down 64 S to Williams, AZ. We took the historic Williams, AZ train up to the park yesterday and walked the geology trail along the south rim. Headed out onto Route 66 today. It was a bit hazy both days at the canyon and very hard to do it justice in photos anyway, but here are a few. My partner took the train photos. I'll try to have them send a few over to post later on. The train was fun. A bit of song and dance for entertaining the digital generation, but cool to ride in vintage cars from the '20s and '30s pulled by a nearly complete original locomotive from the '20s that fits the models that carried people to the canyon for decades before the ubiquity of the automobile. Its resurrection in the late '80s after two decades out of commission revitalized the town of Williams and kept it from being wiped off the map.

Slash / Freewheelers / Codina / SC 1943 / Nicks

If you part the frayed denim fibres with your fingers then yes.. Copper rivets started life like this.. Here is a pair of vintage Levis i saved with the same button backs ..and another pair with an extreme example of the rust proofing which FWs were trying to emulate.. ..alas, they went a bit OTT and it looked more like enamel .. after the first wash, the hidden rivets turned pink.. i think it was a reaction with the washing detergent .. a few more months of grime build up ..starting to oxidise before i put them into storage ..and after a decade in storage

M11026 & Valencia 506XX

Too bad the pictures are so small https://capri-kyoto.ocnk.net/product/5130

Lots of these guys flying around today I wonder what they’re up to

@Mr Black did some repairs for me recently.. i was really happy with his service. I always patch / darn my own jeans by hand but i'm never 100% happy with the results so when these FW-47s blew out in the crotch around a decade ago.. i put them on ice until i found an alternative to my shitty patch n' darn... This is much better! This M11026 needed the box stitching replacing over the pleats.. sadly neither of us had the forethought to photograph the 'before' .. i suspect that whoever bought this back in the 90s, it didn't fit so they unpicked the box stitching, it still didn't work so they put it into storage for 30yrs.. but before they listed it on Marcari, they stitched back over the pleats.. I quite liked their wonky, asymmetrical box stitch but what i didn't like was their choice of thread, although it was a good colour match to the 2 shades of copper thread used to construct the jacket.. the thickness / guage was too thin.. Mr B posted me some samples of what he had in stock, the colour match was good but the thickness still wasn't quite right.. after some weeks of searching, he eventually managed to source the correct thickness and colour of thread Sample thread above, existing, below ..finished result Thanks Martin! ..and here are a couple of my recent repairs.. I've hand darned a small hole in this 75yr old Champion sweatshirt Its just above the hip so out of sight I've sewed the arse seem of these CSF .. and darned a few small blowouts here and there .. i'm getting better lads

PRL, TCB 50’s, Wesco!

Hansen / Orcival / SC / Flower Mountain

M11619.. it's not very often you see these .. "Good!" some might say Especially this weird 'hidden button' detail.. which is the only reason for this post. ..and a closer look at the denim, my image on Pg1 isn't great

Old hat, FW, Dubbleworks, Chippewa.

Last Friday the live "radio show" and podcast* I act and perform in won best Comedy Adventure Podcast at LA Webfest. My friends and crewmates walked the red carpet in Hollywood but I had to wait until the trophy returned home to Chicago to hold it. They brought me back this rad John Waters pin too. *We are on Spotify if you are curious. The Spectral Silhouette Radio Show. Think Scooby Doo meets The Shadow with a dash of vintage comedy. Fresh haircut Vintage Coca Cola jacket Orphaned suit vest Vtg 1970s Superman tee Vtg studded belt Vtg Gap selvedge with paint splatters Unseen : Vtg Cole Haan Country boots.

Self made cap Post overalls (courtesy of @jkbrwn) Full count chino's Chuck 70s Mrs Black Polo Rl shawl collar Levis red chore Sugar cane's

@julian-wolf, We took the big roads from Vegas to Zion, 15 out of Vegas to get to Valley of Fire and then 9 off of 15 to get out to Zion. Today we left Zion and ran 59 out of Utah onto 389 in Arizona to 89a to go through Kaibab National Forest, down into Marble Valley and up to Page on 89. Postcard views the entire ride.

Old American Apparel tee, original WWII khaki's with repairs done by my sister, original WWII USMC ammo belt, Eastman Raider boots.

@Duke Mantee your work I will treasure for my entire life

Thank you … thank you very much indeed. I mentioned somewhere here earlier, I’ve made a couple of hundred belts after hoping I might have made a couple - full stop … you (and others) put your trust and hard earned dollars into my project - I remember every single belt for every single reason, that’s my privilege

Track day... for him, not me 😉 Although I think I'm more knackered than Junior MJF9 with all the adrenaline...

@julian-wolf asked me to make this for him It’s probably appropriate that the belts began and end here on the forum. I’m finishing off current orders, but the shop is now closed. Huge thanks to everyone here for their interest and support.

1947 getting really great. Looking like vintage

Decisions of a smartphone: human in focus vs. dogs in focus Bronson / Tender Co. x2 / Roy / Birk’s

Warehouse DSB 1936 model • Freewheelers Jenkins and LotS601XX 1945

My latest project - an actual commission from a customer! 3.38mm stitching, all handmade and my original design (tho obviously inspired by Birkin bags and music cases).

Hidden button = covered placket

Celluloid has the S3100VX in a 33 waist (and also 31 and 32 if anyone else is interested) for the JP domestic price - no tabs or arcs though. Similar to Fullcount, I think that Celluloid may be the cheapest place to get Samurai stuff now after they adjusted their international pricing model. Ordering from them is pretty painless too. Samurai Jeans S3100VX Zero + Taisen Model Wide Straight 17oz Zero + Selvedge Denim SAMURAI JEANS 2025 - Celluloid Self Edge seems to have stock of both the 3000 and 3100 models as well - no arcs or tabs either though.

There are some more photos here Edwin ..they've only been worn a couple of times since then^ so not much has changed other than summer lighting, a different camera and oxidation of the rivets

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Some years ago i had this model ,denim was great and nice relaxt fit . Unfortunately i found the back rise to short ,not really comfortable. Same issue with the 521sw

@Duke Mantee An honor to’ve been among the first & among the last Big ups to you for finding a cool niche for yourself, building up a great skill set, and getting out on your own terms—even any one of those alone would be a big accomplishment

Fresh out of the wash…

Wish me luck…

My pair of 1937s. Denim is very irregular. Patch is way different from the fake one

Another variation of the mini trucker - this time in harness leather for the shell and crust for the innards, oh and different snaps

OOE YOFUKUTEN & CO. × holk Based on 02 model, this item has a specially ordered length with hidden rivets from the 50s. The fabric is OA-XX4 , the pair was produced in 2023. https://store.holk.jp/items/61501724 Measurements in CMs: ` Before Wash| After Wash| After Use Waist 92 86 91 Inseam 79 72 74 FR 32 30 BR 41 39 Thigh 32.5 31 Knee 23.5 Hem 22.5 21 Pre Wash Measurements Pics: After Wash Measurements Pics: 1 hours of hot soak and 40C hot wash for 25-30 minutes. Pics taken after use for 2 days, waist stretched back 5 cm almost, still 1 cm short to raw measurement, raw inseam was 79cm shrunk to 72cm after hot soak and hot wash, now stretched to 74cm after use:

Really love the denim on these 47s. Very soft and stretchy. Kind of the opposite to what I was expecting from cones 40s type fabric but maybe that's my misconception. Could also be because they are well worn. Reminds me of the resolute 714s I had. I have some LVC 66 japan made arriving soon so will be nice to compare.

A guy is selling this nice vintage Lee 101-J jacket: What puzzles me is that it has an internal label that, as far as I know, should be from the 60s (with made in USA and the R mark only) but on the left pocket it has a label with R+MR (that is more 70s) when I was expecting R only. It has a 82 in the back of the buttons Does anyone know if this can still be dated from the late 60s? Was there some transitional period with a mix-match of R and R+MR? I own a 101-J with "opposite labels" R+MR in the internal label but R only on the pocket, it's all very confusing... Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Vegas>Valley of Fire>Zion So far so good. Jeans for a soaking on the last half mile into Zion yesterday. Took a mellow hike up Kayenta Trail to Scout Outlook today.

Getting buzzed... American Optical, 3sixteen, Vintage Shirt, LVC, Stepney Workers Club

Modeled today for my friends clothing shop. And got to keep the hat. norse projects, stone island, apc, paraboot.

The side-eye from the pup is too good

Statson LVC III RMC WoM John Lofgren

after long time...

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 -

Yeah - I got a pair from Naoki that arrived at the start of the week. The Okinawa denim was calling me after I reacquainted myself with my MF Ranch Blouse but, after taking a closer look, plumped for the Hawaii for a change and out of curiosity. What great denim. So nice. I was a bit hasty and forgot to get them hemmed so it's heavy double cuffing until I do. I know what you'll say... yes the denim rail is coming under a lot of stress lately... but I am otherwise pretty low-cost 😁

So it started with Texture. Then Voluminous jeans with texture. Then Heavy voluminous jeans with texture. Then Dark heavy voluminous jeans with texture… anyway you know how it can spiral… I’ll do the Sugar Cane Hawaii post soon for further proof of that 😉 Anyhow these 17oz Samurai S3100VX WW2 model landed today… and they’re ace. They meet the brief perfectly. Great service from Daniel at DC4 in Berlin... and lovely hemming to boot... using actual Samurai thread so it’s all matchy-matchy… I’m going with one big 3-inch fuck-off bucket cuff... no stopping me... 😀

This is a fluffy piece of documentary but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Some of the designs he’s come up with over the years really are just so good.

Hi all, For those that don't know me, I spent the last 3.5 years or so working at Son of a Stag/Soldier blue in London, UK. If any of you had any repairs done by them during that period, it's very likely to have done by me. I've now left SoaS and have moved down to the Kent coast where I'm going to spend more time making bags and leather accessories (wallets, keyrings & the like) I'm also set up to take on jeans repairs. So, if any of you want anything done, please do get In touch. Will be very happy to give you a price. Below are a couple of before and afters I did. Sadly l can't justify the cost of a chain stitcher so I unable to offer shortening. Apologies for the blatant promotional post 🙂 Martin