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Freewheelers 1930s tux / Samurai / Russell Moccasin

Remember a few pages back.. i was going on about when i first started my apprenticeship around 1990.. and the patternmakers / master craftsmen would arrive at work wearing a shirt and tie with a waistcoat and a jacket.. their sandwiches in a breifcase, they would take off their jacket, roll up their sleeves and pull on a smock to keep their clothing clean.. they was the last of the gentlemen master pattern makers. I just wore a check flannel and jeans.. much like i do now ..anywho, one of the last surviving master craftsmen of this generation is still alive, i haven't seen him for years because he's been caring for his wife who had dementia, he called in for a coffee on the way to a hospital appointment (i didn't really recognise him at first) i said to him.. next time you're passing, can you drop some old photos in.. which he did yesterday. He's the guy on the far left in the glasses.. this was English Steel in 1954, he was 23yrs old having just left the RAF and he's now 93.. so when i started my apprnticship in 1990 he would have been 59.. i also worked with the young chap in the middle with the dark hair.. he was 19yrs old when this was taken and still an apprentice himself, he died not long after i finished my apprenticeship.

Looking smart and youthfull (before parenthood) in the mid 2000s wearing an Oliver Spencer shirt (and looking at the texture, these are either) SC Okinawa's or Hawaii's

Couple recent fits. Vintage denim vest with embroidery Destroyed 40s bandana 1990s The Specials tee 501 STF 60s FRYE boots Mister Freedom Vietnam tee Target Wide Leg selvedge denim FRYE

Hm, let me remember. In the 90s it was at a time similar to now: Lee/Levis corduroy type 3s LVC jeans bought in Japan 501s, Lee jeans chinos Also Stüssy t-shirts, RL oxford and rugby shirts, Doc Martens chelsea boots, Komodo in the 2000s it was at one time lots of stuff from Energie, some Diesel shirts and jeans, Bikkemberg boots, Puma trainers, at a time also G Star and Camper boots, Massimo Osti jacket I think one jeans brand called JetSet

I was 14 in 2000 and I was all about the widest jeans possible. I think the photo is roughly then. Seeing kids these day with the same jeans feels truly bizarre. 2004-5 though I was all about basketball jerseys, timberland boots but jeans were definitely more a regular fit though probably a touch wide compared to today. I wore a raw GAP type 3 denim jacket for a lot of my university days and still have it. Has some great fades. For some reason mid 2000s I wore very tight tshirts and chunky scarfs. No idea why I thought I looked cool. Definitely did not. Trainers were always converse or Jordan 1s. Outside of the GAP jacket I wore a green addidas tracksuit jacket a lot.

Vintage chambray Vintage OG-107s Chucks Some frog

Couldn’t get the lighting right… Hansen / Andersen / Sugar Canesen/ Flower Mountainsen

American Optical, Frostproof, Jockey, Coronado Leather, Sugar Cane, Clarks

just got back from a ride Roland sands/ Vincent Neil Emerson/Iron Heart 461/chippewa

Indigo dyed bandana from Floyd VA/mid 80s Levi’s/jason Isbell/samurai/birks

Try amazon JP they have quite a bit of Warehouse stuff if you can get the search description narrowed down.

I think he was at school with @CSL 😆

** WITHDRAWN ** Denime 220A Offset W34 L32 (Non-Wash) Washed by me - Hot soak + gentle machine wash at 30c Lovely jeans, just too big. I’ve already replaced them with a smaller size Measurements now: Waist: 44cm 17.25” (88cm 34.5”) Inseam: 84cm 33” Front Rise: 33cm 13” Back Rise: 43cm 17” Thigh: 33 13” Knee: 24cm 9.5” Hem: 22.5cm 8.85” I paid £130 (£150 incl shipping) Price: £110 posted free in the UK, everywhere else we can work out something. PM me for details. Thanks. ** WITHDRAWN **

American Optical, Vintage, Sugar Cane, Georgia Boot

@UkeNo https://www.burgundschild.com/en/products/short-sleeve-sweatshirt-crows-nest-creme?srsltid=AfmBOoptxFBtAgC6c-JipfSHiLcc2rBW7TqH5GJPXxwJVW32i8fCMf8O https://masuya1997.com/item/warehouse-lot-4104-ss-sweat-crows-nest/

Similar thoughts at the end of The Shining?

My source was not totally sure but probably he left in good terms and is probably getting the denim from Collect Mills.

That hat/scarf/t-shirt look lingered on for a few years. I’d see paunchy men with beards wearing that get-up with a thin, semi-translucent white t-shirt (often with a gratuitously deep v-neck) hanging down to mid-thigh, like a minidress and their lower halves stuffed into skintight jeans (in a completely unbalanced manner). They’d usually be in a cafe with a MacBook, nursing a soy latte.

Haha the loose fitting beanie hat came a few years later for me. I remember once getting into a 'fight' with this guy in a nightclub and for most of it I was trying to get my scarf off for fear of it being used to choke me! So yeah wore that daft combo in the club too. Probably deserved a punch for it

Fun looking cut from Orgueil: https://pants-shop-avenue.com/item/OR-102/

No problem Grant. Hey it was always a bit loose until l started to fill out a bit more recently. Now it's perfect

Early 2000s revival?! I thought we were all here because it’s sometime between 1920 (or 1890) and the early 1960s all day every day, and we prefer it that way. but I don’t think it works like that in recycling decades anymore, it’s more like time has collapsed and everything from all times is always happening - a fashion plurality, if you will. Thanks internet. &nbsp Yes the 90s has been a bit of the stronger thread but - at least if the kids on massive college campus near me are anything to go by - the 60s, 70s and 80s are still in style. Skinny jeans still abound even, but seem to be stuck more on professors and grad students.

He did, the SF01. One of the pairs I've been after for years!

2003 era Hawaii's Green tab, No wash, W35, £150 https://zenmarket.jp/mercariproduct.aspx?itemCode=m93793753732

Because of a sick kid, we nearly cancelled our trip. Driving through whole Germany to reach the Dutch coast today. Now staying in this "tiny house" for a week.

@aho Those are looking prime, makes me wish I’d sized my pair to be able to put them through a more aggressive wash routine

beautiful @chicote, thank you for the photos. Here's a picture of it brand new. The fabric for this was called 'Laundry Bag Cloth' and was a 100% cotton version of fabric woven for NHS hospital laundry sacks- the warp is pale blue (if I remember correctly) with a white weft and occasional blue weft bands, which mark off where the bags would be filled to and seamed. This was made on the same loom, just the weft was switched from polyester to cotton. Here's a photo of the original garment- it's a wattle dyed 424 Wallaby Pocket Short Sleeve Shirt from SS17

plus action shot for speed drape jollies: been trying it with type 1s or surplus army: seems to be friendliest with the good ol chore…

Yeah, it was faded a bit. The denim is standard 1947 denim.

Yup that's correct, this was a "1946" edition from 2020 I believe.

Gave some wears to my 601xx 1946 Paint Model recently

I could’ve probably been kinder to these Church’s slippers, but they’ve served me well for around 15 years and I’m sure they will continue to for many more.

Couple days ago The Vanishing West / Columbiaknit / Duke / Cane’s / Wearmasters

1947 601xx & 1900 pullover

And some impression of the 1942 i got from the second run:

After about 14 years with these Red Wings, I think they look worse with age! They’ve been resoled twice and were a half-size too small (as I bought them in a half-price sale and @almostnice kindly told me they’d stretch a bit) so I could only ever wear them with thin socks. They’ve been my dog walking boots for the last few years but now the sole has no grip so they’re of no use in muddy parks and I just wear wellies in the winter instead. In addition to the 2 resoles at the Vibram shop (neither as robust as the original sole), they’ve also had the mocc toe stitching repaired. Overall, I’ve really enjoyed wearing them and I’ve a pair of their Chelsea boots in ebony harness leather with a black crepe sole - I’m over the white. Anyway, today they go in the bin. Farewell old buddies, it’s been a pleasure!

Freewheelers x 2, Two Moon, Duke, Tender

Ooe x One Ear Brand / Slash Overalls / Neat Style / Nicks

Memorial Day weekend I was in Tehechapi, CA for an event called Western Swingout. Dancing, vintage clothing, bands (one of which was mine). Jeans are Rising Sun. I think Powerhouse was the name of the model.

Ooe x Sunny Garden / Freewheelers x 2 / @Duke Mantee / Converse Timeline

inis meain, cushman, Freewheelers, WMJ, Quoddy

Helmet hair / Tender bag / The Vanishing West / Sure Mfg. x TCB / Duke / Word of Mouth / Hoggs of Fife

Olow Denim hat / Norwegian Army field jacket (M43 pattern) / 0105 15.5oz Fullcount / Nike LD-1000 / Brandenburg landscape

Phigvel henley phigvel 302 Vans

@Topnotcher I've just checked all the usual sources (as I'm sure you did too!) and no luck - that model is the most commonly re-run one in the DSB series though if it's any consolation - it's likely it will be released again pretty soon! However, there is a few sizes used here: https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/special/order/confirm/https%3A%2F%2Fjp.mercari.com%2Fitem%2Fm30283227495/13_1/ ...only one in W32 posted above is somewhat used but may be okay for you?