Leaderboard

new peace valley shirt is great

3Sixteen crosscut shirt, Sid Mashburn belt, Stevenson trousers, Viberg Service Boots.

Probably a couple months behind most, but happy with the progress so far

RRL/Triumph/Iron Heart/Birks

The patch may be my favorite bit of evo on these jeans.

Freewheelers Tweakers Racing cap. Freewheelers wwii jacket Freewheelers 1900 pullover. Freewheelers Chopper Builder pants. Nicks Palouse western boots

Okay I have better fit pics now and I'm not 100%. Aware that these are anti-fit at the back but are they too anti-fit? Or should I embrace it? Certain photos of the back look more baggy that others. On the fence with these. Fabric is great though.

Freewheelers Tweakers Racing cap. Freewheelers wwii jacket Freewheelers 1900 pullover. Freewheelers Chopper Builder pants

CDG, Cushman, Word of Mouth, Converse

Four-wash @ 30 degrees, spin 800 for 45min. I’ve mostly been wearing shorts since last - still, they were smelling musty so in they went but gently this time. Obviously not much change since last yet here’s some new photos:

Not sure how this happened

The difference in back rise between the TCB 50s and the SS 0105w 😆

Gardener outside

chopper builder pants have arrived. Perfect fit and nice to mix it up from the standard 5p jeans

I hope the water entering this pic comes from a faucet... 😅

Seuvas / SCSC 1942s / Russell Moccasin

Top to bottom 1922 1937 WWII

Droopy ass is why I sold my SS pair. I like to think I’m actually not that picky on fits. But it only got worse with a few wears. Hip flare? Whatever. Diaper butt - who cares, these are jeans. Little bit of camel toe bunching in the front. Meh, whatever. But the SS droopy ass was something else, the fabric was just so drapey and the rise so high and elastic, and that was sizing down one from my 13.7 oz pair. Oh well.

I must admit I’m sort of falling out of love a little with my 0105. I have two pairs on the go, both about 2 years old. One I’ve washed about weekly and the other only once. I can’t fault the fabric but I have a love hate with the fit. When worn pulled up properly with a tucked shirt/tee, the disparity in the rise creates a really unattractive illusion of the front sagging under my belly. Now I’m not saying I couldn’t do with losing a pound or two but it’s a look I don’t get with other jeans. I also get a bit of a bootcut vibe when the leg twist gets so severe it flicks the hem out but to be fair that’s more a symptom of straight leg fits in general than these specifically. Despite the above, I still think it’s a solid fit but I’d love a slightly lower back rise.

New term unlocked...indigo shower?

Ends August 29th.

Ah, thank you. I was just wondering about that.

Contrast enhancement looks to be quite common last time I checked - which admittedly was some years ago. As for Ai being all marketing fluff, agree there’s a hype machine reminiscent of the crypto/NFT boom. It’s gross. but LLMs are also rapidly changing many things in a lot of fields. To personalize it, if AI helps in leading to more specialized and targeted treatments that can eliminate the rest of my son’s brain tumor - which is possible - I will absolutely sing its praises. It was already modern tech development that played a large role in why he’s still alive today. Or if it leads to something similar for someone else, same thing. And it very well may. AI generative imagery is also based on the theft of artists from everywhere is rapidly leading to an internet full of even shittier (and nonsensical) ads while killing many parts of the photography industry, where I started my career and still participate some. So my feelings are complicated but if I had to choose I’d take advances in healthcare which are real and which techno detractors have not yet answered to in a satisfactory way. For an anti Kingsnorthian sort of take I think it’s worth a read. Personally sort of fall in between this writer who is too high on it and Kingsnorth who writes with the same sort of comprehensive blinders he had when he was an environmental writer. Though I’m still a fan. https://www.persuasion.community/p/the-peculiar-persistence-of-the-ai

Some nice fades from Inoue-san's Late S40s jeans on IG. Makes me excited to keep wearing mine, though I've mostly been in my TFH 3003xx lately. https://www.instagram.com/p/DM2txoMT550/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MWN4dTluYWZvOW8xcw==

Because "AI" is utopian marketing fluff for large language modeling and (thankfully) not an actual artificial intelligence, and I have a very low opinion of the whole thing in general. After I wrote that post, it occurred to me that someone might also respond that such an idea isn't new and 20 years ago you could photoshop your fades to cheat at a denim competition/general clout for posting pictures online, which is quite true, but the difficulty of doing this (especially convincingly) is a lot higher than telling ChatGPT to Enhance The Fades. Actually now I'm wondering if there have been any documented cases of somebody being found out for faking/photoshopping fades, whether for a contest or anything else. I can't remember hearing of that happening, but perhaps I missed it.

Delivering two cargoforks , I made two for someone in Denmark , and my friend can bring them with him on his holidays there. Turns out he is holidaying around the corner from where they need to go.

Drying... New UES 400WW on the left. My new favorites!

3 months, covered in sewer drain dirt going in the tub. 800xx

Haha yeah this exactly, happens to me every time! Average 20k steps per day, smaller portion sizes, stopped working out (lost muscle mass), overall heat killed the appetite compounded by being there for over a month! Goal is to live there permanently by end of year, so hoping to keep off the weight long term

The de minimis exemption is now ending next month for the US. Get your jeans ordered from Japan before August 29th

Freewheelers 1900 pullover. Freewheelers chopper builder pants

Don't mind the cuffs, they need a hem (didn't notice Spiral offers hemming with a 43200G...)

Not the best fit pics here but happy with these. The drape particularly at the back is really good. I've had to Japanese cuff though as too long despite the hemming by FC. I should have asked for more off as hadn't taken the rise in consideration. Maybe a wash will knock a bit off the lenght. Super comfortable. Totally get why these are so popular.

Arrived 2 weeks ago with my Whitesville tshirts. Can't wait for colder weather 😅 Blue-gray

The next step is to 3D print them... not

Beware guys, AI fades are incoming: I asked ChatGPT to create a picture of a pair of 2 years worn raw denim jeans.

Freewheelers x 2 / SCSC '43 / MiJ Converse

Sugarcane 1945 - Merz - Two Moon 530 - RW 875

Flat Head Native Check western shirt, Flat Head 3003xx jeans, Wesco Mister Lou boots.

Meanwhile, patched over the opening to the left front pocket earlier this week with fabric from the cut off hem of one of my Tender Co. shirts, dyed w/ Prussian blue. I’ve stitched over a few seams, previously, but this is the first real repair—almost always is, for me. I really love how the pocket bag denim is fading; it’s a beautiful rich blue. Plus: photos before the upcoming wash, I think no. 5 or 6?

This weekend: baking pies, moving starts to pots (pictured: Mexican sour gherkins), watching older plants grow older, keeping an eye on the dogs and on the cricket that’s been hanging around our kitchen sink for the past few weeks

The (now) annual Dad and lad weekend away in the Peak District, infamous OO Soul country Quick pit stop en-route at Porter Coffee on Sharrow Vale road - £17 for 2 butties and £1 for parking - how much! Hardly a Sheffield accent to be heard, southern tones aplenty - gentrification of S-codes? Took the WoMs for a walk around Bamford Edge... totally staged pic looking out over the Hope Valley It's a strictly carnivorous weekend - we packed 4.4kg (yes I weighed it) of ribeye, T-bone, lamb... will we get through it all is the question And a sauna to finish the day off...

got hands on the free land 1920s chore: raw deetz (pretty starchy tough for a lighterweight denim) then fit (post 40c short wash n line dry)

Everyday drivers. Right pocket shredded due to everyday pocket knife usage. Will have to repair. Rear pocket rivets trying to eat their way through. Really enjoying the weight of this denim; has truly made wearing jeans in the summer bearable. I just gave them their second wash this weekend, and here they are after air drying: I gotta figure out best way to tackle the pocket. Looks like everyone’s patch design has disappeared, so sad about it! Would be a cool graphic for Simone to put on a t-shirt though! 👀 lovely seeing all of the pics and adventures of you guys. Will try to update more

Most of their tees are a bit much. Especially the Harley tee with put something exciting between your legs and the last poke saloon. I get they’re based on old stuff but just not things I’d ever feel comfortable wearing in public especially with my wife and kids.

No, they are reissues. I would love to have a issued 83 someday! Nice CWC, especially on the 18mm phoenix! 👍🏻

The 1937 501XX models. 1. 1935- early 1937 (?) 501XXC prototype model Pre-pocket flasher model with leather patch probably reading 501XXC (the C standing for covered or concealed?) Copper rivets throughout, with flat bottomed concealed back pocket rivets. From September 1936 onwards the 501 used the smaller 1st issue red tab (10mm as opposed to the normal 12/13mm) placed high on the back pocket. Copper riveted on leather patch. 10oz denim. Mix of orange and yellow stitching. Buckle is either silver colour or two tone copper plated/silver. No images available. 2. 1937 501XX (1937-41 model) First pocket flasher model (dated 1937) informing customers about the new "concealed copper rivets". Larger 12/13mm red tab, cleaner construction throughout. Mostly orange stitching, buckle is usually two tone copper plated/silver. This is the most common model, produced for around 3 or 4 years. 3. 1941 501XX (1941-1942 model) Reverse yoke model where the left and right top panels (yoke) are overlapping the left and right bottom (leg) panels. Still comes with 1937 dated pocket flasher and copper used in all rivets. Mostly orange stitching apart from the chainstitched waistband where black thread is sometimes used. The concealed rivets are rounded copper type, different than its predecessor. Both types of buckle used during this period but on occasion a black painted buckle has been used.This model is less common than the 1937 model. 4. 1942 501XX (April-August 1942) New 1942 dated pocket flasher stating "concealed pocket rivets", New 12oz(?) denim, yoke reversed back to pre-1941 construction, mix of orange and yellow stitching, Black anodized buckle briefly used during this short period although one example found looks to have a silver one. Back pocket concealed rivets are now a rounded shape and use copper coated iron, the others are still pure copper until August 1942 when all WPB's were implemented for the S501XX model. This model is the rarest of the main three types commonly found. The Anomaly: I have seen quite a few pairs of 501XX from the period 1935-1942 which have constantly contradicted the notion that the left over right back leg panels construction change came in around 1941. I have seen pairs with 1941 and 1937 details but the construction is still left over right. Hope all my ramblings make sense?