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Been meaning to get this thread started for a little while, was just waiting for my second pair to arrive. The first pair (which was previously posted in the Unknown JP brands thead), was produced in the later half of '23 using the LF44 denim. This second pair (which I just received over the weekend) are made using the SO02 denim and are similarly based on a '47. The one thing that I find very interesting and hard to describe with this jeans is the "three-dimensionality" that you can feel in all the folds where different layers of fabric intersect. He mentions it often on his blog and Instagram, but there's something about it in person that is very unique. And here's some comparison shots, I haven't washed the SO02 yet and I've been wearing the LF44 a bit.

Slash Overalls is a one man brand operating in Shizuoka Japan, and has been operating since around ~2021. Originally he started offering custom jeans, allowing his customers to pick various details: denim, pocket and yoke shape, pocket bag fabrics, cut, etc. Most of these jeans were loosely based on different historical eras that we all know and love. However they were not always marketed as strict reproductions, but more creative interpretations. Many of these had (quite distinct) arcs, which he has since moved away from. Below are a few examples of his earlier offerings ('37, '40s, late 1890s Miner Jeans). (*Photo credit: Slash Overalls Instagram) He also ran a series of "grunge models", which had more irregular sewing features. These might seem haphazard, but as mentioned in his blog post the irregular sewing details are intentional and quite difficult to reproduce. (*Photo credit: Slash Overalls blog) In his pursuit of creating a more accurate repro, he graduated to working directly with denim mills on developing his own fabrics to use. With this change in production mentality, he stopped offering custom made jeans and began releasing products in batches. I can't quite figure out the exact rhyme or reason to how each different batch aligns which the denim used, but they are all slight variations. One of the first offerings was the LF44, then NP01, SO02 (aka NP02,), and SL01 (developed in collaboration with Okamoto Textile Co.). LF44: LF44, aged: NP01: NP01, 1 year of wear: SO02: SL01: (*Photo credit: Slash Overalls blog and Instagram) The last two are more recent releases (late '24), and thus I don't think I've seen any faded photos yet. As seen above, he also makes a few variations of denim jackets, mostly inspired by WWII models and late 40's type I's. One interesting aspect of the way he sizes and grades the patterns for his denim jackets is that he does not adjust the body or sleeve length for larger sizes. He doesn't list the body or sleeve length on product pages, and says that one should be able to size his jackets based on chest and shoulder measurements. I've seen an Instagram post where he states this is how Levi's used to pattern and size their jackets, but I personally am not sure if this is 100% accurate. I haven't gotten one of the jackets yet, but I'm hoping to add one in the future. (*Photo credit: Slash Overalls Instagram and IG user oto_ten) Alongside his mainline jeans, his most recent undertaking is the XX Grade project. Focusing on reproducing jeans in the most accurate way possible, down to the materials used. These have only just started to be released, but my understanding is that he has been working with different machinists to recreate the machinery used in creating vintage two prong buttons. This line carries a steep price tag, but I haven't been able to track down a pair myself...yet. (*Photo credit: Slash Overalls blog) He also has been working on a line of "vintage aged" denim, assuming this is a similar oxidation process that we've seen from some other makers previously. This line has yet to be released, but I'm interested in the results once he is ready to release the finished product. (*Photo credit: Slash Overalls blog)

This guy's blog has some decent images of some late 90s Joe McCoy stuff. The era Atsushi was involved with pre-Bootleggers/Freewheelers if I'm not mistaken.

Gardener / Whitesville / At Last / Viberg / Rototo beanie

On a little music tour, me and a drummer, staying in houses of folks involved with organizing the concerts. Meanwhile at home our valley is on fire again (The Gifford Fire), it's only been about a month since the last one. The fire crews are getting a lot of work this year...

I must’ve had this t-shirt for about 12 years now, it was originally a dark shade of indigo. Unfortunately, Sufu is displaying the bottom 2 photos with some kind of pattern/effect to the fabric that isn’t present on the originals.

Asket Fullcount 0105ss Asics

Tender Co. / Great Lakes / Warehouse x RMF / Union Special / Hollows / Cane’s / Russell

Can't wait for cooler weather to get these back in rotation.

More dark denim with nice grainy texture... Gardener 579XX Funky type 2 style based off the Copper King Lot 105 jacket (thanks to @Lorcan for the link) Same denim as @beautiful_FrEaK's jeans – very dark and nicely coarse… delightful denim is a good way to describe it. I had that pleasantly masochistic anxious feeling that the pattern wouldn’t work... obviously after I’d bought it. But a lap of the park gives me confidence that once the stiffness goes, it’ll be grand. Spiral website said it right… ‘The armholes are narrow, the sleeves are thick, the collar is high, and the waist is tightly tightened. I think you will enjoy a unique silhouette that is different from Company L’ The jacket itself is longer length than I usually wear… the good news is it goes nicely over the longer Freewheelers sweatshirts which cracks that particular issuette. I might cuff the sleeves if I’m wearing a t-shirt as they are pretty long, otherwise I’ll embrace them. Very nice service from Spiral via IG. Happy... and few pics out in the garden (local field) naturally...

Posted the pre and post wash measurements for the LF44 model previously, reposting them below. LF44 Unwashed Waist: 38 in. Front rise: 14 in. Back rise: 17.75 in. Thigh: 14.5 in. Knee: 11 in. Hem: 10 in. Inseam: 32 in. Warm soaked for an hour and then a quick trip through the washing machine on cold / gentle cycle. Waist: 36 in. Front rise: 13.25 in. Back rise: 17 in. Thigh: 14 in. Knee: 10.5 in. Hem: 9.5 in. Inseam: 30 in. I haven't washed the SO02 yet, but I'll likely get around to it this weekend and will post pre and post wash measurements. I'll also get around to some fit pics, been recovering from a bug the last few days so I haven't been wearing jeans at all lately. I find that I really like the fit of the LF44 pair: ample rise, plenty of room in the legs, accessible front pocket openings. They just feel like a solid pair of jeans. The LF44 denim feels much more dense and fluffy, while the SO02 feels more irregular (pre-wash, at least) and has a bit more nep (especially on the weft).

Freenote Cloth shirt, Hollows belt, TCB Late S40s jeans, John Lofgren Steadfast boots. A rare Flat Headless fit for me.

This deserves more rep! Maybe not for everyone here but this is an amazing watch. My current favourite is a Junghans Max Bill, one of the original configurations, with plexiglass crystal. It's on a titanium mesh strap today but I also like it very much on black apple leather with Working SKEWed Slack Jeans

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

Really happy with the fit. One of the best fitting yokes of my jeans And one pic to show the colour difference of the Gardener with SC1945 jacket

RRL/Triumph/Iron Heart/Birks

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

Thanks for posting! How are his patterns? What are the measurements?

Looking forward to seeing them once you get them in. Post some photos and I might be able to help! Honestly it's pretty hard to track down specific details on each denim since he doesn't directly sell to us international folks.

Awesome. Nice to see the comparison between the different denims. I have a pair of the jeans on the way that I found on Mercari - I'm hoping they're the same denim as my S06 jacket (which I think is LF44) but I'm not sure.

Bought another black Phigvel denim jean model 302 this time in regular instead of wide model. Should be interesting the way I treat this pair.

@PrettyBoyTony go with your gut. From the outside, it seems like you think you should like these jeans, but maybe you don’t - and that’s ok. You may end up wearing them regularly, but never feel comfortable in them. Don’t waste your time, just move them on and move on to and try something else. I’ve bought jeans based on how they look on someone else, and I’ve hated them. I’ve bought jeans based solely on fabric and they sat/sit in my closet. I’ve spent years wearing jeans as I liked how they faded (based on someone else’s wear) and not based around fit; they didn’t turn out great (IMO) because ultimately they didn’t fit great. So much of this is trial and error, and ultimately you’re the one wearing the jeans and you’ll know when you find a pair you want to spend time wearing - not what you think you should be spending time wearing and not looking to be convinced as to what you should be wearing. ‘Yeah, well, you know, that’s just, like, my opinion, man.’

Been looking for one of these in a good nick for a long time... and finally, the day has come. I was mounting up to go the proxy route and go for the Archives one, but this ticks the box for me. Lee 101-J from what i assume is the late 60s/early 70s. Interesting how it has the "MR" on the chest pocket and not on the label, as i've seen on some. If you get the size right, these jacket fit like an absolute glove, i have to say.

This is how mine end up looking most of the time. The front sags a bit (to the point) and the back is super high. Doesn’t bother me too much when I don’t have a shirt tucked or am wearing a sweater but feels off sometimes when I tuck my shirt in. I’m also 6’1 which probably makes it more apparent. Definitely not the end of the world and still a nice fit in general but yeah, would love a more balanced rise.

I give it a coat of Obenauf's before each wash. Not sure if the beeswax has anything to with preserving the pigment.

new peace valley shirt is great

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

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

CDG, Cushman, Word of Mouth, Converse

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.

Seuvas / SCSC 1942s / Russell Moccasin

Sorry for the late reply, thats Kapital Socks. Rare colder weather yesterday Jackman/SugarCane 45R RDT

Freewheelers x 2 / SCSC '43 / MiJ Converse

Sugarcane 1945 - Merz - Two Moon 530 - RW 875

Freewheelers 1900 pullover White Horse Ranch jeans Nicks boots

Two sided "The Rats Hole" Custom Chopper Show '87 single stitch T shirt with bootleg Big Daddy Rat "Fink" on a MIUSA 50/50 Screen Stars medium. Perfect fit and fade, with amazing weird graphics, multiple fonts and a subject matter to make the strs nervous. And that back hit is so good. Perfect 10/10. No notes.

Paging @Dr_Heech July 12th, 2002, Chicago Illinois. I had just seen The White Stripes at Cabaret Metro in Chicago and I was high on life and I noticed some young punk out front was wearing a faded two sided vintage Scientifically Treated Petroleum t shirt. In 2002 The White Stripes had just began their meteoric rise to super stardom and I had just seen the greatest live rock and roll show of my life. The crowd was buzzing. We all knew we had just witnessed greatness. Seven Nation Army would come out the following year and for a brief time TWS would become the biggest band on the planet. And it would decades before Jack White would return to the Metro. Without hesitation I asked him how much he wanted for the t shirt. You see years earlier I had become enamored with the STP logo because my grandfather wore a quilted blue winter puffer coat that had some patches on it. Like many folks from his generation he kept everything until it was used and in tatters. This jacket was faded and dirty and I loved it. My grandma HATED it and that just made it more valuable to me. The punk kid said $5. I gave him a ten dollar bill. He took it right off his back and walked off. It became a reminder of that great night of music and it helped that STP was a nice abbreviation of STRIPES. (It also became the night I bounced my drunken best friend from the bar next door which led to him deciding to get sober but that's a different story.) Fast forward two decades and I found two NOS in mint condition on Velva Sheen tees for sale. They had lower quality transfers instead of the beautiful discharge print my OG had but the tees themselves were identical so obviously I couldn't pass them up. One has about a half dozen wears and the other is staying fresh for now. You can see the difference between the prints below: All three shirts together below. You can see how much the transfer on the newer shirt has degraded with just two washes. The OG shirt below. Those pit stains need attention and OXY. Paper thin And the newer shirt. All of the tees are printed on 60s/70s era Velva Sheen. Back print comparison