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Last full day in Japan. The Sams have got some wear this trip. Illesteva // Iron Heart SH-370-BLU // Kirkland Signature T-shirt (these rule) // Samurai 710 // Common Projects

Seeing Haven not pick up this season was definitely an eyebrow raising moment. I've found myself more and more feeling like the aesthetic of Acronym is diverging from what I am looking for in technical garments, despite the recent turn towards graphical elements being something that I didn't mind (reminds me of earlier-era Acronym, more specifically the louder 3A items back in early 10's). Coincidentally enough, the more straight-forward, practical, workwear inspired looks that Haven is doing with their in-house label seem to be what I'm more drawn to now. After so many years of observing the various ebbs and flows of Acronym's design language, I think we all need to come to terms with the idea that the clothes will always reflect the ever-evolving tastes of the few handful of people behind their design. This time around, its studs and spikes, a couple of years from now, will be something entirely different. It is what it is.

Went for the Denime but ended up with some 1001XX. Interestingly, the red tab is stitched over into the jean.

I doubt it has anything to do with money because, as you can see for yourself, the new products aren't selling well either. Haven, which carried the acronym for more than a decade, making the decision not to carry ACR anymore is very telling. I think the problem is that Errolson gave too much creative power to the wrong people without setting clear guidelines and may have become less involved in the process himself, as he did with the last seasons of Shadow Project. I'm not saying that his tastes haven't changed, but you should know your audience; even if you like wearing Balenciaga clown shoes, it doesn't mean that the people buying your jackets do. I'm 100% sure that if he had just taken the best items from the 2015-2017 season and simply re-released them as is at a reasonable price, people would be clearing the shelves. I still remember how buying a €1000 jacket with addition tape, allowing you to hide the logo, was a mind-blowing idea – that's what Acronym is all about, not 3M logos on the back or spikes on the head. He could've just looked at Visvim and followed what Hiroki is doing because he's been doing the same thing for 20 years and is still doing great. Haven still carries it, and his items are still selling out without much of a problem, even though they're as expensive as ACR.

I just like that we get to have this same conversation every few years. Have we done the Johanna F Schneider bit yet?

Oh, and the store:

Heads up, monkey type time 😎 This right here. Whether it's Hugh or whoever runs the brand now that he's living it up in Japanese strip clubs, kickin' it with Rod and flying between Paris & Korea every other month (not shitting on him, he built this success, he should enjoy it while he can), it's all about scale. Talking about "artistic integrity" (lol), talking about OGs, talking about retailers, blah blah blah, get real lol. Acronym tried scaling up production considerably and produced designs that lent themselves to scalability in what was offered to retailers and it simply did not work out very well (constant discounts, massive deadstock). You'd have to be too busy making out with that giant yellow poster of Hugh not to notice the dip in design quality. There's no doubt in my mind that (especially since you can access their earnings through Germany's publicly accessible audits) is making more bank than ever, but with that scale comes disappointment fans, it's just a part of the growing pains, you can't please everyone & Acr is evidently trying to figure where they stand in all this. I'm sure we're in for a few more years of experimenting with marketing, community outreach, collaborative stuff, maybe a brick and mortar location, w/e. Brands always want to expand and we're witnessing that in real time here. I'm not super keen on anything from next szn but I'm still excited to see what's coming beyond that and I do have to admit it's at least something new, surface level or not. TL:DR capitalism, stop projecting.

Those people are the core customers; if you respect them, they will stick with the brand and feed your hand forever. The other customers don't care; they may be into techwear today and gorpcore a year later. That's exactly what happened with all that #acrhive shit. Errolson thought this would last forever, hence increasing prices and quantities, but in reality, nobody cares about techwear anymore. But here we are, the SuFu still talking about it years later, and the other customers you're referring to moved on a long time ago and won't ever come back.

Also, just rereleasing popular items seems like a dead end to me, they will loose their appeal if there is a over supply. Yet, they are doing so with the upcoming j36, just with a twist. I think trying new stuff is necessary, it would make more sense to keep an eye on the details that worked well.

Nice package arrived today courtesy of our man at Hoosier... I already have the Ironalls in size 17 but it's a touch too snug for my liking, so it's hardly worn (3/4 times tops). They sold out quick so I never thought I'd find a 17.5... but here we have it... hence the size 17 is up for sale... if anyone is interested DM me The Heaver work shirt is nice and heavy... great fabric, particularly 'warm' on the inside of the fabric

I understand some people that are into the brand for decades are not feeling everything lately. But I also do think for a lot of people it is important that the stuff is exclusive and hard to get. I buy Acronym for a few years, but only a few items here and there. I never was into the styles that were super slim fit and pants with a super low crotch. Therefore the pants from the last few seasons were perfect to me, like the P44 and P46. Also the wider versions of the J1's are way better for me then older fits. The V91 and J91 are on daily roatation aswell and the Hoodies lately are nice, like the S34 and S31. I started skateboarding 1990 and being a teenager of the 90's I really like baggier stuff and I'm kind of big. But I always liked the technical aspect and well thought ideas flowing into the garments. What I'm trying to say is that people like me that don't look like the role model Acronym tech wear wearer are also liking the brand and the idea behind it, but rocking kind of a differnt style. I especially dislike the fit pics of E rocking all this garbage high fashion shoes and jewellery. I think that Kiddie girlfriend is the main reason for that, him being at fashion shows getting inspired from uncool brands. I think E wants and trys to make Acronym bigger then it should be, and from what I see it's not working. The stuff is to expensive for the average customer, retailers are sitting on the stuff and putting it on sale to get rid of it. Get in where you fit in comes to mind.

I’ve unpicked you a hem from an old pair of SC From stitch to hem From hem +folded over material 0.75”

Pics are from atmos Japan Cool looking sneakers from NB

Retailers who have carried Acronym for more than a decade such as Haven have stopped carrying the brand, this alone speaks volumes.

There was a bike kleptomanic in Oxford who got busted when someone spotted his back garden on google earth

I’ll admit, I’m a bit old at this point and also fall prey to a bit of nostalgia from my youth clothing wise (I basically live in mil cargos nowadays), but E really has to let go of trying to ride the wave of mid/late 90’s rave/club gear. Shit was wack back then(and I was wearing it lol) and it still is.

The A2 deck jacket that's just dropped is bloody gorgeous. Edit: I've got the N1 IHM-10 navy as my daily, & a new N1 IHM-35 khaki sitting in the closet. Must resist the A2.

I did end up going back to Warehouse so here's a picture.

“Following the money” isn’t a bad thing, but it is when you decide to sabotage the integrity of the experimental technical design brand that you’ve…i’m assuming…worked so hard to build and accomplish? Acronym has always been “cool” and it was effortless, now it feels like they’re trying to be “cool” and the effort is falling very short from the customer base you built up for close to two decades to now abandon ship and try and force feed us this shit/ever-evolving taste designs that I can only hope that it’s obvious to E that he knows we aren’t here for it. Like no offense to E looking to evolve his brand, but why not just do it under a new brand name like most brands do, and then leave Acronym to its original DNA. CDG for example is very good at separating their brand identities. I can’t help but think that E could literally re-release 15’-17’ and do no harm. We’re past the point of caring about MiC, we’re over it. Time is of the fucking essence if you ask me. Holding onto these proven-successful designs to try new ideas seems like a large waste of time imo.

The designs use to scream thorough research and excellent execution, now they scream "look at me look at me look at me" and nothing else. That's what streetwear has been all about for a few years now, disappointing but not really surprising that Acronym is following the money in this sense. I'm almost certain that there have been new additions to the design team who are... much younger.

@Duke Mantee yes they try to instill the old school craft of soldering/brazing even though 80% of copper is done with press fittings these days. Gotta start with a solid foundation.

I have a pile of bikes/ bike stuff picked up on the street. somehow it is a disposable thing. it became even worse with the swap bikes. this is a pile of bikes my local government picked up as abandoned bike

Sorry - iPhone But a thing to hang some things on. The guy was given a similar thing, but his thing had zamak hardware and it broke. So now he has a thing that won’t break. Anyway all solid brass hardware, and a wee bit of what’s left of that defunct leather I made the braces from.

Apprenticeship school last week Filson denim vest Runabout Goods brander type 1 Freewheelers 1937 Nicks 1964 Tan builder pro

Tilley hat / Ooe cossack / Tender Co. tee & trousers / Hollows belt / Russell mocs

Acronym SuFu thread = free Customer Focus Group for Acrnm.gmbh

WTS P23TS-S size XL BLACK $575 shipped in the CONUS. open to offers. SOLD

@beautiful_FrEaK @smoothsailor @Talan Thanks! I just sent a request so we will see.

It's weird, but they also had the 220 and again, some white-out after the number (?). All of their Denime are one wash too. BEARS' had both models, and they were definitely raw (with the stickers "Buy em big..."). I wish I kinda tried them at BEARS' now since they are wider cuts, a 32" or even a 30" inseam would have been pretty fine for me. Really nice denim though.

That's the BigE model so no XX model anyway. The Lot 220 is the XX model.

+ for fromjapan. Bought some non-denim stuff just with a link to the seller store.

I just used fromjapan, real easy. be prepared for a shitload of spam mail

I got 3 questions right in a row last week while watching University Challenge.. all 3 were about bike parts.. first answer was stem, second was crank and third was dropouts.. all the students were flummoxed. In your face academia!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001sh5t/university-challenge-202324-18-uea-v-open-university @ 24.40 Q. What 5 letter word denotes the part which connects the pedal to the axle of the bottom bracket? A. Erm, Spoke? F'kin spoke?..

Cycle Champ made an appearance last night on SNL

WTS Price: $800 shipped from S. Korea. Shipping fee negotiable. Paypal add 4% J47-GT SS20 Size: Medium Condition: 9/10 Tried on 3~4 times at home. Selling because I learned the hard way I don't fit medium in Acro (got another J47 in Large, can show) No noticeable sign of wear on wrists, neck, etc. Good as new (check pictures - can also send more if interested) No original spec sheet & plastic bag Missing waist's olive shockcord -- no difference in Speedlock's functionality More pictures: https://imgur.com/a/ie4HM7l

There is a corner near our house which i've affectionately named 'bike corner' .. folks leave their old bikes/bike parts there 'free to a good home' .. i take the more interesting examples home and offer them up for karma (collection) on the bike forums i contribute to.. Rare 1970's Lapierre mixtie - even has the original stainless mudguards and Soubitez front dynamo lamp Giant Cadex ..a bunch of wheels last week.. some Hope hubs and these carbon Novotec .. yesterday morning i found this old sewing machine There was a full set of golf clubs once, I let the scrapman take those.. i don't think golfers should ever be encouraged !

403 Trousers The hem are shorter than my usual go to length in work pants, looks a bit awkward lol.

I taught him everything he knows … not everything I know, just what he knows

When to the local shop to re work on my 50s

Tokyo 2023

Tokyo 2023

Bump, offers are welcome

My fave jacket ever - still looking for one in 3xl after all these years.

J70 reminds me of SISP Tech Blazer it never fit me correctly, M was too snug and large was too long especially the sleeves.

i was thinking marcelo burlon ca 2017

WTS SAC-J2762 size 1 in black 9.9/10 (worn once) — $2300 shipped in USA. SOLD J29-LP size M 9.5/10 (full pack) Open to other countries, will add more for shipping.

Got these 2013 bred 1's about 6 weeks ago and ive put countless miles into them , really nice shoe and a colourway that I've wanted for ages . Prices are crazy for breds but I got these for a decent price , being honest I would have preferred the 2016 release but I didn't want to miss out on these and end up having to pay double for some 2016 . As usual I stained the midsole and swapped the laces for some foxtrot laces . Really I can only think of 3 more jordan 1's that I'm after 1 . Kentucky 2 . Black toe 3 . And last 1 of the meralic pairs .... maybe a navy or purple

AJ1 Shadows

Warehouse cowboy jeans