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Camping life Effector, denime, fullcount, vans

Flat head, canes, lone wolf. I love this shirt!

Just getting off work, variation on my outfit from a few days ago. 1960’s Gant shirt, Duke belt, 50’s Soviet watch, Cane’s M41150 and Lone Wolf Carpenters.

MASH M35 denim dungarees about eight years old now. These are reproductions of the dungarees worn by Civilian Conservation Corp workers and US Army enlisted soldier from the 1930's through the 40's. They started out as raw denim but are gradually fading nicely.

A better colour comparison with my SC1945

Vintage saint James/jelado/vintage gat/dog

Freewheelers x 2 / Tezomeya / Warehouse

Vintage tshirt Phigvel 302 black Wesco custom boss debating on cuffing this denim

Rainy day fit earlier this week. Vtg Levis Trucker Faux Turquoise necklace '87 The Rat Hole tee Painted leather belt Bronson 1936 Lee-pro ACME Phoenix Cowboy boots

In other news... a week away from it all, sort of, with la familia in Bakewell, Derbyshire… yep the Peak District again… only 90 minutes from home which met the brief… Nice crib for some lolling about after going out and about doing some swimming, some walking, some biking (more later, promise 😉) Stuff nearby... Walked up Stanage Edge with Mrs and daughter this time And spotted this Porsche and Ferrari cavalcade… the drivers were all a bit vanilla… I wonder if they have any businesses in Leicester? Canes 37s attempting to hide the shame of a gasso BBQ… I’ve got charcoal at home… c’mon let me off folks!!

Ooe / Tezo / Hollows / Big John / MOTO

Ebbets Julius Tart Japan UES on Samurai Tanner Goods on Full Count Red Wing

Long time no post… been working 60 hours a week in the 100 degree heat. My work clothes get so dirty I don’t dare wash them at home so I’m at the laundromat on this rainy Sunday. Levi’s jacket I got at a Boot Barn 10 years ago. Red Clouds chinos & Straye sneakers

Whitesvile/samurai/tanner/bulova/clarks

Back in those contest jeans. The overall colour is lighter than the pics show

Some shots comparing my 1 year old TCB 50s vs new 50s (with an indigo tab!)

Precautionary, but the chainstitching was coming apart. Kinda weird too, the outer jean inside chainstitch; while the inner jean, the inner chainstitch. So basically both of them were coming apart and only a matter of time before a gaping hole would have opened up, no doubt at the most unfortunate time. The denim isn't looking like it's getting any holes there, though. Knee, wallet, phone on the other hand...

Hakusan 1950's Champion Gildan Freewheelers Lofgren

UES linen / Silverstone Groundalls

Much appreciated, Doc 🫡 Another one I saw yesterday and I just have to post. Photo by Dorothea Lange, from the Library of Congress: San Francisco, Calif. Apr. 1942. Pals at Weill Public School - Yuichi Sumi, left, of Japanese ancestry, and Tommy Wong of Chinese descent, on one of the last days before evacuation of Californians of Japanese ancestry, under US Army Exclusion Order No. 20, Sumi will be housed in a War Relocation Authority center for the duration of the war. A gut-wrenching story that should not soon be forgotten. Yuichi looks to be wearing a crisp 506 (or 213?), or another brand's knockoff. Tommy in a very interesting v-neck sweat, with pockets on the waistband ribbing?

St. John’s Bay corduroy shirt Uniqlo slub tee (similar to Warehouse pocket tee) FW 1947 Converse

Freenote short sleeve, Buzz Rickson original spec chinos, Viberg 2030 Service Boots.

New (used) bag from Django Atour—big enough that my laptop case doesn’t stick out the top even a little bit! + Tender shades / Tezo tee / Hollows belt / Roy trousers / Russell moc’s

Some shots of my M-35 pullover. These are made by Kaoru same as the M-54 jeans and Type IIs and the Bartack Alls stuff. There was also a different version for Foremost with the proper tin US Army buttons. I don't mind having donut buttons instead, less likely to drop off 😄 denim is pretty hairy (with a few extra dog hairs thrown in) Think the hem roping is going to be bananas.

Same old for me.. We went up to my mums on Sunday to do some scrumping.. came home with a big bag of eating apples and a big bag of cooking apples. I took Monday off work because they were predicting a 4 day heatwave... pfft! Got up Monday and atempted to make freddo espresso pourover Cleaned the shed out.. Alas.. Monday was just mizzle and drizzle If you look closely you can just about see the MJ family on Stanage ridge I don't want to worry y'all but it's starting to look a little autumnal out there... trees of yellow and orange in mid August Merino baselayer unravelling Heather Puncture Crashed into a sheep .. got home just in time for the apple pie coming out of the oven. Yum! 😋

Back from the Midwest Great Lakes / Union Special / Hollows / Cane’s / Frank’s

Off work this week, took a day trip to Mackinac Island today. Mackinac Island is a historically significant car-free island technically in Lake Huron, one of the 5 Great Lakes. Lake Michigan ‘flows’ into Lake Huron through the Straights of Mackinac, an almost 5 mile wide channel that separates Michigan's lower peninsula from the upper peninsula. Due to this strategic location, Mackinac Island has been used as a fort since 1780 to control the Straits. Originally built by the British, it was taken by the Americans not until 1796, 20 years after independence was declared. The British also briefly reoccupied the fort and island from 1812-1815. Of course, the location was also strategically and culturally important to Native Americans long before. I remember reading an excellently illustrated book as a kid about Mackinac Island, which according to Native American legend was formed by a giant turtle. The name Mackinac actually orginates from the Ojibwe word meaning ‘great turtle.’ Interestingly enough, the French spelled it Mackinac and the British Mackinaw. The island and bridge use the French spelling, but the city on the mainland the English. As an island, the only way to reach it is by boat, plane, or if the straits freeze over, snowmobile. There is a small year round population, but it’s largely a (very popular) summer tourist destination. It’s an incredibly unique and beautiful place! Fort Mackinac, where you can see historic reenactments. Typical ferry The Grand Hotel (view from the ferry), which boasts the longest front porch in the world, and has a formal dress code (and is very expensive). View of the Mackinac Bridge from the ferry, which connects Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. When it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at 5 miles. Downtown. The only transportation on the island is horse-drawn carriage and bicycles. Fort Mackinac sign American Trench / Whitesville / Left Field / Hokas

Update on the Freewheelers war jacket. here you go @Dr_Heech

Tender Co hadal brown reefer denim jacket / Undercover tee (from 2009 S/S I think?) / Equus belt / Slash Overalls S01 / Nicks boots

Jeans came in, same dark denim & pink-selvedge line as my jacket - LF44 I believe @Broark? Seller had washed pretty gently but I needed a fair bit more shrinkage for a size 34 to work, so chucked them in a 40 wash / 1600 rpm spin-cycle and a short run through the dryer on low heat. Definitely brought them to life (making me tempted to give the jacket the same treatment but don't need the shrinkage with it). Fit is good now and not too short in the inseam luckily. Looking through old Mercari listings (trying to gauge what shrinkage other people might have gotten) I spotted the same lot number visible on an older listing for a still raw pair, so I'm actually the third owner it seems 😅. Some before and after washing (with a day's wearing in): With the jacket (which is tub soaked only). It's the only matching denim tux I own but still doesn't look like it matches 😂. Well at least for now anyway.

Apologies for the double photo post, but figured I would follow up here. I’m not really one for reviews, especially on a brand new pair - but since there aren’t any other impressions here I’ll note a few. First - this was the first time I did two washes before wearing. First one was a steaming, and agitated (eh, @Double 0 Soul) soak for about an hour, then chucked them in the warm wash and pulled them before the spin cycle. They dried up nice and crispy but still had some room in the waist, which was fine - I did buy what I thought would be a size up, and that seemed pretty true. But, I wanted to see if I could maybe get anything else out so I did a hot aggressive wash (pulled before spin again), and the waist did tighten up a bit more. They’re still an oversized pair on me, belt needed, but again that’s what I went for. I’ve mostly avoided marbling - the rough plan for these is not to let them hit water again for a good long while, esp as they will only be worn sporadically. Conclusion on sizing and fit is that they’re just about in line with the sugar canes and Freewheelers of the world. Compared to the WMJ I’m used to right now this denim is more substantial - which makes sense as it’s listed as closer to 15 oz washed. I actually kinda like the arcs, though I’m not sure I would if they were stitched. The pockets give the impression of being slightly on the narrower side, esp the coin pocket. Back pockets too, but still hold a wallet fine. I forget what I hemmed them to - I think 33” pre soak, but it should have been more. Ah well. There’s a sort of black enamel coating on the laurel wreath fly buttons which is a bit unique, curious to see how that ages over time. Chainstitch runoff at the waist is a nice touch - no other crazy run offs or dangly strings, everything else is pretty proper and clean more like Freewheelers I’d say. Maybe I’ll get some time for more detail photos later but in general, I approve!

Wash and dry really made this small pin sized hole open up

Ebbets Field/Denime/Mercer&Sons/Sugar Cane/Lucchese

A couple shots by Marion Post Wolcott. If you zoom in you can read the lot and size numbers. Match strikes on the right hamstring. Patch removed, cinch as well, or possibly an S501 with watch pocket rivets.

My keyring is ahead of my jeans!!

Shit, it is solely great fits on this page! Well done guys! Hope I don’t lower the quality tooo much:) Danton / Sunray Sportsware / Duke (non-wiz) / WHxHinoya disregard the footware, it was taken in backyard

Nice @ATWM! For myself, I find a patch quicker to get repaired and less obtrusive–darning [almost] always comes out super stiff, like cardboard, in most cases that I have had it done. Plus, the wait time can be 4-10 weeks. In saying that, I had my SEXI26s repaired at SELA from my moto accident, the whole crotch and left leg were ripped entirely, and it feels like a new pair of jeans after repairing. Soft and pliable.

Finished this today. Very fun, but long build.

everything getting a proper Shredwin treatment

Nonnative Texas tshirt from 2018 Phigvel 302 black Wesco roller magazine collab Romeos

Not today but last week... Ladies and gentlemen, the UK’s 2025 City of Culture… Bradford I like the place, it’s full of diversity and character… screw the haters Loved this collection of photos from the 1980s in the Lumb Lane area of the city… on show at the Science and Media Museum Tower of Now is in the city centre… commissioned recently to celebrate the city's diversity And then a Caribbean lunch at a nice little food hall (erm Darley Street market, rather than Greggs this time)

Just got back from a couple of weeks in Bali, there was just one day when the clouds burned off around Mt. Agung to reveal all of its 9000 ft glory

Horse drinking a coca cola at the Indiana State Fair in the 50s

Some extra info for anyone interested. We’re in Kefalonia, one of the Ionian islands, which became better known via Louis de Bernières’ novel ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ and the subsequent film starring Nicolas Cage and Penélope Cruz. I won’t give you the potted history of the island as I’m sure Wikipedia can do that much better than me. We’re staying in Lourdas on the south coast, just below the village of Vlachata and about a mile walk along a meandering road to the sea (it must be very salty here as it’s the only place I’ve ever been able to float in - I’ve never been to the Dead Sea). It’s at the foot of Mt Aenos, which stands at 1628m, almost 300m higher than Ben Nevis, and the peak is often shrouded in cloud. You can see the neighbouring island of Zakynthos very clearly from here. I’m just with the teenagers as Mrs F is currently working (on series 2 of CIA thriller ‘The Agency’ starring Michael Fassbender). We’re having a very low-key week as my daughter just got back from a week at surf camp in Galicia and my son is due to do his DofE Gold expedition in Snowdonia (Eryri) next week having done the practice expedition in the Brecon Beacons (Bandai Brycheiniog) earlier this month and then working at a Forest Camp in Ireland. Consequently we’re all happy to do very little! Here’s a selection of the wildlife we’ve encountered so far (lizard, dead eel, praying mantis) and also my holiday reading. We were visited by a big Labrador type dog last night that tried to get into our pool! That’s all folks!

Inherited this very cool Soviet watch, don’t know much about it but I really like the look. It keeps time really well and even has a mechanical alarm! The twisty hand sets the alarm time and the top knob winds it up, and it buzzes (for quite a while depending on how much you’ve wound it) when the hour hand aligns with it. So cool!

First pic is making me feel good about getting a narrow width embossed western belt from Codina kinda specifically to wear with my Sugar Cane 42s 🤠

Last night’s fare, to stay on topic

Thank you for posting this - snagged the 507. Will put some pics up once it arrives

Phigvel 302 straight model. These are noticeably slimmer.

A Chilean friend of mine (who's lived in the UK since his teenage years) said that when he was a kid back in Chile, he would grab a couple of geckos and let them bite his earlobes.. once they gently bite you let go and they won't release their grip if they can't feel their feet on the floor so he'd be walking around the house with a couple of geckos dangling from his ears