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A good friend of mine helped restore The Viking, the Nordic ship that crashed Chicago's Columbian Exposition in 1893 so I got a private tour of the ship and it's archives. Amazing that this crossed the Atlantic from Norway. Chilly day meant early sweater vest and wool trousers.

Get comfy.. i've got a long overdue photo-dump We moved into our house 5yrs ago and the bathroom was already fked! I've been bodging the electrics to keep shit working Being an 1880era terrace house, there was never a bathroom, toilet would have been at the end of the garden (now a bike shed) and washing facilities would have been a tin bath in front of the coal fire.. so our bathroom would have been a back bedroom.. It looked like this.. .. there was a false wall to house the electric shower but designed by fkin idiots so one would open the door onto the sink which you would shimmy around before you could close it *face palm* I chalked out my plans full scale on the floor at work ..and started building the cabinets ..bought a lovely hand made concrete basin ..and some wood from https://www.albiontimber.co.uk/ We're not posh enough to have en-suite so much to the families disgust.. i bought a camping toilet from Amazon and put it in the outside loo ..I started building the cabinets in ..took a break for Pakistani mango season ...droooool! ..i didn't do any of the plumbing or tiling, i just planned it all out to the nth degree and bought all the stuff (well you know what i'm like, i spent months doing this ).. turned out the tiler was some kind of tiling god! Now it looks like this.. ..had the shower tray imported from Ireland I wanted the windowsil to drain the water back to the shower tray so rather than taper the fluted pink tiles i made a wooden plinth and cast a silicone mould ..then made a concrete windowsil instead ..turned out pretty well I bought this mid-century Italian medicine cabinet from https://vintarama.com/en-gb in Germany These are the plinths i made from the Ash i bought from Albion ..bits and bobs from Ferm Living ..and Zone Denmark ..i've built a hidden cupboard into the cabinets ..push the door and it clicks open Stacey Solomen can fk off with her scatter cushions.. i've missed my vocation in life as a bathroom designer!

47 tux WH 2001XX 1947 2000XX DSB (hurts to type that out) FW 601XX 1947 Incredible denim on both

plus: tcb 1890s tux again with fleabayed russel moccasin monsters and an approximate b_F pose… (suspenders change the drape considerably…)

Great Lakes / Tender Co. / Rocky Mountain Featherbed / Union Special / Hollows / The Vanishing West / White’s

FW Ironalls Lot 100 / SC-43 tux / Tezo and @Duke Mantee (not visible) / Brother Bridge

..after all that^ hard work, i needed a break so we headed to Castellammare del Golfo in northern Sicily.. considered the jewel of the north-west, a bit like Barrow-in-Furness. I nearly missed the plane because security didn't like the look of my fishing tackle.. a small pouch filled with lead shot and scissors.. I picked up a Fiat Panda Hybrid in the airport..the driving in Sicily is just insanity, much like Mario Kart, the only way to get around is to drive like an Italian, never stop, never give an inch, push in at every opportunity, shouting shit and gesticulating wildly while throwing banana skins and tortoise shells at other road users.. they know you're a tourist if you're indicating so i stopped using my indicators on day 2 and pushed in at every opportunity they soon accepted me as one of their own Luckily, when they're not behind the wheel of a car, the people are lovely, we rented a house on a dirt track in the middle of nowhere, my sat-nav freaked out and couldn't locate the house, outside the capital, nobody speaks a word of English and my italian is considered 'offensive' at best but after 30 mins of driving around the dirt tracks i had to go to someone's house to ask directions.. i had a phone number but the guy who owned our house didn't speak english so i couldn't call him and explain where we were because i had no fkin clue where we were?!.. ..The guy who came to the door lived in Milan (originally from Sicily and spoke a little english) and was staying at his holiday home with his family, wearing nothing more than Speedos and flip-flops, he called the house owner who came to our rescue on his dirt bike. Our house, nestled between the sea and the mountains.. with my hire-car... it's been 37ºC and 30ºC at night ..down the dirt track ..to the sea ..this is where we spent our days snorkeling with the beach babes The food / restaurant culture is incredible, albeit.. very expensive.. there are no fast food outlets or burger chains.. even the supermarket was deli quality food but priced accordingly. Over here.. if you don't want to pay Waitrose prices, you go to Tesco but over there, you didn't have that option, we ate at some shitholes just to save money towards some of the most fasntastic restaurants i've ever eaten at, one place was serving €290 steaks, we had burgers .. but the most incredible burgers i've ever eaten, dripping with fatty parma-ham, we ate in a forest overlooking the sea and a walled courtyard in Scopello (Ssee last photo) The restaurants open 8.30 till 2am.. most folks come out to eat at 10.30, crowds of peeps queue for tables.. i'm not proud to say that we spent £1150 just on evening meals in one week Messina was the local brew.. it's far, far, far superior on draught ..kid caught a baby gekko Cactus fruit was growing by the side of the road The first night we drove into the local town for pizza, (8mins away) it looks beautiful ...but look how densely populated this place is.. it reminded me of the favellas in Brazil but these buildings are mostly ancient, pre-car so the streets were narrow with no footpaths, always one way and heading in the opposite direction to where i wanted to go.. restaurants would just drag tables and chairs out onto the street and put a metal barrier across the top of the street blocking your way ..trying to negotiate this madness was a pain (getting parked was a fkin nightmare) but 1000s of peeps were out in the streets, from babies to grandparents enjoying each others company instead of sitting in the house typing shit into the internet.. i mean, contributing to forums This was the local town during siesta.. ..my teenager on the rare occasion he wasn't eating gellato ..it seems even Sicilians have love for Yorkshires finest square tubed mountain bikes ..this was Scopello, just around the coast ..on the morning we left, the wind woke me up at 7.30am, blowing a sun shield outside the house.. i had to get up and take it down, odd? .. it started to rain .. hot rain, this wasn't forcast? wtf.. by the time i got to the airport, it was beautiful blue skies again, then i heard the news about the billionaires in the sunken yaught when we got back to the UK.. we were staying just to the left of Palermo, the yacht sank just to the right of Palermo.. half an hour around the coastal road ..anyway, nice to see you all again!

Sugar Cane 1943 tux / Gildan (not visible) / @Duke Mantee / Converse Timeline

Great Lakes / Tezo / Hollows / Tender / Frank’s

Masstard Phigvel Wesco

diaper butt 101 buzz tcb redwing

Denime '37 / Freewheelers '37 / Rototo / Big Yank Anatomica / Bronson / @Duke Mantee / Russell Moccasin

2 angles on the Warehouse, Denime, Alden combo

With a combined experience of nearly 5,000 years denim-wearing and denim-scrutinising experience (give or take a few years 😜), I’m very happy to introduce the contest judges… @Maynard Friedman @Bobbo @chicote @CSL @Double 0 Soul @Dr_Heech @Duke Mantee @Flash @oomslokop Simone @smoothsailor I hear you - it's the mother of all judging panels!! Thank you judges for signing up to play a part in the competition. I think we can safely say the winners will deserve it 😀 … to anyone inadvertently missed from the list - mia culpa, our apologies - we’re getting older, busier and more forgetful… please continue to join in along the journey... So… how will it work? Here's the outline... Each judge will pick their 1st, 2nd and 3rd places Each place will be worth points. Points make prizes. 1st place = 4 points 2nd place = 2 points 3rd place = 1 point There will be no sharing, no conferring between judges. They will make their own choice, without influence. Maynard will be the lead judge. He’ll consolidate all individual judge’s scores and total them up to give a grand total… and the winners! NB - we need to work through what we'll do if there is a tie for places (we have a little time to decide that 😉) Maynard will announce the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places Game on!!

Still feel uncomfortable making a picture of my outfit. But found a way a bit better than my dirty mirror. papa nui, buzz, fullcount, gh bass

Some pictures after applying Fiebing's Brown Edge Dressing. Looks so much better in my opinion, not really a fan of natural edges. Also swapped out the laces for the waxed laces (also included), though forgot to snap some photos. I'm certainly no boots expert. But I've worn White's, Wesco, Alden, etc. over the last 20 years. Never really had an eye for Red Wing. I appreciated the history, but didn't quite understand their use case since my PNW boots were much more robust, and my Alden's more dressier. All these years later, I find PNW boots too clunky and heavy, and my Alden's not robust enough. Suddenly Red Wing made perfect sense, and prices haven't really skyrocketed luckily. Some complain that these new Beckman's don't have the Japan version flatbox toe of yore (which I would've preferred), or that the heel should be stacked leather for the price. But for the price, I think these represent a perfect midway boot that looks dressy enough, and still robust enough without being cumbersome or hard on my geriatric knees. Looking forward to putting the miles in!

Got myself a new pair yesterday papa nui / engineered garments / at last co

108°F ain't gonna stop me from rocking my SC '47s. Plus Kamakura and Lofgrens.

OK folks... a follow up as we have a ‘deadline’ to finalise choices by 14th September. Thanks to everyone who has provided details already For action please (all contestants) Can @beautiful_FrEaK @MJF9 @fabes @81611 @srudy @bartlebyyphonics @theguywhoknewthatguy @volvo240thebest @dudewuttheheck @CSL finalise their details please (the yellow bits on the attached spreadsheet). Please DM me as stuff gets lost in the thread. Any missing requirements will be defaulted to 28 waist, with 28 cm inside leg 😉 Can those who have already provided their requirements (status of green) check the table is correct for them. Belt and braces brought safety to John Wayne and so we’ll use them here. If it’s correct, just rep the post please. Any errors, DM me and @beautiful_FrEaK please If anyone has any issues, please let me know. Thanks all... nearly there

Vintage 1970s Brooks Brothers/black SC 1947/Rancourt I realized that I forgot to post this one from American Labor Day so here’s a workwear bonus. Denime/Hollows/Buzz/Franks

Sassafras Gardeners jacket 10 years, bought in Brodism (Sassafras own-label store) in Kyoto. 14 oz jap denim Never washed, we dont wash jackets around here

More fall weather in Ohio today. Same ol hat Vintage vest again Vintage Oshkosh flannel DIY Blundstones

Great Lakes / Tender Co. / Joe McCoy’s / Freenote / Duke / The Vanishing West / Frank’s

The only pic of me wearing said silverstone jorts. Paired with lvc duck vest (nice big pockets for screws etc) whilst building my shed in 2018.

Having a lot of work done to the house, praying the weather holds when they start converting the loft. 😬 MF+Nudie

Sorry for the slow response @rbeck.. it's been at least 6mths since my last confession Sure, the frame is a Mid-90s Pace RC200, They were made in Yorkshire, very light, very rigid, very quick The forks are Pace RC31, Flight saddle and Syncros post It's been through a series of incarnations but i think i'm finally done tinkering with it.. It's got Pace Renthal bars, Pauls levers, Pauls Thumbies (with Dura-Ace shifters) Pauls Klampers and Onza grips X-Lite L168 with Ringle Slamma Cooks Bros Racing crank (which @beautiful_FrEaK proxied for me) Pace rings, Syncros Ti BB, Suntour XC Pros, XTR M952 front and rear, CK hubs and Ultradynamicos

Starting to develop some decent contrast on the WWII jeans. Pictured here with a belt made by our very own Sir Duke.

Warehouse tee, FC belt, TCB 50s

@shredwin_206 I'll try to dig up some of my photos. I've seen quite a few with bottom not buttoned. And usually they have the very top buttoned. Just the opposite of what I find comfortable. So, I've dug thru a ton of my saved photos. It seems the unbuttoning of the bottom or just buttoning the top was mainly (not always) a early thing. Mostly seen in late 1800s/early 1900s mining and workers photos. This is just my observation. And the majority of the photos it is being done with the gingham "blouse", more so, than the duck and denim jackets. Again, this is just what I'm seeing. I'm curious as to why one would do this. Especially the buttoning of just the top button. I'm guessing on the gingham blouses/jackets, you would unbutton to alleviate the chance of popping the stitches and losing the button(s). The gingham being a lighter duty fabric than duck/denim. For any of the fabrics, my guess on unbuttoning the bottom is for comfort while sitting on a horse or in a buggy. Just my thoughts.

Going back to the flannel pocket bags on og Levis, l saw these pics on lg and had to share. Another flannel colour combo alternative to the usual herringbone twill or the natural cotton pocket material.

Not the best lighting but the colors match nicely. Ooe, RMC, MF, Chippewa, Mason & Hamlin (piano)

contestants, let it be known the following are what i'll be looking for as a judge for maximum points and that my judgement will be objective and final. send any financial gratifications (min. amount price of a 411S non-ww2) to my paypal (f&f only) at oomslokop at gmail: 1. super stacks 2. diaper butt 3. patches at 6++ months (no sashiko mending please! such extravagance will merit -50 points) 4. super size up aho style 5. super size down à la slimane's 19cm dior homme circa 2005 6. ugliest tender cuff 7. jorts at 1 month in 8. no wash till end of comp 9. sanded "thai-style" lightning honeycomb 10. (+100 bonus points for those who remember fc contest thru indigo mist of time) gold painted jawnz hope that's clear. best of luck and break (in) a leg!

ues/tezo/sugar cane

Update Good news... Simone confirmed that Collect have shipped both rolls. The target plan remains for Simone to have the jeans to us before Christmas for the competition to start. Note though that’s a target as Simone’s doing this single-handed so we’ll need to be understanding. Anyhow, this plan beats my expectations for sure given we only very recently started talking about this so solid progress has been made. Simone has started on the belt loops already! Request please by the deadline of 14th September Can all contestants finalise the following by DMing it to both @beautiful_FrEaK and me please? Model Waist size Confirm if they want hemming done by Simone If yes, please state your desired inside leg. Simone will add 8.3cm to your desired leg length to allow for shrinkage. Any issues with the date, please let me know. To help you finalise your model selection… Key points Every SuFu contest jeans will be made with the same denim which is sourced from Collect/Japan Blue. 12oz Loom state selvedge denim made by Shinya on Enshu shuttle loom. Denim is 82,5 cm (32,5 Inches) wide Cotton origin: American Yarn count 7/1 x 7/1 Density 62x46 Please be aware may jeans are hand-made, hand-folded, sewn on vintage industrial sewing machines. Flawless, imperfections are considered parts of the beauty and character of my jeans. Discrepancies with chart may occur. Same specs for all jeans: 100% Japanese cotton sewing threads Hand folded seam allowances, no use of iron Sufu custom-designed cow leather patch Sizes available: 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42, 44 311 Slim/Reg silhouette mid to high rise 60's rivets No hidden rivets (can be ordered with hidden rivets) Word of Mouth buttons Orange sewing threads Thin belt loops Clean crotch and flys construction Natural cotton twill pocket bags 411 Regular straight silhouette (see pic) High rise Punch through rivets Hidden rivets Word of Mouth buttons Orange threads (available also with 2 tone threads) Wide belt loops Clean crotch and flys construction Natural cotton twill pocket bags 411WWII Same 411 specs except for: Japanese HBT pocket bags Yellow threads Raw crotch and flys construction (see pic) Unfinished pocket facings (see pic) S-wire donut buttons, S-wire laurel leaf belt button No bartacks on back pockets Wonky stitches 611 ('37 inspired model) Regular straight silhouette (wider than 411) High rise Punch through rivets Hidden rivets Crotch rivets Chinch back Reversed yoke construction (see pic) Two tone threads color Wide belt loop Raw Flys and crotch construction Natural cotton twill pocket bags 411S ('42ish inspired model) 611 silhouette Punch through Rivets Hidden rivets Standart yoke construction Crotch Rivet Bartack on back pocket No chinch back Wide beltloop 10 Oz Denim pocket bag (Amoskeag Repro Fabric) Donut and WMJ mix buttons 5150 High rise Regular straight silhouette Punch through rivets Hidden rivets Orange stitches Word of Mouth buttons Orange threads (available also with 2 tone threads) Wide belt loops Clean crotch and flys construction Natural cotton twill pocket bags

Bought this for my son. He wanted a sherpa levis jacket for a while, after being introduced to the type 3 as a boy, but had to have lower pockets/hand warmers. Got a nice clean example in a mid blue with some crocking on sleeves starting. Looks like 527 factory code (another EL Paso plant??) and manufactured in February 1988. Got it for a reasonable price but after postage and duties it felt like l'd bought it from a vintage shop. Anyway it fits me comfortably over a tee so there's always that option 😁

Headless / Warehouse / SC SDC ‘46 / Viberg

The 1947...a classic

Really cool mid-'40s 11MW repro on Yahoo, pre-lawsuit

I’m loving these jeans… whitesville/sugar cane/gat

Here's a size comparison between a new black 505s in size 36, and a pretty new 50s in size 36. I wear my 50s a little larger than most western guys I think. I would describe the fit as relaxed everywhere. Waist a tiny bit bigger than my waist and no stretching. 505s are a little bit smaller in the waist. Very small stretch for me. Although the thigh is around the same as the 50s at the top they feel slimmer all over. Rock and roll fit. Other TCB sizes I wear... 40s in 34, 30s in 34, 1890s in 34 (pics in this thread), Cats Drive in 34, Tabbys Work Pant in 34. Don't try to go small on these.

Late 90s early Italian production T-shirt, my first evisu aged about 14, now my son’s pyjamas. Check out the twist!

Hello again 👋 Simone is working on some more detailed description of all the models available for this contest so it will be easier for you guys to decide! Apart from the customisation listed earlier (e.g. hidden rivets on the 311 optional), there will be no customisation or non-period correct details, e.g. herringbone twill pockets bags on the 5150. Let's wait and see what he works out! Of course, it's an old-school Sufu contest and the action plays here. However, if you are active on Instagram and want to promote this contest and Simone's work, we suggest the following three hashtags: #massproductionsucks #notmadetolast #sufuwmjcontest

They also reproduced the quartermaster tag.

These were my old Silverstone 47s before Doc_H turned them into sexy hot-pants Non of the wear is down to me.. they looked like this when i bought them from Yahoo sometime around 2013

Same old, yesterday Great Lakes / Union Special / Duke / The Vanishing West / White’s

Freshly conditioned Lofgren Chelsea boots. These have been my daily footwear since last December, and will likely remain that way. The only thing I don't do in them is play drums, because the pedals chew up the toe area. Learned that lesson on a pair of IR's a long time ago

Teasers...

Im aiming for this type of length on the 611, basically a no break fit. Inspiration pulled from WOJ Instagram. The top picture is exactly what I’m aiming for. As a result the inseam will be 27.5”/70cm for the post wash fit. I’m 6ft or 183cm Thoughts? Concerns? Im almost Certain BF will hate this already

These finally showed up after some years…

A number of years ago MASH CO reproduced the 1930's - 40's US Army denim dungarees that were also used by the CCC Civilian Conservation Corp. The raw denim was originally a beautiful dark indigo that's worn well over the years and fading nicely. The zinc US Army metal buttons are also beautifully reproduced.