graham7

you could also try

http://historypreservation.com/hpassociates/sugarcane_2.php

(based in the U.S.) for buzz rickson/sugarcane

and

http://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/webapp/aeroleather/servlet/AeroViewPage?category=DENIM%20AND%20KHAKIS&page=displaysubcats&catid=60

(in Scotland) for lvc, lee, wrangler

thanks for the info . . .

why why why the pre-distressed muck? particularly on the type one jacket . . . it's like they give with one hand and take with the other . . . prob just have to go for a buzz from history preservation.

i know that japanese evis go up to 46 waist (35 leg).

pretty sure i've seen lvc up to 40 but might be dreaming.

true . . . g-star used to be pretty good-back in the early 90's they were the only real competition to evis (then only japan). like evis, though, they've diluted and generally messed around (messed up?) with what was once quite a simple, pure thing.

"Who is William Gibson?"

iconic author, notable for 'neuromancer' and kicking off the whole 'cyberpunk' thing.

also wrote 'pattern recognition', which could be required reading for anyone on here . . . the buzz rickson connection is through 'pattern recognition'. gibson's main character in the novel is at one point in tokyo and gets hold of a rickson's ma-1 . . . in black. meanwhile, in the real world, buzz rickson's go 'hold on a minute, we don't make ma-1s in black . . . but why don't we?" . . . and the pattern recognition ma-1 is born and another tiny postmodern moment breezes by.

here's his website: www.williamgibsonbooks.com