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50 minutes ago, jeddyhsu said:

WTB:

GT-J4L size Small or Medium

P14-CH size Small

After all these years, these two remain some of my favorite pieces. I hope you find them!

2 hours ago, fanki said:

Just tried the J1W-GTPL in a local retailer today. I am a size S in J1A-GTPL. i had to size down to XS on j1w because S just too big….. feels like it s just oversized on the width.

J1W, W for WIDE. You don't say! 

(Of course, go with whatever size you want but thought that was too funny)

9 hours ago, beh_zod said:

Kudos to Piece Keeper for a smooth transaction and great piece. 

Likewise! Don't hesitate to do biz with @beh_zod.

6 hours ago, donburi said:

Should I size up in J58-WS? I have smalls in J34 and J47A and they fit fine, but typically wear M in other brands' jackets. J58 is more of a liner, so does it fit small?

Taking advantage of a short berlin visit to pick up some duty free gore-tex threads

I'm usually S in ACR shells and had a S J58 and found it too small. Sized up to M and liked it much better. For reference I wear M/L in shirts.

WTS

J58-WS Medium $700 shipped in CONUS SOLD

Anyone have long term reviews/experiences with shakedry? How has it helped up in both form and function? Thanks in advance!

WTS

J34-GTPL Small, full pack: $1100 shipped in CONUS

J58-WS Medium, full pack: $750 shipped in CONUS

or take both for $1700 shipped in CONUS

At the optometrist

Outlier cap

ACR E-J4TS

Uniqlo T

ACR P14

Asics

WTS

J34-GTPL Small, full pack: $1200 shipped in CONUS

J58-WS Medium, full pack: $750 shipped in CONUS

or take both for $1800 shipped in CONUS

or trade above for your J84-S in Small

7 hours ago, hentaiyarou69 said:

Any suggestion for an additional strap to achieve 3-point stabilisation for a 3a-3ts? It keeps swinging around when I'm cycling.

This might work: https://www.dsptch.com/collections/pack-add-ons/products/stabilizer-strap-s (they have other options too)

So after 10+ years and 20+ jackets I’ve never seen this logo peel off. 
 

But here is J68-PL after two wears :/ (also note loose thread in top right corner...also never seen this)

WTS:

J34-GTPL Small, full pack $1200 shipped, gifted in USA (+$40 for INTL)

WTS:

J34-GTPL Small, full pack, worn <10 times -- $1200 shipped in CONUS

WTB (or trade J34):

J68-PL Black, small

6 hours ago, lehadrakon said:

Hey guys, I hope you feel good at this time. Got a question for long time Acronym enthusiasts. Right now I'm trying to understand what piece should be my next goal. Already asked for advice from a couple pal's that could be on this forum, but thought that asking a bigger audience would be a plus. Just need guidance in my path of exploration of brand. So here is a list of what I got in my closet. 

It really depends on what your goals are, which you have not shared, so it makes it difficult for people to help you. You mentioned "exploration," -- is that your end goal? to taste all the different flavors of ACR? If that's the case, you could focus on pieces utilizing: 

• different fabrics (e.g. seems like you have no -CH pants)
• silhouettes/fit blocks 
• different solutions to similar problems (e.g. what's the best pocket organization for my use-case?)

And are there things you're dissatisfied with in your current pieces? certain (social/climate) situation that a garment doesn't address (e.g. would you feel comfortable wearing what you have to a wedding? to an office? to a board meeting? to the tropics? to deep winter?).

Not that you have to cover anything and everything with ACR, but these are some questions you should ask yourself to figure out what your "needs" are, and then people will be better equipped to help.

WTS (price includes shipping and PP fees in CONUS, PM for INTL)

J34-GTPL Small full pack - $1250

The password is "johnmayer".

Just kidding.

WTS (prices include shipping and PP fees in CONUS, PM for INTL)

J34-GTPL Small full pack + 3A-2 Black XPAC, used once, full pack: $1650 

Sold as set only!

WTT

3A-2 Black XPAC, full pack

3A-12TS

WTB (can offer any above trade items)

J1B-S RAF, Small

P17-CH Small

P24A-DS XSmall

Friend in Tokyo's WTS:

P10-DS SS20 Small, brand new full pack: $1300 shipped within JP only for now (due to outbound shipping restrictions) SOLD

WTS (prices include shipping and PP fees in CONUS, PM for INTL)

CP4-WS full pack: $800 SOLD

J34-GTPL Small full pack: $1200

WTT

3A-2 Black XPAC, full pack

3A-12TS

WTB (can offer any above trade items)

J1B-S RAF, Small

P17-CH Small

P24A-DS XSmall

Friend in Tokyo's WTS:

P10-DS SS20 Small, brand new full pack: $1300 shipped within JP only for now (due to outbound shipping restrictions) 

My friend in Tokyo would like to sell his:

SS20 P10-DS Small, brand new full pack; only tried on: $1300 USD

Shipping included within JP. Currently only shipping within JP as EMS is not shipping internationally.

13 minutes ago, markdjr said:

Anyone have experience with P10 pants and Veilance Voronoi?  Mostly interested in comparison of fit and movement.  Thanks for any info.

Voronois were some of the most constricting pants I've ever worn, though this was ~5 years ago so YMMV with the current model. Some of that may be the material though, as I had P10-DS which have a lot of stretch.

They also only lasted about 6 months in an office environment before the crotch blew out and when trying to get a warranty replacement AV told me they don't cover "normal wear and tear" to which I argued a 6-month lifespan of sitting in an office chair constitutes "normal wear and tear" for $400 pants? After several weeks of back-and-forth and getting a supervisor involved they finally gave me store credit, but man was it a headache. But again, this was 5 years ago so not sure what it'd be like now; but they left such a bad taste in my mouth that I haven't gone with AV too much since then. Though not sure ACR's customer service would be any better (but thankfully I haven't had to deal with that yet!).

Yes of course Nike had a huge hand in it. But acrhive pre-dates any Nike collaboration.  That's why I said helped and before [...] any clout.

@originalprogram has been on ACR since before anyone knew what ACR was.  And you know he literally created @acrhive--it's HIS profile.  It can be argued that that profile helped put ACR on the map, before ACR had any sort of clout.

WTS (prices include shipping and PP fees in CONUS, PM for INTL)

CP4-WS full pack: $800

P10-DS Small, full pack (SS-16): $800 SOLD

J34-GTPL Small full pack: $1200

WTT

3A-2 Black XPAC, full pack

3A-12TS

WTB (can offer any above trade items)

J1B-S Black, Small

P17-CH Small

P24A-DS XSmall

2 hours ago, mariahscarry said:

I'll quote these two parts.

The pattern-making and articulation does NOT set acronym apart, there are actually many brands that execute exactly what ACR achieves. And almost all designs used by ACR are not original, they are inspired by past military/workwear garments which continue to inspire many other brands as well. So to say it "sets ACR apart" is naive. And also to say it's naked to the eye is obviously apparent, isn't that why we're all on this page in the first place? is because we share the same eye for technical attention that E does.

It's silly to say that because a design isn't original means it's not set apart. You gonna tell me the car seats you maybe work on don't set it apart from a Honda Civic's just because they're both car seats?  An Acronym BDU is going to be way different than a military standard issue BDU. C'mon now.

And yeah when I refer to "others" I generally mean people not on sufu...obviously people here are more in-tune with garments but I'm more referring to the average HB reader.

2 hours ago, mariahscarry said:

Something I didn't put in my first post, but you basically just highlighted it perfectly for me to touch on, is that the J1E has no new innovation(Hat excluded but...LOL). It's literally an update where E is attempting to just expand further on where the J1A design fails. And that being said, it's still the same pockets/zippers/systems maybe arranged in a more accessible and convenient way, but that somehow took almost 20 years to finally figure out? and oh also costs over $2,000...

Often innovation is iterative, and rarely a huge jump. I think most designers worth their salt understand this. Plus, the fact that it took 20 years discounts every other J1 in between...and sometimes you have to wait for other industries to innovate as well, e.g. the QuickFree zipper seems like it came out ~2018? And saying "took almost 20 years to finally figure out" is facile--you can say "finally" for anything with the benefit of hindsight.