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  1. @Cold Summer, @Duke Mantee – I wouldn't have either of you any other way. If a topic has a recent post, it's reason to click, and has been so for years. I wish I could maintain a similar consistency through the vicissitudes..
  2. Buzz Rickson "original spec" chinos (the Great Escape "hilts" model) have a shade that's similar to the second swatch.. There's also a Sugar Cane "mountain cloth" chino that I recall looking quite a lot like the last swatch. More of a grey than a khaki. Burgus Plus also have some lighter colours, more like a bone/ecru.
  3. mondo

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    Yes, don't know what is up with McCoy's sizing – I am 44 in everything, but bought a second hand Type 3 in 40 based on the seller's measurements. In my case, it turned out to be my best fitting jacket of that type (compared to a UES size 4 – bit too slim, but still serviceable – and a Big John 44, comfortable but a touch too roomy and therefore a bit sloppy-looking).. still a bit early to tell if there will be holes before fades, but I don't think so.. Seller did say they'd hot washed it once to remove shrinkage, so it doesn't seem to be creasing too sharply. At around USD 120, it seemed a chance worth taking.
  4. sorry, should have said earlier – EU 45 is US 11; I find I'm an 11 in Chucks. US men's 7 is EU 39.5 or Japan 25.0 cm – whatever size it says on the shoe corresponding to 25.0 cm (or slightly below, like 24.5) should be good. The Japanese size is the standard they're constructed to.
  5. I've had a few pairs of Moonstars, a Doek court sneaker and some SLP low sneakers.. as @Broark says, the Doek have a more solid feel due to the cork (which probably makes them better to wear without socks as well, should you be so inclined). Shoes Like Pottery share a plain blue rubber sole with the Moonstar B-Ball models (like a low Chuck Taylor). Moonstar gym shoes have more of a ripple sole and a different treatment of the toe-cap rubber – there's a greater variety of Moonstar models, but as far as I can see the other two are pretty much the same as Converse Chuck Taylors or Purcells, in high or low. Sizing is fairly consistent, in that whatever fits in one brand will work across all of them. They run a little large, but (as mentioned above) not particularly wide. If you have ever tried Common Projects you'll be familiar – I am EU 45 in general, but 44 would be the sweet spot for me in Kurume sneakers if I could find any. I can make 43 work length-wise, but they feel a bit tight across the toes by the end of a long day. They wear very well – the rubber is much more durable and flexible than Converse, tends not to split badly where the ball of the foot flexes and wears down without shedding fragments like an eraser. I don't drive and am quite active at work – they all feel fine after 12-16 hours. Overall, I feel the Doek are best to dress up or down (mine are ecru/dark brown) and work well with chino / denim / military-inspired clothes, but there's not much in it. Moonstar do quite a few collaborations – I've a nice dark indigo / indigo rubber pair they did for Studio Nicholson that I picked up second hand. Finally, they are all quite expensive – worth it if you have your heart set on a particular model or are a wear-it-until-forced-to-get-a-new-one person, but I would wait for sales or buy lightly used.
  6. I have various pairs of old Warehouse and Buzz Rickson's chinos which are good, but for "super lightweight" it has to be Orslow painter pants in their 9oz denim. Impeccable details, soft breathable denim with just the right level of texture and furriness. A bit hard to dress up, though, unless you were to make every other article of clothing exaggeratedly formal and defeat the purpose of wearing lightweight.
  7. It was rude of me to leave out the obligatory front and back shots... these must be more than 10 years old, worn for maybe 18 months full time and then whenever I wanted jeans aged to this point after that. Most recent outing would have been when I went to the US in 2019 – I believe I was wearing them when I ran into @julian-wolf at Berkeley (he may not remember that).. at the time, it felt very "well, of course he'd be here, he is this place".
  8. Probably something like this, eventually:
  9. ^ busted out a pair of those I'd had sitting in the closet for a few years and wore them to work – the soles came off during the walk there! Lucky I had some old doc chukkas in my desk drawer. Australian climate's not kind to old sneakers... Nike air crumbles away, New Balance rubber cracks... anything with a Margom sole unit seems to last the distance, though. I've some ancient Common Projects high tops that I got second hand as beaters that will not quit, as well as a few Buttero and more presentable CP. Lately I've been enjoying Doek and Moonstar – I should take pics, I guess
  10. I've a 555 type I LVC from 1998 (if I read the codes accurately back when I was a more thorough researcher), and it's got a red tab. Same with a type II from that era.
  11. Heh.. yeah, in Australia those streamers would give a nice, festive '70s going-to-cornershop-to-buy-ten-cent-bag-of-lollies effect.. keeps out the flies
  12. I have no answers.. has anybody seen a cut-off that has rolled 360º or more..? The McCoys I have can be purchased (same price) with or without the cuffs – perhaps they reserve the roll-repudiating terry for the McQueen line. It doesn't quite manage the devil-may-care vibe of The Great Escape original; the raglan sleeves and snug fit make it a little too mannered for that. Then again, Steve McQueen was a smaller guy with fabulous forearms.
  13. ^ I have a Toys McCoy McQueen sweat with out-off sleeves (yes, bit of a wank, but it's been great as a general-use top.. didn't pay anywhere near retail, but mrs mondo would no doubt be aghast at the prospect of anyone seeking out a "blurple" top with ragged sleeves).. anyway, it has a fleecier backing, but the the edges have rolled to half-pipe status and no further, regardless of trips through washer and dryer (and there have been many).. I've become a fan of the three-quarter sleeve – no cuffs to get in the way or become frayed, easy to push up if required. Annoying under a jacket, but I've got other sweats for that. If that FC sweat were mine, I'd chop the cuffs off, why not, I'd be surprised if it just kept on rolling.. but if you ended up with a vest with inner tubes on the shoulders that might be kind of cool..
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