Sympathy-For-The-Denim

@willi I'm a little confused regarding those late 40s. Did TCB just update their WW2s or is their a new model in the line. Just asking for I couldn't find another pair online other than their ww2... On your photos it seams they don't feature a red tab, which was one thing I like TCB for. Could you confirm?

@indigoeagle thanks al lot for the insight! funnily its easier getting my hands on a pair of at last&co repros than on a real Lee archive pair in Europe... 20 years ago you could find the hair on hide pairs every now and than.

Bronson Mfg 1936 I am curios if they use cotton thread, otherwise a decent pair and who can resist these arcuates... they come in right hand rather than left hand denim. Can anyone tell, if Lee used left hand denim exclusively ?

@HGS some decent train tracks!

I'm aiming for a late 30s pair to be released by Denime/Warehouse. 😔

they have a fairly high rise which I was aiming for. If I had known how much the denim stretches I would have sized down one size for the have quite a "hip flare" due to ratio of waist and seat and my lack of buttocks... I got a pair of ww2 too that funnily stretches hardly at all

got these oiled suede Alden for Ed Meier boots at a third of the original retail, the most beautiful boots I own now they come up with true balance last but feature real leather soles instead the indy cork rubber soles

the banner denim is definitely lighter than the tcb denim some photos for comparison

@the 1890s: how do all of you guys manage to not scratch your precious mid century furniture with those bare rivets!?

great to see another pair popping up! the denim twist of mine causes the back center seam on the top block being off set - yours too?

you are very welcome and many thanks! when you click on the pictures, they become much sharper. i don't know why, but the embedded ones are quite blurred. felt the same way too btw., since late 30s don't seem very popular and hard to find even more so worn in pairs...

thanks @rbeck! from 4 washes I only washed em once inside out. I think they of washing them the oldschool way not only causes marbling but also wears out the higher parts of an slubbier denim.

evo update on the 1937ish: 5 month of almost everyday wear, 4 washes, no further significant shrinking... they come with red tab btw but its quite short, therefore almost invisible at least in the photos overall I am quite happy with em an consider buying another pair

I know, this is not about politics, but congrats to the British fellows! May Labour make you buy more Denim and get your asses back into the EU...

...the same thing happened to my banner denim warehouses, the "inverted" creases (washed right side out) stood darker than the rest of the denim and are in the center of each leg and quite even, almost appearing pressed.