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January 17

10 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

I heard rumours of a Denime fan who does the same thing…

thanks for the interesting article @unders

Once an hour? Amateur.... Doesn't seem to really want it

January 16

Anybody fancys a blanket lined Type2 in a Western friendly size?

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/b1121190881/

January 15

Back to raw measurements

January 12

Directly from seller. The lower numbers from BEARS, the higher from Pants Shop Avenue.

I guess the truth is in the middle

January 12

Direct contact beats waiting for items to go live on the homepage

January 12

I bought through BEARS

January 12

W34 as I was quoted a one-wash size of 84-86 cm (depending on source). W36 around 88 and 91. Also one-wash

January 12

And ordered

January 11

Teflon as well

January 11

Yep, I got the same problem. LVC thread usually takes me to the previous page and the "Blunders" thread will always take me to the last post and ignoring all other new post before that. And it is marked as "read" immediately if I dare to open another thread first.

January 10

Stretched back out to 35.5"

January 10

Thanks! I can measure them later after this one day of wear. I expect some good stretching.

January 10

Thanks. They are L30

January 10

Yeah I would expect mine to not shrink much more. They are quite tight in the crotch area which is not reflected in the measurements (and what I didn't expect as well).

January 10

I was honestly more surprised about the waist and inseam to shrink that much in a first, delicate wash 😅

Anyway, here are the fit pics. Still on the fence if I should use these for the IIY4. They seem to fade quick as well, based on the indigo hues (fades) I got after the initial wash.

January 9

Some measurements of my Denime 224. Just one machine wash at 30°C. Crazy shrinkage

Size 34

Raw
Waist: 36.5"
Front rise: 12.125"
Back rise: 16.125"
Thighs: 13.4"
Knee: 9.75"
Leg opening: 8.6"
Inseam: 33.25"

One-wash
Waist: 33.5"
Front rise: 11.25"
Back rise: 15.75"
Thighs: 12.6"
Knee: 9.125"
Leg opening: 8.125"
Inseam: 30"

January 9

Stuff has them in 12

https://www.stuf-f.com/bekleidung/schuhe/3174/skoob-wander-engineer-boots-natural-brown

but not the blac ones, sorry

January 9

East West Apparel, DC4 and stuf|f carry Skoob if you can live with not buying directly from Japan. (dunno if those shops have the Engineers though).

January 8

I have no idea what you're talking about

and yeah, gonna save those precious white shoes.

January 8

1 hour ago, Alec Leamas said:

though interesting to see the different arcuates on your pair!

Just unpick the upside down arcs and you have the same look

Also welcome!

January 8

After one week I think I can share my first impressions.

Fit
When I received them, I wasn’t so sure if I will really like the fit. Despite the general trend and preference of high, higher and highest rise I am happier with highish-medium rise. Especially in the back as I think it looks more flattering on me. So around 16” back rise is my sweet spot.
After I washed and dried them, I put them on and they felt quite roomy and made me look bigger than I am (either that or it was the 4 kg I put on over the last 2 weeks). Especially the back and the backside of the thighs were loose. But after wearing them for a while and taking the pictures I have to say the fit improved a lot. They waist shrank a bit under 34” and the inseam to 33” so I expect some more shrinkage with future washes. In my mind, they fit like Marlon Brando's 501 in the "Wild One" from the side

Denim
In my head I have a rather clear image of how vintage Cone denim would look like (based on other repro brands I have including LVC with Cone mills denim) and I would say this FW goes into the opposite direction. It is quite textured, neppy and slubby (in comparison to the aforementioned “vintage denim” I know). Also, the indigo hues are quite varied.
Without sounding too blasphemous it reminds me a bit of a light crossing of Sugar Cane’s 50/50 denim with some PBJ/Oni-vibes. The fabric is not too rigid and softens quite quickly. It has a burly feel and reminds me a bit of a rug, hence my correlation with Oni.
It will be interesting to see how it evolves (the faded pics let them look more natural/vintage).

Details
The sharper rivets don’t bother me at all so I will let them how they are. The copper backside of the buttons is a new sight for me and looks odd when you are used to the silver/iron colour of other brands. But it starts to oxidize quickly so the bright copper will tame down. The painted front looks cool. The fly placket is quite long (also something I am usually not the biggest fan of). Construction is totally fine so far, nothing to complain about and like I said earlier, I dig that double stitched front pocket opening on my pair. Some CSF-vibes 😉 Another cool detail is the puckering on the yoke. Something I don’t see but will surely look nice once faded. The narrow selvedge is also beautiful to look at. The pocket bag material is nice and sturdy feeling.

I think that’s all for now, here are some fit pics at my usual spot.