Pardon the hasty work-restroom photo, I'll get some with better lighting later. Fit is what I was looking for, slimmer than I thought it'd be though. Hopefully the waist stretches back out 0.5-1 inch for comfort.
Finally gave these a piping hot wash and machine dry, the puckering/roping is crazy and the leather seems to have held up well enough. I did rub a little Obenauf's on it which I haven't done to patches in almost 20 years. Plus, I got two belt loops with selvedge which was a nice little surprise.
If these jeans fit, I'll be wearing them minimum five days a week for 12-16 hours... thing is, I have jeans I've worn for the same duration for one-plus years and they've barely faded 😂 I'm in this for the love of the game.
Starting from what size were vintage Type IIs made with a T-back? Deciding if I should go full-on short boxy cut with Mepse's size 52 since the sleeve lengths still look good...
Looks good on ya! Nice short boxy fit which I think looks best for denim jackets. I have the opposite problem where I want my jackets short (less than 24 inches ideally) but the sleeves end up being too short if I try to size based on back length.
Tbh I'd rock that pizza-censored patch. If anyone is looking that closely at your ass during work, you either gotta take 'em out or report them to HR, no in between.
The 232XX-54 jacket still looks interesting, might pick it up depending on the measurements when it drops. But browner weft banner denim seems right up my alley since who knows when Warehouse is gonna restock their 2002XX in banner.
I'm a 31 in SC'47s and wanted to size down to a size 32 in the WMJ contest pair... but I didn't have the conviction to follow through. The right path is usually the hardest path 😅
Screw it, DM'd my selection too. Going with the 311 with hidden rivets as well, size 33, and final inseam of 77cm (post wash). If I were going to wait until September 14, I'd be up each night agonizing over sizing haha.
Yeah, I've been looking at B_F's measurements but we're gonna be soaking/washing/drying differently too. I'm planning on machine washing and drying my pair regularly so I doubt the waist would stretch back to the initial size... but then again, it might 😅
Deciding between the 311 and 5150 now... trying to see if I can fit into a size 32 5150 model with my ~31" waist... Or I'd just do a size 33 311... Decisions, decisions