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The fabrics look really nice.

Anyway, hasn't Toyota been running an ad claiming that a greater percentage of the parts and labor in their trucks is from the United States than in Ford trucks?

I know people in tool and die in Detroit and unbelievably Ford actually stipulate that their subcontractors there must get a certain amount of their parts from China. If you don't or won't, you won't gt the contract.

roy6 has succeeded in tweaking the residual stump that is all that remains of my sense of Catholic guilt, so I guess you can expect more photos from me. They will probably be pretty prosaic though.

Ah, my favorite corner for definite. I usually stay at Horatio.

Is that so you can be close to the Louboutin shop or the new LVC joint , Paul?

I think the maker is reasonably well regarded ( particularily for G1's) and I would say that if you really like the fit, you'll likely get a lot of wear out of it.

Buying anything online that you haven't previously tried on is a bit of a crapshoot...it always makes me nervous. A2 fits from different makers vary quite a bit as you know. Measurements can get you 90% of the way there provided they're accurate ( a big proviso), but still......

How flexible is he on the price?

edit: nice one erk. It is in amazing shape for a jacket from 1951....another reason to err...."invest".

"Irn-Bru......made from girders!"

While you posh people have been shopping, frolicking in the snow, shopping and (uh?) boiling your jeans, my ROYs have been working:

Sneaky bastard! I call foul!

(....but great pics)

Again I have no idea what decade this is from, all it says is "tailored by score for the hudsons bay company toronto" and it's got beefy talon zips

The Hudson Bay company rebranded it's department stores to "the Bay" in 1964, so apparently it's from before then.

Great jacket.

Yeah...I was just joking around....wear 'em how you like 'em.

Unfortunately with crazy price to match. They are soooooo fuckin' beautiful though......

I don't want my fit any slimmer. These are already on the slim side in the leg for me.

^^Please pull up your trousers young man:)

Lee 1930 101b @ circa 6 months as promised. These deserve at least another 6 months and I will be back to them in 2012 after the Roy x Cone contest. I have a pair of Warehouse I'm a couple of months into as well which will also be seeing some action, so in effect I know what jeans i will be wearing for the next two years!

Front:

Back:

Roping coming up:

Seat:

f. i know boiling water destroys the denim but i was looking for a slightly trimmer fit.

Is that really true? Why would boiling water damage denim?

Derby, mid brown latigo, plain toe cap. THey don't charge extra for varying the options.

Vintage, had it for years, just pulled it out the closet again. Quite hard to take a shot without bits of lining or pocket hanging loose; got to work out how I can get it fixed.

That jacket is great. Well worth putting some money into it IMO.

I really like the toe and the scalloped heel on the 2268, although the sole/ heel materials aren't that great. I agree with you about the buckle and the strap placement. Having it lower down would seem to me to make it a bit more functional as well.

Viberg's standard 83 model is nice and there was a pair of short shifts posted here recently with a packer toe that looked great as well. I'm not that keen on the new Viberg with the upturned toe, though.

I need to check out the Chippewa. What do you think of the Toys McCoy Becks, coleslaw?

@wgmds: I agree the Lone Wolf is a beautiful boot. I would have bought a pair but there's very little info about sizing around and they are kinda pricey to be flying blind on.. Ed told me that they fit large. He said that a 9D fit like a 9.5E. They were out of them by the time I got to BiG so I never got a chance to try 'em myself.

No.....even more so with that treatment.

The toe shape is perfect from the get-go IMO. So many engineer boots get that wrong.

The 2268 is a great design. One of Red Wings best IMO.

My bet is that Heller's is some sort of J. Crew exclusive.

Will do. Cheers mate.

Thanks morse.

Nick's do a nice engineer.What's your opinion of their quality relative to White's?

Those short shifts are really nice. What's the toe style and the sole type ?

I see from Free and Easy that William Lennon are starting to see interest in their product from the Japanese market. Better buy 'em up ....might be your last chance to get in before the hypebeasts do and the price trebles!

Anyone here know anything about the boots made by Nick's Custom in Spokane?

That really is keeping it real. What you mining?

He's mining denim.

Great fit Paul. Must spread.

Mike's a shoo-in. Might as well call the whole thing off.

Great shirt mike and rivet. Lofgren make some beautiful stuff. John also seems to be a really nice guy.

Great news! Very happy for you Paul.

My bandanna hasn't turned up yet tho'.....

I looked down at mine in direct sunlight today and noticed something......the whiskers are on their way!