BrownMetallic

4 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

Mine are still (embarrassingly) raw and b_F sold his but I believe @chicote has a well worn pair that be broke in from new.

They also use the same denim as one of the early Self Edge collab pairs - I think @BrownMetallic has a pair of those.

Sorry ... mine were the SExSC02 in double ringspun.

@SF2Turbo From experience,  “Vintage” denim, tho sanforized, has residual shrinkage even after multiple washes.  If they’re spot [new],  they’ll be tight down the line . . . so, u need to size up 1.

On the other hand,  the “Copper” ones get most of the shrinkage upfront, on 1st couple of washes.

My Black Indy were my most comfortable workboots ever ... these Viberg Pit Tanned Bison on 1035 last replaced them ... Natural Bison are on same last, but w/unstructured toes.

5 hours ago, mzasch said:

My TCB 40’s

Whoa ... those are gonna be shredded in pieces by contest end ... Kudos!

3 hours ago, aho said:

Comfort is king! If these didn't work out for you @beautiful_FrEaK then no harm, no foul. While I personally prefer a mid rise (OA02 is PERFECT for me), I do prefer upsized loose fits sagged a bit lower just on the hips, which these contest jeans lend themselves to.

I usually stay away from full repros, specifically cuz of the rise length.

My plan was to wear them high with a belt,  initially.   Defer wash til I establish permanent whisker & comb patterns.  But, ultimately,  I’d be wearing them slightly pulled down, 90’s style ... may re-hem if inseam doesn’t shrink enough post wash.

The nuances in weight & texture of the 2 Oki denims are definitely distinguishable.  The top block, basically, felt the same ... I’m assuming that the fit/cut would’ve been the same or close, if they were same size.

Initial post cold wash measurements seem to suggest a shrink-from-tagged,  but after less than an hour of wear the 34.5” waist stretched out to tagged.  ‘Been grampa-sizing lately cuz of the iso paunch, but otherwise W34 would’ve been perfect.

BSP has slimmer silhouette through the legs &  almost no taper from knee to hem,  which is great for single cuffing.  Undecided on how much finished inseam I’d like to keep ... so, I sheared off unneeded length for now,  @bartlebyyphonics style.

BSP: Post cold wash measurements, BiG-style. 
w= 34.5” (stretched out to tagged after less than an hour of wear)

f/rise= 12”;  b/rise= 16.5”;  thigh= 12.5”;  knee= 8.25”;   leg openings= 8

Damn, so sorry it did not work out for u, mate ...

So, what happened this time @Josh ... needed a post washed 36” waist ?!

On 7/7/2020 at 2:56 PM, BrownMetallic said:

 Actually, I’m supposed to be on a purge mode, right now .... but, accidentally stumbled into these. 

Was curious about the denim produced on a Toyoda shuttle loom called G3.  

ODSDA-001:

• 15 oz. Original 'G3' Slub Unsanforized Selvedge denim 
• Relax Tapered [fits more on the slim side]
• Pink Selvedge ID
• 4 Black Button/Selvedge fly flaps
• Natural Indigo Kasezome pocket bags & back pocket lining
• Raised belt loops
• Fifth pocket selvedge detail
• Pony Hair-on-hide leather patch

 

^These W34s are still DRY.  However,  lately I’ve been worried that I might not be able to get back to wearing my W34s ... & I don’t wanna miss out on the G3.

So,  a pair of W36 came my way & I did not hesitate to grab them. These were warm washed & hang dried.  If these work out, I’ll just sell the DRYs.

I’ve said my piece, now I’m really done on this sidebar ...

31 minutes ago, louisbosco said:

i've been fortunate enough to travel while this was in it's early stages. so i roughly know how different places responded to the situation. Take Singapore as a prime example, over 60,000 cases but less than 30 deaths in a population of 5mil. Then there's also Australia, 1 state (WA) handled it brilliantly but the rest didn't and contributed to figures overall, not to mention hitting a second wave when they were so close to seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. the way i see it, total case number mean absolute fuck all. the true number we should see is the death toll, which will tell how people and a country dealt with the situation.

So, you’re saying, fuck the [most vulnerable],  they’re not the whole population ?!

A government that cares for its people plan strategy from a worst case scenario.  Push comes to shove,  survivability rate depends on availability & quality of medical care.  If hospitalization rate overtakes hospital care/bed availability,  then care-givers will have that unenviable & inevitable decision to refuse admission & select to care for patients that have better chance of survival ... & that,  is a situation that no government wants to be in.

Oiye! Apologies for breaking my promise ... 

19 hours ago, louisbosco said:

mitigation measure may vary from place to place. i'm 100% not for masks.

Because i've never been/lived in a situation that requires it. it wasn't and never was a norm for us. where i live, we've almost left the pandemic world behind. even at the peak of it, we didn't have any form of recommendation/ compulsory law that forced us to wear one. we did however, have a very early and high level of lockdown and hard border measures for a month or 2 within our own state. that was our mitigation measure and now we're back to normal. even as it stands, the only thing preventing us as a state to go back to 'normal' is the reopening of state and international borders. but at least, within the state, it's business as usual, no restrictions whatsoever.

I was just gonna let it slide & stop shitting up this thread, but ...

*Mitigation is a blunt instrument & the only way to tweak it was to apply depending on severity of the spread.  In some places like NYC where we’ve experienced a peak of 11,000+ covid19 cases in a single day,  there’s not much choice but to lockdown.

Left unchecked,  the community spread would’ve swept through the entire population like a tsunami, killing thousands more in its wake.

Numbers don’t lie

**As for the pandemic deniers ... it won’t sink in until it becomes a personal experience, so sadly ... but, for others,  it prolly won’t even matter ... they’ll take it w/them to the grave than admit they were wrong.
 

I promise,  that’s the last response regarding this topic.

WW!  As usual,  missed again ...

Seriously, though ... mitigation measures may not be an acceptable solution for everyone, but prevention is the only weapon we have, in the absence of a cure. The success or failure is entirely up to each & everyone of us.  Inaction is like  “the final solution” to the most vulnerable in the population.

As for the mask itself, not the wearing of it,  it does not have to be boring ... like wearing socks, each decide how they wanna rock it ... FCS, we have WAYWT & all these niche threads

710XX

OKI-515

1108XX

11 hours ago, JDelage said:

I'm looking forward to your repair / reinforcement!

Still deciding on the fabric material & how to incorporate it on existing bag ... also, planning on using Pellon  [fusible interfacing] to beef-up the chambray.

9 hours ago, tigerstrom said:

The fabric ripped where the stitching ends on the corner of you understand what I mean. If I remember it was where gardens pocket ripped too. I have the black wabash so I hope you guys with the blue are luckier @BrownMetallic

I see ... so, I’ll just deal with it when it does happen.  The flimsy chambray is my immediate concern.  Thanks!

@tigerstrom Where did it rip?  Gnome had the same situation on the 1st wash.

So, I haven’t washed & not planning to wash anytime soon,  but I’m already doing assessment for an anticipatory reinforcement on the usual weak points,  e.g., crotch & pockets.

I’ve mentioned early on that,  though I love the chambrayXwabash combo on my pair,  the chambray would be the 1st to degrade & disintegrate.  I figure,  the less dense construction of the shirting material is not meant/suited for the task ... & now,  it seems even the wabash might be a problem, too

Compared side by side with the PBJ XX007 pocket bag.

17 minutes ago, andrewrose said:

I have a not exceptionally popular job (in the us) at this point. Yesterday we got a call about a person shoplifting from a thrift store. They said he stole jeans.

We found the guy- his name was Levi Lee (Last name). The irony!

U mean like .... it’s a free ride when u’ve already paid

‘Fab that some had already blown past the 1st furlong.  I’m like Hughie battling the “Seven” w/o any superpower.

Wore them almost daily, but it seems like watching paint dry, in reverse ... still hairy like Yeti.

@dudewuttheheck WW! Would’ve copped if inseams were a bit longer ...

@lance Thanks much ... it’s a good thing I’m able to put the cutoffs into good use.

On 4/9/2020 at 12:13 PM, Double 0 Soul said:

Y/Project

 

On 4/9/2020 at 3:06 PM, Geeman said:

Can't wait for the whiskers to start growing ...

Been 5mos since ...  let’s see some evo