Maynard Friedman

^That looks pretty underwhelming. It seems like you could’ve put them in the washing machine with a £3 dye from the supermarket and achieved a similar result.

Duke’s belts - better than Iron Heart and made in Scotchland for Irn-Bru waists, no idea on price though!

Nothing’s off topic in this thread!

Perhaps Carlsberg should start making jeans?

I don’t think it’s criticising IH. It’s using their fabric as a yardstick for quality but suggesting LF has better cuts for western body types and is MiA and cheaper. You can take all advertising with a pinch of salt but it gives you a comparison to help make a choice.

Studio D’artisan and Buaisao (if you like your sweatshirt wider than it’s long!).

Surely the best pair is the one you currently have your eye on that you’re going to buy next and will be the perfect jeans for you, leaving all others you’ve ever previously worn trailing in their wake

I have the violet, hickory stripe and charcoal/black versions and can definitely recommend!

^ The Hillside made one, among other colours, a few (well, probably 10+) years back. You may be lucky and track one down.

You can soak those hems in boiling water to give the roping a kickstart.

Gratuitous crotch shot!

Isn’t it best to wash it and then dry it outside while it is still a million degrees? With all the rain we’ve had in the UK over the last couple of months, everything takes about 2 days to dry.

Sorry to be sceptical but how confident are you that the bolt of denim was made in Nimes 140 years ago? I know a little of the history of serge de Nimes but did they make denim (as we know it now) there back then? What are its characteristics? 2x1 weave? Indigo warp and ecru/natural weft? 100% cotton? Where did you acquire it? Please tell us more, this is the kind of thing we all love.

Let’s assume, as Fooleo mentions, the price of the Cone denim he has is not significantly different to the Japanese denim he uses. His limited edition of 42 pairs should equal 2 rolls (Ande Whall would make 21 pairs of Special Roll from a single roll). You’d also assume he makes a profit on the €295 MiJ pairs after factoring in manufacturing costs and import duties. The fact he is making the Cone pairs on his own vintage machines is largely irrelevant as they’re a sunk cost, whether he owns them, rents them, pays via a loan, hire purchase, etc. Consequently we can deduce that if his profit margin remains the same as the Japanese pairs, he believes his labour is equivalent to the manufacturing and import costs of the Japanese made pairs PLUS an additional €405 per pair! That or he’s just hyping up the Cone denim!

MJF - are you Michael J Fox?! Have at it my friend!

Perhaps we should create a “How many denim jackets do you own?” thread!

Better than that, they’ve a 1947 Wrangler repro jacket AND the Wrangler ‘47 jeans with customisable Levi’s arcs.

I have a ‘special’ pair of LVC ‘76s made with Cone denim on sale for only £200. You’d think people would be jumping at the opportunity

Both pairs are looking great. I assume shredwin removed the suspender buttons rather than unders added them.

Buying this statement piece

I think Chet felt comfortable sitting by an open window in that position.

I’ve a pair of 555 ‘44s waiting in the wings and I’m looking forward to getting around to them. 7/10 from Dr H and a 10/10 from crownzip isn’t a bad recommendation!

I grew up in Sidney Street, it runs parallel with Jubilee St. If you look across Commercial Road from where you’re staying, you can see my old primary school and church! The George has a good history and has been a bit of a celebrity haunt in recent times.

Looks like your morning coffee photo was taken from somewhere around Jubilee Street near the junction with Commercial Road and by the famous George pub.