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Everything posted by Maynard Friedman
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I suppose I’m just a disagreeable fellow! 😆
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I’m not sure I agree with this. The cinch/suspender buttons/number of pockets, etc were functional/design features of the jeans in certain eras and would have been standard across all pairs produced by a company (such as Levi’s). Obviously there may have been slight variations where one factory may have made still added a crotch rivet or cinch after others had stopped, etc. Wonky stitching wasn’t a functional/design feature, it was an accidental quirk simply due to untrained/inexperienced machinists and possibly poor QC. I’m sure there were thousands of WW2 pairs made with perfectly good, straight stitching and conversely quite likely a number of pairs from other eras with bad stitching, loose threads, etc (although these may have been more likely to have been picked up by QC). The wonkyness is simply a feature of some pairs that repro manufacturers have chosen to focus on, which, even if commonplace was not standard or deliberate at the time.
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The QC threshold is if it’s sewn neatly/accurately/symmetrically with no loose threads - then it fails and has to be redone!
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This deliberate shoddy manufacturing style has been discussed previously at great length either early on in the CSF thread or Denimbro (or both) and is a bit marmite - folks tend to love it or hate it. It’s not for me but each to their own.
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I was hoping for a RyoXRoy collaboration.
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Is that the $760 pair @Broark 😳
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Do you mean LHT @vIGGiou riou?
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Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.
Maynard Friedman replied to cmboland's topic in superdenim
The rep system… Most people, if using the rep system, give a standard, green, positive rep symbol to a post they like. If they really like a post they’ll give it the yellow super-rep one and if they don’t like a post (I assume they must really dislike something as it’s not used often) they give it the red, negative rep. I understand all of this, it’s completely logical. What I don’t understand (and I’m not criticizing it), is why (and therefore when) do people use the blue rep icon? I assume it’s because they like a post, but not quite enough to give it a positive rep. Is it a neutral acknowledgment of a post that’s interesting or informative in some way? Please, blue rep users, explain your justification to me and satisfy my curiosity! 😁 I wonder if anyone will give me a blue rep as a response… -
Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.
Maynard Friedman replied to cmboland's topic in superdenim
Apparently, Superdry isn’t as cool as it used to be although I don’t know when that was anyway 🤣 -
The following models have the thin X on the patch according to photos in that Lightning Denim Book. There may be others but the photos are too small to tell: Tokyo Kyoto 1988E new 505 new WW2 15th anniversary 606
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Also, the thin ‘X’ on the patch rather than the thick, outline ‘X’ that represents XX models indicates that they’re not a 66XX pair doesn’t it? I hope that makes sense 🫠
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That’s a great catch Tilmann, they’re in amazing condition. I had to refer to an old Lightning Denim Book from 2006 to find a picture of them! Did the listing describe them accurately?
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^ 15th anniversary pair from 2003?
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I’m surprised no-one has snapped up these W33 Kyotos for an attractive price. I can’t quite tell from the photos but they look nearly new.
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Stranger Things have happened…
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Wow! @vIGGiou riou they really are fast faders, that’s incredible progress.
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Forget what Chaz?
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Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.
Maynard Friedman replied to cmboland's topic in superdenim
@Broark you could always spend some reflective time alone in the wilderness, like John the Baptist, or Aaron Rodgers. -
With the recent chat about ONI in the Unknown Japanese Brands thread, I thought I’d post these deadstock Oni Reds for sale on Yahoo auctions. I think they’re the ones that BiG used to sell about 15 years ago, alongside the Blues (both now discontinued) and are a wider, vintage cut, unlike most of their modern offerings. They may interest someone on here.
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Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.
Maynard Friedman replied to cmboland's topic in superdenim
Congratulations @Geeman, is your new job something similar to your old one? Congrats too @Broark! -
Oni thread - all the way back on pg 5. I quite liked them years ago when BiG sold the Oni Red and Oni Blue models but haven’t given them a second thought since. BS United is a pretty funny title though! 🤣
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SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)
Maynard Friedman replied to minya's topic in superdenim
^ I’d say it probably depends on the quality, type and thickness of leather used on the patch (I’m sure @Duke Mantee and others here can give a more informed view) but from my experience I wouldn’t go higher than 60°. Anything higher and you can turn the denim bland too - boil-washed jeans! -
Freewheelers, Bootleggers Reunion, Bubo, etc.
Maynard Friedman replied to rnrswitch's topic in superdenim
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@MJF9 has one, not sure which fabric or size though.
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SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)
Maynard Friedman replied to minya's topic in superdenim
The Eternal Type II (if you can still find one) is a modern cut with longer body and sleeves and fantastic denim.