Maynard Friedman

Raw 1880s, 33s, 55s and 67s at good prices, plus some washed models:

http://www.la1clothing.com/levi.html

1930s Hair-on-Hide for sale, size 30 only:

http://www.la1clothing.com/denim/101b-hair-on-hide.html

I think you're right and although advertised as 44s, they're actually 37s.

I'm being sorely tempted by all the recent links in this thread! I'm recycling shedloads of stuff at the moment to fund a mortgage deposit, and the money is burning a hole in my PayPal pocket the minute it comes in!

You see a fair amount of selvage in Brum, mainly Naked & Famous or APCs, with the occasional PRPS. Better than nothing, I guess...

I shall henceforth stop posting such links and remove all temptation to ensure you do not stray from the path of thriftiness.

Alternatively, sell off your boot collection and buy a mansion!

More Lee Riders at good sale prices.

101B (1944 cinchback model):

http://www.unionclothing.co.uk/Selvedge_Denim/Lee_101_B_Rider_Japanese_Selvedge_Jean

Lee 101Z:

http://www.unionclothing.co.uk/Selvedge_Denim/Lee_101Z_Rider_Japanese_Selvedge_Jean

better take mine and I'll have a chance of winning!

Not even Atzec is that good. You'll need some divine intervention methinks!

One more, Warehouse 1000x or SDA 101?

SDA 101 will be looser than Warehouse 1000XX - just look at the BiG size charts for comparisons. I have SDA 101s and Warehouse 1001xx (15ths), which are closer in terms of cut, although the SDAs are a bit heavier (15 v 13.75 oz)

^^

Just cant stand noobs..that all

Were you not a 'noob' yourself all the way back in Dec 2009?

Jigsaw, I find your logic puzzling!

Stratos, ln-cc gave me the measurements. They are pre-shrunk and still oversized. I called Cinch/LVC, who stocked them earlier this year and they confirmed this.

Where can MIJ raw Edwins be picked up in a straight fit like the ED-47? Are the Nashvilles NOT made in Japan?

Nashvilles and Waynesvilles, like the ED range are all made in Tunisia now. The only MIJ you'll be able to pick up are the SEN range or the new heritage range (available at Cultizm, which cost over £300!).

Thanks Maynard for your tip.

The Edwin Nashville or Edwin Greenville have still one of the best price/quality balance. I just got the last pair in my size!!!!

Glad someone acted on the info. I still have 2 pairs of Waynesvilles from the MIJ days, one is almost 7 years old, worn for about 1.5 years, the other is 3.5 years old with a few months wear and has been put away for the future. They're fantastic value jeans.

Someone buy these Lee 101B Riders (1944 apparently):

http://www.jingoclothing.com/product_info.php?products_id=3409523

It means made by unionized labour, i.e. under good working conditions with an 8-hour day I believe.

cheers for the shout on the hideout. will swing by that way next time i'm in london.

killer b - all the decent sizes are gone in the sand 1901s at ln-cc, the online shop doesn't reflect actual stock. They only have tagged 33s and 34s left and they're apparently 3" oversized, according to the helpful ln-cc lady I spoke to. I even sent her the BiG guidelines to help her measure the waist accurately! Looks like my "wait and they'll be reduced further" tactic has backfired. Ho hum...

Nice comeback, son!

At a time when it's especially unfashionable with the tory press, it's great to see someone so committed to recycling.

Quite, I'm the new breed of green comedian.

Thanks Paul, I do think you're the only one on here that's old enough to have heard them all first time around! However, your info about Hideout is spot on - miscellaneous models and sizes for £120, although if you're nice to Tony the owner, he may give you a £10 discount...

Finally, and please be nice here mods, it's Friday afternoon wind-down time (in the UK anyway). Here are the top 10 Edinburgh Festival jokes (courtesy of BBC online):

1) Nick Helm: "I needed a password eight characters long so I picked Snow White and the Seven Dwarves."

2) Tim Vine: "Crime in multi-storey car parks. That is wrong on so many different levels."

3) Hannibal Buress: "People say 'I'm taking it one day at a time'. You know what? So is everybody. That's how time works."

4) Tim Key: "Drive-Thru McDonalds was more expensive than I thought... once you've hired the car..."

5) Matt Kirshen: "I was playing chess with my friend and he said, 'Let's make this interesting'. So we stopped playing chess."

6) Sarah Millican: "My mother told me, you don't have to put anything in your mouth you don't want to. Then she made me eat broccoli, which felt like double standards."

7) Alan Sharp: "I was in a band which we called The Prevention, because we hoped people would say we were better than The Cure."

8) Mark Watson: "Someone asked me recently - what would I rather give up, food or sex. Neither! I'm not falling for that one again, wife."

9) Andrew Lawrence: "I admire these phone hackers. I think they have a lot of patience. I can't even be bothered to check my OWN voicemails."

10) DeAnne Smith: "My friend died doing what he loved ... Heroin."

Totally agree rnrswitch. It's no different to the fact that many MIJ jeans utilise Japan-based Chinese labour. Doesn't make the product inferior in any way.

The rise makes the waist of your jeans sit higher or lower on your body, not make the crotch hang lower or higher. Tuck your shirt in if you don't like how long it is.

I don't agree. If you wear Jean A with a 10" rise on the same part of your body (waist/hips) as Jean B with a 12" rise, ie sagging Jean B rather than pulling it up, the crotch of Jean B will hang lower.

Is it just me or did they change the pocket shape of the 47 501 quite a bit for the new season? They look more squarish and huge - but that could be because of this particular size.

http://www.ln-cc.com/levis-vintage-clothing/levis-vintage-clothing-mens-1947-501-jeans-rigid/invt/lvc010028den/

Nice little price hike there ln-cc, only £234 now! I wonder who buys LVC at those prices? Thank goodness for Hideout!

This is the first time i heard of "sealed gulls"....

There's no such thing, don't be so gullible!

How do you polish spectator shoes without messing up the white sections? Just use a neutral colour? That's always intrigued me.

Edwin Nashvilles on sale at a very good price from the Three Threads:

http://www.thethreethreads.com/shop/men/edwin/nashville_red_selvage/red_selvage_denim

Some cheap-ish LVC available here with a few of the older (non-current season) styles still available.

http://www.eleven-shop.co.uk/collection/mens/levis-vintage

For the shell fans on here: these Florsheim Imperials are shell, right?

Do you have a shell suit to go with them CTB?

Effector

Self Edge

Sam S5000BK

Dr Martens

Better get some weeding done...

What with your wife kicking you out when the Buzz deck jacket arrives and a sprained right wrist, I think your sex life is about to take a nose-dive!