Maynard Friedman

In that case, if you tried to replicate a wonkily stitched repro jacket, it might come out perfectly straight! Where will it end?

“Where can I buy one of those jackets?”

^ What plant did they use for the rivets and buttons? A steel plant?

Some nice WW2 pairs at Neatstyle: Green herringbone pocket model Flannel pocket model Denimbridge model

The irony is that surely they were supposed to be cautious with materials during WW2 and yet these repros seem to be using twice as much thread as necessary 🤷‍♂️

Bonnet de douche

^ He who dares, Rodney… 🤣

Solid black Buffalos. I’ve had these since 2016 but wore them sparingly as I kept them for slightly smarter wear. More recently I’ve started wearing them regularly to the point where they need a crotch repair. They’re a bit darker and less grey in real life than my iPhone photos show. You can also see how Ande’s lockstitch hemming technique enables strong roping.

I think these are the same thing in a slightly different cut:

I think it’s one of the best denims out there, very smooth and built to last, it would be great for a competition. I really enjoyed my pair although I wish the SD-101s had a slightly higher rise (back and front).

I think he was grateful for any pair he was given.

^ That’s cobblers.

He probably thinks the same too! 😆

^ Wasn’t that @Jared_Lee in the photo shoot rather than @lee porter?

Now that the sun has finally started to break through the perma-cloud cover over London, I thought I'd throw away my old, worn-out green/orange Delphins and replace them with this orange/aqua pair. Hopefully they’ll put a spring in my step for Spring!

Thanks @mondo. You’re right, the inseam was about 39” in the raw state!

New in, Fob Factory F198, size 33, one wash and unworn. I’m not sure what year these were made but they feel old and have a slightly musty odour and plenty of loose threads (which I’ve been removing), which is something I’ve found on some of my pairs from the 90s and noughties. I’m not sure about the weight either but they feel about 13-13.5oz. Colour’s a bit darker in real life than my crappy photos. Notable features: World Jeans International buttons (very matte) Scovill rivets, unbranded at the front Offset rear belt loop ‘F’ on red tab Storage crease on crotch! Measurements (BiG style) Waist: 32” Front rise: 12” Back rise: 15.5” Thigh: 13.5” Inseam: 34.5” Hem: one is 8.5”, one is 8.75”

Momotaro 0901 size 32, worn on and off since 2015 (when I had them tapered slightly). They’ve been my dog walking jeans for the last 2 winters and are now heading for the bin as the crotch is falling apart, having already been repaired. I’ve really enjoyed this pair and at 15.7oz, they’re the heaviest weight jeans I’ve owned.

I suppose I’m just a disagreeable fellow! 😆

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 wonkiness 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.

The QC threshold is if it’s sewn neatly/accurately/symmetrically with no loose threads - then it fails and has to be redone!

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.

I was hoping for a RyoXRoy collaboration.

Is that the $760 pair @Broark 😳