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I can smell the Badalassi!

Jeans are cool too.

Oni x Tanuki:

Roy x Cone! (2011 potato low res)

Okayama Denim x Japan Blue:

Red Cloud / Daaifau:

Strike Gold x Self Edge:

Ed's favourite patch (Tanuki):

Boncoura!!!!!

Sauce Zhan export version:

Bonus washed pic:

TFH x RJB x AUSTRALIA!!! (Corlection)

Imperial shearer's:

Japan Blue Godzilla:

Pure Blue Japan purple face:

Hey Niro, the flat brown waxed laces just arrived yesterday... Can't decide which to use~! The indigo lace do look more special.

Grain fell off in certain parts... Sueded, if you like

More Coupens for the thread!

Coupens all day, all the time!

My brother's natural veg tanned horsehide wallet, made by unlucky (Scott).

Almost 6 years, daily use, oiled once at 1 year.

^ Hey BM!

I'll include smaller details such as the heel shape in the second round of surveying, after the sample boot is made and the photos shown to you guys.

Mmm, if I could find it, why not

A reminder that you need to e-mail me to be placed on the list - the final stages of the project will be conducted via e-mail.

Survey is closed, thanks for the responses! We collected 89 responses, and it is really interesting that the preferences were pretty consistent, with clear majority preferences in most categories.

More info soonish.

All hail Pocket Lord Foxy.

^ Yeah, it seemed like such hard work to recover from the earthquake too.

I'm guessing this 'one-man makes pants' type of operation is difficult to break even, and the income is probably not as steady as other lines of work.

I haven't yet owned a pair of Ande's jeans. Looks like, sadly, I never will.

Hope to see the Ande Whall brand come back one day!

Good luck with your new employment Ande!

Okayama Denim x Japan Blue "Sapphire Slub" reviewed here:

https://indigoshrimp.wordpress.com/2016/10/20/okayama-denim-x-japan-blue-odjb001-sapphire-slub-collaboration-jeans-review/

tl:dr Pretty much the same jeans as Godzilla (JB0626), apart from small details and the colour of weft.

I really like the fit and the fabric, but many of you old timers probably won't be too interested given the very non-traditional details.

^ E-mail me. Address in first post

^ The Tanuki collab will be with Oak Street Bootmaker.

We're going a bit more high end, more info soon!

Hey guys, thanks for the survey completions so far. 72 responses and counting, which is fantastic - keep 'em coming!

Just a reminder that this preliminary survey will close this Sunday, afterwhich I will share with you the results.

This little beauty is made of Shinki shell:

Thanks to Charlie at Corlection for letting me snap some photos.

Off the top of my head, I think maybe vintage details or patterns combined with high quality ultra-modern / tech fabrics.

I'll take a few photos of my contest pair in the next week or so. 

Wore them for 360 days exactly.

Yeah, I wouldn't feel bad sending them back considering what Viberg is charging nowadays - twice as much as the other North Western American style bootmakers.

Excellent looking wallet!

AFAIK Tim sources his hardware from Japan too.