Geeman

And me!

I can live without the arcs and tab as long as they dont change the XX denim. One of my favourites.

Sized down half, heel slip is almost inevitable with these shoes

Probably the iodine stuff they dowse you with before/ after. I imagine (regrettably as it's an image I can't now shake) they also had to shave you = the old aftershave burn.

My wife often walks into our clothes room (back bedroom where we get changed and store clothes) sees me looking at my jeans for no apparent reason and gives me a look, that I think is her questioning her own life choices

@busterthehuman which is your blog? I check Heddles out every now and then , 99% of the content is of no interest or just lifted from else where but I do like their 5 plus 1 articles. Last week they had a "what type of of denim are you quiz".......

You're shitting me right?

I couldn't believe there were blogs out there (still or at all) with articles such as how to cuff your jeans !

As above, fit is really individual. You all know I wear a tapered fit but having a short inseam for my height means hemming them as much as I do loses some of the taper and leaves me with a nice fit (in my opinion) Wider fits and hems 8 inch and above just don't feel comfortable/look right on me (again, in my opinion) For me a hemmed 019 or 108 as referenced above are great fits. Comfortable in the top block and don't swamp me at the ankle. They are also worn without a big turn up so I can wear with sneakers/T-shirt or a bit smarter for when I'm in the office. Re fade/wash routine regrets I left that mindset behind 10 years ago. Fades have never been my primary focus, although I obviously appreciate a nice worn in pair, for me it's fit, fabric construction that counts. If it don't fit well it doesn't get worn.

That warehouse flannel looks great in that colour

As father of a two year old washing also has to figure into my purchase consideration. I don't wash my knitwear often but a 2 year old has a far greater damage radius than a new born!

I've been eyeing those jamiesons, interested to hear your thoughts after a wash and wear

I stopped wearing a pair of Oni for the exact reason demonstrated above. The slub just doesn't fade in an attractive / natural fashion. PBJ seem to have got the balance just right from the faded examples we've all seen. My own pair of PBJ haven't really started showing much wear. I do have another of pair of Oni, the overdyed black /blue, and so far so good they aren't showing signs of turning out to bad. Pair of well faded blue Oni for sale if anyone's interested. ......

I spotted the ear mate, jitsu or rugby?

The above contraptions will sort that out. You can place little extra pieces, that come with them, to address tight spots. I paid 20 quid for some off amazon,work great.