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Tender / Freewheelers 1937 / Bronson / @Duke Mantee / Russell Moccasin

Type 410 three pocket square tail shirt in Achilles' Heel indigo dyed 10oz cross weave denim... now close your eyes and say that again I ummed and ahhed over sizes and could have gone larger but opted for a shirt fit rather than shirt/jacket fit. I'd happily have another one in another fabric (top selection of fabrics kicking around) but would go a size up for layering. This fabric is definitely special, lovely 3D texture and wonderful colour. I gave it a couple of washes before wearing just to be sure to take off any excess dye (safety measure on my part; the shirt has actually had a wash after dyeing, and I understand that the dye is more firmly fixed than in a standard denim). The pics below are pre-wash, taken indoors with the light on...

^ I just ordered a couple of long sleeved tezo t-shirts off the back of Julian's pics and review (thanks Julian). Subsequent interactions with tezomaya direct were positive - very customer friendly. They have the different dyed versions available on different dates... I went for an un-dyed and a fujinezu-iro (deep purple) which are available about now and went for the 185 cm version just off the chest size... 75cm did seem a bit long so we'll see how that goes... can always tuck them in... looking forward to getting them for summer wear

@CSL got to say you rock them vests (waistcoats) really well... always good to see you wearing them... whatever the setting... and the link between the country and utilitarian value chimes well... now I think about it... is there a 'show us your vests' thread in here somewhere???

Here we go with mine then... my interest has grown over the past 4 to 5 years especially There are so many cracking denim jackets out there... looking forward to seeing what we've got collectively... Freewheelers 506 XX 1922 Freewheelers 506 XX 1927 Freewheelers 506 XX 1933 Freewheelers S506 XX 1944-45 WWII model Freewheelers S516 XX early 1946 WWII model Freewheelers Ironalls Lot 100 (raw white) – Incoming next week Freewheelers Ironalls Lot 100 (denim) Freewheelers Golden Spike, wabash CSF 1946 first half, WWII denim Sugar Cane S1943 At Last Lot 147J At Last Lot 677J Samurai Type 2 S552XX 21oz Mister Freedom Ranch Blouse Tender Lot 900 10th Anniversary model Tender 410 shirt / jacket – New in recently Ooe Yofukuten Railroad Jacket Orslow military pullover shirt / jacket Post Overalls Navy Blu

We already have the 'How many pairs of jeans do you own?' thread However conspicuous by its absence is the 'How many denim jackets have you got?' thread So high time we get this thread going!! The following are all encouraged… posting your denim jacket count to answer the thread exam question (though the number itself matters not), pictures of your happy denim jacket family, any denim jacket stories… and, of course, anything else even loosely related...

Folks, I realised we're not explicitly answering the exam question from the thread i.e. how many pairs of jeans do you have So I edited my post above to include the actual number...

Haha less mate... I updated above with non denim trousers so proportionately it's now even less

@AlientoyWorkmachine I'll start a new 'how many denim jackets?' thread as soon as and post 'em in there mate

It looks like my last update was 1st May 2021... added and subtracted a few since then... so I now have 23 pairs of jeans Active Canes M41001 (patch) Canes M41001 (no patch) Canes M41101 (Lee 30s model) Sugar Cane 1943 Freewheelers 1945-46 Freewheelers 1937 Freewheelers Golden Spike overalls Denime Lot 220A At Last Lot 162 At Last Lot 147 TCB 20s LVC 33s (early 2000s) tatsunosuke / Woods Mountain USN denim trousers Belafonte hi-back jeans Mister Freedom (indigo chinos) Ooe Yofukuten x Bandanna Almanac overalls Tender 132 extra pocket In-Active Samurai 710 – Don’t wear, will sell Dry Bones x Self Edge SEXDB19 – Don’t wear, will sell Roy SF01 – Don’t wear, keep Ande Whall Caribou - Don’t wear, keep Denim Demon hair on hide - Don’t wear, keep Evisu (early 50s fit, model unknown, pre-2000) - Don’t wear, keep Sold Levi’s Red (1999/2000 model) – SOLD ONI 527 – SOLD, lost by shipping company in transit Non-denim trousers (for the record) Freewheelers Derrickman Freewheelers Trackwalker At Last military chinos Belafonte hi-back trousers Real McCoys N3 trousers Vintage military chinos Sold since last update Mister Freedom sportsman chinos - Sold RMC ‘Great Escape’ chinos - Sold

@swiss-jeansfreak do you have an inventory of all the jeans in your Jeansmuseum?

What did you land Julian? The link doesn't work for the UK

@edwardlj thanks for the correction and the info... changed my post ^ accordingly and booked in for another eye test

162 also quite wide and straight legged with quite large rises - really comfortable - and also based on Levis, their interpretation of a late 30s model If you scroll through the thread, you'll see the fits on Smooth, me and other Sufu'ers which should help

Haha glad to help mate... I've worn the 33 quite a bit over the past 6 months ish and it's a slow burner... just starting to get some visible signs recently... would be good to see yours when you're ready

They just keep it coming...

Anyone had their 1942s come through the post yet? Calling @Broark @Dr_Heech

Measurements are very similar for the 42 and 44 above Chest 55 compared to 54 cm / Shoulders c.50cm on both 42 19.7in = 50cm 42.9 = 54.5 44 20.5 = 52.7 44.9 = 57 As mentioned, the material is stretchy so the measurements could be more variable. The 44 is a touch bigger when worn, no shit Sherlock you say!! I've had lots of Bronson t-shirts before and found them good value for money overall. I'll report back post-wash with these though @indigoeagle yep it's their 1940s USN t-shirt. Interesting button holes you point out... Bronson have them... what were they used for back in the day? And the laces? @Mods - we're now deep in discussion of non Japanese garms on a Japanese garms thread 😉

No moving, just watching

Nailed it

Just checking the mods are alert!!! 🤣

Got a couple of Bronson bangers in the post today... actually nice they are too... however, what's going on with the rope bondage?!

I have the '43 tux... beautifully wonky it is too... makes a refreshing change from all that straight stitching that has saturated the market 😜 I've worn it down the local supermarket before and Mavis on checkout never batted an eyelid... but that may be because I stood ever so slightly on a slant to make it appear that the box pleats were straight... actually it's probably because there is only us 20 Sufu'ers who ruminate (in a good way :)) on these things While we're chatting... I was at my lad's football semi-final a few weeks ago wearing a FW wabash jacket. One of the parents said 'I'm a bit superstitious... you're not wearing your lucky denim jacket'... I asked him which one... and his response proved to me he thought I only had one and they were therefore all the same WTF 🤯. The sad ending to that story is the lads lost their first competitive game in 2 years that day 😭... the key message I took from it is that, irrespective of the model, all denim jackets can be lucky!! I'll put some '43 tux pics up soon so you can throw tomatoes at it

Ah but SC are only repro'ing that one wonky model so all the repros need to be the same wonkiness proportionately 😉

That's where the modern skill comes in mate