Cold Summer

Huh, I never knew Flat Head did anything with Wesco. They sold some boots for White's and Viberg while I worked there, but that was six years ago.

Those are coming along great, keep it up! My 3005s are almost at four months of wear. Gonna probably wear them another month or so before washing since they don't need it yet.

I get why it makes business sense to make something to try to sell to the sneakerhead demographic, but those jeans look ridiculous. Unless you're making skinny jeans out of a lightweight, stretchy fabric, having such a small leg opening makes zero sense to me. On the other hand, Tanuki's straight fit actually looks really good.

Pigeon Tree's stuff looks nice. For belts, my favorite is Equus - I admit I'm partial to hand-stitched belts rather than ones with a metal fastener.

Awesome belts Engine, always enjoy seeing your work and also very nice photography. Where do the buckles come from - England, Japan, etc.? And do you sell stuff, or just make these for yourself?

Yeah, I agree, the market was way oversaturated, and stuff like belts and wallets last forever if they're decently made, so it's hard to keep the same people continuing to buy stuff. There are already so many good options - Hollows, Guarded Goods, Monk Made, Don't Mourn Organize, etc. Hard to break into the market unless you're doing something really different, which most aren't. I'd love to see somebody innovate in the same way that Redmoon did in 1993 when they pretty much invented Native American-inspired amekaji leathercraft.

Video game editorialist (?) and generally entertaining weirdo Tim Rogers always wears a Buzz Rickson L-2B jacket in his videos. He also wears Sugar Cane 1947s.

All this just makes me really thankful I got my 1108s from before all the madness started happening.

I always liked the look of Ande's jeans but the measurements of pretty all the fits looked like they'd be way too tight in the lower thigh. So I never really regretted not getting one.

Those are great Max, I like how they have a vintage-style fade but also strong points of contrast. I'm hoping my Full Counts turn out the same way

I feel like the 3005 fits differently through the hips somehow. It seems like the 3009 is a little bit tighter at the waist, and a little bit looser at the hip. And yes, the 3009 rise is just a little lower, moreso in the front.

I think that the back rise is slightly longer than the 3009, though it's not that long compared to a more vintage-style straight fit. My butt is not big, so no problem

I do wish the hem was maybe about half an inch smaller - mine are about 8.75", and I think 8.25" would be about perfect, but since I wear these with engineer boots or 70s Chuck hi tops, it fits the style nicely. What I really like about the 3005 is that the top block fits better (on me) than any other Flat Head jeans.

Back in my 3005s for fall and winter Here they are at almost four months of wear.

Lone Flag tee Equus Bakers belt Flat Head 3005 Wesco 7500