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You’re right.. There isn’t any real distinctions between these and other repro brands who also do it well, they’re late to the party but if you’re a SC fanboy, we haven’t really seen this from the brand before. This approach to repro is still relatively new in the denim world, there has always been a loose interpretation of period details and cut, unfinished fly, WWII restrictions et al but this focus on recreating date specific anomalies has only been a thing for the last decade or so.. the first time I saw a purposely wonky pocket was the RMC-003, when was that?.. 2013 or summat

You know me better than that MJ I don’t do a single 1945 jacket, I do the entire range.. with possibly a backup kept in a sealed bag.

It’s the recreation of period detailing, done well with minimal interpretation.. y’see, I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with Sugarcane, I love them more than any other denim brand for reasons ive waxed lyrical about.. but they’ve also disappointed me massively over the years.. one such time was when (I think) the 2010 catalogue came out, I couldn’t wait to see where they would take the brand after the 2008 upheaval, only to be confronted with their star jeans, 3, 5 & 10 year worn.. i was heartbroken and I didn’t wear SC for years after.. I continued to nerd out over their back catalogue while buying CFS.. the jeans I always thought Sugarcane should have been.. seeing snippets of past glories in their Junky 46 collab while they continued to disappoint me with their shitty line up.. but these Denim Collectables are the first thing in 20yrs which give me a pre 2007 vibe, if they would have done this in 2015, CSF might never have found their niche.

I don’t know Martin.. yes, self restraint. I don’t need them, I just really want them and usually, when that’s the case I would have bought them at the get-go.. When I first heard about them, I wasn’t posting around the forum and did a bit of an eye roll, especially after their recent 46 offerings with ridiculous loose threads at every opportunity.. I’m not going to buy them, I was just hoping the feelings of want would have dissipated by now.

I ❤️these Denim Collectables.. my disillusionment caused me to pass them up.. but they do seem like the most significant thing to happen in the denimworld for quite sometime.. from my perspective, my benchmarks was always pre-2007 Japanese Levi repros, followed by 46 repros, i flirted with a few SC 50/50s in the midst and now these.. i've passed up on lots of denim over the years while i've been focusing on my own thing and never regretted it for a second.. but every time i see these bumped, i deeply regret not owning them.

Invisible mending is an incredible art form.. it's great for jackets and such because they take threads from elsewhere on the garment to ensure a perfect match but i always wonder with less fabric extensive garments.. sweatshirts and such... where would they take the material from? Re- visible mending, there are folks on this forum with skills i wish i had, you could always put a shout out in the 'repairs thread' but again, to do visible mending well is a labour of love, if you're repairing your own much loved clothing, or the clothing worn by your kids, the time scale doesn't matter but if you're mending for paid work, it doesn't take long, even at minimum wage for the cost of the repair to outweigh the cost of a new sweater.. i know how long it takes me to do repairs badly.. + you have to take both ways shipping into account. Let us know how you get on? .. and anyone else with experience of the above edit- I love the way repaired clothing looks.. my only aversion is the way it can make them feel / drape (not noticeable on heavier garments, jackets and wot-not) and although some of those^ more creative examples look good, they're probably not going to look the same after a few cycles through the washing machine.. especially the stitch heavy varieties.

1 belt /wk proves you're wrong

Maybe not, but you're still making something that folks want to buy and if the demand is there and you enjoy making them.. then why not?

Have you spoken to them.. re- a custom order, ie- less units /item but large enough order value to be worthwhile? .. or maybe a co-op with other leather workers.. surely everyone will feel the pinch and be looking for alternatives. Do Standard Rivet manufacture the spots or just order them in and sell them on?

So there is only one place in the world where you can buy your hardwear? How come? .. where will other leather workers get theirs?

I used to read Volksworld Magazine, MBUK, Sidewalk Surfer, Ride.. amongst others, usually cover to cover many times over so there was always room for me to consume more media, but like denim, these^ were all niche subject matter and when similar magazines jumped on the bandwagon.. there was only a certain number of VWs, MTBs, Skateboarders... in the world so all it did was dilute the quality... like we see in the denimworld but it isn't just one extra magazine to read, it's the opinions of millions all vying for your clicks so the quality has diluted to almost neutral. Are $15 jeans from Wallmart better than SC Okinawa? Do i want to spend 20mins reading this or do i want those 20mins of my life back to do something more fulfilling

I like denim so I’m a member of a denim forum.. I like bikes so I’m a member of a bike forum, are these other folks just doing a better job of it? I don’t have much more time I can afford to waste..

He's coming out of retirement ..

See.. @Broark gets it

I've never 'followed' anyone online.. it sounds weird af, like i'd be one step away from throwing acid in their face.. What are these folks doing which is so important that i need to be following them? i'm sure they're not curing cancer or anything significant? .. is it like the Big Brother effect? .. and if so will there be a future Gogglebox effect where I watch someone who's following someone online? .. huf! future sounds bleak? I mean.. I like to hear what you guys are up to, same goes for my friends and neighbours because I’m invested in those people but what the 8 billion other' people are doing outside of my community.. I honestly couldn't care less