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If you ask it anything to do with Sugarcane M-Series it directly quotes my archive

Speaking of which.. This is the down vest I wear at work through the winter.. the grime build up is just incredible, I don’t wear it outside the workshop It’s Made in USA North Face from the early 90s.. back when they were a respectable mountaineering brand, my friend bought it to go up Mont Blanc.. started running ultras, slimmed down so it was too big and gave it to me.. when it gets a puncture and starts loosing down, I superglue a little patch of gaffer tape over the hole, the silver tape eventually peels away but leaves the woven backing stuck to the pertex as a fix.. as you can see above^ gaffer tape patches old and new. I can’t wash it so every summer I buy a pack of baby wipes and scrub it down inside and out while wearing it.. then put it away for the summer.. It’s the epitome of make do and mend

A down vest is an essential piece of kit for me.. sure merino base layers keep you warm, I wear one myself but not so easy to wriggle out of when you’re all hot and sweaty whereas a down vest can be whipped off and packed down to the size of a tennis ball.. also easier to wear a waterproof shell over a vest than over a down jacket… but mainly I need one to see me through the winter at work, it leaves my arms denimclad yet free to move.. if my arms were wrapped in pertex/ down jacket, they would be fked in a matter of days.

Digital pet from the mid-90s.. everyone gets two weeks to try and keep it alive..

They date between 2003 and 2007 GLWS.. if anyone buys them to wear, can i have the pocket flasher please? I don't want to pay for it but i will pay your postage costs or happy to swap for other pocket flashers

..just not naive enough to spend £3000 on a down vest

Moved here to avoid derail.. I can't remember the RRP.. It's one of the few EG pieces which blew me away. Every season EG would release a plethora of multi-pocketed utility vests, some with hoods, some without, no different from last seasons offerings, but the design of this pop-over was something i'd never seen before from any brand.. thin enough to be worn as a layer or fat enough to keep you warm.. alas back in 2011 i had umpteen down vests and just didn't need another one.. it also generated a bit of hype over on SF which put me off.. a few years later Mr R started the Engineered Garments thread over on Denimbro (i don't know if it still exists or not) he was into those floral 3 piece suits (which i hated) .. i posted in the thread.. "the only EG piece which has stood out for me in recent years was the flak type vest.. if one ever pops up on Yahoo, i'll probably grab it" .. i got a PM from a forum lurker saying "i've got one which i can let go" .. i just can't remember if i bought it or swapped it without looking at my DB PMs. Re- the price tag.. I think what happens within the Japanese rag-trade.. bricks n' mortar vintage stores acquire garments either from their buyers who're scouting individual pieces or trade-ins and such.. if you look at 2nd.. they're certainly not buying bails of clothing by the Kg, it's all carefully selected brands.. i think these 'middle-men' also have an ebay presence.. take the seller of the EG vest for instance.. click 'sellers other items' the background in all the photos are different.. some items are hung up behind changing room curtains.. i'm pretty sure that seller doesn't have any of these items to hand.. they'll all be for sale at vintage shops around Japan and if you scour the interwebz hard enough, often you can find the same item for sale in JP at a fraction of the cost it's listed for on ebay.. also you'll often see 4 or 5 different Japanese eBay sellers listing the same item of clothing.. some of them just slap a silly price on it.. because it doesn't matter if they sell it or not because they don't own it.. it's just a markup or commission they're working for which is what's happened with the £3000 EG vest.

Most of them turned to rags and ended up either in the bin or given away.. the only pairs i saved are a pair of CSF-46s, Junky 46s and FW-47s. I only saved those because they're a bit special but pointless really.. they're too delicate to wear for any longer than a day or two. I've been wearing Carhartt carpenters for work these last few years.. £35 from the vintage shop, it's much cheaper than burning through £200 pairs of denimz every 6mths, albeit much less interesting

I always remember Crat would shine the shit out of the toe of his brogues to an almost mirror finish.. then go trout fishing in them.. someone on the forum commented.. "why on earth would you go fishing in formal shoes?!" and he replied.. "that's what they were designed for you idiot"

Designed for the working classes if i remember rightly.. the small holes are to let water out while working in waterlogged conditions.. for folks working out in the fields.

The 1945, 506 repro you're wearing in waywt.. it's raw isn't it? How are you finding the fit after shrinkage?

Don't forget.. i had 40,000+ posts over there Im like The Simpsons, if you say enough shit, some of it's bound to come true

I told y'all this would happen 10yrs ago on DB and nobody took me seriously If i remember rightly @CSL said .. and i quote "of course 00.. loose lips sinks ships" Mr Beast will be giving them away before you know it!

Warehouse jacket is getting ready for another wash now the warm weather has arrived.. I'll update the lifecycle post with a before and after..