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I was always impressed with that pocket opening repair work she did Charlie.. the (i think) red crossover stitch? top marks!

If the zipper works, i'd just trim the edge and put a few stitches through / around the edge of the cord to stop it fraying any further.. job done!

The Ashinary is my favourite model too.. i just think this type of sole is too hefty for such a shoe. Looks like something i'd expect to see on a modern work boot.

Lovely shoes arn't they.. nice bit of geography teacher steeze I agree.. the Ichimaigawa & Ashinari are the two most visually appealing models.. alas, the Vibram sole on the Ashinari looks too chunky for quite a dainty shoe.. The sole on the Ichimaigawa makes much more sense..alas, the cut of the leather on this model, around where the tongue is attached opens up a hole with wear, i would find seeing my socks through the shoe, quite annoying.

A few years ago.. jjjjjjound released a very standard late 80s style cromo MTB.. same story, just a very basic, would otherwise cost $300 MTB but with a jjjound sticker on the frame as a limited release for $2500. Once the hype had died down, you couldn't give them away I don't mind paying for some hype / exclusivity.. but the brands have to give me something, some obscure historical reference or some fancy materials. To just change a colour, add some branding, call them special and make them limited is just lazy / ridiculous.

If you're not actually using them for running shoes, you just want comfort, looks good with denim with a bit of retro charm, i'd go for some lightweight 70s / 80s repro (fat belly swoosh) Nike runners.. waffles, cortez, boston, kinda style.. or maybe some nylon Adidas country or Reebok classics.. they're a lot less fussy and lower profile than modern runners. I never understood the NB hype models .. i get why people like the base models (the 1400 was a great looking shoe bitd) they're a good solid MiA / MiE allrounder, pub shoe with comfy dad vibes but never managed to appreciate the hype models, just couldn't understand what they offer that the base models don't..? .. it's like putting alloy wheels and a spolier on an estate car

Testing.. testing Brick City Kids - What What _ Brick City Kids.mp3 @MJF9 This^ is just a random track from my itunes library .. If you double click.. 'Save Audio As' you should be able to download it as an mp3 file If it works for you, i'll upload the album and post a track listing.

Discogs would implode if i listed it on there!

Here’s a rare beast you don’t see very often from the Double 0 CD archives. Leeds By Example’ a 2006 compilation of Leeds hip-hop acts .. it’s so rare, it was never even pressed to vinyl. @MJF9

Yes! definitely me.. floral dance-esque

Now.. Martin, you know me well enough to know that not everything I say in the nonsense thread is entirely legit.. if you look back at a lot of the discourse which plays out.. it usually starts with a gif of me poking a hornets nest I am feeling bored shitless with repros tho..

On the way out tonight.. my neighbour was just coming home from yoga and said "you look smart".. i was wearing Brown's Beach Full Count over MF covert cloth mechanic shirt, SC47s and Lofgren pumps.. "i like the jacket (she said).. sort of halfway between a jacket and a cardigan.. it's a bit Val Doonicany" Wtf!.. We go to all this expense and effort to project Val Doonican

It's been and gone Martin but i am off work for a few days.. remember when we had that storm after Christmas? it completely destroyed my mums fence.. the concrete fence post disintegrated, she said it sounded like an explosion.. it set all the car alarms off in the street .. but she was going on holiday with her mates on the 27th for New Year and her back garden was exposed so she was a bit panicky. The days after Christmas when i should have been off work with my feet up, i was digging fence posts out of frozen ground so i could build a new fence.. they'd been set in concrete 70cm deep so i had to chip them out with a cold chisel in -10 tempratures.. then when i got home, i noticed the storm had blown the bargeboards off our gable end, they were in nextdoors apple tree so Christmas week for me was just work.. so i've took some time off now the rain has stopped..

Just been out to Olive on Eccesall Rd South for some fat t-bones (Sarah had Casarecce Arabiata) Starters of calamari and mussels were awesome too! .. it's def worth a visit.

Wait till mini-alien is a little older.. you'll see a lot of this^ biz at parents evening

They forcast a couple of good days.. yesterday was dry, warmer than late but a bit grey.. today was very cold but lovely blue skies.. i think i made the right choice to go today.

Made an omlette with some Gruyere ..made a flask of coffee ..set off through Whiteley Woods, it's very icey! ..looking over the city near the Peak District border, we live around here ..took a right at Ringinglow, looking at Stanage Edge ..rode the Burbage loop first ..stopped for a coffee ..featuring a new pack to replace my 30yr old Lowe Alpine fell running pack (i don't think i'll be doing anymore fell running anytime soon ) along with a water bottle which @CSL kindly proxied from the SimWorks sale The Velo Canteen comes with a different cap which incorperates a straw system for drinking? but i figured, if im civalised enough to drink decent coffee, im civalised enough to not do it through a straw so i brought along a Snow Peak double walled Ti cup. ..into the stanage loop ..hampers hang ..some boldering pr0n for @julian-wolf dude on the left is wearing rock shoes, bouldering pants, sheepskin trapper hat and 3/4 length sheepskin jacket.. ..warm and dry without down or gore ..up to Stanage Pole ..down to the reservoirs at Redmires ..around the reservoirs.. through Wyming Brook to Lodge Moor.. looking back ..through the Mayfield Valley where my legs turned to jelly so i ate a full box of blury Jaffa Cakes while i cleaned my bike ..the end

These are cool.. they're called 'vials' cost close to a grand and they do absolutely fk all Flex your sneaker game here.. RTFKT RTFKT

Got ya' i used to call the cotton jersey type 'jog bottoms' or 'joggers'.. the Daley types trackies and lets not forget the shell suit for an air of sophistication

What would one consider a trackie in 2025?.. i haven't seen a Daley Thompson or Goldie Lookin Chain-esque trackie for years.. it's mainly sweatpants / drawstring pants.. yuppie types have been dressing them up for the office for some time.. worn with lofas, sports jacket.. knitwear and such, they can cost a small fortune, (£1000+) but if you saw a crackhead wearing them you would assume £20 from Sports Direct.. Tell us more of these fit ideas.. isn't it just denimz.. sweats, tees, jackets and pumps like the rest of us? You don't know that for sure.. she could be normcoreing like a mofo.. "i had one of them 2009 era denimheads at my checkout today".. she'll be saying on the middle-isle WhatsApp group.. When i go to the Tesco near work, i'm so threadbare that security clock me instantly and assume i'm either homeless or a shoplifter.. little do they know, i'm cultivating a sufu accredited WH jacket Viva La Nonsense!

When i lived out in sticksville.. one of the guys who went in the local boozer.. we'll call him Ken, cos that was his name.. he had shoulder length scraggly grey hair, bald on top.. he wore a metal tee.. often Saxon or Iron Maiden.. snug fitting, washed out typ3 over the top and a pair of washed out snug fitting Levis with a bit of a podge hanging over the top.. dude obviously reached his peak in 1979 and never managed to move on.. this was 2008. That's what we are.. the next generation of Ken's ..as i say, i'm not looking to change my style, i can appreciate trends vicariously through my offspring, i love my collection of jeans and i have enough clothing to last me another two lifetimes but for as long as i can remember.. i've always been absolutely obsessed by clothing and footwear.. even when i was a junior school kid aged 8 or 9 i would catch the bus into town just to look at the sneakers i couldn't afford.. whereas now i feel bored shitless by clothing and the only reason is.. i've been into the same shit for the last 20yrs.. bit of a paradox i suppose..

Talking of 'demonito's closet' ^ Can we get @edmond back?

been chatting with my teenager?

Bit different for me.. i work in a workshop, i need to wear workwear, i can't be wearing a fancy suit or some spikey-ass RO get up.

Speak for yourself.. i'm a cutting edge Gen X'er Yep.. def one of my top 3 of all time.. think i bought them in 2012 before the populartity uptake. Lovely pair of jeans!