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I've done a bit of detective work regarding those Edwin 4007s.. they're a womans bootcut and although there is zero info online, they do use a Talon zipper which is easier to date than the jeans (easier still if it was a pre-1950s jacket zipper) .. the zipper itself seems to have been in production from the mid 70s up to 1983.. It was used extensively on 1980s era Wrangler Big Ben, 1980s Dickies workwear up to and including 1990s Edwin made Lee Riders so i would hazard a guess that they date from the 1980s

I suppose.. the difference (as far as i see it).. American style denim pants were a practical, alternative to traditional dress, whereas a repro is an alternative to the, very limited in availability, vintage denim.. catering to the needs for the vintage Levi, Wrangler, Lee.. enthusiast.. rather than your average worker.

Are we talking 'American style' or repro? I'd say a repro from this era needs to be 501 patterned, selvedge denim, leather patch, red tab, arcs and such..

*Toyo Enterprises was previously called Kosho & Co, a fabric import / export company. During WW2 they were selling souvenirs to American soldiers, kimonos and such via a market stall.. Tailor Toyo was established to make souvenir jackets with a soldiers name embroidered, which they could take back home. In 1965 Toyo Enterprises was established to supply western sized clothing to the US military bases across Japan.. they would make denim jeans upon request. *source Double 0 on DB Toyo became a domestic clothing manufacturer in 1975 after the end of the Vietnam war when all the troops fked off back home.. I'm not sure if they were making repros during this time, i expect not, based on the fact that i haven't found any.. Japan's love of Americana followed.. by the 1980s demand outstripped supply of the Levis left behind by American troops which laid the foundations for enterprising Japanese pickers to visit the US with empty suitcases, demand still outstripped supply so by the mid-80s Sugarcane was producing repros for the domestic market but i would love to know what repro jeans if any were produced in this 75 - 85 (pre MP) era.. In 1978, Hitoshi Tsujimoto was one of these^ pickers.. he took a road trip around the US collecting vintage jeans and sweatshirts which he sold around vintage markets under the name 'Nylon' (which would later become McCoys) opening his first bricks n' mortar vintage store in the mid 80s.. this all helped lay the foundations for the golden era denimboom of the early 90s.. so when we consider the birth of the vintage repro, we need to be looking at the early-mid 80s

Laurel button, no rivets.. looks like a war model

My wardrobe is probably 70% repro, 20% vintage and 10% new but out of that 70%.. i would say 90% of which would now be considered vintage in it's own right. I'm not saying repros peaked in the 90s but i am a bit disalusioned with how relentless the repro game has become, i'd like the SC Collectables but i'm fooling myself if i think this will be it, we all know something else will be just around the corner.. it's just a never ending persuit

Vintage / deadstock Nike mesh back.. .. the fat belly swoosh dates from 1978-85, it's printed on a Made in Korea CardinaL.. 'Cardinal Cap & Jacket Co' was established in 1975.. it's clearly got age due to the yellowing of the foam but like we see from a lot of 70s era Nike.. although the company was producing clothing and footwear lines in USA, Japan, Italy, Taiwan, Korea ect.. when it came to event promo, pulling together a couple of 100 caps or tees was done through a third party. Nike tees given away at 10 or 15k road / trail races were printed on Hanes Fifty-Fifty or Russell rather than a Nike label.. I found the Cardinal phone number on a job vacancy for an experienced sewing machine mechanic in an archived page of the Virginia Chronicle so everything tracks.. ..but unlike this one on Grailed, i paid less than £40..

Vintage 1978 - 83 Nike Single Stitch Baseball Shirt I know we all like to wax lyrical about MiJ loopwheeled tees, they are nice, i wear them myself but old single stitch tees are something else.. the material is thin and stretchy giving it a unique drape and softness which you just don't get with heavier gsm..

CSF-46s

Deadstock 1978-85 Nike Meshback Vintage 1978 - 83 Nike Single Stitch Baseball Shirt CSF-46s Nike Elite Repro

Morning Charlie.. Takahashi-san, (the guy who owns Junky Style) owns a deadstock pair, if you check the blog http://style.junky.co.jp/ There is some info and photos, i posted about them on Pg1 of the M-Series thread, alas, the links were lost in deletiongate but if you pick through the blog posts using the search, i'm sure you can dig it up, the blog is pretty well archived.

Don’t forget Mother’s Day lads.. I’ve just splashed out at Tesco.. one card for my own mum, one for my kids mum because he’ll probably forget and one for the cats mum because he’ll forget too... 🐈‍⬛

Wow.. seems like an expensive way of working, make a very niche product then alienate 95% of your market. No wonder they went bankrupt first time around

Looks fabulous! Am I reading that right.. only available in a XXXL T back? .. what, why?

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Crap! It might be just me then.. I've always resisted wearing a balaclava with deely-bobbers for the same reason but if you guys are saying it's ok?

Sweatshirt cuffs we’re getting a bit threadbare.. ..much better

Always the action man avatar!

Cap and glasses, throws off the balance of an outfit, makes it too top heavy.. If i was in Doc's position, i would have to wear boots, gators and crampons to balance it out or maybe even ski's ..

Both.. it's too much going on for one head. Like triple denim, it's just too much!

Hat or glasses but not both! Makes me feel like a character from 'Guess Who' .. just too much head adornment Is your character wearing a hat and glasses? .. "Yes" is it Double 0? Problem is.. i sometimes need both, i wear reading glasses for studying drawings / precision at work but through the winter, i wear a watch cap or wool beanie to keep me warm.. the hat makes the arms of the glasses rub my head behind my ears.. also if anyone calls in, i take the hat off to avoid the Guess Who vibe.. also tennis, i could do with wearing a ball cap and sunglasses to avoid glare from the sun and sweat running into my eyes.. but again, it either has to be one or t'other.. never both Can anyone pull this shit off or is cranial frippery something to be avoided?

Copping? .. i'm barely coping

Natural selection at work..

The weight of the patch is so incredible, it's pulling the back of her jeans down

IKR.. i despair for the deminworld.. i love this place, it's one of the last few genuine communities on the interwebz but pop your head out from under the sufu rock and the denim world is just fucking hideous.. from comical Instagram fakery to superficial denim blogs to click-baity youtube vids to .. well i wouldn't even know how to describe Reddit .. it makes me ashamed to be part of it. There is no wonder that^ shit sells