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I loved the fart line ahah! made me remember a funny memory.. I was on a sort of cable car connection between two airports terminals in NYC years ago and a kid squeezed one really deadly, epic fart. place was really small and cramped...there was a couple of old black guys with us and I swear to God by the end of the transfer they became grey ahahah!!!!

Mt Bielby, phenomenal post! thanks a million. pictures are worth more than words..

Nylon's fabric it's very similar indeed.

FOB Blue Nemo! Dunno of we ever get this officially confirmed so it's only a Hoggy's rumour afaik..

however I think you sized it right, one size up you wouldn't get that flattering slim fit. give it a good go and it will stretch a further bit..

dunno how much wear did u put on that 50's jacket but if you haven't worn it a lot bear in mind that it will stretch a bit. doesn't look tight at all though from what I can see.

A couple more snaps from today. It was a beautiful sunny springtime day.

plum in bloom

 

rosemary in bloom

 

Springtime is absolutely the best season to go around and pick up wild herbs, here's some wild asparagus I've picked this afternoon

this is for me by far the best wild herb that can be found around here.

at the moment I am too much stuffed from today's lunch to even think about cooking a dinner but tomorrow these will be divine for a nice subtle risotto...

 

here's a healed photo of my tattoo by Pietro Sedda (I think I haven't posted it before) and a couple of new leather bracelets made by my friend Uwe Tauber, a superb leather artisan from Germany, down below you can see the TCB 50's

 

and here's the roping on my TCB's.. nothing nearly as impressive as Aho's but I think it'll look great by the end of the contest. Wonder how Aho's roping will look by then!

I'd be curious to hear what Mr Bielby thinks of that fabric compared to other pieces in his collection.

I've not handled it but I guess it's plenty good for what it costs.

Wonderful! They're really lovely.

The sc66 are made in USA Ed. Great comparative post Ihfan! Definitely more stitching count in the 66 as far as I can see.

I decided to hold o on Sugarcane til I will buy my next antifit pair (47's) top block on Sc66 is too loose for my taste, but it will work well for you as far as I can see!

While we are at it here's a Porky's 66 fit posted yesterday on IG by the Proky's guys

That's for me the epitome of a perfect 66 style fit, a regular top block, regular legs and a very balanced taper. Not too tight not too loose.

Looking good Goodrain! From your 36 teeth smile I desume you're very happy with the fit! Wear it in good health!

So they stretch back a lot, is it?

The 13,7oz denim for sure. I just wanted to assure volvo that any pair of jeans (regardless of the brand) with 36" pre-soak waist will quite easily get back to 35,5". Speaking from my personal experience though

Yeah it should work out fine!

Crotch exact. 13oz denim swimming hold on

Swimming hold on? Hey Ed could you please translate from Edmond-ese to English?!? 😜😜😜

^^ foxy, Enjoy Venice! You're doing things in grand style, Harry's bar et all!

^ Capsi lovely evo!

Did u measure the thigh at crotch or 10cm lower?

Does the denim stretch the typical fullcount way? I'd want the waist to stretch back to 90/91 cm circa (35.4/35.5 inches)

^^ Ed that was done with a Bacchi espresso.

Excellent. next week I'll do a coffee update. They've just opened a great new bar in my city and the owner is a complete coffee nerd who worked for years in the raw coffee trade. He makes his own blends and every month has a new "cru" this month it's Guatemala coffee. Pretty incredible to have a place like that in a fairly small city like mine..

Excellent stuff. At that price point I think those porky's are one of the best deals out there. Look forward to your evo pics.

I am sure you can get incredible coffee in Vancouver buddy.

I actually have a fun memory of having coffee and a great talk in Italian/Abruzzese/English gramelot with a couple of Italo-Canadian geezers in a place in Vancouver called caffe Abruzzi. Your typical kitsch Italian place outside of Italy. I remember there was even a fountain inside the bar.. Coffee was good there, and a good old style bar. that was years ago, well before the artsy fartsy "latte art" invaded the world!

It's already on the list. I'm definitely keen on the FC's, measurements look to be sterling for my body type. I found the measurements you posted of a 34 raw and compared them with OW on rakuten. Make me "an offer I cannot refuse" and I'll get 'em from your shop!

I'm done now

Grand job mr Bielby!

Let's bump this thread before it goes on page 2!

As of late I've been fiddling around with the cuffs of my pair, I thought to give a try at a mild high water (or should we call it mid water?!?) inseam lenght. Japanese guys seem to rock this style so well on wide fits.

Anyway here's a comparo, before (short folded cuff)

After:

Any thoughts? I've ironed the cuffs highwater mode yesterday, I think I'll give it a go for a couple days now.

Here's the fade report at 6months 1 week

Bonus, today I've cooked rigatoni with lamb's liver ragu! Not for the faint of heart! Hannibal Lecter would be proud of me!

At Easter time in Italy everybody eats lamb, it's a big tradition, but nobody wants to buy the liver. It's incredibly good and butchers throw it away for close to nothing! I cook it for hours with onion celery carrots pine nuts olives tomatoes rosemary thyme and lots of white wine. A fine, robust dish that needs to be paired with at least half a bottle of vino!

And then a double espresso ristretto:

That's the minimum crema thickness allowed in casa Volvo!

RC polka dot

Tweed vest

TCB 50's contest

Rw

Not a denime expert but for common sense if your IH sit on the waist and the denime are going to sit on your hips it'd be better if they were a hair larger. If your IH sit on your hips you could decide to try a 30. You'd better wait til someone more knowledgeable about the fabric will tell you how much stretch you coul expect though.

the rise on that 1108 fit pic looks quite high though for a 60's inspired cut. interesting that you mention that still the rise it's lower of a 60's repro.

the 1800-2 66 repro model f.i. has a lower rise compared to the 1108, if measurements are correct (I found them on two different sources) a 34 1800 has a 11.8 rise while the 1108 same size has a 12.5 rise.

my TCB are around 11 iirc.