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One of the only that I’ve seen so far! I’m really enjoying the contest jeans, I’d definitely be interested in another pair whenever he gets some different denim. Also if we’re including the EU makers, Superstitch in Paris seems to do some interesting stuff with their MTO jeans. They’ve moved the rest of their production to Japan.

Good shout Julian, I had forgotten about Hutson. I guess my ramblings are more directed towards the repro world (selfishly so), I just miss the days when we had Roy making stuff. There’s nothing inherently wrong with what MF, Tellason, etc. are making, they just don’t have the same small independent maker feel. I’ve seen a small handful of people on IG making stuff, but most of it seems to be pet projects. I guess I just selfishly want someone to be a Slash Overalls or Lb Denim / rebuilt of the west.

Honestly I don't think this is being too picky at all! It's a staple (at least in my mind), and shouldn't be that hard of a thing to sell in proportional quantities. I think the real issue is that the craftspeople are packing up shop, cost of operating is too high or they get burnt out on the constant social marketing grind. It's quite difficult these days to make a product that you love and devote yourself to while also promoting it in a way that'll be sought after to customer base that's seemingly shrinking. And in my opinion the modern customer base is less willing to spend, since the general cost of living is continuing to grow with no signs of slowing down. We still see some of these craftspeople in Japan in this space, but I haven't seen many (at least that I'm aware of) in the US in recent years. If anyone knows of any please feel free to prove me wrong!

Unfortunately ambitions without an operational backbone are just undelivered promises. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

So it appears that Vidalia Mills is no longer, can't say I ever saw much interesting stuff made by them: https://www.gq.com/story/inside-the-fight-to-save-american-selvedge-denim Sounds like they had some real operational struggles. Hopefully the looms get auctioned off to someone that'll put them to good use!

Yup that's correct, same denim. I think the new 42s seem a bit more blue though. I haven't worn the new tux much (been wearing the WoM jeans), but I'll try to get some photos soon. I did some comparison shots last year of the 37, 42 and 45 variants:

@indigoeagle good spot, nice looking pair of 30s jeans there. I wonder why Ono has been outsourcing his work lately. Maybe he wasn’t too keen on all the logistics of the direct to consumer model.

None on my pair either, but both pocket bags have selvedge IDs.

I’d say 30 of those are t-shirts.

Did a rough count and we're up to 40 Power Wear items. No, I don't have a problem.

Between (graphic and blank) tees, thermals and sweats it's hard to put a number on it...I'll try to get a count for you though.

@jeash90 send Hoosier an IG message or email him at hoosier.frenchlick (at) icloud.com and he'll get you squared away!

Final fall / winter items have arrived, just in time for the weather to start warming up.

Been lacking on updates, but I snapped a couple of photos this weekend. Enjoying the jeans a lot so far, just not getting much sleep these days.

I've always found Flower Mountain sneakers kinda interesting, but they just feel a bit busy for my tastes. Honestly they look better with some wear compared to the product photos.

Very cool! They’ve been releasing a lot of nice colorways recently. The 991v2 is super comfy.

I’ll try to measure the new one before and after a wash, the only experience I have with the midweight sweat fabric is the black one from last year with the pocket. I didn’t find that it shrunk more than any of my heavyweights.

Fun idea! I’ll contribute. Size down craze: No. Slept in jeans: No, never intentionally. Diors: No, a little before my time. Fancy wallet: Yes. Engineer boots: Yes. Ocean wash: Hell no. Resolute washing / fit having previously not: Not sure what this one means. Never washing: No. Coffee wash: No. Slubby or streaky: Yes. Heavy oz denimz: Yes, tried to make it work but hated every second! Joined a contest: Yes. Joined a tour: Yes. APC: No. Fancy washing detergent: No. Worn denim while raw: No. Paid for an expensive repair: No. Wallet jewelry: No. Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: Depends on how you quantify expensive but yes. Numerous pairs of identical jeans: No not quite. Numerous fancy leather belts: Yes Native American Japanese jewelry: Never. Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Very guilty of this! Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Yes. Dressed like a sailor: Debatable, maybe. Dressed like a miner: No. Dressed like an urban lumberjack: Guilty! Mill repro: No: Dressed like a railway worker: Debatable, maybe. Stacked: No. Starch: No. Freezer: No. Fancy socks: Yes, and they suck. Handmade English shoes: No. Whites Semi Dress: No. Discharge print: Yes. Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining: Yes. Photo of jeans in bathtub: No. Wore jeans wet: No. £2000 leather jacket: No, not yet. Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: Yes. Bought jeans nobody else owned: Yes. Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans: No. Colored weft denim: Yes. Attended a meet up?: Yes.

@jkbrwn Japanese domestic price (minus tax) plus shipping. So depending on the current yen conversion rate it can fluctuate.

Just a few recent deliveries, first three from Hoosier and last one from Yahoo. Blystone. Gemsa. Trying to camouflage with my tile. Two-tone midweight sweat. Heavyweight sweat in straw cream, found BNWT on Yahoo.

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No, no preorder details yet.

I think I'm going to try them out too, the singular back pocket on the right hand side is really going to mess with me. I'm left handed and keep my wallet in the back left pocket.

Happy birthday @Maynard Friedman, now let's see a birthday fit pic!