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Do we have shrinkage estimations? I've seen a couple posts but it would be nice to have somewhat of a consensus (even if we're guessing) on how shrink impacts each measurement.

All sounds good to me, I'll drop y'all a DM soon once I decide on the sizing. Definitely will be the 411S model for me, looking forward to it. Also interested to see what the patch will look like!

To be fair I was kind of voluntold to be a mod there with zero inside info as to what was actually happening.

Starting to develop some decent contrast on the WWII jeans. Pictured here with a belt made by our very own Sir Duke.

I guess that's what Ono-san has been up to for the last few months.

Hell, I'd been considering buying the vest and I'm not a vest guy...so if I can try the denim out via another medium I will.

This is the makeup I’m going with.

Seconding Julian, FW sweats are my favorite in both the heavy weight and medium weight weaves.

Congrats @beautiful_FrEaK!

Appreciate you doing that @nopal!

b_F are there any better quality images of the size charts available? I can kind of make out the numbers, but they look pretty blurry specifically the 611 chart (even when opening the image in a new tab). And doc I've got plenty of cinch back jeans so I think a cinchless '42 is a nice change of pace even if it might be somewhat sacrilegious.

Deposit has been sent! Think I'll be going with the cinchless '42s.

Same as @Jared_Lee, I generally prefer what Shinya weaves. Handled a lot of nice denim from them over the years. b_F since you have a pair using the RS1950-ROW denim, any early days comparisons to other denims you've handled? Assuming it is fairly breathable as well.

His most recent post on IG has a few photos of these details: https://www.instagram.com/p/C-UuiGaoPre/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Sounds good, I think I'm in for a '42ish model. Looking forward to info on the denim. Some lightweight denim pocket bags would be cool too.

Might be interested depending on the details, measurements and timing. I think a '42 with crotch rivet, no cinch and denim pocket bags would be kinda cool.

A bit late here, I haven't worn these in quite some time (which is evident from the fold creases). Not sure why I stopped wearing them honestly.

I have a pair of Rockets, they're nice but I haven't worn them much yet as I've been focusing on other pairs. The rise is a little lower than I'd prefer. I'd be interested in Slash, Rebuilt and WoM.

+1 to what @aho said, I feel like the old school sufu style contests are sadly dead and gone. I'd love one last hurrah from some smaller brand (or FW ) to partner with a contest but I just don't think there's much benefit to them unfortunately. I'd kill for another OA contest!

@indigoeagle you bring up a good point, this is how FW references the 42s. I just typically associate war models with jeans made featuring the material restrictions, and the 42s feature a lot of materials that were subsequently cut out.

Like Julian I wouldn't put the '42s in the WWII category, to my knowledge there have been 3 war era models. 1822017: WWII 1943, released in 2018. Made using a denim closely resembling the '47 - '51 601xx. 2122041: WWII 1944, olive HBT pocket bags, first appearance of the updated grainy war era denim. 2132001: WWII 1945, flannel pocket bags, nearly identical details to the 2122041 besides the pocket bags.

Bridge Of The Times is a one man brand run and operated by Masatoshi Takenaga. BoT was founded in 2020 and is located in the Hino district of the Tottori prefecture. BoT focuses on reproducing '47 jeans, specifically the 824XX T-47 model with a slew of vintage sewing machines ranging from the 1920's to 1960's. Additionally BoT has started branching out to offer a 506XX reproduction (the 806XX) as well as other limited cinchback model jeans. These can be seen on his Instagram feed. Currently these jeans are only available for purchase via two methods: actually visiting his shop in person to try them on for size, and domestically in Japan via Instagram during specified time slots. BoT is not currently offering international orders, but I am hoping to find a way to get a pair myself as his work seems quite good! There's not a lot of information out there about the brand since it is pretty new, so I thought I would start a thread to wrangle in the discussion in a dedicated place. Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/masatoshi_takenaga/ Website link: https://bot.storeinfo.jp (photos credited to the BoT website linked above)