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It’s literally just different colorways and / or material combinations. The hype recently has been silly, especially with some of the collaborations. There was a recent pair of 993s they did with jjjjjound (idk if I got the right number of j’s or not but you get the idea) and for shits and giggles I jumped in the virtual queue when they were released. Evidently there were 78k people in front of me. I know that number isn’t likely real, a lot of people using bots to buy and resell but I still thought it was crazy to see for a show that doesn’t look that much different than a general release. FWIW I buy my pairs either at or below retail. Anyone paying resale prices for NB has a screw loose.

Seconding New Balance, very comfortable and the made in US and UK models are pretty well made. Some of them get to be pretty hyped but can’t go wrong with the core grey or general releases. I find the 993 and 991 most comfortable, they’re supposedly bringing a bunch of 992 models out this year.

I also picked up the Sunny Garden chore coat, the denim is very nice! I think they're going to make some late 1800's inspired pairs out of it this year.

100 times better than my 0 in the same amount of time.

Someone's been busy eh?

Crap photos but I wore my pair yesterday playing golf at the oldest golf course in Texas (1899). Normally wouldn’t wear jeans on the course, but this is a casual 9 hole walking only muni course, no dress code and only $18. A few friends and I play here every month or so. Fun way to spend an afternoon.

I placed an order recently, I'll let y'all know if I receive a catalog with it.

@beautiful_FrEaK you know I'm cycling through every single one them in this two month span of cold weather.

Joining in on the Texas snow, we didn't get it nearly as bad as Houston. Thinking I might actually end up wearing these uncuffed.

Thanks @indigoeagle, might finally be my chance to try their flannels!

Did Warehouse recently add size 44 to their shirting? Previously their flannels would only be listed up to size 42 / 17 which they notated as XL, however checking their website today I see 44 listed. Sadly no size chart listed on the website to confirm and I don't see the size listed with any other shops. I've always really liked their flannels but they were about a size too small, perhaps they finally bumped them up.

Grabbing some breakfast tacos this morning.

Ouch, y’all get hit hard with customs… To get into the true Italian mindset I purchased an espresso maker. First time doing it myself but the Bambino makes it pretty straightforward.

Just another sign that AI is going to take over the world.

Rare aho fit pic! Don’t forget the pizza y’all.

Post wash measurements for those interested. I threw them in the dryer for a bit towards the end since I was getting impatient, cloudy here today so they were taking some time to hang dry. Waist: 18 in. Front rise: 12 in. Back rise: 17 in. Thigh: 14 in. Knee: 10 in. Hem: 9.75 in. Inseam: 31 in.

Fwiw I only warm washed / hang dried and mine still looks more or less unblemished. Will get some post wash photos up once they’re dry.

Warm washing my pair now, only going with a hang dry in the sun for now.

A bit out of order but still doing my part.

Sharing pre-wash measurements for those interested. Waist: 19 in. Front rise: 13 in. Back rise: 18 in. Thigh: 14.5 in. Knee: 11 in. Hem: 10 in. Inseam: 34 in.

Excited to start wearing these tomorrow! Must be lucky, both pocket bags have selvedge IDs.

My pair has made it into the US, but it's been sitting at the international distribution center in NYC for a couple of days. Sometimes USPS tracking skips a few steps and they just show up the next day, hard telling. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Yup I believe that's correct. And don't worry y'all, I'm impatiently refreshing the USPS tracking website for updates. Hope my pair arrives by Friday!

New Balance 991v2 made in the UK.