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SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)
chicote replied to minya's topic in superdenim
Yeah try the tender cuff method! One big cuff, then fold the lower half of the cuff up to meet the original hem line. Idk if that makes sense, there are photos somewhere in the tender thread. -
Can anyone with Moto shoes speak to how you determined sizing? I am looking secondhand as their website is always sold out, but finding sizes are all over the place, where a “0” is sometimes listed as 23.5cm and sometimes 25cm, a “2” is sometimes 25cm and sometimes 27cm … not to mention a handful of reviews which say they can run a size large… I am looking at a pair of moc toe low top shoes… are those considered oxfords? don’t really know lol. anyway, grateful for any help!
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https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/special/order/confirm/https%3A%2F%2Fjp.mercari.com%2Fitem%2Fm88711949394/2_1/ Really nice pair of vintage 47s with arcs up in size 34x32 for a great price… hope someone here gets em!!
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@Graytrain you are on your way to becoming a legendary collector of early Japanese repro denim! i really admire your taste and persistence in acquiring such rare & old pieces.
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Sugar Cane M41101
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SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)
chicote replied to minya's topic in superdenim
I like the painters, that back pocket shape is really nice and i feel the other details suit your overall style better than the military trousers. -
that's a great fit imo!
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as someone who's always had a hard time sewing in a straight line, i am feeling really validated by these
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@scooby damn that is impressive, truly one of the best jackets I’ve ever seen!! and the stain is nice, artistic even, lol
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@scooby oil?? i've gotten engine oil-soaked jeans clean with a couple of overnight soaks in a hot tub with oxygen bleach. that jacket looks amazing, rly looking forward to seeing after wash!
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Encinitas after wash. Really nice subtle texture to this fabric, and the green caste is a nice change from the purple & red hues we see more often.
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those look really great!!
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SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)
chicote replied to minya's topic in superdenim
Anyone know of any good hbt work pants? Really after these vintage sweet-orrs on eBay but they’re size 32
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SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)
chicote replied to minya's topic in superdenim
My partner’s brother lived in Japan (mainly in Hokkaido) for almost a decade. When his siblings and mom came to visit him a few years back, I want to say they went in July-August time, and said it was brutally hot, even in that northern climate. My partner’s mom is older and doesn’t do great in hot weather, so take that with a bit of salt as it was mostly her remembering the weather. But I don’t doubt it will be extremely hot most of the time, especially for those of us coming from climates like the uk and pacific northwest. If you’re all up for it, though, I’m sure it would be an amazing trip!! -
In thinking about this, I also consider the brands’ sewing machine operators.. I know that many brands here focus on extremely accurate reproductions, but perhaps this late trend to amplify stitching ‘errors’ is an emergence of the latent artistry of the sewers themselves. I know for myself as an artist, if you put me down in front of a flower and ask me to draw it, I’ll tend to over-emphasize the curviness of the leaves and the shading of the petals over all else. That’s my own deviance from realism that I’ve found emerged subconsciously from my own artistic practice over the years, and it’ll surely be different from that of the next artist who comes in to draw the same scene. I think you can make a strong case that the sewing work done for these brands is more like factory work than like art, but I do wonder if in designing these repros whether the people assigned to come up with the sewing pattern don’t relish the chance for a little extra wonkiness, their creative touch in an industry that for the most part seemed quite a bit more rigid in its techniques. Totally not basing this off anything, just a speculation!
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I picked up a book of porcelain enamel signs for signpainting reference material, and was surprised to see several denim / workwear brands represented! Interesting that many of them have been revived in Japan as well.
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Worst case scenario @Broark, the SE Austin guys can probably build you a small apartment behind the shop...
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I really like the one back pocket and overall design details, but am a little disappointed by the stated measurements... a 20cm leg opening in my size sounds ridiculously small (though i know it'll be a little bigger after a hem), and i would have also preferred an extra 2-3cm in the rise. i have several pairs of jeans that all have 28-30cm front rises and don't find that height comfortable or flattering, for me at least. But I am very curious about the denim and would probably still consider a pair if this is indeed the proposed pair TCB wants to use for the contest. Does anyone have any confirmation on whether that's their intention? edit: i'll add that the most recent viktor's voice collab (good luck jeans) are much more up my alley. i would love to do a contest with those, lol!
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Damn, I love those… really wish I got a pair way back when. Looking great @MJF9
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I do it because I use a weird browser that sometimes doesn’t give me any other options… i acknowledge the risk I’m taking by sending such an ambiguous message but trust the recipient will intuit my good intentions and take it as it is… as they say, all rep is good rep…
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I saw that too!! Pretty much exactly what I was hoping for 😊 can’t wait to see more details!
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SUPERDENIM SMALL QUESTIONS THREAD (Use instead of making new threads)
chicote replied to minya's topic in superdenim
No, that's the official TCB online store. If you go to TCB's official blog / main website and click on the shop icon on the top right, it takes you to their shopify site. -
beautiful work duke!!
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i don't blame the guy... just trying to fill the sufu-sized void in his heart
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There used to be a million of them on Yahoo Auctions Japan... guess they have sort of dried up. Here are two I've found. I've contemplated a ring coat many times over the past decade and run into the same issues with sizing, but my intuition tells me they are just sort of amorphous. I'm in full support of you getting one!! Black moleskin , size "S" which is usually 1. Dark emperor version, overcoat length with massive hood, looks like navy melton wool, size M
