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JohnM

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  1. I may do just that.  Will look through recent posts to get a sense of the various designs.  You do large rhinestones surrounded by gold leaf, right?  ;-)

  2. Beautiful Duke. Love the design — striking, interesting, eye-catching, yet symmetrical and not over the top or flashy.  Though probably too advanced in years to commission a belt like this, I’m tempted. 

  3. ^ Didn't realize the inseams are shorter now.  My first FC pair was an 1108 in 36x36 (still have it but don't wear it), followed by the 1101 and 0105 in both 33x36 and 34x36.

  4. I hadn't worn Fullcount jeans for a few months and put on the 1105 this morning.  I'm posting because I'm reminded how soft Fullcount's denim is.  In terms of comfort and feel against the skin, there's nothing in my experience that quite compares.  I love several other brands (e.g., Ooe, Warehouse), but FC really seems to have the magic when it comes to the softness of the fabric.

  5. Nice purchases Broark and JDelage.  I have the Foreman in blue -- very nice.  Also have the Army Officer Trousers.  Very similar to the M-1941 Chinos, but even more generous, especially in the thighs.  Here are the comparative measurements (from McFly) for size 34.  I wish I had the M-1941 instead.

    Army Officer / M-1941

    Waist:  36.8" / 36.6"

    Rise:  12.4" / 12"

    Thigh:  15.5" / 14.4"

    LO:   8.5" / 8/3"

  6. Thanks Duke.  You introduced me (and others) to FW.  The fun of this hobby for me, as much as the clothes themselves, is to discover companies like Freewheelers and the people who run them, as well as those here who appreciate what they're doing.  I've only scratched the surface and wish I were younger so I could wear out more FW clothes ;-)

  7. ^ The fit is interesting in that the hips and thighs are roomy, but the waist comes in -- so warning to older muffintops, myself included.  There is tapering below the knee, which is nice.  Other than the fact that they're a good-fitting pair of jeans, I'm impressed with the level of custom manufacturing.  Again, from FW:

    "Yes, buttons made of iron are custom manufactured. Rivets as well.

    For other points… custom-made warp & weft for the fabric, and special cotton threads for sewing is also made only for us.

    Leather patches, red tabs… every materials for the jeans are custom manufactured.

     We’re just making them because there’s no satisfactory materials in the market.

    If they’re available in the market, we’ll buy them and use them. It’s more easy, and it means we can price products much cheaper.

    Hope you understand that to use custom manufactured materials isn’t absolutely wonderful, amazing thing.

    To make products which make us (and you!) satisfied is much more important.

    It is the purpose."

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