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I picked up the 2021s from the recent Hinoya restock. I these are great jeans but I am in awe at the size of this coin pocket. It’s my only possible complaint with these jeans because it is massive.

https://hinoya.shop/en/products/sc11201 Is this lot 201 a new Sugar Cane fiber denim? It’s not the Edo, Oki, or Hawaii and it wasn’t included in this year’s catalog.

They are about the same. The C/L denim much lighter than the standard 800 denim so it should be a littler more comfortable.

I remember when their web store had sections for Hellers Cafe, Copper King, and others. I think they may have done away with sub-brands and they release them as part of the Warehouse catalogue. Warehouse also uses the same denims for different brands like Dubbleworks with the banner denim and Burgus Plus with the 14.5oz denim.

Relevant comment because I happened to take this photo earlier today of my 1001HXX and 1101 in banner denim. Both were produced around 2017, but the difference in texture is pretty considerable.

Aren't the Duck Digger models just standard Warehouse denim with more historically accurate detail and Warehouse's wash processes? I haven't seen a weight associated with the new Warehouse denims.

I, too, had the back rise stitching blow out disappointingly fast on my 800s. They have the 2x1 military denim, a 12oz denim for the used-wash models, the new WWII denim and the oxidized version on the DSB S1000XX, whichever new denim is being used on the DSB 1000XX (I'm assuming we'll get a non-oxidized version soon), and they also have two new denims for the 1901 and 1915 that will be out this spring/summer. They also still release the Heller Cafe Non-Pareil jeans and jacket, but I don't recall which denim that uses. It wasn't that long ago that everyone seemed kind of bored with Warehouse's reliance on the banner denim and look where we are now.

LVC ended US production of 501s, so they might as well do a 90s collection to celebrate that.

Was that the double indigo Mister Freedom recently used that I saw on a recent Self Edge IG post about the next SExSC?

I don't know how they're doing it now but I know in the past Denimio was purposefully undervaluing their packages so they wouldn't get caught in customs. Practically everyone on the denim subreddit was telling other people that Denimio would mark their package as a gift if requested. You as the consumer can do whatever you want, but if Denimio was skirting around customs law to undercut their competition, then yes they are a shady business. Personally I won't shop with Denimio because of their past behavior and how they contribute little beyond hype and marketing to the denim community, and I'm disappointed to see just how large of a customer base these tactics have cultivated. Also, their web site is hot garbage.

Please enjoy these 1101s I've been wearing for the last 1.5 years with frequent washing. These are from the last time the standard 1101s were produced. For the last few years it's been either Duck Digger or used-wash versions. I included an imgur link with a full album since resizing images is no longer required. https://imgur.com/a/Yb3Cm0W Check out the horizontal texture in some of the close ups. I have a few Banner denim pieces and these are unique amongst them.

I have very limited knowledge about Evisu but I found a pretty remarkable faded pair of what appears to be No 1 Specials while looking for old 501s on Etsy

Re: TCB Wool... I watched one of the TCB lives recently and Inoue said that (paraphrasing here because this was few weeks ago) he expects the Japanese mill TCB sources their wool from to close in the next 5-ish years and that wool itself is a dying industry in Japan. He said this because I asked if TCB had any plans for a Storm Riders style jacket (since they already do Lee styles) and he said TCB can't really count on his mill being around long enough to develop a new product around.

I like what I’ve seen from Brick + Mortar Seattle and they have one of the better websites out of the major Alden retailers. I went down the Alden rabbit hole about a year ago and got some Indys in natural CXL after reading that they wouldn’t be using that leather anymore. I really want to pick up some Alden’s in the Earth Reverse Chamois leather some day soon.

I’ve got a pair of 34W LVCs 1915 Cone Anniversary 501s that I’m selling for $175 plus shipping. They have been washed once (initial shrink) and worn once. Beware, these jeans have hilariously small front pocket bags. Otherwise, they are awesome jeans and I don’t want to keep any jeans I don’t plan on wearing. Waist: 35” Thigh: 12.5” Hem: 8.75” Length: 32.5” Im not officially listing them but I also have some BNWT Cone 1966 501s from LVC that I would let go for a generous offer. I’m not 100% the waist will ever work for me, but I’m holding out hoping and keeping them raw until then.