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6 hours ago, Dr_Heech said:
@dudewuttheheck hey long time no see/hear, looks like you trimmed down from your usual 38 waist, which is always a shame as lm always on the lookout for CSF seconds
Edit: 20 months! Well it does say "the Lost order sheet" so whatta you expect?
Yeah I unfortunately had to let go of every pair except for my 37s. They're in the wash again as I type. They a little too big, but I hot washed and tumble dried them on furnace mode enough times to make them wearable still.
Haha yeah I'm hoping they will be worth it. I'm down to a 30" waist now, but my butt and thighs are still quite large so I didn't dare go below 33 and even then I'm still nervous.
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15 minutes ago, srudy said:
What did you do to secure these?
I ordered them 20 months ago and was super patient haha
When he posted them I sent him a DM and bought a pair. It's just taken an extremely long time.
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@julian-wolfwow those look amazing! That is quite often, but the polished look suits them well.
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21 minutes ago, SallyKolchine said:
Hey ya'll, wondering if anyone could weigh in on a sizing question I've got about Clinch boots? I've dug up a fair amount of size comparisons between Clinch and other brands from this forum and some others but still curious what other folks' experience are with Clinch sizing? I'm a 7.5 both in my Rolling Dub Trio Coupens and Viberg Boondockers. I know most people say to size down a half to a full Brannock size?
It really depends on the last. I only have owned Clinch boots on the original classic narrow last. I am a 10.5 on a brannock, and between 9.5 and 10 on a viberg 2030 last. In my Clinch horsehide and Japanese cowhide engineers, I sized up by .5 to Clinch size 11 and they fit me very well. They're actually some of my better fitting boots. The Latigo ones I had in size 11 were too small. I don't know if it was the leather or just an earlier version of the boot, but I unfortunately had to sell them because they were too small.
The CN wide last and other lasts they have fit differently so make sure you base your sizing on the last, not just the maker.
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1 hour ago, mpukas said:
@dudewuttheheck seriously nice boots. IMO, best moc toe boots out there. I've been following his IG, and all of his boots are beautiful, he nailed this one. I love how all the aspects of woodsman heel, double mid-sole, 1/2 outsole and moc toe come together. Very well done, congrats.
Thanks very much! I agree that his moc toe design is the best out there right now. I have no other moc toes, but I really wanted a pair of his. They're not subtle, but I personally think the double midsole with the half sole plus the woodsman all work together with the chunky last. Of course, I can understand some people thinking it's too much, but I love it. Plus, it was a good excuse to get a pair of At Last Co.
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2 hours ago, Duke Mantee said:
Really nice boot - the u-tip proportion and finish is great. Looking at some of the other boots made by this guy there’s noticeable trait in the heft of the sole v. upper (vamp to toe).
Thanks Duke. Yes he does like very thick soles. His boots are also quite heavy. I've gotten used to the majority modern Japanese and Indonesian versions of work boots being rather light. These are an exception. Both of my pairs of Flame Pandas are seriously hefty. Not only are they very nicely made and finished, they feel just as tough as my Nick's, which are closer to work boots than casual boots imo.
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Those Moto derbies are beautiful @julian-wolf! My brother has the exact same model and color and he loves his. They are looking really nice after a couple of years of wear.
These are my new Flame Panda moc toe boots in Horween color 4 shell cordovan. This is my first pair of shell cordovan boots and I really like the color. The quality is quite good as I was expecting.
These are quite chunky as you can see... so much so that they pushed me to finally get some wider cut jeans. Here they are with my At Last Co. Lot. 147 before I hemmed them:
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On 3/1/2021 at 8:30 AM, JDelage said:
I am a "The Expanse" fanatic. It might be the best SciFi / SpaceOp TV show ever made, along with the first 2 seasons of the 2004 BSG...
I love that show. It's probably my favorite show that is currently running. I'm impressed how they have tried to make the show more scientifically realistic in a lot of ways and made that actually make the show more interesting instead of more confusing and/or boring.
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That fabric is indeed amazing. I have a pair in the same fabric (I have the corlection version) and I wish they weren't so tapered. I'd actually wear them if they weren't.
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4 hours ago, Hopethisoneisnttaken said:
Thank you!! That was very helpful. I will contact Mike as well.
You're welcome! I'm sure he will be able to help out a lot more.
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5 hours ago, Hopethisoneisnttaken said:
Does anyone here have experience with Moto's leather jackets? specifically this one:
http://store-motostyle.jp/?pid=122594923
I don't own any leather jackets and my main concern is the sleeve width, they mention here that they slimmed them down and was wondering if anyone has any idea if that can work on western body proportions.
Since I'm new to leather jackets I'd also appreciate any other input regarding this specific jacket. Thank you!It's a nice jacket. I've seen that model in person when I went to Moto a couple years ago in Japan. The leather does look quite nice. Moto tends to do a great job choosing and finishing their leathers. Construction quality looked solid, though not as elaborate or beautiful as some other makers.
I think it's weird that it doesn't have a chest pocket, but that's a personal preference.
Right now, I have boots and gloves from Moto/Motor and they both punch well above their price range in my opinion. My guess is that this jacket will likely do the same at 120,000 yen, especially in regard to the leather.
You could also talk to Mike @wildfrontiergoods on Instagram. He knows the brand very well and could give you a lot more info on this specific jacket than I ever could.
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9 minutes ago, Duke Mantee said:
@dudewuttheheck - Beverly Hills, 90210
I grew up in the '90s, but I've never actually seen that show even though I know the name
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Yeah that looks like it is embossed the same way as my jacket is. The only difference is that leather actually looks black while mine is actually dark brown. Be careful though. Mine was labelled as "black" on every website and it's definitely not actually black.
I cannot say that I am a fan of the printed leather on my jacket. It's not ugly, but I would have much preferred a non-printed leather. I got my jacket because of the design and the fit and I love it, but the leather is by far my least favorite aspect of it.
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3 hours ago, Dr_Heech said:
Where the eff is @dudewuttheheck ?? Haven't seen him around these parts.
Neither have we seen Duo..something (guy with the weird/fucked up (clown) shoes. Don't want to call him Duo, reminds me of a Canesten ad. Anyways stay safe peeps..
I'm still here! I still read through some of the threads and like posts and such. I just unfortunately don't have much to contribute right now. Once I get my new CSFs, I will be posting those.
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11 hours ago, JDelage said:
Some of Orgueil's leather jackets look quite a bit more forgiving than FW's, on paper at least. I didn't look at the length though.
The length could be good for some people. I'm not a tall guy and have a broad chest so it wasn't great for me.
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13 hours ago, JDelage said:
What's the quality & fit of Orgueil jackets? I've not seen them discussed much.
I handled and tried on a couple Orgueil leather jackets in Japan a couple years ago. They was pretty nice, but didn't tempt me away from Freewheelers personally. Unfortunately I only tried on. The cossack jacket was nice and I liked the leather more than the Mister Freedom campus, but the sizing didn't work for me. Was much too long overall. My shirt from Orgueil is fantastic and one of my absolute favorites though.
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Great thread idea @Flash!
I do not have much vintage at all, but I think this is kind of unique so I thought I would share it. It's an old Swedish M-59 jacket from what I think is the 60s or 70s, but I could be wrong. It was modified by a defunct store in England.
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43 minutes ago, srudy said:
appreciate that jake! ecru and leather is a winner.
Absolutely! That's basically my uniform
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that whole outfit is fantastic @srudy
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I'm personally just against chunky chelsea boots in general. In my mind, Chelsea boots are fairly sleek. If I'm going to buy a more hefty laceless boot, I would just go with engineers, pecos/ropers, or a fairly subtle cowboy boot. I'm sure I'm in the minority here with my chelsea boot opinions, but I just would never go for those chelseas over his engineers.
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6 hours ago, Elmer.Richard said:
I really like looking at Freewheelers jackets but the sleeve length and my body type are not compatible. With the Real McCoy's the sleeve length is just right for me.
Actually, with most McCoys jackets, the sleeves are even worse than with Freewheelers for me because the chests are crazy undersized, especially with the Buco jackets. I'm not sure why this jacket was so different, but I'm glad it was.
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I'm OK with that becoming the new official logo.
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4 hours ago, Elmer.Richard said:
And it is now your best fitting/best looking jacket.
I think as of now it probably is. The black Mulholland is close. The biggest difference is the sleeve length of the RMC works better for me.
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When he posted them I sent him a DM and bought a pair. It's just taken an extremely long time.
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Alright, so the D-42s finally arrived along with a pair of 46 first half. I went with size 33 with the D-42 and size 34 for the 46 first half. My logic was that at least one of them would fit. I'll discuss how that worked out in a bit. As some of you may know, I ordered these a long time ago. The order was placed in December of 2019 so I've been waiting for these for around 20 months which is quite a long time, especially considering how short I used to wait for my jeans. Part of this was due to the shipping issues caused by COVID, but part of it was just that he took a long time. In fairness, he always responded to my questions and he was nice enough to add the 46 pair onto the order. He also changed the sizing for me several times as I waited, so that was nice too.
I'll share some pics of the 46 first half, but I know that most of you will be interested in the D-42. Having now gotten more into vintage denim, especially vintage Levi's as well as having owned a couple pairs of WWII jeans, these feel pretty special. It's not that huge of a difference, but it is there and it's pretty interesting to see orange stitching on a WWII pair. Another interesting detail is the use of embossed buttons instead of the laurel and donut buttons, likely because this is a relatively early WWII model.
The denim is very neppy/snowy. A lot more than I expected. The picture he showed in the video of the original pair did show something a little more neppy, but I think this fabric is more extreme than the original, though this is brand new and it looked like the sample pair he had was washed a few times, so they could end up matching more. Something else worth noting is how dark this fabric is. It almost looks black and is definitely much darker than the normal WWII denim on the 46 first half. This fabric is only available on this model as he based it off of the original pair he had access to, so fading these should be pretty interesting.
Funny thing about the D-42 pair is that when I got them, I noticed that there was no red tab on them, despite there being a red tab on the 46 pair. I asked him about it and he rather sheepishly admitted that he must have forgotten to sew the red tab on them! I've gone back and forth on this issue. On one hand, it's a little annoying. On the other hand, it's also kind of hilarious. Thinking positively, it's a unique quirk that does actually fit in line with the whole ethos of the brand and the rushed construction of WWII Levis so I can't be too mad. Heck, if I never wore them or soaked them, it could be something that would have driven up their value. They're definitely a 1 of 1 now
In terms of fit, they actually ended up fitting fairly similarly to each other despite one being size 33 and the other size 34. I was worried about them being too tight in the butt and thigh area because that's where all my jeans have been tight lately. Fortunately, even after an hour long hot soak, they both fit quite well. No fit pics of the 46 first half yet, but I will include a couple of the d-42 in size 33.
Anyway, enough of my rambling. Here are some photos:
D-42 first:
Lots of weird CSF wonkiness, one of my favorite examples being the misaligned stitching on the top of the right pocket:
How they fit:
Wait is a couple inches too big as expected, but that's just normal for me now in all my trousers. I can't really size by waist anymore. They're actually the most comfortable pair of jeans that I've had since I lost weight in my CSF 37s which is a big surprise.
Here are a few 46 photos as well: