julian-wolf

Tender Co. / Great Lakes / Warehouse x RMF / Union Special / Hollows / Cane’s / Russell

@PrettyBoyTony I can’t speak to what to expect from the cut in general since I’ve never tried a pair, but based on that photo you posted of them drying it looks like they’re a couple sizes bigger than your TCBs pretty much everywhere? You might be happier with the fit through the seat if you sized down some

They stretch a lot in the waist, but yeah if you’re a 32 in modern Cane’s you’ll prob. be happiest with a 33

I’m surprised yours had any ink left on it at all. I love the feeling of the patch on mine—the leather’s stayed super buttery soft and shiny without any sort of care—but there hasn’t been any discernible printing on it since like wash #2

I think the use of “filters” (in the modern, Instagrammy sense) to enhance fades has been prevalent in contexts like the Indigo Invitational for a slew of years now, and that takes a lot less effort than something like Photoshop

^ There’s an option somewhere in your user settings to have the topic title operate the same as the third option you’ve listed, which I find useful

@Double 0 Soul @beautiful_FrEaK Funny timing, TCB just posted about this on Instagram today. Couldn’t hurt to reach out & see if they’re doing another run? I still wear my No Shampoo Club shirt from that run regularly—I’ve actually got it on today. Great tees.

@Ciabatta Shhh don’t jinx it: we’re only a third of the way done, and my attention span’s already slipping big time As of now, I think my money’s on Aho—based on past competitions, though, I’m sure there’s also at least a couple folks laying low not posting many updates that’ll show up at the finish line with some top notch wear & tear

Meanwhile, patched over the opening to the left front pocket earlier this week with fabric from the cut off hem of one of my Tender Co. shirts, dyed w/ Prussian blue. I’ve stitched over a few seams, previously, but this is the first real repair—almost always is, for me. I really love how the pocket bag denim is fading; it’s a beautiful rich blue. Plus: photos before the upcoming wash, I think no. 5 or 6?

This weekend: baking pies, moving starts to pots (pictured: Mexican sour gherkins), watching older plants grow older, keeping an eye on the dogs and on the cricket that’s been hanging around our kitchen sink for the past few weeks

Tender x4, Ballpark, Hollows, Russell

Tender Co. for textiles, Hollows + Russell for leather

Do they still ever make jeans for direct orders, or just through other brands like Jelado? I always wanted a pair but never got around to ordering (so it goes) The last time I stopped by Roy Slaper’s shop to pick up an order, he was wearing a pair (I think??), and he said they were some of his favorites he’d worn, which is just about the highest praise as far as I’m concerned For that matter, are they still doing those T-shirts? Do / did they ever do them without pockets?

@Double 0 Soul Thanks for the tip, good memory I’m still after one in principle, but I’d be an XL (at least) and as far as I can tell they only ever made XS–L. I actually did go out on a limb and buy one used in size L around a year ago, just on the off chance they were cut large, but if anything the opposite is true, and it came up comically small. Since then, I’ve come close a few times to buying the Battenwear version—for whatever reason that’s the modern take that’s spoken to me the most—but never pulled the trigger.

Great Lakes / Warehouse x Rocky Mountain / Tezomeya / Duke / Cane’s / Russell

Oh dang, that’s a shame

Twisted how? Reverse leg twist isn’t all that uncommon on jeans / jackets made from sanforized denim; I’d hardly call it a QC issue…that’s just how denim works

I like the sharp rivets, but not across the board. On my ‘51 XX and RB jeans I’ve hammered down the coin pocket rivets to save my wrists, but left the rest. On my ‘47 jacket I hammered the rivets on the cinch and the sleeves, but left the ones on the pocket.

I think it’s tricky. It’s easy to want to evoke a different era and to embrace its aesthetic. In a way, that’s all this forum is really about—so drawing lines around where it is and isn’t appropriate to do so is bound to be a bit of a point of contention. The thing is: kids are impressionable. People in general are impressionable, but kids are really impressionable. There’s not a huge mental gap between seeing someone’s shirt on the street and thinking “messaging aside, that looks cool” and “that looks cool; maybe the message is cool too”. Sadly, we don’t live in a world where it’s universally obvious that not wearing a helmet on a motorcycle is dumb (if you need evidence of that, just look at Wisconsin), so it’s plausible that this sort of messaging really could make a difference. I wouldn’t want there to be any chance that I passed by some kid on the street and ended up being part of the reason that they thought it was a cool idea to hop on a motorcycle without appropriate protection. I don’t think it’s totally cut and dry by any means, and I don’t think I’d fault anyone for feeling differently—it’s just not something I’d feel comfortable wearing, personally.

Helmet laws tee misses the mark big time…might have to find myself one of those Peace Valley shirts though

More recently, I picked up two cotton/linen tee shirts on Yahoo for like $25 + shipping. The fabric’s really great. It twists a ton, which I like, particularly given that they seemed to account for it well during patterning. (Maybe this relates to the unique approach to the shoulder and sleeve seems?) They fit well, but the cut is a little out of my comfort zone, I think, with a very wide neck and too little length keep tucked—so I’ve mostly been using them as active wear for climbing & hiking. For that, they’re perfect. Definitely would recommend to anyone who prefers this style of fit.

My most-worn Django piece so far, by a big margin, has been the other pair of pants that I got from Atelier Gardenia. They bill them as “linen easy pants”, and I think that’s a pretty apt description. Really great mid-weight lofty 100% linen plain weave fabric in a great color, cut with full legs and a very high rise. I’ve been using them as pajamas most evenings. Last photo feat. old Ues big waffle thermal, Birks

I’ve been building up a small collection of Django Atour over the past few months. Thanks again to @Duke Mantee for first bringing them to my attention probably 4ish years ago when I was on the hunt for high quality linen shirts—I never ended up trying any out at the time, but the brand has been pretty consistently on my radar since then The original impetus for finally trying them out, as mentioned a few pages back, was needing to dress up a bit for a family wedding. I got a black linen pants + jacket set, a lofty white linen shirt, and a striped cotton vest. The vest, shirt, and pants were from Masuya1997; the jacket, along with a second pair of pants (more on those below) were from Atelier Gardenia, which I believe is Django Atour’s direct shop, and which doesn’t remove domestic taxes for international orders, but does offer a pretty consistent 10% off code if you subscribe to their newsletter. The jacket, sadly, turned out to be much too small on me. Everything else fits perfect. Go figure. The jacket and pants are beautiful and very versatile, although, given my lifestyle, I doubt I’ll end up wearing the pants often outside of more formal contexts. The shirt is a lot more formal feeling, and also more aggressively old-timey, which is a tough combo in general, although I think it works very well for the specific sort of context for which I got it. The vest is my favorite of the bunch. It’s heavy and sturdy and the fabric has gorgeous detailing and the pattern seems very well considered; I can see myself dressing it down to wear much more regularly than the rest of the more formal outfit. Last photo feat. vintage bolo, Tender Co. socks, MOTO derbies

Less true when you live near a Self Edge: plenty of folks here in Iron Heart & PBJ & The Strike Gold who just walked into a shop and wanted a pair of jeans. At this point I usually only make a comment when someone’s wearing something pretty obscure, for better or for worse

^ I think when I first took notice of them, I was drawn in particular to how strongly their denim puckered and twisted: it seemed super lively, which I love That said, it was never enough to make up for how hard it was to purchase. That always feels like a turn off