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(To add one more data point: no hidden selvedges for me, neither in pockets nor belt loops)

Dropped by my long-time favorite pub yesterday—Schmidt’s, in Albany, for anyone in the area—for a couple pints, plus a pizza (not pictured) from another favorite joint over on that side of town. Always a great feel to the place, which doubles as a tobacconist (or maybe it doubles as a pub). They keep fresh Old Speckled Hen on tap, my consistent go-to—but also usually have one or two good Belgians, often from my old favorite Quebecois brewery Unibroue. The pictured table is incidentally where I wrote a good chunk of my thesis, a couple of years ago now.

They really always put out the best samplers & mixtapes The “Stones Throw 101” double feature from ca. 2004 (maybe emceed by Peanut Butter Wolf??) in particular has been a long-time favorite; some of the Madlib mixes on there are head & shoulders above the official album versions…plus my home town gets a little shout out

Bronson / Columbiaknit / Sugar Cane / Wearmasters

^ Now you’ve just got to get some longer jeans

Great Lakes x2 / Power Wear / Pizza Pants / Russell Mocs

…& After

Well yeah, as of recently Evisu Japan itself no longer really exists, but that’s a whole separate can of worms…

@Double 0 Soul Your go-to loop looks absolutely prime; every time you post new photos I enjoy looking through them even if it’s much of the same subject matter Around half of my favorite climbing “content” comes out of the Peaks District, so (overall great aesthetics aside) it’s really interesting to see some shots from a different perspective. Would love to make it out there some time in person

I’m in it to win it 😤

@rockon99 @Talan I could be wrong, but no, I don’t think it’s a separate international line; I think the Evisu label is licensed out to a whole different company (or companies?) overseas

Slowly beginning my transition to @MJF9 Tender Co. x2 / Columbiaknit / Russell

@Talan I’d be very surprised if either of those were Evisu Japan stores. Evisu International is a completely different company, and has been for some time (~20ish years?). They’re certainly much lower quality; that’s just not their focus.

Before wash #2 Pocket bags are fading even faster than the denim itself!

^ Looks much more fun than the Crossfire

Taking that approach to jeans wearing has always seemed like its own form of birth control—no need to double up

Another cheat day yesterday Union Special / Columbiaknit (big big ups to @yung_flynn for the rec) / Hollows / Tender Co. / Russell

Very little extra shrinkage to be expected (and also less waist stretch than I generally see from factory-washed STF jeans)

Another day in the yard Great Lakes, The Flat Head, Word of Mouth, Russell

Union Special / Skyway Man / Hollows / Word of Mouth / Russell

^ Same plans here! Clear skies today, and dirt plenty soft after a couple weeks of rain, so we took the opportunity to pick up some exciting starts & put them in the ground plus (not shown) a healthy looking little finger lime tree, a lilac, geranium, and some crawling time for between the walk way tiles. Jeans still feeling great! feat. Union Special cap, Skyway Man tee, Hollows belt, wet Russells

@Alec Leamas Be aware that they drastically changed the cut of the 0105 around the time of the major brand rework a couple of years ago (when they also removed arcs and tabs and changed their selection of constructional threads). If I’m remembering right, it didn’t used to be nearly as full / wide. Not sure what they were like pre-2007 (did the 0105 really already exist that long ago?)

feat. Tender Co. x2, Power Wear, Russell feat. very excited heeler

Tender Co. x2 / Power Wear / Word of Mouth / Russell

Feels like MySpace ca. 2005 Size down craze: Nope Slept in jeans: Yep, but just to stretch them out (black TCB 50s), never ~for the fades~ Diors: Nope Fancy wallet: Nope Engineer boots: Nope Ocean wash: Yep, but only incidentally Resolute washing / fit having previously not: Nope Never washing: Nope Coffee wash: ???? Slubby or streaky: Nope Heavy oz denimz: Ish Joined a contest: Yep Joined a tour: Yep (Top Top Elite) APC: Nope Fancy washing detergent: Only for woolens, never jeans Worn denim while raw: Yep Paid for an expensive repair: Nope, but done plenty myself Wallet jewelry: Hell no Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: Oh yeah Numerous pairs of identical jeans: Absolutely Numerous fancy leather belts: Ish Native American Japanese jewelry: Big no Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Not since living in Quebec… Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Not yet (books, on the other hand…) Dressed like a sailor: Nope Dressed like a miner: Yep Dressed like an urban lumberjack: Yep Mill repro: Nope Dressed like a railway worker: Nope Stacked: Yep Starch: Yep Freezer: Nope Fancy socks: Every day Handmade English shoes: Yep Whites Semi Dress: Nope, just Bounty Hunters that squeak when I walk Discharge print: Yep Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining: Nope Photo of jeans in bathtub: Yep Wore jeans wet: Yep £2000 leather jacket: Not yet Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: Nope Bought jeans nobody else owned: Yep Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans: Nope Colored weft denim: Briefly Attended a meet up?: Yep Has at least a decade's worth of denim in the closet, unworn? Easily It’s funny, I still feel like one of the new guys here, and the peak SuFu era feels like way before my time…but in reality I guess I probably started posting closer to peak SuFu than to now. Time’s tricky like that