julian-wolf

^ I really doubt that that’s “cutting corners”; sewing and cutting an extra button hole takes all of 1–2 minutes. It’s gotta be a conscious design decision.

(That said, especially when combined with the very narrow plackets I agree that it’s not ideal.)

Next point of wild unfounded speculation:

Think these'll use the same L.S.D Co. S.F. rivets as the previous Leroys?

Something about those always gets me

Sort yourself out

Also glad to see it looks like there’ll be sold rigid—seemed like that was still up in the air

Yep, that’s what I like to see

Stoked

They didn't call it dogfighting for nothing…

edit: Maynard beat me to it

Glad you found them! I've been watching those for a couple of months now hoping they'd find a good home…

The laurel wreath buttons get me every time

According to the seller, they have an 88 cm waist, which seems to be in line with what I'd expect based on other Cane's from that period—should translate to around 35", yeah?

What size are you? There's an good-condition pair of M41030 up on Mercari in W35…

Ultra low-effort update on the M41058 to keep the thread going…

The lap creases on these are shaped weird as hell, different from any of my other jeans—not sure what the story is there but I'm kinda into it

Good to know that they've added even more taper since the early R01—I like my Test Lots a whooole lot from a comfort standpoint, but agree with @JohnM that the cut's not the most flattering aesthetically, and I think a big part of that is how strongly tapered it is from a super wide thigh to a kinda slim leg opening

I think the ideal for me would be a little less room in the upper thighs and a little less taper below the knee, but in the end I'm sure I'll be plenty happy with however they turn out; at this point it's all just nitpicking

Hell yeah

If these end up with similar details to the last Leroys, there’s a pretty okay chance I’ll end up getting both…y’know, just for posterity

I'm not huge on Merz tees. The materials are nice, but the construction hasn't wowed me, and the cuts are kinda weird. I'm happy enough with the two I have, all things considered, but I don't see myself buying more unless they're heavily discounted. For their whole long-bodied, wide-necked, rib-sleeved style I'd default to Tender Co.—better constructed with fabrics of a similar quality, plus you get to support a much smaller brand.

Moving sizing discussion here from the TCB thread…

On 7/6/2020 at 8:27 PM, beautiful_FrEaK said:

I think it's crazy you wear a 7 whereas I wear a 6

On 7/6/2020 at 9:36 PM, julian-wolf said:

Hah, come to think of it that does seem weird—but when I've tried 6's at Self Edge they've consistently been tight in my shoulders and underarms, so…go figure?

edit: For what it's worth, the two Merz tees I have are the 207 and the 513, both of which seem to fit well in a 7

For reference, 513 in size 7:

I'll keep saying it every time a pair of those gets posted—really, really wish they'd use that fabric in more cuts

Great-looking jeans

2 hours ago, Graytrain said:

I only say Lady White because it's the only non-vintage loop wheeled Ts I own. 

Never realized Lady White used loopwheeled fabrics—any idea which factory they come from?

Tezomeya makes a slew of womens-specific styles

^ Any likelihood of that shirt getting made again? Feeling like I should've grabbed one last run

^ Right, wasn’t that the idea from the start? That’s the case for all the fabrics they’re using…folks are just surprised to see the tiger camo there since it wasn’t on the initial list (and may not seem to fit as well as some other options w/ the overall theme)

Hah, come to think of it that does seem weird—but when I've tried 6's at Self Edge they've consistently been tight in my shoulders and underarms, so…go figure?

edit: For what it's worth, the two Merz tees I have are the 207 and the 513, both of which seem to fit well in a 7

I wear a 7 in Merz tees and just ordered a TCB L, so if you’re crazy I may be too…

^ Some nostalgic part of me wishes they still made that stuff

I was in my big social drinking phase when they announced they were taking it off the shelves and I remember my pals and I each buying a couple dozen cans to keep around, all long gone now of course

Fuck was it gross

That's all marketing—it's been years, but by my memory they taste damn near exactly the same

17 minutes ago, mlwdp said:

Steel Reserve.  If you know you know.

No love for St. Ides?

Really, though, Bud and Coors are pretty close to the bottom of the barrel—I guess they beat Keystone  and Natty and those, but they’re all right in the same category

As far as temperature goes, I prefer room temp (cellar temp, really, which is what I figured most people mean when they say room temp in this context) for most beers—if I’m having something light and refreshing like a lager or a blonde ale I’ll have it cold, but all the cold does really is take away from the flavor, which is the last thing I want when I’m drinking something that’s supposed to be tasty