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Good shout! The Michi Jacket (https://crescentdownworks.com/collections/jackets/products/michi-jacket-mustard) is very close to what I’m looking for. They’ve been on my radar for a while, but I don’t think I realized they did anything non-down. I wish they offered some better colors, but that does seem like a good potential option

Has anyone done a good reproduction of the Sierra Designs 60/40 Mountain Parka from the ‘80s?

I’ve been eyeing these for years and am at a point where I think I’d really like to get my hands on one. Sierra Designs actually still makes them—domestically in the US, at that—but they’re only available on the Japanese market, and something about paying a proxy service to buy a MiUSA jacket from the Japanese branch of an American company just to ship it back state side really rubs me the wrong way. I’ll probably still end up going for it if there aren’t any other good options out there, but would rather something more direct.

Sadly, vintage doesn’t seem to be a great option for these.

If you’re okay with poly stitching, the Merz ones are decent (and they go on sale for a lot cheaper than most MiJ)

Old long horn patch 1001xx in 33x34 up on Yahoo in good condition for a good deal…

@Graytrain There’s another pair of M41027 up now in W34, in case they’re still on your mind…

I do actually have a pair of the hair on hides squirreled away, with tags and all, but they’re a couple of sizes too small (tagged 32 or 33, I think), so they’re more likely to end up being my partner’s than mine

On 12/10/2023 at 12:30 PM, blooming said:

The newer slim 50s are in my main rotation, truly a great cut. They are roomier in the top block than most cuts labeled “relaxed taper”, though, so the name isn’t entirely accurate lol

Most cuts labeled “relaxed tapered” seem to really be more in the slim–tapered to narrow–tapered range, these days, so maybe TCB isn’t far off after all…

Beautiful pair of Bootleggers up on Yahoo right now w/ the tags and everything…anyone planning on biting?

Posted in the Warehouse thread recently about my 1001xx DSB which, among many other repairs, had just had their back pocket patched up. Did the same repair yesterday on my 601xx and thought I’d document it a little better. Pictures should tell the story okay.

Forgot to photo the final product, but it looks about the same as it did on the 1001xx…

Tilley cap / Rocky Mountain x Warehouse / Union Special / Hollows / 601rb from @Lazerr / Frank’s boots

Yeah, the measurements on the site seemed promising, but I emailed Ryo to check and he replied that the new Lee jeans are some of the slimmest they've done (at least through the hips and thighs), even more so than the S40s. Supposedly the aim is, in part, to fill the niche of a slim–tapered cut, which wasn't really present in their lineup previously. Oh well.

M41027

Don’t know much about these. Seems like pretty much the same exact details, top to bottom, as the MP-619, but in a much wider cut—same hardware and everything. Maybe from early after the switch to M-series? They’re also sized on the smaller end: these are tagged W36 and fit more similar to the W34 of the late ‘90s

Photos taken after a machine wash and one day of wear

^ Viberg has seemed like a ripoff for a long time, as compared to similar boots from other PNW makers

Yep, saw that. Looking forward to getting the update from Barnstormers. Might have to swing by S&S this weekend to get a little sneak peek…

^^ That’s a funny note about sizing. I’m generally a 42 or 44 in other brands’ jackets (never had any from TCB), and based on the size chart I was looking at a 46 in the storm rider…

^ Should probably just be half the shoulder-to-shoulder width to do a good comparison: 87 cm neck-to-wrist for the Buaisou vs. 89.5 cm for the McCoy’s

@Hopethisoneisnttaken That looks like it should be in the Black Corridor in Red Rocks, on the right side of the lower level towards the middle—don’t remember the name of the route

^^ Anyone who looks at broguing and thinks dress shoes probably isn’t worth paying much mind, when it comes to style…

@Hopethisoneisnttaken Good guess

@MJF9 How’s that Cathartt coat coming along? Still bummed to have missed out on those; hoping to live vicariously…

Couple of months ago I gave one of the brass peregrine falcon whistles to my sweetie as a necklace 

It’s a really gorgeous piece—the casting is great, and I’m particularly fond of the variation in color around the joint where the two pieces were heated up & brazed together

Anyway, I’m borrowing it today, so I thought I’d take advantage of the photo opportunity. Shown here w/ a Tezomeya tee & a Type 492 shirt, overdyed w/ henna