Duke Mantee

12 hours ago, Double 0 Soul said:

There’s a fkin Ferrari parked at the end of our street.. it’s obscuring out view of the wheelie bins!

Notice how it’s parked on double yellows lines? .. there’s a perfectly legit parking space in front of it 

I’ve always wondered if you buy a ’luxury’ car you get automatic exemption from the Highway Code and traffic laws generally … we’ve got a disability badge for Ellie and it seems we can’t use any of the designated parking spaces because they seem to be full of top end motors

1 hour ago, vlad_III said:

Not allowed to use my phone where I work to earn the yen. Wrote it in notes and then copy pasted. Somehow messed up the formatting but at least everyone heard me now 

😂

6 hours ago, vlad_III said:

That does look awesome! I actually like it with the hoodie. 

All these ultra high end goodies must seem massively underpriced to you dollar based earners now.  I earn yen and I’m on the opposite end and have to refrain until things get better here. 

I would do the same while it lasts. You’ll never buy Japanese goods this cheap again. 

Meanwhile I wear cheap layers to keep warm. 

Merino base, wool sweater and hat, denim jacket and a cheapo REI shell. 

… and probably just as warm, but why are you SHOUTING?

5 minutes ago, Geeman said:

I have quite short arms for my height so they work quite well for me 

Do they reach down to your hands though?

I think we need to get the expert opinion of @Double 0 Soul for this

I know it’s not the most popular approach but I always take the same size even when the waist is a little bigger (or smaller) - I’ve found that the small variations just reflect the cut, rather than trying to shoehorn every pair of jeans (and trousers) into finding the ‘perfect’ size/fit.

1 hour ago, MJF9 said:

Similarly, I recall playing football matches in the snow... and that was with a white ball!  Who needs these new-fangled glowy orange balls eh.  In Duke's day, back in the late 1800s, there were no complaints with footballs made out of sheep's bladders... absolutely rock solid when frozen too 😜     

… and we never even bothered taking the bladder out of the sheep

2 hours ago, unders said:

Rubbish. ‘cos the ground’s too hard? When I were a lad we played rugby on frozen ground, it’s good for your minerals. 

J&FJ Baker oak tanned bridle overdyed and solid brass buckle given a custom patina to ‘match’ the the antique brass studs.

This was probably the most demanding studwork of any belt I’ve made on two counts - number of studs and the the accuracy needed for the repeat pattern which consists of 4 panels of a Celtic knot, a Celtic cross and custom lettering styles:

18 minutes ago, Broark said:

Sorry, but what in the world is this marketing mumbo jumbo...

 

Even more pleonasm:

… pure virgin Harris Tweed Evergreen plaid wool weaved in Scotland for Black Bear Brand

If it’s Harris tweed it must be pure virgin wool dyed and spun in the Outer Hebrides - not just Scotland generally and the rest of the description is redundant (although there aren’t many virgin sheep up that neck of the woods 😏)

Oh - and it’s fucking ‘woven’ not ‘weaved’

1 hour ago, tjsma said:

For the sake of clarity, I present my navel. Enjoy. 

Cheers - I really didn’t need the detail but I thought it would be an interesting pic.

It’s the shape of the embossing that made me think the Horween Muskeg Aberdeen … and then it’s also another US firm so cost effective 

20 hours ago, julian-wolf said:

More Russell Mocs, unknown model & unknown leather, stripped and partially redyed by me a few years ago

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This?

Just now, MJF9 said:

^ The extra space comes in handy with incontinence pants, I heard

Old age is a bastard of a thing

6 minutes ago, tjsma said:

This is what I mean. I appreciate that this is a feature, not a bug. We all know that denim twists when you wash it. The effect in the top block just seems more accentuated in these jeans.

This is the first time I’ve posted a picture of my crotch to the internet (that I’m willing to admit to).

Could you draw the location of your navel on the pic please?

6 hours ago, UkeNo said:

How dare you speak out against The Grail!? 

What grail is this? The 47s are no grail unless you have a pair of the Lot 1

The only thing I really like about the 47s is the big fly opening - I really need that

2 hours ago, Double 0 Soul said:

He’s not on sufu.. he’s in the black eyed peas 

Damn - I thought I was being witty - oh well(I.am.not)

5 hours ago, AlientoyWorkmachine said:

None of us on sufu are different, really!

Well.I.am

4 minutes ago, Double 0 Soul said:

I'm hearing good things about Chesterfield..

Somewhere to lounge about

Back in early 00s (no not the fucking 1900s Maynard) my niece phoned me asking if I’d pick her up from the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)

She was a goth (yeah, so maybe it was the 1900s Maynard) and around that time the GoMA and Royal Exchange Square used to be the hang out area for alternative sub-cultures*

Jokingly I asked her how I’d know her, and without the slightest hint of irony she said she was wearing the long black coat I’d bought her for Christmas …

In that ‘black hole’ were dozens upon dozens of kids (and a few adults worryingly) who wanted to belong to something and were happy and excited to get the chance to do that.

The Pitti Uomo is not that; nor are the manufactured coffee shops that hope for those dandys 

1 hour ago, Double 0 Soul said:

Lads.. lads, we’re exactly the same, there is a sufu look and we all gravitate towards it via sufu approved brands.. folks come along who don’t fit the mould like @Geeman Kung-fu buddy and we all laugh at their purple pointy shoes and animal print bootcuts.. our rep system guides us and keeps us in track.

It’s not about what you wear, or where you go, or what where you go looks like though is it? It’s how you wear it, it’s why you go and what shallow expectations you have when you get there

No garment is perfect - some might look more perfect than others. Sometimes mass production might result in less time is taken so quality might slip … arguably then taking more time to make less product might should result in higher quality (but potentially higher cost).

What I could never get my head around was taking time to make something look mass produced … 😉

12 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

Interesting article on place, globalisation, Instagram, algorithms and homogeneity (and how they all relate):

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/jan/16/the-tyranny-of-the-algorithm-why-every-coffee-shop-looks-the-same

… and there is no new thing under the sun

But it’s the sheer desperation to be unique and relevant that is so pitiful. More and more we move away from real people and gravitate towards things. 

For a fashion related perspective have a look at something like Pitti Uomo ‘street style’ pics and commentary.

4 hours ago, mlwdp said:

Bison leather doesn’t get any talk here. 

Do you know the difference between buffalo and bison?

…. you can wash your hands in a bison

(Maynard will get it)

Walpier Buttero Rocky and matte nickel plated brass hardware saddle stitched on