Duke Mantee

A pair of braces / suspenders made of crust cowhide from a long shut tannery (the straps) and crust calfskin (the ‘rabbit ears’ and attachments) and decorated with a couple of antique silver Japanese coins

The cowhide is a real old fashioned pit liming and tanning - some of the hide still had hair on. It’s amazing stuff, nothing like it and never will be again.

Freewheelers Brakeman in 13oz cotton/linen denim - amazing details and a fabric that FW never used again

1 hour ago, vlad_III said:

They say it’s an  ‘industrial’ iron buckle cut from a plate and pressed. 
I guess that explains the price.

The word industrial is just sales patter - if it’s pressed then it’s steel, that’s the norm. It’ll explain the price if it suits your purpose 👍

1 hour ago, vlad_III said:

Does anyone have experience with belts from Trophy Clothing?

30,000 yen feels a little on the high side but I do like the buckle a lot.

 

Not sure what kind of ‘experience’ you’re meaning but the buckle looks similar in style to those used by The Flat Head, Real McCoys etc. Probably Himeji leather.

If it’s a genuine pressed steel buckle then those are more expensive than brass or zamak

Wickett & Craig harness, nickel plated steel spots and jewel rings, vintage glass and a western style buckle set

really happy to be able to squeeze enough detail for a name on a 1 inch strap

Do it as a collective - somebody makes the peanut butter, somebody is the apiarist etc

then you’ve got a Supertalk Superdenim Supersandwich

Mini Trucker Wallet

Black Wax finish Minerva in Biscuit from Badalassi Carlo s.r.l.

(anyone who uses the phrase, or similar, “love me some Badalassi” will prompt me to apply for mod status to wield the ban hammer … fucking instagrammar)

Khaki thread and solid brass hardware (Hasi Hoto snaps, YKK zip, d-ring, shackle, chain and fish hook

🙇‍♂️

1 hour ago, Flash said:

Got tattood yesterday wearing my conners ww2 

 

 

Awesome - that’s a fantastic tattoo 

Here’s a visitor to Hoosier in Kyoto … now you can see the maestro at work

3 hours ago, shredwin_206 said:

I was gonna throw @Duke Mantee in as a solid nomination too @superfuture

Not a chance - I’m an intolerant cantankerous old cunt … I’d ban everyone just because I could

Of course there is a softer side to me (my grandfather was born in Manchester, and I’ve since discovered that even a full blood transfusion isn’t sufficient to get all of the English out) so I’d probably reinstate some of the nice guys … like you mate 😉

10 hours ago, superfuture said:

…whether they like it or not!
 

Spoken like a true moderator 

23 hours ago, Dr_Heech said:

Then in that case, l nominate @beautiful_FrEaK @Maynard Friedman and @Broark for all the above reasons 😛

 

 

I second that

On 10/12/2023 at 3:22 AM, rockon99 said:

Is there an overalls thread I’m just not seeing? Need to see some good overall fits to get hyped on these baggy joints I got myself into. 

Threads are just part of the overall forum

6 hours ago, obama said:

Is there any meaning of xx in the model number?  Also, wonder why warehouse is appealing to you compared to the other Osaka 5 as the listed price is relatively high.  I guess the accuracy on the details is a big thing?

 

XX was the name of the early overalls made by LS&Co - I think that might be right up to 1900 or so, but there’s quite a few guys on here a lot more knowledgeable so they’ll probably add to that. 

… and this was definitely lost in the changeover - albeit they’re shitty pics because I am old and forgot to take ‘proper’ pics before it was shipped to Japan 

Horween Shell, Walpier Gaeta, Lambskin, YKK Excella Zip and THK snaps 

… and Wickett & Craig brown bridle overdyed black, Wickett & Craig oil tan latigo overlays, brass hardware with turquoise, garnet and chalcedony gemstones and vintage coin

… and a little one for a little one

I think this got lost in the site upgrade

Wickett & Craig bridle, 2 x snakeskin overlays, antique brass hardware, vintage coin and vintage jewels

… and we’ve lost recent posts?

14 minutes ago, Geeman said:

Perhaps for its perceived exclusivity/rarity?  Retailers selling it on the fact its not as well known as Warehouse etc?

Either that or FW dictating the prices prior to distribution. 

Freewheelers definitely produce in smaller quantities than say Warehouse, but I’m not sure there’s an ‘exclusivity’ factor being applied - although I think you might be (partially) correct on the pricing aspect - it seems to me (some) retailers outside of Japan are buying at Japanese retail prices ie the price we would pay … and then adding their markups 

10 hours ago, Mtvare said:

FW mark-ups in UK are more like 100%.

… and more 

11 hours ago, julian-wolf said:

Smart maybe, but that's broadly considered a pretty shitty thing to do unless you're supporting the shop through other means…

I think having a local shop to try things on at is well worth the markup, when you're figuring out whether a new brand (or a new style) works well for you. Sure, I'll usually transition to buying direct once I've figured out sizing and all that, but it's often cheaper to try on a shirt from a new brand and pay a 40% markup if it works or $0 if it doesn't than it is to pay full price plus shipping and take the hit on trying to resell it later if it doesn't work out—not to mention the whole hassle. That sort of service / convenience is money well spent, as far as I'm concerned.

I’m thinking more why it seems to be (primarily) Freewheelers garments that are marked up to such an extent. I don’t see the same action on Warehouse, Sugar Cane etc.

16 minutes ago, julian-wolf said:

Still cheaper than Yuks at MSRP, and a lot nicer

Was really my point - strikes me as Russell being quite substantial and more labour intensive than Yuketen

Are they still cheaper than the likes of Yuketen though?