Duke Mantee

On 5/7/2023 at 5:43 PM, Dr_Heech said:

@MJF9

Fyi, myself and Maynard (or Mayns, as he likes to be called) have shared a few beers in the non-virtual world of London some 10 years ago, l believe.  @Maynard Friedman help me out mate, memory is shoddy at best 

Honestly, we are mates on Facebook, lnstagram, denimbro and here... 

honestly 

 

Must’ve been a lot of beers if you thought you were seeing ‘Mayns’

@bobbo … it was fun - I enjoyed it more than I anticipated. That’s due to your personality and skills - thank you

@smoothsailor … cheers mate, much appreciated

38 minutes ago, mstax said:

The fabric on that shirt looks super nice. Is that moleskin?

It’s kersey (hard twist)

For @JMS - J&FJ Baker Oak Bark bridle leather in 1 1/4” width and solid brass buckle

Cool - do you usually just head to local retailers for your clothes? There must be a good choice easily available to you

2 minutes ago, vlad_III said:

Believe it or not. One of my friends looks like that and it didn’t fit him. The size of the belly takes up much more length than you would think. The XXL Looked like a crop top on him. 

I believe it

Where in Japan are you?

2 hours ago, vlad_III said:

I politely asked them at Desolation Row about the interesting shape change from XL —> XXL. 
they told me it’s on purpose and supposedly fits the Japanese body type. 
I’ve lived in Japan for 16 years and I can say I’ve never met anyone that would fit in a T-shirt like that. 
It really is bizarre…

17 hours ago, Broark said:

Haven't been posting much lately, busy focusing on moving in a couple weeks time.
Excited to have a backyard for the pup and some better lighting for fit / fade pics!
So far I've filled up two boxes worth of jeans / trousers alone...

Good luck with the move and well done on finding an 18 wheeler for your clothes

One for a colleague of Adam Goldberg - she keeps him sorted in the props department. Hermann Oak leather, Japanese brass buckle, vintage rose glass jewels and brass hardware

edit to add - I absolutely fucking love this buckle for reasons I don’t even understand except it is very cool

I love how the Baker strap has developed - the other is too young yet 

And an unadorned belt made from Walpier Buttero Rocky in their foresta colour matched with a solid sand cast brass buckle and brass rivets for @kenneth_blake_esq on IG

The boots are great value - not much by way of top class material or construction (ie no boot snobs) but for 100 quid they’re hard to beat. Their bovver boy boots have doled out many a kicking and they last despite the abuse …

A tiny 23” waist belt … but we still managed to get overlays and old timey hi-dome jewels set on nickel plated steel hardware all crammed onto some latigo leather 

10 hours ago, l13902733261 said:

Nope those wip are form the infamous xbxs aka brass dongguan,I commission the boots and send them the leather. 

They look nice, but isn’t it a bit weird they don’t procure the leather?

Are you making these?

18 hours ago, srudy said:

@Duke ManteeThere isn’t a prettier bag, can’t wait to get it! 

Don’t say ‘pretty’ … it might put off some prospective macho buyers      

English bridle leather and Japanese brass for @actuaryboots on IG

I worked the leather a fair bit to make it more supple and the edges have been taken right down to 1200 grit - a slow enough task on wallets but soul destroying work on a belt … 

1 hour ago, Double 0 Soul said:

Hey.. at least you've finally acknowledged my northerness..

 

It’d be narrow minded if me not to give you some latitude

On 4/25/2023 at 8:23 AM, Double 0 Soul said:

Regarding Sufu context.. just a bit of enthusiasm can change the direction of a thread, Freewheelers is a case in point, is it hype?

Field of Dreams

Fuck sake - one minute you’re complaining there’s no action on the FW thread now you’re saying it’s hyped. You northerners are right fickle.

How many do you have?

@freshwater bought these two from my mini sale …

… still one left if anyone is interested 

For @srudy

Horsehide, dobby-loom cotton webbing, solid brass hardware and vintage Japanese coin 

Comes complete with removable ‘snap-in’ zipped pouch and discrete embroidered message.

Have Viz contacted you yet Neal? They’re looking for a new adventure strip.

The XXL measurements for those tees are bonkers … I have no clue as to why a size would jump 4 inches in the chest when the usual incremental change is about an inch, give or take

Excellent!