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Yup. I've done that. Bottom two is def a vintage look.

It's a pity I wasn't on the forum then. I would have immediately recommended this!

Am I nuts, or was 'Size down craze' initially listed as 'Sit down craze' (which was a mystery to me)... Of course I could quite possibly be nuts either way.

Those are cool. I've recently started to become attracted to the kind of sneakers that look like those we wore in the late 70s. Adidas, Puma, etc. So far I've resisted the urge but since they're so affordable compared to heritage stuff, I may succumb soon...

Haha! I wish there was something worth showing, UkeNo. Most of the gear is just affordable stuff from Dicks Sporting Goods. I've been quite dedicated over the past few years to trying to put on some healthy muscle before the supposed aging-related 'window of opportunity' closes. I've definitely made some progress but I'm still kinda disappointed at the gains vs effort/time ratio. It's all good though. Definitely a worthwhile thing to keep up for the 'silver years'.

Still water-free. They seem to be staying dark. Faint hint of whiskering starting to come in.

FW, WOM, Novesta, (Belt by Julian for Tenue De Nimes)

A few of these I didn't get. Size down craze.. Kinda. Not extreme, but still regretted it. Slept in jeans.. Years ago but not for chasing fades. Diors.. No Fancy wallet.. Yes. Coupla times. Stopped carryiing them because I often have to transition from jeans to dress pants where the pockets are too small. Engineer boots.. Yes. But back in the rockabilly days rather than the more recent craze. Ocean wash.. Yes. Wanted to try it because my dad had done it as a sailor in WW2. Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. ? Never washing.. No (Until WOM now). Coffee wash.. No Slubby or streaky.. No Heavy oz denimz.. Think my custom Companions are 19oz Joined a contest.. Yes Joined a tour.. No APC.. No Fancy washing detergent.. No Worn denim while raw.. Yes Paid for an expensive repair.. Yes Wallet jewelry.. No Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. No. Depending on where one considers the lower range of expensive to begin. Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. Yes. I suppose so. Numerous fancy leather belts.. Yes Native American Japanese jewelry.. No Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. Yes Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. No Dressed like a sailor.. Yes Dressed like a miner.. Yes Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. Yes Mill repro.. ? Dressed like a railway worker.. Yes Stacked.. ? Starch..No Freezer.. No Fancy socks.. Yes Handmade English shoes.. No Whites Semi Dress.. Yes. Used pair. Discharge print.. Yes Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. No. Photo of jeans in bathtub.. No Wore jeans wet..Yes £2000 leather jacket.. No Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. Yes Bought jeans nobody else owned.. Yes Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans.. No.

Declare that 'this way is wrong', and someone will purposely go do that thing and in many cases make it look good, or at least influence others to think that's the case. OK. Let's play. I would definitely say that only fastening the top & bottom buttons, and leaving the rest undone does not look good. Prove me wrong!

All the Clarks talk has reminded me, didn't they do a connoisseur line a few years back? I recall a friend getting some that were sort of teddy boy-ish. I'll see if I can find a photo. Here we go (2020) -

Willi, I should have been more specific. I was referring to the model, not the leather.

The uppers appear to be same as his M-43 Service Boot.

Are they really that fragile? I used to wear chukka boots back in the day and they always had a respectable lifespan. The biggest downside to the crepe sole was the dirt it attracted & retained.

Yes, Charlie. Could well have been that one. Wish I could remember the movie. I guess it must have been color. Late 50s probably. Maybe I'll do some digging and try to find it. 5 minutes later...So it's The Man From Laramie. Brown corduroy, and on close inspection of various pics on the IMDB site, I'm fairly sure it's a Wrangler jacket. And furthermore...Bend Of The River 1952 he appears to be wearing a green Levis type 1, likely the same one from Winchester 73, and perhaps Broken Arrow from the same year.

Could be customized by a studio tailor. Looks like the cuffs could be folded over 'French cuffs'. On a similar topic I recall seeing actor Jimmie Stewart wearing what appeared to be Levis type 2 jacket in a mustard colored corduroy. Must have been a custom piece, right? Or did Levis actually make that?...