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https://store.belafonte.jp/?pid=174627306 high rise, straight cut no taper. 10” hem.

Can you share a bit more info?

Nope. There’s none 😅 I find it most difficult when the stuff I want are a little bit different from the usual stuff I wear, cause I somehow justify it in my head as something that’s worth it and not another pair of jeans to fade. edit: @beautiful_FrEaK let’s all put our hopes in increasing prices of vintage repros 🙂

Met a neighbor today who was wearing a dragon ball Z t shirt from early 90s he recently bought in Tokyo. it’s been quite difficult to not look up something similar and order it.

Same.

@julian-wolf very nice! Curious to see how the quarter zip fits. Is it lined throughout or just the collar?

@cultpop 0217 @PrettyBoyTony thanks guys! going by the size chart of the 50s - my waist fits a size 33 (and that’s my usual tcb size also), but to achieve the thigh width of the baggies I would have to go up to size 38. The amount of extra fabric in the top part will look awful (in my opinion). although I understand what you mean about the taper, the measure noted in the size chart only refers to un hemmed jeans, and when you cut up towards the knee the taper is much less noticeable. One example of a very tapered jean is the Moto baggies. That’s part of the balloon fit it’s trying to achieve. you’re right that the regular 50s are more straight fit than the baggys, but the baggys have a very very generous top block, and the very slight taper they have on a 76 cm inseam makes them look more balanced in my opinion, avoiding the bell bottomed look that is sometimes achieved when the hem is exactly is wide as the knee. The 50s fabric is also very soft and supple, so it wouldn’t drape so nice if it had be so straight. Again - this is just my opinion.

@julian-wolf what jacket is that? Looks amazing.

So, for me, one of the ways I deal with wanting something new is using something old in a way I never did before. I recently re - read for the who know how many time the interview die!workwear did with Yukio Akamine. Something he says there always makes view clothing in a different perspective. He says: “I choose clothes that will reflect the natural colors that will be around me for that day”. Although his style is obviously very different from mine I always feel like there’s so much to be learned. circling back to use existing clothes in a different way - I almost never pair jacket and trousers a similar color, but inspired by the browns/khakis and greens around me these days I wore only these colors in different shades - Punctuation waxed canvas hat / TCB brown denim tabby’s jacket / Merz Henley (olive green) / buzz Ricksons 1945 military trousers in khaki, Jim Green (with green laces). Also invisible in the picture is a dark brown Tarnsjo leather belt from pigeontree. it’s definitely nothing special, and a billion miles away from the actual meaning in the interview, but the change of perspective and context helps me to see old clothing items in a new light.

@Alec Leamas sounds good! Let this be the one corner in the forum for non enablers 🙂

Didn’t make a years resolution or anything similar, but recently decided I want to shift the use of the given funds for other stuff. I have plenty to go by now, the one thing I might add are t shirts and socks, because I reached a point where the ones I have now are started to go. I think the main shift here is that I am not and will not actively look for things in store websites etc, therefore not creating the false feeling of ‘must-have - ness’. what do you suppose we can further share in this thread? struggles of not buying? Perhaps outcomes of using the current stuff?

More of the same punctuation/ TCB/ Jim Green

Looking good! @Alec Leamas Let me ask you - as a fellow desk worker, how does the rise feel to you? The measurement you posted are somewhat proportional to a pair of Belafonte jeans I have, and the above-the-bellybutton rise is extremely uncomfortable to me when at work.

Thanks! I don’t know really, partly because I don’t own the FCs and partly because my back pockets are usually full. They are comfortable enough to accommodate for full pockets, so that might mean they bag much for other folks.

Punctuation/ Vermont flannel/ Vortex diamondback/ tcb baggy 50s/ Jim Green

I think there’s some debate to be had here. It’s not like blood oranges are a commodity ingredient in every house hold. It’s more of luxury, exotic fruit in that sense. Blood oranges season is incredibly short, even in places they grow (somewhat) naturally (as far as I know). I think I’d agree with you with planets that are more of a basic necessity in a specific area. But this here is an example of strand somebody worked on for the sake of money, not the greater good or solving world hunger.

Down here blood oranges have the same peel as an orange orange. For a second there I thought this is an avocado 😅

RW seconds can also work, or eBay. For more classy oxfords it’ll probably need to be eBay/other second hand options, but there are a lot of them. I think a lot of second hand Cheaney are sold at around 200$. if moccasins are an option (personal favorite) check brands like quoddy or Rancourt. They’re usually around 250-300$ new and cheaper on the second hand market. Also, check out the Japanese brand Kotoka, but these are more at the 300$ range.

@PartTimeBarista what style are you looking for?

Not just in the UK. Can’t see the picture.

@Thicolas Rage that’s a great price! I like the look a lot. But I don’t know much about styling oxfords and I take my references from studio ghibli characters. btw I’m 35 so don’t exactly fit the asked description of 00 but I was 30 when I joined here, because that was the only way to participate in the tcb s40s contest. I relate a lot to @yung_flynn in the sense that I was a poor student for around 8 years (biology/ecology). So my rule was to buy a new pair of jeans every 2 years. That also led to favoring tcb over other brands because they always had the highest value for my styling choices. For a certain period in time I liked Moto(r leather things) quite a lot, but their overall aesthetics have changed a lot since (with clothing). Same thing for Belafonte. I think for now my favorite brands are Workers for the non denim options, TCB for your “go to denim essentials”. I really like the looks of Colimbo stuff at the moment, but have yet to try any of their garments in real life.

I wash my denim jackets once a year, before jacket season starts. The dust they collect from hanging in the closet during summer makes my nose itchy. And if somebody pukes on them. That’s about it for me.

To continue from the neighborhood thread - Outfit to battle the apocalypse Punctuation (sprinkled with dust rain) / MF Okinawa fabric / TCB / Jim Green

Some Saharan winds blew sand and dust our way. I wonder if this is what Arrakis feels like. It was literally raining dust throughout the day. Im limited to one picture per post for now, so this’ll have to do: edit: the upside down effect was not intended.

Definitely shorts weather in here. And I have been looking for 100% cotton above the knee shorts with hem width over 32 cm for waist 32” but no luck. Apparently the baggy trend only reached l/s pants in Japan. these are cool!