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Let me know if you find it!

^ With you there. One up and one down is my favorite way to or see a WH arc.

Yea I’m a bit ambivalent on the arcs. On the one hand I do like that they’re there as most of my pairs are without arcs, but I don’t love the particulars of it. But they didn’t put me off much because yes with some wear they’ll be less prominent and I even bet I could rub it off into a traditional shape without much work.

Last pic might not look like it, but the waist is just sitting up there due to the stiffness of the denim - I probably have about 2 inches of room there. So it is proportional to the cut. I don’t find it out of line with what a raw pair sized up a bit (which is what it is) should be, to be honest. BEARS yes. I also sort of enjoy the packaging but then the addition of another box for the sake of it also makes me just wince a little bit at the same time. Just how I am wired. But here I am buying things I don’t need, so that’s on me. First impressions are on this pair are good though, I am so curious to shrink them down and wear them - but the time will come.

For @beautiful_FrEaK As I’ve said before, I’m not the historical critic some of you are knowledgeable enough to be. For whatever reason curiosity got the better of me with the resurrected Silverstone pair. For a WW2 denim it feels fairly substantial but not overly so. A good bit less coarse raw than Warehouse newish WW2 denim, and a little lighter in shade. I like the back printed arcs. The packaging is nice but over the top. Fit is generous, but the smallest they had was 31. I expect them to shrink up nicely enough, but still be a little roomy. Had them hemmed, but probably not enough. These feel closer to Freewheelers new in terms of fit and finish, but the design and spirit is a little closer to warehouse, if that makes sense. That said, in this very specific niche they do feel a bit as their own thing. The arcs, fabric and detail combinations is just a little bit different. I don’t love too much wonky stitching and these avoid that. As usual, the real tell comes with lots of wear, and that is a long way off for this pair. I am still quite committed to my WMJ pair. As I already have a few WW2 pairs that are dry and next in line (Ooe, Freewheelers), this is - probably - filed away with a few pairs for when my waistline inevitably expands a little bit at some point. That said I can’t totally predict the whims of me going in storage and starting something I didn’t expect!

The word panic implies some degree of irrational response. I know someone who is generally a very rational and restrained top economist. They just bought a car they were going to wait a few years on, specifically because of current events. Generally that would be quite out of character. For my part my EMS parcel came last week without trouble (which was not a reaction buy), there is one other one still making it’s way through - my curiosity about the Silverstone Groundalls WW2 pair couldn’t withstand the chaos. I don’t expect any issue there either. Right now the de minimis exemption is active but is scheduled to end May 2 for good from China and Hong Kong and there aren’t concrete plans to end it from elsewhere though that is certainly on the tale. Good chance for those in the US our money will be worth less and the jeans price will be higher pretty soon though. The real issue is the stability of the dollar. Who knows what will happen but buckle up!

Funny, I had the exact same experience. Anyways, after that I’d decided I would pick up a pair if it came easily enough, that I wouldn’t make a mad dash and if I missed out so be it. Enough good options out there. It’s worked out okay.

I think Ooe mentioned that multiple times on their IG account it was going to be limited to Inspiration - which isn’t S+S. Instagram (unfortunately, in my opinion) seems to be their preferred and only way they communicate with their customers. They have for a long time made certain models for certain occasions - whether is inspiration, s+s, Holk or Barnstormer in Japan etc. I don’t think this means they won’t make more for retail, but it also might. Regardless, they’re not bound by any speculation on this site. I’d like a pair and was hoping for that to be available too but oh well.

^ I think it just means they made these things exclusively for Inspiration?

Ooe / Farm sweatshirt / WMJ / Quoddy

^ that’s what the 611 was for! 😏 or maybe I just sized a bit generously? It’s funny how loose and free these feel compared to my usual pairs - aside from my sized up 132s, that is.

Good reminder. Seems like, but ... this is a wild ride.

Talk about nonsense. Yep. Currently have a parcel en route, we’ll see what happens to that.

xx4 denim raw and with maybe 10 months of wear. The comparison makes me feel that maybe it’s not as slow fading as I had thought.

Sunny but cold enough to get my favorite sleeping bag back out. Inis meain / jackman / Kapital / WMJ / NBx Lost Art made in UK