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I'm not a boot expert nor have I ever been a big Red Wing guy despite living in MN for a few years, but the new version of the Beckmans did catch my eye. They remind me a bit of a White's semi dress on the #38 swing last in a way, more so than the more typically bulbous toed RW boots. There something that I would consider if I ever decided to add to my boot lineup

Here are the detail shots of my pair of Kyotos that I promised a while ago. I wanted to get them done before they start to faded too much. I’ve worn them off and on for the summer (probably 10-15 times) but I see them getting some more use now that it’s getting cooler

Congratulions @beautiful_FrEaK. Hopefully your baby likes denim better than mine

With this information I’ll revise my suggestion to a size 36. My waist is about 81 cm around and that aligned perfectly with a 33 which is what I bought. They’ve been comfortable from the first wear and haven’t stretched too much either with a belt

I agree with indigoeagle. Ideally, my jeans would be about 40-41 cm laid flat. I have a 33 in TCB 50s and they even have a little bit of room in the waist such that I prefer to wear a belt.

I’m curious. Any of the 30s, 40s or 50s would appeal to me. I don’t necessarily need more jeans at the moment and there are other pairs that also catch my eye, but the idea of supporting a small maker and participating (even casually) has its appeal depending on price and details

An update on my TCB 50s at the roughly one year mark after rotating through with my Warehouse pair. I really like how the slubbiness pops out over time although it’s a bit hard to tell in these photos

Here’s an update on my Duck Digger 1947 in Banner Denim after about a year of my own ownership. I’ve rode them pretty hard all summer. Unfortunately I had to get a little less precious about drying so now I’m forced to wear them Hayashi-style. On the positive side though, it’s giving nice marbling

I’m a 38-40 in a blazer/sport coat and would buy a 42 in most TCB jackets

My 1890s are getting a very early wash today. A baby emergency made a different kind of No. 2 denim

I feel like this is what scuttled the TCB contest some, since the 1890s detail are pretty nice. It's a shame though because they're actually pretty nice and wearable. From the manufacturer/designer standpoint, I feel like the most value of a group contest comes when it partly functions as a group-funded sample run of a new model or fabric. This would be especially true for the smaller or newer makers since it effectively guarantees them X real world samples to publicize while still making a profit. Like some others, I'm not much for competing in these sorts of things, but I would consider it for the community aspect and as a way to help a smaller maker get things off the ground.

The WH 1947 is a bit weird because the top of the coin pocket has a lock stitch, while the standard 1001xx has a selvedge which probably explains their difference in puckering. The new Denime 1947 also appears to be a lockstitch at the top of the coin pocket, but I can't quite tell from stock photos. I think that for a given denim though, lightning fades might be more pronounced when the coin pocket denim shrinks in the direction perpendicular to the shrinkage in the underlying denim as this would place the coin pocket denim under the most stress. To your original point though, I think that you are right and that certain denims will show this effect more than others depending on yarn choice, weave tension, etc.

I agree that there are probably many contributing factors, but I do think that the relative denim direction in the coin pocket area is a key parameter particularly after accounting for the primary direction of shrinkage as a result of the difference in orientation. It's noticeable if you scroll through Warehouse's sample photos. Both the Duck Digger 1947 versions of the 1001xx and the standard 1001xx use the same denim. However, the 1947 version with its perpendicular coin pocket orientation almost always has a pronounced vertical coin pocket lightning fade, while the standard 1001xx with its parallel orientation does not (at least in the WH provided sample photos). The Denime 1947 seems to be oriented like the Duck Digger and has a similar lightning nbolt

This always has interested me with Warehouse denim. I'm pretty sure that it is due to the perpendicular orientation of the denim direction in the coin pocket relative to the underlying denim, which should give a lot of shear stress during the washing process

Thanks for the write-up! I really love my Warehouse 1947 pair, so I'm curious how these develop. Banner Denim is a fun textural journey over time. It's easy to forget how gritty and coarse the denim felt once they get much smoother over time

Another 1890s tux photo. This denim is really crinkling quickly. TCB/J Press shirt/Rancourt loafers Because I love the jacket so much here is a bonus that I forgot to post earlier TCB/Wythe tencel shirt/Buzz chinos/ Hollows belt/Franks boots

I'm really curious how different these Denime 220A 1947 are from the existing Warehouse Duck Digger 1001xx 1947 which also uses Banner Denim. Size charts look identical for the two after accounting for the expected shrinkage. Is the only difference that WH bleaches their cotton, while the Denime Banner Denim leaves it in its natural "brown" state? As much as I like my WH 1947, I'm not really interested enough in the Denime 1947 at this moment to check it out myself since the standard WH inseams ultimately shrink to be a bit (1-2") too short for me. Edit: The Denime 1947 is for sale on Warehouse's website now.

These look great. Do you happen to know how TCB's 30's denim compares to Warehouse's Banner Denim since both are roughly from the same era, unless I'm misremembering the provenance of the Banner Denim?

I was honestly a little worries about messing up the upholstery on our 1940's vintage Russell Wright? chairs, but thankfully all the rivets on these have been hammered (or even stamped) down flat, including the ones on the coin pocket. To be fair, it's been so hot I have yet to wear them at home, only at the office/lab where there is no choice other than long pants and I have no furniture concerns

I originally was planning on it but I haven’t heard any further details so maybe I slipped through the cracks. Not a big deal either way since I was only participating to track along. I have and had no illusions of seriously competing. Here are a few more fit pics of the jeans in natural light (way too hot for the jacket today). The lighting is still not ideal for fit pic details of the jeans but at least it was good for what I set out to take photos of. Like Bartleby showed, the pockets on both the jeans and jacket are nice and big on these. Maybe the biggest that I have seen. I can fit a small notebook into any of the pockets. The rise is very high for a size 32 as well. It must crack at least 12.5”. Still need to measure them myself.

No. 2 tux fit pics. Cross-post from main TCB thread

Here are fit pics of my full No. 2 tux plus some without the jacket. Unfortunately the lighting has not been ideal in any of my usual spots recently but these should be good enough to get an idea of the fit. As I suspected, they fit and look differently on me than the TCB crew. In a way, the fit kind of reminds me of a well washed pair of 50s with a 0.5-1” higher rise and lighter weight denim. I really like the fit, details, and fabric on these. They should be easier to wear with my existing stuff than I had feared. I still hope to snap some detail shots at some point when I have the time to make the lighting more ideal. However, TCB’s photos of the details feel pretty true to life

TCB missed their opportunity to market their No. 2 jacket as quintuple selvedge for the 2x price markup

I just tried mine on as well. I agree. I'm pleasantly surprised and happy with the fit. They're higher rise and wider legged than the size chart made them seem, sitting right at the belly button. I had the same sizing experience. I'm about 31.5" around and 32 fits well. Somehow it's comfortably loose in the waist, yet stays up without issue. In a weird way, the fit reminds me a lot of dress trousers which I like since it doesn't limit them to strictly workwear looks. I had belt loops added to these as well. I'll post some more pics of the jeans when I'm less busy

TCB/Kamakura/Warehouse/Alden more pics to come of TCB no 2 jacket and jeans later. Realized that I wore almost the same exact thing yesterday minus the jacket Brooks Brothers/TCB/Franks