Alec Leamas

Thanks 😳 I did try and find it on the images, honest!

iPhone doing some creepy stuff with lighting but back in the 5150’s today and oh so comfy!

Oh brilliant! Would you mind sharing the ISBN please?

I can't access that link, is it the War Denim book??

Yeah I'd say you're good to go with that, you can always add a cm on if you're unsure, I sometimes do with a new fabric, shrinking is always easier than stretching!

@OutSider - were they bought one washed by Full Count? If so, I bought my 0105 hemmed by them at 72cm, I coincidentally measured the inseam last night and it's pretty much bang on 72cm still - after having a few more washes and I think a turn in the drier. I think their washing process is fairly thorough!

S1003XX hemmed, washed again, and tried on. Yeah, I like these. Still mystery around what the fabric is - even wondered whether it was the same as the Signet x Warehouse contest jeans fabric. That was said to be a WW2 fabric, and had the same mustard selvedge id.

No joke this has happened to me too. Horrific experience.

Nice! Picking some of these up has crossed my mind again a few times. Love the hair-on patch!

It has crossed my mind whether the fact the jeans have been made by a Western maker, means they therefore fit a Western frame that bit more cleanly than our beloved Japan made jeans. I know Simone had guidance from a Japanese mill or jeans maker (?) but still, there must naturally be a Western influence in the cuts of course!

Not my full count size dude but had they been that UK option is a very tempting deal!! Hope you get shot of these!!

Absolutely agree with this, great way to put it

Hi @CharlieMike, I went with my normal WH size for mine, so I would suggest 32 for you too!

@MJF9 the moody staring out to sea shot is a good one! Agree on Filey being a shithole too! Haha. Bit of gardening and light groundworks in mine today. Absolutely filthy by the time I’d finished so their usual Sunday wash was brought forward a day. Genuinely felt like spring today!

Yeah - I will ask actually. If I get any sort of response I'll share here! Unwashed those S1001XX are looking more similar to mine, the patches are the same material too that's for sure, and had a look at the care tag on my 1001XX-25 and it's got blue text too, so probably all from around the same time!

That denim does look more like banner to me - I've also considered the fact that I perhaps didn't give it quite enough time in the wash / water temp to liven it up. I wonder what response I would get if I just went direct to Warehouse and asked them - has anyone tried anything like that before? I had the whole Denime hemming issue back and forth end of last year but that was more a practical matter than a denim nerdery investigation

@winteracr this was in November, I'd bought them mid-August. I have no doubt the 54's will go the same way. I'm a bit spoilt for choice now and also prioritising the WMJ's most days but I will no doubt put some wear into the 54's through spring and summer. @nick682 I believe also picked up both cuts, and may have more info for you

Hi @winteracr - I didn't get very far with the 54's before the Word of Mouth contest started, though the 47's came up beautifully very quickly before that. I think they could easily reach a similar level as the 220A's in a similar timeframe! The caveat being that with a slightly lighter fabric you may not get as tight/sharp creasing, and there's also the hint of brown in the weft to factor in - which actually I feel gave the faded areas a really nice warmth.

@blooming - this section of the denime chart from a little while back says there are the same fabric.... Though of course @beautiful_FrEaK may have the definitive answer!

@olmecasteve - that older pair is looking amazing!! Are both of these the same size??

😂I know, thanks @jkbrwn! Though honestly it would be doing me a favour if someone else bought them! haha

@julian-wolf yes this is what I’ve been looking into actually, it was more a collectors piece this one, having the arcs and tab etc - from what I have seen the older model was significantly more trim than the current iteration @jkbrwn that’s the exact pair I’ve been looking at! You can see on the images there’s nowhere near as much hip flare as on the current cut - in fact it looks rather more like the current 1101

@MJF9 I do indeed 🤦 thank you, added!

Never actually posted in here so thought as I've been around for about a year now I may as well. After having somewhat of a rapidly expanding collection, smashing through a fair few pairs on my bucket list I've pared it back down and am more considered with what I get now... Warehouse 1001XX DD-1947 - 34 Warehouse 1000XX DSB - 34 Warehouse 1001XX-25 - 34 Warehouse S1003XX - 34 Denime 220XX-47 - 34 Denime 220XX-54 - 34 Full Count 0105 - 34 Word Of Mouth 5150 - 35 At Last Co Lot 203 - 32 TCB Cats Drive - 32 (for sale) TCB 50's - 33 (for sale) (nothing against TCB - looking at the sizes here I obviously sized them wrong and therefore rarely wear them!) I'm currently eyeing up a pre-lawsuit pair of raw Full Count 0105's on Vinted (tab, arcs, tags on, the lot!), and of course will very likely pick up more Warehouse soon!

That would be absolutely right, I believe the current WW2 denim (a variation on DSB, I think?) is a lot rougher and irregular than this. I think this may be the older WW2 denim - from around the 25th anniversary kind of time - I remember 2 pairs came out then - the 1001XX-25 in banner and an S1001XX war model too - with a different fabric....I'm assuming this one to be that WW2 fabric, rather than your newer DSB-related one! That comment on 2nd wash shrinkage also rings true for DSB type fabric, I get much less prolonged shrinkage on anything I have that's made from DSB.