Alec Leamas

Lovely pair of chelsea boots! I've frequently been interested in a pair of chelsea boots by one brand or another, I like the simplicity and clean look

2 angles on the Warehouse, Denime, Alden combo

Looking for a wide-ish, no break look myself. Which is giving me jitters thinking about working out a final inseam. Going to try and be brave and put in my measurements this evening!

Agreed! Incredible progress! This has all happened so fast! Pretty much certain it's the 5150 for me, just need to do some final sizing working out and then will confirm.

Thank you you've certainly increased my interest, looking forward to seeing some photos of the black 505's!

That would be helpful! I can never quite work out the fit / cut on TCB's own site properly due to the way they style and wear their jeans being so different from how I would.

@aho the Beckmans look great! Interested in seeing how they age and develop, I've not seen so much of that, r/RedWingShoes is full of the more popular (and I suppose more recently available) Iron Rangers, Moc toes and Blacksmiths

I'd always been a fan of MASH co. boots and other bits of military repro, but had never looked at their denim items, definitely not seen any of them worn in! These look great!!

@Double 0 Soul I'm now looking at the bathroom photos on a bigger screen, rather than squinting on my phone - the craftsmanship throughout is unbelievable! A question on the cabinets you built - the ply you've used looks mega hefty, I can't quite tell if it's two layers or one mega thick layer - did you have to use some sort of marine grade ply or rather just rely on everything being properly watertight that's fixed on top? Judging by the quality of the tiling work I'm imagining you're very unlikely to ever have issues! The grooved vertically stacked mini subway brick tiles are amazing too!

@youngofthesoonest that matches my understanding of those two cuts too!

That bathroom is absolutely incredible, great work!!

Cross-post ish from WAYWT. New to me Butcher products lovely lightweight open collar sport shirt doing great in this last summer hurrah, and At Last & co Lot 203 WW2 jeans.

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Thank you for the tip @jeash90!!

Eyyyyyy this is exciting! Nice to see we're nearly there and glad to see @AlientoyWorkmachine had a change of plan! I was also wondering whether @volvo240thebest would join - given the Italian origin of these jeans and some of the history of organising contests I've read through on here I thought it had to happen!

No problem at all! Regards measurements for Warehouse stuff - I always go by the measurements stated on their own site, and the shrinkage expected. Here: https://www.ware-house.co.jp/?pid=132358411 Im afraid I can’t speak to how these shrink and stretch back, but there’s a few examples throughout the last few pages of this thread I believe.

A couple photos of the 220XX-47 fabric in the sun at the weekend and one from today, it’s developing at quite the pace and the fit is evolving nicely too. Lovely pair of jeans. Real classic “jeans” jeans, one might say. I haven’t quite captured it here but there is a brownness to the reverse side of the fabric.

The 1001XX seems to come out every couple months or so, sometimes. The Warehouse production schedule is famously mysterious, the answer from shops when asked if they'll get a restock is "it arrives when it arrives". Depending on where you are in the world and how willing you are to ship long distance or pay customs / other fees there are a few sizes of the 1001XX in banner denim here: https://unionatease.official.ec/items/59779427 or here: https://sonofastag.com/products/warehouse-1001xx-original-13-75oz-regular-straight-jean-raw?_pos=5&_fid=1a2157acb&_ss=c The 1001XX (1000XX) versions are not the same fit - they're iterations of the style based on the time period in the model, like 1947 for that one you linked to. They're usually (I think always) in the Deadstock Blue denim as well, which is somewhat different to the banner denim, again impacting the fit and the style. If you're after the banner denim specifically, my recommendation and personal favourite cut in that denim is the 25th anniversary 1001XX, which is still available here: https://thesignetstore.com/collections/warehouse/products/mens-trousers-25th-anniversary-1950-model As you can see it's described as more of a 50's cut. It also has the back pocket arcs, which is a nice feature to have on banner denim, much like the DD-1001XX 1947.

Huge congratulations mate! What a wonderful time!

Orrrr is there a possibility of a custom pocket bag material for all contestants? (that is, if anyone else was interested in this?)

Deposit paid! 🥳 Now to decide on cut!! That measurement guide might be handy just to lock in any sizing - I'm aiming for something as close to the FC 0105 as possible, I reckon, so it is looking like 5150 is the one. I may go way overboard and ask for some sort of cheeky customisation though! Something as wild as hbt pocket bags on the 50's cut...

Ahh fair enough! Mine was also from Clutch. The loafers are direct from Alden in the US, I used a proxy service to get them shipped here (unsure if that’s necessary but it turned out to be a good and easy experience) I do believe Clutch stock the machine sewn version of them and would be handy for trying them on I’m sure!

I did see the price drop on the sales thread and gave it a thought for a minute! haha!

This was also a consideration for me, hence me also considering a "42ish" cut that was mentioned as an adhoc version for the contest.

My deposit is on its way this week. I'm still undecided between the 5150 and the S411! I have a number of 50's cuts and only 1 WW2 model (and 1 46 cut too), but maybe the 50's cut is just more my thing?! Probably getting a bit too hung up on it 🙃