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I have a few in white and grey, I frequently wash them on hot and tumble dry; they've shrunk up two sizes in the body length, but the width has remained relatively stable.

Much appreciated, Doc 🫡 Another one I saw yesterday and I just have to post. Photo by Dorothea Lange, from the Library of Congress: San Francisco, Calif. Apr. 1942. Pals at Weill Public School - Yuichi Sumi, left, of Japanese ancestry, and Tommy Wong of Chinese descent, on one of the last days before evacuation of Californians of Japanese ancestry, under US Army Exclusion Order No. 20, Sumi will be housed in a War Relocation Authority center for the duration of the war. A gut-wrenching story that should not soon be forgotten. Yuichi looks to be wearing a crisp 506 (or 213?), or another brand's knockoff. Tommy in a very interesting v-neck sweat, with pockets on the waistband ribbing?

@Lorcan Fantastic taste, I think those 42's might be my next pair

Thank you, @Dr_Heech! I was hoping one of the resident historians would chime in to confirm my suspicions. What gives the match strike pair away as being a 37 rather than an early war model? From that angle it doesn't look like there is, or ever was, a cinch. Here's another shot of him.

A couple shots by Marion Post Wolcott. If you zoom in you can read the lot and size numbers. Match strikes on the right hamstring. Patch removed, cinch as well, or possibly an S501 with watch pocket rivets.

@dennnnnnnnn They don't look too bad considering that's pre-soak. I have found in my limited experience that a nice hot wash and dry can help a garment settle into itself, so to speak. From what I've seen/read (mostly on here) the marbling on a pair of Denime's is unavoidable, but you can always try to mitigate it by turning off the spin cycle, then when they're done roll them up in towel and squeeze out what water you can, unroll and smooth out the wrinkles before tossing in the drier. You've already got them wet, so I think it's worth a try.

@dennnnnnnnn Regarding the shrinkage, just the hot soak probably didn't get all the shrinkage out; a proper hot wash with heavy agitation and a spin in the drier would be what I would do if I were looking to shrink them as much as possible. Without fit pics or a further description of how the jeans fit everywhere else, it's hard to say for sure what your issue is. The 800xx is a mid rise that I assume you wear around your hips, but the 220 is a higher rise meant to be worn closer to the natural waist. A high rise will almost always necessitate a trimmer waist measurement (assuming you don't have a gut), as the stomach is elastic while the hips are not.

@swiss-jeansfreak @Dr_Heech Much appreciated fellas!

Went to put on my jeans (LVC 1944) for work last Monday and noticed that the crotch stitching had begun failing (that famed Levi's quality ) I slipped into my Canes instead and after work I went and raided my dad's work bench; among the boxes of nuts, bolts, screws, and nails, there was of course a box of odds and ends. After a bit of sifting I found a few copper rivets in all different sizes, the smallest looking like it would work to shore up my crotch. I used an awl to make the hole, pushed the post through, put the head on, and used a pair of pliers and a hammer to secure it in place (couldn't find a setter so I made do.) A pair of snips removed the excess post, and I hammered it flat.

AO, Sugar Cane x2, Padmore & Barnes

@indigoeagle I reached out to them via Instagram and this is the response I received, “We don’t offer mail order about slash overalls. The items will be sold by lottery to customers who visit the store.” Their handle is barnstormer_daily

@indigoeagle I ordered from them through Buyee just last week, they did move a little slower than other Japanese shops I've purchased from, it was about a day from when I made the order to when Buyee confirmed the purchase and then another 3 days to ship.

@yochrisahn you can check out my post in the denim jackets thread here, but if you poke around this thread enough you should find the info you're looking for

American Optical, Dee Cee, Sugar Cane, Clarks

Freewheelers, Columbia, Coronado Leather, LVC, Padmore & Barnes Last day cool enough to wear a jacket, as summer looks like it will rear its devilish head tomorrow. Saddest day of the year, every year.