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[nick682]

1 hour ago, PrettyBoyTony said:

Would appreciate a fit check from you guys. I think the front looks good.

I'm on the fence about selling these 1951. The denim and construction really is awesome but I'm finding that on me, at least, they do seem to hip flare a lot which I'm not used to with regular and slimmer pairs. They also bag quite a bit after a little wear at the back which looks odd with the slimmer legs.

I think it could be a visual thing as well as the back pockets are quite far apart compared to other jeans I have.

Will the fit improve with wear and more washing? (I've washed once myself and an additional soak) or should I just embrace how they are if I decide to stick with them.

 

As others have said the hip flare should relax a little bit but it won't fully go away.  I think the jeans look fine on you, but I know the feeling trying to wear a pair of jeans that don't seem to fit quite right... You'll always be thinking about how they don't fit quite right.  With that said my 51s are some of my favorite jeans.  I need to get a picture from behind to see what they look like because I don't think mine have as much hip flare. 

[ATWM]

3 hours ago, Dr_Heech said:

Good for you!

I've yet to dip my toe into that blue pool but it's going to happen at some point.

Mine have been sitting in storage for like two years now, crispy as ever =( complete with granny’s decor.

Just put another pair away and saw them, not sure when I will slot them in. 

[Dr_Heech]

7 hours ago, ATWM said:

Mine have been sitting in storage for like two years now, crispy as ever =( complete with granny’s decor.

Just put another pair away and saw them, not sure when I will slot them in. 

Mine haven't been in storage that long but will do so for a year or so at least. Plenty of current wearers still atm. Mine are also raw and crispy and have granny style arcs but not done by granny's hands, and as @scooby said, we have all gotten better at sewing and stencilling.

[vlad_III]

On 11/14/2025 at 3:48 AM, scooby said:

Embracing the oversized fit of these 37 - i prefer to wear them a little lower (as pictured) rather than cinching


 

I personally don’t think they look bad, but they are at least 1 tagged size up

That fit looks perfect to me. Are the pockets always offset like that on the 37s?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

And some fit pics of the 1944-45 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@Dr_Heech something for you, next season?!

・Lot 506 XX 1941
EARLIEST WORLD WAR 2 MODEL
1937-41 LATE - PERIOD MODEL

・Lot 601 XX 1941
EARLIEST WORLD WAR 2 MODEL
1937-41 LATE - PERIOD MODEL

[Dr_Heech]

46 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

@Dr_Heech something for you, next season?!

・Lot 506 XX 1941
EARLIEST WORLD WAR 2 MODEL
1937-41 LATE - PERIOD MODEL

・Lot 601 XX 1941
EARLIEST WORLD WAR 2 MODEL
1937-41 LATE - PERIOD MODEL

Doh!

[Cold Summer]

On 11/17/2025 at 11:02 AM, Broark said:

Just some comparison shots between my original run S601xx's and the late '45s I'm holding out to wash and wear someday.

This denim looks great. Reminds me a lot of the denim lighter-hued denim Flat Head used on the 5000 series jeans years ago.

[yochrisahn]

8 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

And some fit pics of the 1944-45 

where are you guys getting the arc work done on these? fit is great too

[Dr_Heech]

54 minutes ago, yochrisahn said:

where are you guys getting the arc work done on these? fit is great too

On 11/16/2025 at 11:46 PM, scooby said:

@Dr_Heech we've all gotten good at sewing and stenciling

we are that dedicated to the craft

Here was the answer l was given. Hope this helps

[scooby]

@vlad_III they aren't offset, I suppose it's the angle

They actually look/fit a lot better in real life, despite how much extra room there appears to be in the photos

After a couple months of wear and a hot wash all of the awkward areas around the hips and arse started fitting much better

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I'm surprised how different the WW2 denim is compared to the other FW ones I encountered already.

The 47 started out pretty flat/normal but got crazy after a wash. It got quite slubby, neppy and especially the dye was very inconsistent, with similar variations and streakiness you often see on those hank dyed natural indigo jeans (not as extreme). And they had this burly/carpet feel. Blasphemously, back then I compared it to the like of PBJ and Oni.

The 51 has a similar burly feel, less slubby but more neppy and with a lighter blue.

The WW2 looks the most extreme on pictures with its big slub yarns but somehow feels the most normal/comparable to other denim I know. It's crunchier and more consitent in colour (although very dark and with a strong redcast).

[Broark]

15 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

The WW2 looks the most extreme on pictures with its big slub yarns but somehow feels the most normal/comparable to other denim I know.

This might be my favorite aspect of the WW2 denim, it looks more interesting than it feels to the hand.
When compared with some of those other brands you mentioned which can feel like you're wearing a carpet (the highly irregular, slubby denims from PBJ, et all.).
Essentially they look interesting without feeling like something besides denim.

[okimoto]

For those who got the late 45 S601's, did you take your regular Freewheelers size or size up?

[JohnM]

^ I found the late 45 to run larger in the waist than the 1944-45.

[shredwin_206]

some photos of the 1941. Interesting they have the suspender buttons. 

[LazyS]

On 11/18/2025 at 11:41 AM, yochrisahn said:

where are you guys getting the arc work done on these? fit is great too

Theres a template to make a screenprint posted back in 2021 around when the s601 first came out

[indigoeagle]

3 hours ago, shredwin_206 said:

some photos of the 1941. Interesting they have the suspender buttons. 

That is interesting since the samples in the background of the pics don't seem to have any.
Perhaps they come as an extra and can be added by the buyer himself.

[Broark]

10 minutes ago, indigoeagle said:

That is interesting since the samples in the background of the pics don't seem to have any.

I don't think the worn samples in the background are usually the new models that they are showcasing for the collection.
Also an important reminder that FW aren't direct, 100% accurate repros. There's some creative design used!

[indigoeagle]

1 hour ago, Broark said:

I don't think the worn samples in the background are usually the new models that they are showcasing for the collection.
Also an important reminder that FW aren't direct, 100% accurate repros. There's some creative design used!

Yes, generally they take some artistic licence.
However, with the denim- where they have access to some rare vintage models- they seem to repro quite closely to the original.
But there are probably both cases.

The ones on the wall are perhaps the vintage ones?
Sometimes before introducing an item they have been wearing a prototype a year or so before to show, how it looks faded, I think.

[reubensangwich]

3 hours ago, indigoeagle said:

That is interesting since the samples in the background of the pics don't seem to have any.
Perhaps they come as an extra and can be added by the buyer himself.

That would actually be pretty cool, considering Levi's claims that's what they did when they removed the buttons in the 30's

[LazyS]

37 44 47

[Broark]

I wore my '37s for the first time in a while last week, I honestly had forgotten how nice that fabric is.

[MJF9]

@LazyS lovely trio... chef's kiss! Do you have a preference of denim, and a preference for jean overall of the three? Or love them all equally? I too have all three and like them for different reasons and occasions.

@Broark great denim on 37. I'm wearing / nurturing a type 1 in that fabric I got ow and have yet to wash it myself. 

[LazyS]

Thanks! @MJF9 Love them all equally for different reasons. The 37 have my favorite denim, the s601 have my favorite cut and details. The 47 is just a perfect classic pair. 

 

[shredwin_206]

504xx is one of the best pieces Freewheelers has ever put out on my opinion. 

[scooby]

@vlad_III you're actually right - they're very offset lol

[MJF9]

This is the 33 jacket I bought OW but not washed myself yet

[vlad_III]

Are the 37s a regularly released pair like 47 and 51?

[Broark]

5 hours ago, vlad_III said:

Are the 37s a regularly released pair like 47 and 51?

No, these were a special release from late 2022.