WW2 repro / detailed jeans

[edmond 867,234]

thats was an awesome chat dude thanks really tickled my fancy

[Double 0 Soul 13,675]

Anytime Ed and thanks again for agreeing to send me your Deer Hunters as a thankyou gift, you're just too kind!

...oh come off it, we all know the powers never welcomed you on DB, a fate which befell a lot us in the end

[edmond 867,234]

ah nah man no worries its just the interwebz dude  nothing personal!

[Double 0 Soul 13,675]

No offence taken Ed, what i probably should have said is.. a lot of us got pushed away from DB in the end, you got pushed away in the beginning

[edmond 867,234]

hhahaha i still go on there you know alot of very technical thing still in there

[LazyS 1,364]

lvc 44 and fw 45

https://imgur.com/vWVxOZl

Edited April 30, 2022 by LazyS

[crownzip 570,656]

The old LVC Cone Mills '44's have worn well over the years. I like how the painted accurate has faded despite only a couple of hand washes. These have to be over ten years old.

[pomata 2,092,266]

that's some beautiful denim

[indigoeagle 1,116]

The (White Oak, I guess) Cone denim really is something special.

[CSL 3,054]

Agreed. The older LVC 44s are definitely the best thing of theirs I've owned.

[srudy 1,666]

Just beautiful @crownzip 

[beautiful_FrEaK 1,676,076]

With WW2 models being the rage during the last years, what's everyone's favourite model/maker and why?

[Flash 251,558]

For all the negative feelings I/we have towards Yoshiaki now I still think he makes the best s501xx repro , while all aspects are not 100% correct ( I'm thinking pattern cutting here ) I think the s409xxx San Francisco is still number 1 for me 

[Maynard Friedman 570,905]

I only have one pair - some Valencia St 44s - so am not really qualified to comment. I always liked the look of the Mirrorball pair though; probably not the most authentic but the denim looked great in photos (possibly a bit of cross-hatch), the black donut fly buttons, cool patch a red tab and a cut I think would suit me.

[Dr_Heech 568,658]

3 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

With WW2 models being the rage during the last years, what's everyone's favourite model/maker and why?

Tbh l'm well over all the WW2 repro stuff and have been for a couple of years.

But l have to agree with @Flash, for me (pattern  cutting and sizing issues aside) the CSF WW2 stuff is still head snd shoulders above any other WW2 repro stuff l've handled. Still have some Cone Lvc 1944's but they dont come close imo.

 

[beautiful_FrEaK 1,676,076]

I think Warehouse did really lots of different models and certainly not bad ones.

In terms of small variations and nuances, CSF will take the price every time. Maybe BOT can rival him? But his stuff looks cleaner, more like Double Volante.

The TCB one wasn't bad as well ( @Flash will disagree in a minute) but the cut just didn't work for me (as well as many TCB cuts I've tried).

With CSF bringing up all the small details and failures, all the other "clean" WW2 pairs you had earlier don't really feel right.

Edited September 22, 2022 by beautiful_FrEaK

[NilsLW 363]

TCB's take on the WWII 501 is quite nice imo, especially the denim.
But there is something about the cut that is slightly cartoonish when compared to other brands, I feel like every detail is exaggerated.
For example the high rise (which is really really high), the wonky stitching on the backpockets and their size, as well as the overall shape of the pants. 
From pictures I've seen and from my own experience they also tend to get a diaper butt much more than other brand's take on the cut.
Just have to say how much I love the denim though, it would be cool if TCB made a mid waist version of the 40s.
Next time I buy a WWII pair it will probably be Warehouse 1003.

[CSL 3,054]

I don't know about the accuracy  of the TCB high rise to originals but I like it.

I also found their cut has less hip flare than most, which I also like. 

[Dr_Heech 568,658]

17 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

I think Warehouse did really lots of different models and certainly not bad ones.

In terms of small variations and nuances, CSF will take the price every time. Maybe BOT can rival him? But his stuff looks cleaner, more like Double Volante.

The TCB one wasn't bad as well ( @Flash will disagree in a minute) but the cut just didn't work for me (as well as many TCB cuts I've tried).

With CSF bringing up all the small details and failures, all the other "clean" WW2 pairs you had earlier don't really feel right.

Warehouse have really impressed me; wish they'd been making this much variation in models back in early 2000's - l would've ditched lvc straight away.

I think they do 3 or 4 different war models plus a 1941 with (probably) the wrong yoke, plus many others.

CSF takes the prize for stitching, using old machines and general attention to detail/nuances. The WW2 denim is probably one of my favourites ever. 

Never been interested in anything TCB has to offer.

 

[MJF9 11,519]

Yep the CSF WW2 denim is awesome

[LazyS 1,364]

fw 44 and tcb s40s

[Thanks_M8 3,585]

Those tcbs make me want to pull out my pair

[Graytrain 225,129]

On 9/22/2022 at 3:52 AM, Dr_Heech said:

But l have to agree with @Flash, for me (pattern  cutting and sizing issues aside) the CSF WW2 stuff is still head snd shoulders above any other WW2 repro stuff l've handled. Still have some Cone Lvc 1944's but they dont come close imo.

 

WW2 repro still is and probably forever will be my favorite "type" of garment. From details, fit, to denim. It just has so much soul to it, with so many wonky details to get into and the grainy gray caste denims that are so good. I have been dying to try as CSF pair for several years but am confused and slightly turned off by the accessibility problem. I'm not opposed to paying second-hand prices (which seem to be $1k+) But even still I can't find my way to snagging a pair. From what I have seen, they sure seem like the end-all pair for my neurotic perfection quests.

 

And yeah Nils, the rise on the TCBs is comical but otherwise, I have really enjoyed them. 

Edited October 11, 2022 by Graytrain

[Dr_Heech 568,658]

@Graytrain good luck finding a second hand pair of CSF .

 

[Broark 16,996]

Watch out, you might get a cease and desist notice if you buy a pair secondhand. 

[beautiful_FrEaK 1,676,076]

There are some pairs on Mercari. Probably on Yahoo as well?! Crazy prices of course...shouldn't have sold my pairs so cheap

[Graytrain 225,129]

Ah I am sensing some of the drama around this. Sounds like the year long waiting list I had access to a couple years back (that I thought was crazy enough) would have been the path of least resistance. Lol

[Dr_Heech 568,658]

2 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

There are some pairs on Mercari. Probably on Yahoo as well?! Crazy prices of course...shouldn't have sold my pairs so cheap

Pairs? Thought you only sold the one pair? (My new/your old #24 in the book) - as l sold those 47's back to you, for the same (far too cheap) price iirc 

Tbh his original prices were steep enough for me, bordering on ridiculous. But l am soo glad to have the 2 pairs l now own and can actually wear comfortably. 

 

[AlientoyWorkmachine 1,675]

1 hour ago, Graytrain said:

Ah I am sensing some of the drama around this. Sounds like the year long waiting list I had access to a couple years back (that I thought was crazy enough) would have been the path of least resistance. Lol

The jeans seem cool and all but I couldn't ever patronize someone who was that publicly a dickhead. I don't care how good it is. I'm sure I've bought clothes from people who are jerks before, and maybe some people who seem jerks online are not in real life, but all I have to go on is what is out there and with CSF it's a mess all of his own making - and worse than being miserly it seems he is actually vindictive about it which is even worse. Too many other good pants out there. I'd wear them if I'd ever bought it before he outed himself as such though. No use in tossing what's already made if it works. 

Edited October 11, 2022 by AlientoyWorkmachine

[beautiful_FrEaK 1,676,076]

1 hour ago, Dr_Heech said:

Pairs? Thought you only sold the one pair? (My new/your old #24 in the book) - as l sold those 47's back to you, for the same (far too cheap) price iirc 

Tbh his original prices were steep enough for me, bordering on ridiculous. But l am soo glad to have the 2 pairs l now own and can actually wear comfortably. 

 

I had another pair of WW2 jeans with flannel pocket bags (the first he offered) that another forum member from here got years ago