Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.

[MJF9]

14 hours ago, MJF9 said:

@Dr_Heech Happy Birthday old chap... bet you've got a fking huge birthday cake to fit all those candles on 😁

@Dr_Heech 

[Dr_Heech]

42 minutes ago, MJF9 said:

@Dr_Heech 

I'm sorry l don't know who you people are and why you think it's my birthday 

[Maynard Friedman]

Happy birthday Charlie, my younger, smarter, better-looking twin brother! 👯

[Dr_Heech]

12 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

Happy birthday Charlie, my younger, smarter, better-looking twin brother! 👯

All true of course but how does anyone know if l'm better-looking than you though Martin, as apart from myself and Mr B nobody knows your true identity 😁

Hope you had a great day yesterday.

 

[MJF9]

... indeed Charlie... looking forward to the pics (still) Martin... and who is Mr B?

 

[Maynard Friedman]

Mr B is @Mr Black

I bumped into @Paul T too in HMV in Oxford St years ago. I recognised his TCB 20s competition jeans!

[Dr_Heech]

43 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

Mr B is @Mr Black

I bumped into @Paul T too in HMV in Oxford St years ago. I recognised his TCB 20s competition jeans!

Miss Paul T here sometimes.  Always good lvc info's and great stories. Lovely bloke in person. Back in 2009 he gave me a signed copy of (one of) his books after my ex-wife left after only (luckily) being a member here on sufu for just a few weeks.

Denim destroys lives people.

[smoothsailor]

Happy birthday Charlie, loads of presents for you.

when I met up with Mr black, he mentioned something about looks .

 

[Dr_Heech]

36 minutes ago, smoothsailor said:

Happy birthday Charlie, loads of presents for you.

when I met up with Mr black, he mentioned something about looks .

 

Thanks Paul. Bought myself a series one landrover.  Pics tomorrow hopefully. 

My son bought me a new sealskinz hat and left me a roughly scribbled note on a bit of ripped up paper saying "happy birthday dad, see you tomorrow". No card this year and didn't see him at all. 

Life

[silencejoe]

Happy birthday Dr 

[Double 0 Soul]

Happy birthday doc!

I got a card and a bottle of lychee Mogu Mogu wrapped up like a christmas cracker

The card had a very small sketch in one corner of me holding a massive carp..

It was an excerpt from a video Sarah filmed of him catching his first double figures carp age 6

I didn't even take a landing net so i had to wade out and scoop it up in my arms

This was what he'd sketched

He's not managed to capture the fit of the CSF very well, but he hasn't done bad with the Musto cap.

[Double 0 Soul]

I've just found a photo of 25yr old Ms Soul.. from her old travelcard 😍 😍

 

Edited February 9 by Double 0 Soul

[Dr_Heech]

20 hours ago, Dr_Heech said:

Bought myself a series one landrover.  Pics tomorrow hopefully. 

Been wanting a series one landrover for years, especially one of the 1948 pre-production models. So l was ecstatic to find this model BNIB

 

 

 

Corgi Vanguards 1:43 scale 60th anniversary model (2008) - only 30 quid. 

[Mr Black]

Happy birthdays Martin & Charlie.

If it helps, you're both equally handsome.

 

 

(Or perhaps equally ugly)

Edited February 9 by Mr Black

[ATWM]

Late to this but happy birthdays to you both! 

[CSL]

Likewise sentiments to the birthday boys from me! May your days be filled with fun & frolic!

[Dr_Heech]

On behalf of me and wonder-mod Martin/Maynard,  thanks all for the lovely birthday wishes ☺️

[vIGGiou riou]

I know, now it's late, but HBD Doc.....

[Double 0 Soul]

I watched that Wim Wenders film 'Perfect Days' earlier.. i really enjoyed it, it's an ode to unpretentious Japanese minimalism.. a story of Hirayama, who cleans toilets and finds pleasure in the simple beauties of life.. listening to old cassette tapes, riding his bike, books and photographing trees. It's lovely..  i like those slice of life films where nothing actually happens.

In stark contrast.. i'm currently at Unit with the boy

I've ordered fried chicken & canadian bacon.. served on a freshly baked waffle with maple syrup..

..outside, is some Bladerunner-esque, lit brutalism

Edited February 16 by Double 0 Soul

[bod]

On 2/16/2025 at 6:23 PM, Double 0 Soul said:

I watched that Wim Wenders film 'Perfect Days' earlier.. i really enjoyed it, it's an ode to unpretentious Japanese minimalism.. a story of Hirayama, who cleans toilets and finds pleasure in the simple beauties of life.. listening to old cassette tapes, riding his bike, books and photographing trees. It's lovely..  i like those slice of life films where nothing actually happens

Fantastic film, watched it last year at the Alhambra Cinema in Keswick

[mlwdp]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/brian-setzer-says-autoimmune-disease-024053508.html
 

Also, there was a brand under Toyo Enterprises that made some Stray Cats shirts.  What was the brand?

 

edit: Style Eyes

https://trenchtown.jp/archives/21919

Edited February 18 by mlwdp

[Double 0 Soul]

Listen up people.. I'm making a list of past sufu trends

Did you jump onboard or not../ how fking sufu actually are you?

Size down craze.. No

Slept in jeans.. Yes but not intentionally

Diors.. No

Fancy wallet.. Yes

Engineer boots.. Yes

Ocean wash.. No

Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. No

Never washing.. Yes

Coffee wash.. No

Slubby or streaky.. None

Heavy oz denimz.. Only once

Joined a contest.. No

Joined a tour.. No

APC.. No

Fancy washing detergent.. Yes

Worn denim while raw.. No

Paid for an expensive repair.. No

Wallet jewelry.. No

Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. Boy Howdy!

Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. Again yes

Numerous fancy leather belts.. Yes

Native American Japanese jewelry.. Hell no

Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. Yes

Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. Yes

Dressed like a sailor.. No

Dressed like a miner.. No

Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. No

Mill repro.. Yes

Dressed like a railway worker.. No

Stacked.. No

Starch..No

Freezer.. No

Fancy socks.. No

Handmade English shoes.. No

Whites Semi Dress.. No

Discharge print.. Yes

Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. Yes

Photo of jeans in bathtub.. Yes

Wore jeans wet..Yes

£2000 leather jacket.. Yes

Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. Yes

Bought jeans nobody else owned.. Yes

Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans.. Not that i would mention here

Please contribute..

Edited February 19 by Double 0 Soul

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Size down craze.. No

Slept in jeans.. Yes

Diors.. No

Fancy wallet.. Yes

Engineer boots.. Yes

Ocean wash.. No

Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. ???

Never washing.. No

Coffee wash.. No

Slubby or streaky.. Yes

Heavy oz denimz.. Yes

Joined a contest.. Yes

Joined a tour.. Yes

APC.. No

Fancy washing detergent.. Yes

Worn denim while raw.. No

Paid for an expensive repair.. No

Wallet jewelry.. Yes (wallet chain)

Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. No (my boots were never so expensive. But multiple Yes)

Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. Yes

Numerous fancy leather belts.. Yes

Native American Japanese jewelry.. No

Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. No

Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. Yes

Dressed like a sailor.. No

Dressed like a miner.. No

Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. Maybe yes

Mill repro.. No

Dressed like a railway worker.. No

Stacked.. Yes

Starch..Yes

Freezer.. No

Fancy socks.. No

Handmade English shoes.. Yes

Whites Semi Dress.. No

Discharge print.. No

Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. Yes

Photo of jeans in bathtub.. Yes

Wore jeans wet..Yes

£2000 leather jacket.. No

Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. Yes

Bought jeans nobody else owned.. Yes

Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans.. No

[Double 0 Soul]

Don't be afraid to add trends i've forgotten about..

 

[Maynard Friedman]

Attended a Self Edge/Iron Heart/Rivet & Hide/etc meet up?

[Broark]

Fun idea! I’ll contribute.
Size down craze: No.
Slept in jeans: No, never intentionally.
Diors: No, a little before my time.
Fancy wallet: Yes.
Engineer boots: Yes.
Ocean wash: Hell no.
Resolute washing / fit having previously not: Not sure what this one means.
Never washing: No.
Coffee wash: No.
Slubby or streaky: Yes.
Heavy oz denimz: Yes, tried to make it work but hated every second!
Joined a contest: Yes.
Joined a tour: Yes.
APC: No.
Fancy washing detergent: No.
Worn denim while raw: No.
Paid for an expensive repair: No.
Wallet jewelry: No.
Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: Depends on how you quantify expensive but yes.
Numerous pairs of identical jeans: No not quite.
Numerous fancy leather belts: Yes
Native American Japanese jewelry: Never.
Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Very guilty of this!
Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Yes.
Dressed like a sailor: Debatable, maybe.
Dressed like a miner: No.
Dressed like an urban lumberjack: Guilty!
Mill repro: No:
Dressed like a railway worker: Debatable, maybe.
Stacked: No.
Starch: No.
Freezer: No.
Fancy socks: Yes, and they suck.
Handmade English shoes: No.
Whites Semi Dress: No.
Discharge print: Yes.
Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining: Yes.
Photo of jeans in bathtub: No.
Wore jeans wet: No.
£2000 leather jacket: No, not yet.
Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: Yes.
Bought jeans nobody else owned: Yes.
Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans: No.
Colored weft denim: Yes.
Attended a meet up?: Yes.

[Double 0 Soul]

For the sake of clarity ‘Resolute wash / fit having not previously’

..is increased wash routine with a goldilocks hem length .. leaning towards a mall jean look, having previously only opted for contrast

[Cold Summer]

• Size down craze: Nope
• Slept in jeans: Nope
• Diors: Nope
• Fancy wallet: Yes
• Engineer boots: Yes
• Ocean wash: Nope
• Resolute washing / fit having previously not: Nope
• Never washing: Maybe, I wore one pair (3Sixteen RH15) for about 11 months before the first wash.
• Coffee wash: Nope
• Slubby or streaky: Not really
• Heavy oz denimz: Yep, a couple pairs: Samurai S710xx (19 oz), Samurai S3000vx (17 oz), Flat Head 2111 (20 oz), never anything above that.
• Joined a contest: Yes
• Joined a tour: Nope
• APC: Nope
• Fancy washing detergent: Nope
• Worn denim while raw: With sanforized yes, unsanforized no.
• Paid for an expensive repair: Yes
• Wallet jewelry: Just (leather or metal) chains.
• Numerous pairs of very expensive boots: Yes
• Numerous pairs of identical jeans: Yes, several Flat Head 3005s. In total, I've worn at least five pairs made from this same denim.
• Numerous fancy leather belts: Yes
• Native American Japanese jewelry: Yes
• Jacket suitable for the Arctic: Not sure if my TFH down jacket counts.
• Unreadable Japanese language magazines: Yes, but I can actually read Japanese so I get a pass there.
• Dressed like a sailor: Nope
• Dressed like a miner: Nope
• Dressed like an urban lumberjack: Maybe
• Mill repro: Not sure
• Dressed like a railway worker: Maybe
• Stacked: Yes
• Starch: Nope
• Freezer: Nope
• Fancy socks: Yes
• Handmade English shoes: Nope
• Whites Semi Dress: Nope
• Discharge print: Nope
• Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining: Probably yes, but I do still wear some Flat Head shirts and a few other things I've had since 2011-2012.
• Photo of jeans in bathtub: Nope
• Wore jeans wet: Not soaking wet, but if damp counts, then yes, multiple times.
• £2000 leather jacket: Never spent quite that much. My McCoys A-2 would probably qualify, if I'd bought it in Britain.
• Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era: Nope. Just one, at the moment.
• Bought jeans nobody else owned: Yes.
• Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans: Nope
• Colored weft denim: Yes. My first selvedge pair, in fact - PBJ XX-011 in 2011.
• Attended a meet up?: Yes. I actually organized a couple of them!

 

I'm surprised by how few of these I've actually done, given that I've been around here almost 15 years now. Nowadays I incline towards dressing like a broke-ass farmer from a Russel Lee photo, but back in the day I pretty much just tried to dress like Sidney Lo, so I think I've pretty much always been somewhere on the SuFu style spectrum.

[ATWM]

 

• Listen up people.. I'm making a list of past sufu trends
   

Did you jump onboard or not../ how fking sufu actually are you?

My inclination is probably not much but we’ll see. I was pretty much too broke to spend more than 30$ on jeans from TJ Maxx up until around 2016 when I had a decent year and also visited Raleigh Denim for the first time for a job - that was a year after I visited the Horween Tannery in Chicago. Those two things coalescing led to me appreciating and spending more on clothes. But I am nowhere close to an OG - I saw a lot of these trends in Chicago at that time and let’s say most just didn’t appeal to me from a purely aesthetic perspective. 

Size down craze.. No

Slept in jeans.. Not in my Sufu days. A few times during some backpacking trips, and only out of necessity. 

Diors.. No

Fancy wallet.. No

Engineer boots.. Emphatic no, lol

Ocean wash.. No

Resolute washing / fit having previously not.. I just wash when stuff feels like it needs it and really don’t think too hard about how it turns out? 

Never washing.. Not really, I’ve gone maybe 4 months at best

Coffee wash.. No

Slubby or streaky.. I did own some PBJ’s for a time. And SC Edo AI’s I still own. 

Heavy oz denimz.. Those PBJ’s were 18 oz. I think 18oz is considered heavy so yes.  

Joined a contest.. Just this year!

Joined a tour.. No

APC.. No

Fancy washing detergent.. No

Worn denim while raw.. No..though upon further reflection probably yes with a sanforized pair once.

Paid for an expensive repair.. No

Wallet jewelry.. No

Numerous pairs of very expensive boots.. What is Very Expensive? I have a few pairs of what I think are nice leather boots, but nothing I paid more than $400 for - so, not on par with what seems to be the norm? 

Numerous pairs of identical jeans.. Nothing identical, the closest is the same pair in 2 different sizes. Other close calls for sure - same cuts in different denims etc.

Numerous fancy leather belts.. No.

Native American Japanese jewelry.. No

Jacket suitable for the Arctic.. Not Sufu approved, but I live in Michigan, so yea I have a heavy parka. It’s from Everlane. 

Unreadable Japanese language magazines.. No

Dressed like a sailor.. No

Dressed like a miner.. No

Dressed like an urban lumberjack.. No, I don’t think so. Have you ever seen me in a flannel?

Mill repro.. No

Dressed like a railway worker.. No

Stacked.. No

Starch..No

Freezer.. No

Fancy socks.. Nothing Sufu, but I swear by wool, esp mohair socks. Again, this is more me being in Michigan, not a Sufu thing. 

Handmade English shoes.. No

Whites Semi Dress.. No

Discharge print.. No

Own less than 10% of the clothing you bought since joining.. No

Photo of jeans in bathtub.. No, they’ve always gone in a utility sink. 

Wore jeans wet..No. Damp, yes. 

£2000 leather jacket..No

Numerous repro denim jackets all from same era.. Absolutely yes

Bought jeans nobody else owned.. On Sufu, sure. The world? Probably not. 

Barf / Man stain / Shit oneself in jeans.. no

Colored weft denim: I’ve had both black weft and garment dyed jeans

Attended a meet up? No

Edited February 19 by ATWM

[StuartM]

3 hours ago, Double 0 Soul said:

Don't be afraid to add trends i've forgotten about..

 

Other trends I recall from BITD:

Fiending on Slimane-era Dior Hommes.

Nudie Regular Ralfs (surely due a comeback post Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl bootcuts)

Use of sandpaper to achieve more prominent atari

Starching of creases/honeycombs