Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.

[Double 0 Soul]

17 minutes ago, ATWM said:

This letter may be of interest to some here. It would surprise me if the author hasn’t visited this site at some point…

p.s. this is a gift link should be no paywall 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/opinion/vintage-clothes-america-cool-culture.html?unlocked_article_code=1.iFA.Y60r.dyiXSoH0YHSz&smid=url-share

Excellent article^

It's nothing we don't already know and as you rightly point out.. has been said around the forum numerous times.. but excellent, nontheless

Edited May 13 by Double 0 Soul

[Cold Summer]

Interesting article. I think the sentiment reflects a widespread disillusion - across nationalities, cultural divides, and surprisingly even between seemingly disparate political ideologies, in my observation - with products of American culture, in general.

This is purely my anecdotal take, which could be off, but what I see "out there" derived from what you could call Americana style, is less frequently the 50s and 60s Marlon Brando/James Dean/Rebellious Youth story that was previously very popular, and more the enduring-hard-times vibes of the 30s and 40s, a somewhat more understated take on Americana that feels more apt to the world of today. A Dust Bowl-era working man just trying to get by feels more poignant and relatable to myself (and a lot of others) than the rebellious bad boy of the 50s and 60s, whose swagger rides atop a certain level of cultural confidence and stability.

[mlwdp]

Found this on Coverchord

https://coverchord.com/en/products/vrtw-o4214?_pos=33&_sid=10a93ee68&_ss=r&variant=44129218560191

 

[redragon]

Denim as luxury experience? Why not…

https://www.boleega.com/en

[julian-wolf]

@superfuture It seems like the limit on number of photos per post for non-subscribers is just resulting in long strings of single-photo posts, rather than in fewer photos. Not sure what the right solution is for meeting your storage needs (maybe something like a limit on photos per day, in stead?), but this probably isn’t it

[shredwin_206]

Just a shoutout for Klamp and Avenue in Japan. Both are great shops with stellar communication. Also they both invoices and shipped the same day I placed my order. 

[indigoeagle]

Regarding the site loading issue. In this thread the page often does not load the first time. When I delete "..comments" at the end of the URL it loads fine. Perhaps that can give a hint to the error/problem solving.

[indigoeagle]

1 hour ago, shredwin_206 said:

Just a shoutout for Klamp and Avenue in Japan. Both are great shops with stellar communication. Also they both invoices and shipped the same day I placed my order. 

Do they subtract the Japanese VAT?

[Maynard Friedman]

Just dug my old tape deck out of the attic where it’s been lurking for 10 years, it’s almost 30 years old now. There was a Tom Tom Club cassette still in it. Listening to an old recording of The Cult now. Please ignore the wall, the whole kitchen needs renewing!

[mlwdp]

Nigel Cabourn has passed away.

Edited June 11 by mlwdp

[ATWM]

@mlwdp ^ source? 

[mlwdp]

4 minutes ago, ATWM said:

@mlwdp ^ source? 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZceC_WuClW/?igsh=aDdvYXl5Y2dxaDRv

[Alec Leamas]

Ahh man, that's a sad message. A life seemingly lived to the full, so a lot to celebrate. RIP.

[MJF9]

RIP Nigel Cabourn

[ATWM]

=( bummer. RIP

[Geeman]

Met him once at his Covent garden store. I'd been on a bit of a shopping spree, redwing store & R&H. Went in carrying my haul and he was genuinely excited/interested in what I'd bought. Made me get it all out of the bags and was ooh and aahing over everything and discussing the finer details. Spent about 20 mins chatting, posed for a photo and then was completely unbothered I didn't buy anything and waved us goodbye! 

Nice enough bloke, if a bit eccentric.

 

[shredwin_206]

Anyone else having issues with posting photos? My subscription is up to date but still will only let me upload small size photos 

[superfuture]

16 minutes ago, shredwin_206 said:

Anyone else having issues with posting photos? My subscription is up to date but still will only let me upload small size photos 

Might have something to do with the upgrade this week... will let techs know.

Noticing anything else?

[shredwin_206]

10 hours ago, superfuture said:

Might have something to do with the upgrade this week... will let techs know.

Noticing anything else?

Lots of glitches. Every time I click to open a thread it’s a dead link. Have to refresh 3-4 times every time. 

[Broark]

^ I only notice this issue every other thread or two, but it gets solved with a single refresh.
This happens both on mobile and desktop.

[superfuture]

^ I haven't been able to reproduce the dreaded http 500 dead link since a few days ago.... The upgrade should have flushed it out.
For me it seemed isolated to the RHS front page links to new posts and topics.
Anyone else got intel? 

 

[smoothsailor]

Testing ,

houshold of three

 

[smoothsailor]

I can upload pictures again, but goes  slower than before

[okimoto]

My girlfriend recently discovered she both likes and fits into the majority of my clothes - it's awesome to see and lots of things have made their way into her closet (Ooe, all of my Sugar Cane jeans, 601rb, etc.) but my M series type 2 fitting her better than it does me was a wake up call. I am going to lose most of my closet

[MJF9]

... or lose the girl and keep the jeans... it's a tough choice mate  😉 😆

Edited July 2 by MJF9

[redragon]

New reason to get a new wardrobe 😉

[shredwin_206]

So as the WOM contest is winding down. What’s gonna be the next comp? 

[MJF9]

@okimoto joking aside, we used to have a few ladies posting in here... now I think it's just Srudy... there is a 'Raw for women' thread started 20 years ago with 100+ pages but no posts in the past 4 years... I think Ed scared them all off

 

[shredwin_206]

Anyone ever heard of Speed X? My wallet from Japan is apparently being delivered by them. First I’ve ever heard of this delivery company and the reviews I can find are not promising.

[bod]

On 7/4/2026 at 6:34 PM, shredwin_206 said:

So as the WOM contest is winding down. What’s gonna be the next comp? 

I’m up for one this time