Denim Blunders, Reflections and General Nonsense.

[mlwdp]

5 hours ago, cheapmuthafukr said:

I always hem mine at home with a modern machine and they usually come out a bit fucked, but I'm the only one who notices. 

Do you alter the sleeve length as well?

[cheapmuthafukr]

Don't have many pairs of jeans with sleeves.  

[mlwdp]

Haha I thought you were talking about hemming IH shirts.

[mpukas]

What does the community feel about having a designated hat thread? I think we should really have one. There are lots of great hats showing up in different WAYWT pics. Guys SHOULD be wearing quality hats, and many are, but they do not get the attention deserved.

I've primarily worn schwag caps to cover my dome and shield the sun, but I'm stepping up my hat game. I'm getting to know some of the better makers and what to look for in a quality lid. I'd like to learn more and see what fella's are wearing with denim and heritage/workwear inspired clothing. 

[Iron Horse]

I say go for it! I wish I could wear hats, but my head is small, and they always make me look like a chemo patient.

Lots of great brands doing hats though, from Stetson to Lofgren, H.W. Dog & Co, Wellema, the Fat Hatter, Hufvud, etc.

[mpukas]

someone with more game that I should really start the thread, I think... 

[MasonAlexander]

3 hours ago, mpukas said:

What does the community feel about having a designated hat thread? I think we should really have one. There are lots of great hats showing up in different WAYWT pics. Guys SHOULD be wearing quality hats, and many are, but they do not get the attention deserved.

I've primarily worn schwag caps to cover my dome and shield the sun, but I'm stepping up my hat game. I'm getting to know some of the better makers and what to look for in a quality lid. I'd like to learn more and see what fella's are wearing with denim and heritage/workwear inspired clothing. 

I am very down for a hat thread! Ive got some goodies to contribute!

[Broark]

Anyone know where I can get The 501XX book stateside? Superdenim has it but I don’t want to pay nearly 30 bucks in shipping. Might be cheaper to contact Berberjin directly and see if they’ll ship me a copy from Japan.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

You could buy it from The Shop Vancouver but seeing their price...well, you decide

https://theshopvancouver.com/products/the-501xx-book-2nd-edition

[Iron Horse]

$239 Canadian is actually like $23 USD, to be fair.

[Niro]

haha it's not that bad. 

 

[Broark]

6 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

You could buy it from The Shop Vancouver but seeing their price...well, you decide

I think that one would be more than buying from Superdenim. 
Think I might just have to go directly to the source this time.

[MasonAlexander]

Spotted a pair of these in a thrift store yesterday. They were awful hahaha. Definitely not up to my tastes. But.. out of curiousity, does anybody know what the deal with this world tour was? Was it similar to the ones that happen on here, or did they just put that patch on a bunch of jeans

[cheapmuthafukr]

Just some shit they put on all the jeans.

[MasonAlexander]

9 hours ago, cheapmuthafukr said:

Just some shit they put on all the jeans.

Gross

[kiya]

I'm more bothered by the "Made in USA of Mexico fabric" tag.

They don't have a copywriter which understands basic English grammar?

 

[cheapmuthafukr]

I'm bothered that they would.go to Mexico to get denim.for jeans that cost that much when cone was here.

[Niro]

6 hours ago, kiya said:

I'm more bothered by the "Made in USA of Mexico fabric" tag.

They don't have a copywriter which understands basic English grammar?

 

It would cost them money, which their executives desperately need for their multi-million dollar salaries

[Coolguyzack]

I'm bothered by the way it looks... lol

[kicks79]

Circa 2008 every 2nd person was walking around in a pair of true religion jeans. Now i rarely see them. They are as gross now as they where back then.

 

[mlwdp]

Jelado/John Gluckow instore Pop-up ad I got with my recent Wolfpack order.

If anybody wants clearer pics of the item descriptions, I can get a clearer shot.

Edited December 16, 2017 by mlwdp

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Happy holidays everyone!

[Collin]

Thanks ! You guys have a wonderful time with your family and friend and for those who works and have finals, hang on in there !

Happy holidays !

[Niro]

Happy holidays all!

[Iron Horse]

Merry Christmas

[mikecch]

Merry Xmas!

[redragon]

Have a great holiday everybody! 

[SuperJackle]

I'm not sure if this has been talked about recently or not, but I've noticed that it seems like the large majority of the mills, sew factories, etc in japan are an older workforce. Is there much interest in these things from the younger generations in Japan? Aside from ooe yofokuten and some others?

Where do you guys see the Japanese denim industry is 10-20 years with a shrinking(or maybe not?) workforce of this kind of skilled labor?

[kicks79]

They raised this topic in Weaving Shibusa.

The main issue is that the rate of pay is not very high compared to other industries so it does not attract younger people.

There is a very real issue that in the future there will be a skill shortage of people who know how to keep these machines running.

 

 

 

[mlwdp]

They're too busy working to death for low pay (seriously).

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39981997

If you really want to go indepth about Japan's employment relationship with marriages/raising families:

https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/07/japan-mystery-low-birth-rate/534291/

Edited December 27, 2017 by mlwdp