Conners Sewing Factory

[Flash]

i have made a few posts about CSF in the unknown brands thread but i thought id make a dedicated thread to try and make more people aware of the brand ( if they were not already ) . The founder Yoshiaki Konaka has a real passion for vintage and it really comes through in his work , he has spent quite a while sourcing and repairing old Singer and Union Special machines that were used in the production of LEVIS during the 40's so that he can accurately recreate the stitching and give the feel of a vintage garment 

 

here is a great interview with Yoshiaki where he talks about the brand 

 

 

 

so far he has made a 1946 , 47 and ww2 reproduction , the next release will be the 1941 model ( basically a 37 repro ) 

 

Edited December 26, 2016 by Flash

[Flash]

here is a pair of there ww2 model i got a month or so back 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a fit pic 

 

[Flash]

Yoshiaki has also done a few collaborations , one of them being the Cushman 22501 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Looking good mate and great move to open up a thread!

 

Here's hoping to contribute soon

[garden gnomes in space]

any measurements floating around?  

 

The waist on those ww2 looks different to me.  I have never seen that taper in and then flare.  Does that fit different or does it resolve itself through wear?

 

and i must say, more brands need to use those donut buttons.  I love the understated simplicity they offer.

Edited July 4, 2016 by garden gnomes in space

[Flash]

the waist does settle after a bit of wear 

 

 

the jeans are super comfortable and are kind of held up by the hips instead of the waist 

 

i could take some measurements of mine if you like but Yoshiaki will provide measurements upon request 

[edmond]

So its a real ww2 cut or modified? Whats the diff between the ym ww2 ?

[alvin_cheong]

Pardon me, I like to check if there is any website for this brand?

[Sugar Mountain]

Here you go Alvin:

 

http://www.fortyniners.cc/#!conners-sewing-factory/cgyc

 

http://www.fortyniners.cc/#!s409xxx-m-ww2/c1p8i

 

 

[alvin_cheong]

@SM thanks Simon.

[alvin_cheong]

Seems lnteresting, will be good if we could get some measurements. How's the shrinkage like?

[Flash]

So its a real ww2 cut or modified? Whats the diff between the ym ww2 ?

the cut and details were based off this pair mate , not sure there is a ym ww2 ..... the model number for the ww2 cut is s409xxx m-ww2

 

[Flash]

Seems lnteresting, will be good if we could get some measurements. How's the shrinkage like?

 

the jeans shrink from around tag size , ill take some measurements of my pair later . Yoshiaki will provide measurements upon request but only the waist measurements it seems  between buying these and the pair of s409xxx m-47 i ordered last week all i received was the waist measurement 

[alvin_cheong]

Cool, thanks Flash. Could I say that most of their jeans are almost straight tapered?

[Flash]

not much taper to the m-ww2 , my pic may look like they are a little tapered but i think thats just the rolled cuff 

[garden gnomes in space]

the jeans shrink from around tag size , ill take some measurements of my pair later . Yoshiaki will provide measurements upon request but only the waist measurements it seems  between buying these and the pair of s409xxx m-47 i ordered last week all i received was the waist measurement 

haha, the more stressful the ordering experience the more authentic!

[garden gnomes in space]

Next level denim:  you need to stress so hard about the sizing that you lose weight!

[Flash]

haha, the more stressful the ordering experience the more authentic!

think this comes fromt 99% of his customers being Japanese and are less concerned with measurements and more worried that they are an authentic reproduction ( maybe ?? , not sure ) 

[Iron Horse]

I guess maybe people can take the following post-wash measurements with a grain of salt?

 

http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/fortyniners/item/10000773/

[Flash]

Those are the standard one piece of rock jeans though ... the CSF models measurements are most likely different to those

[Sugar Mountain]

I feel like Hoggreaser posting links to measurements of jeans I'll never buy but here is a size chart for the S409XXX-WW2:

 

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/shopping/fortyniners1849_or-s409xxx-ww2/lang/en/rc/yshop

 

I'm interested to see more images of the CSF 1947 cut in due course. The price is a turn-off though I have to say.

[Flash]

ill sort you out with some 1947 pics in a few weeks

[Broark]

I'm convinced that a pair of CSF jeans will be my next pair, but that's a long time off because I have other jeans that need to be worn!

Looking forward too seeing the 47 pictures and comparison with the WW2 model. Not sure which model I'm interested in yet.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

^ nice to see some measurements! The leg opening (if I saw that correctly) is smaller than I thought.

[Flash]

I feel like Hoggreaser posting links to measurements of jeans I'll never buy but here is a size chart for the S409XXX-WW2:

http://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/shopping/fortyniners1849_or-s409xxx-ww2/lang/en/rc/yshop

I'm interested to see more images of the CSF 1947 cut in due course. The price is a turn-off though I have to say.

the price thing is the only thing i could have an issue with , but then i think about the cost of all the vintage machines and the fact that they are made in such small numbers with a large focus on the small details and im a little more easy on the issue ... still quite expensive but in my opinion totally worth it Edited July 7, 2016 by Flash

[aho]

^Completely sure it's worth it...That's some of the best looking repro I've ever seen, as far as the rugged/uncouth type goes, I'm not sure how it can get better...Will be a pleasure to handle some (hopefully) when I visit japan this september, but alas, I will not have the funds :X

[beautiful_FrEaK]

^ should have bought less Aldens

[edmond]

Would love a pair or two of these

[edmond]

406xxx type 1 measurements

S406XXX

size32

shoulder

raw 38cm

onewash 37cm

Chest

raw 44cm

onewash 42cm

body length

raw 56 cm

onewash 54cm

sleeve length

raw 58 cm

onewash 55cm

size34

shoulder

raw 42cm

onewash 40cm

Chest

raw 49cm

onewash 47cm

body length

raw 61 cm

onewash 57cm

sleeve length

raw 64 cm

onewash 59cm

size36

shoulder

raw 44cm

onewash 42cm

Chest

raw 52.5cm

onewash 48cm

body length

raw 60cm

onewash 57cm

sleeve length

raw 64cm

onewash 59cm

size38

shoulder

raw 47cm

onewash 44.5cm

Chest

raw 54cm

onewash 51cm

body length

raw 61 cm

onewash 58cm

sleeve length

raw 65 cm

onewash 60cm

size40

shoulder

raw 49cm

onewash 46cm

Chest

raw 57cm

onewash 54cm

body length

raw 62.5 cm

onewash 59cm

sleeve length

raw 66 cm

onewash 61cm

size42

shoulder

raw 51.5cm

onewash 48cm

Chest

raw 58cm

onewash 56cm

body length

raw 63 cm

onewash 60cm

sleeve length

raw 66 cm

onewash 61cm

size44

shoulder

raw 53cm

onewash 50cm

Chest

raw 60cm

onewash 57cm

body length

raw 65cm

onewash 61cm

sleeve length

raw 66cm

onewash 61cm

[edmond]

Hope this helps!