Conners Sewing Factory

[beautiful_FrEaK]

The CSF have a much higher rise and a snugger for through the hips/crotch/butt area. The thighs are looser though. Leg opening is roughly in the same ballpark. That's about it from the top of my head

@Flash can certainly help more

[Flash]

the ww2 San Jose is described as a lower rise slightly slimmer alternative , how slommer ????? any ones guess , the one piece of advise i would give you is do not try and make any of the cuts slimmer than intended ... as BF said , the hips are pretty snug  

[louisbosco]

hmm fair point. i would definitely not make the cut any slimmer than intended. love the way the CSF are made and fit for the way it's supposed to be. thanks for that guys..

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I'm not sure these articles have been posted here before. It reads like they were translated with Google Translate but I'm not sure. So it's hard to read it actually

http://sothats-kyoto.com/conversation/yoshiaki-konaka/2016/09/26/

http://sothats-kyoto.com/conversation/yoshiaki-konaka-2/2016/09/28/

[dudewuttheheck]

Time to post my CSF visit:

Well, I finally made it to Conner’s Sewing Factory to pick up my tux and what a visit it was! This was very rewarding because it almost did not happen. We tried to go on a Wednesday and Konaka-San told us he was out that day, but fortunately I shuffled our schedule a bit and he said that he would be there on Thursday so we went that day instead. His shop is about an hour outside of Kyoto and only a short walk from the train station. When we arrived, we were greeted by a nice lady at the workshop (who I believe is his wife) and we saw Konaka-San great us while doing what he does most- sewing. As he finished up, we had a chance to look around and take pictures of his extensive collection of sewing machines. It was quite the experience to finally see this place in person. 

Once he was finished, we talked and he took us over to the Forty-Niners store to get the jeans and jacket. Initially, I was worried about wasting too much of his time, but he was more than happy to show us around and explain everything that he could to us. Not once during the hour or so that we were there did I feel like we needed to leave. I did not know this previously, but he actually owns the store as well. I had previously thought that it he was associated with them, but he does in fact own the store. In addition, I noticed a very nice Mercedes outside of the store that I can only assume is his because other than he and his staff, the marketplace he was at was basically deserted. Google translate was our best friend again here as neither Konaka-San, nor either of the store workers had great English and my Japanese is limited (the store workers were of course, very nice and we did manage to have a pretty nice conversation.) He had some raw models, but also had some one-wash versions as well. I gravitated to these simply because I wanted to make sure I nailed the fit. I ended up with the size 36 WWII San Francisco jeans and size 42 WWII jacket despite initially thinking that I would fit in the 35 and 40 respectively. The best part about going with the one wash versions was having Konaka-San himself do the hem on my jeans. This was great because a short guy like me would never have been able to do this if I ordered online and is extra special for these jeans in particular considering that he is the only one who makes these. We did a gift exchange here as well. Along with Goto-San, Konaka-San was probably the most excited about the Bourbon we brought. He gave us each a Fortyniners towel and CSF denim coasters. We even met his mother who was at the shop and had the best English of anyone there! He seems to make his work a family affair more than anyone else I have met (besides Ooe Yofukuten). 

Everyone there was extremely kind and friendly and it was an absolute pleasure to be able to meet Konaka-San and be able to try on the jeans and jacket first to avoid the issues that many have had with sizing his clothes. Of course, the jeans and jacket themselves are stunning. Like many, I would not say they are sloppy, but they certainly aren’t surgically clean the way Flat Head/RJB and Roy make their jeans. However, it is very obvious that Konaka-San is very skilled with his sewing machines.
 I’m actually impressed at how clean they are considering he folds everything by hand. Trying these on and handling them, I really do get why these are so sought after by people. I don’t own any other jeans that have this much personality right from the get go and I absolutely love the fit of both. They definitely have a unique fee due to his production methods and it really shows. My Roy jeans are so surgically clean, it’s like a robot made them, but I feel like I want to wear these CSF jeans more. I actually attempted to explain CSF to my fiancé once and expected her to not understand what makes his products so special when compared to other brands and especially with other repro makers and I was surprised to find that she summed up his work better than any way I have heard. She told me “Oh, I get it. It’s art.” Honestly, after having tried on and handled the jeans myself, I couldn’t agree more. These garments are the closest thing I own to art. I don’t need to go into further detail as others have already done a better job than I could of explaining the quality of Conner’s Sewing Factory, but I will say I am extremely happy with my tux and here are some pics! I’ll try to get better ones of me wearing them soon.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

My WW2 Santa Cruz and M-47

 

 

 

 

M-47

 

[Niro]

liking the smurf stain

[dudewuttheheck]

@beautiful_FrEaK those are SEXY!!!

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Thanks guys!

That smurf stain is actually pickle which came on to the jeans when I hit some stainless steal which was about to be welded.

[Flash]

not much has changed from my last post but i took some pics ... so thought id post them 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 13, 2017 by Flash

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Beautiful! They are coming along nicely.

[Broark]

Have to say this might be my favorite pair of CSF that I've seen so far.

 

[Broark]

Followup question to my own post, does anyone know which model of CSF those are?
I feel like I remember there being a special run done in collaboration with Yawara Mirua, and I'm guessing that's what these are considering the hashtag.
Just wondering what denim is used on this pair in particular because if I ever get a pair of CSF I want them to look like that. 

[Flash]

You are correct mate , there the original M-46 using the "mirua" denim ..... but unfortunately the denim is no longer available , best bet is checking yahoo auctions from time to time 

[Broark]

Thanks Flash, I figured that was the case. I looked through fksmtys Instagram and there are some great shots of the jeans and some other CSF items.
It's a real shame because the denim looks really nice! I think it looks a bit more like the 47 denim as opposed to the WWII denim.
Need to slim the collection down first and grab a pair of these jeans soon. Out of the current lineup I still like the M46 1st half the best I think.

[Flash]

You could also look for an older Cushman/Conners collab as it used the same denim 

My pair 

 

[Broark]

Nice, I think I searched for a pair of those before and a couple stores still had sizes 36/38.
But I think my girlfriend would kick me out if I bought another pair of jeans right now. 

[edmond]

i need more csf

[Flash]

28 minutes ago, edmond said:

i need more csf

I got more on the way 

[edmond]

i hate you

[edmond]

i need to see a size 38 or 40 1947 and measurments pls

[alvin_cheong]

@Flash any new jeans from CSF? Ordered the San Jose and it's on the way....

@edmond the signet store having which CSF jeans?

[Flash]

Got another pair of M-46 s409xxx going for the second half this time but im getting olive herringbone pocket bags to replicate this pair of vintage 1946 501xx from marvins vintage 

Originally i was going to order a pair of M-37 but the more i thought about it i realised im not really a cinch back man , while i appreciate a good 30's 501xx as much as the next vintage lover its the 1940's that is my favourite era 

Edited September 14, 2017 by Flash

[dudewuttheheck]

12 hours ago, Flash said:

Got another pair of M-46 s409xxx going for the second half this time but im getting olive herringbone pocket bags to replicate this pair of vintage 1946 501xx from marvins vintage 

Originally i was going to order a pair of M-37 but the more i thought about it i realised im not really a cinch back man , while i appreciate a good 30's 501xx as much as the next vintage lover its the 1940's that is my favourite era 

Nice! I'm trying to get a pair of the M-37 because Cinch backs make me feel a certain special kind of way  

[alvin_cheong]

I think once I'm fine with the San Jose, I might order the M-54. Don't know why, I seems to like the 50's era jeans more. Maybe after gaining weight I find most of my jeans not comfortable to wear anymore....

[edmond]

Tried on a cushman csf ww2 36 and they fit awesome less taper and top blocks awesome

[edmond]

My s409xxx sf .  11/2016

worn maybe a good  6 months 

[Flash]

Got my new M-46 s409xxx second half a few days back so i took some pics 

As usual ... the same great packaging 

Overall the construction is a little bit cleaner than the first half M-46  ( ill do a comparison with my first half at some point )

I had asked Yoshiaki of i could have olive herringbone pocket bags to replicate a really cool pair of vintage 501xx 1946 that i had seen on Marvins Vintage years ago 

Some nice steel rivets 

And a unwashed fit pic , please excuse the indoor lighting ( the fly looks a little pulled in this pic but its only because of the stiff denim creasing when i was putting shoes on ) 

They fit pretty similar to my first half so if i end up with something near them ill be happy 

 

[Broark]

Those are really great Flash, my birthday is about a month away and I think I might place an order for something similar by then.

[edmond]

Whats the loosest fit if them all? 

 

Ww2

1946 first

1946 2nd

1947?