MISTER FREEDOM

[yung_flynn]

I alluded to this listing in the Sugar Cane M-series thread but thought that it might make sense to add here too to keep the momentum going. A dead stock MFSC Lot 54 pair, tagged 32/34. Not the greatest deal ever but not bad either

https://www.fromjapan.co.jp/japan/en/auction/yahoo/input/p1112672376/

[ATWM]

This is a fluffy piece of documentary but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Some of the designs he’s come up with over the years really are just so good. 

[cultpop 0217]

Photo dump. 

 

Broke my Midnight Riders Dungarees out today. 

Wish they were slightly shorter and slightly looser in the top block.  

Maybe I'll be lucky enough to find a bigger size someday.  

The beautiful 10 oz denim on these is aging wonderfully.  

 

 

[henktangclan]

Hey, just doing an interest check here before I post for sale. Anyone interested in a Liberty Issue CPO, type 189ac? Size L in great condition. Shows some wear but tons of life left. Got many more photos and measurements as well. Haven't decided on the price yet but comment or DM if you're interested!

[julian-wolf]

@cultpop 0217 What size are yours? A W30 pair in good condition just popped up on Yahoo recently…

[cultpop 0217]

2 minutes ago, julian-wolf said:

@cultpop 0217 What size are yours? A W30 pair in good condition just popped up on Yahoo recently…

Thank you for looking out. Mine are bigger than that. I'm a 31 to 34 depending on the rise these days. 

[Toegun]

Possibly last purchase of the year as I have plenty; Mister Freedom ‘Bubblehead’ shirt. Mix of cotton and sugar cane, great texture and still crispy after a few days wear:

 

[Double 0 Soul]

Why don't folks chat about Mister Freedom anymore?

^Only a handful of posts over the last year or two.. there was a time when there would be this many posts every single day.

I used to love MF.. alas, all the crazy hype put me off and i haven't bought anything since 2009.

Folks would buy up the entire collection just because it was MF.. is this still happening? are collections still being released? ..but the chat is elsewhere?

Reason i ask.. i spotted one of the old (c2008?) Winged Skull t-shirts on Mercari for £5.. a t-shirt that Niro's have had in stock for nearly 20yrs.. they priced it at £50 in 2008, it didn't sell so they put the price up to £80 it still didn't sell so they put the price up to £120 and it's still not selling for some unknown reason? 

..so i started to browse MFSC and a lot of the old stuff that folks lost their shit over can now be bought used for peanuts and looking at it with a clean palette without my thoughts tainted by the hype-stirring.. it's all lovely stuff!

 

Edited January 14 by Double 0 Soul

[Broark]

I've often wondered the same thing in recent times, maybe people just got tired of the design aesthetic?
Or maybe they felt like the collections all started to look too similar, with each season being a small refresh of a prior one.
For me personally I always managed to find something slightly off with the fit. Thighs a little too slim or shoulders on a jacket that didn't quite sit right.
Once I started focusing more on what fit me well I started to gravitate towards other brands.

[NilsLW]

Honestly, love their designs but considering it’s just Sugar Cane denim at twice the price I can’t justify paying $200 extra for a stitched M on the back pockets.

[ATWM]

Love the patterns for some select jackets. For me fit is great. I’ve got two jackets and out of all my denim jackets they feel the most tailored to my build. I think it’s because I am proportioned like Cristophe. 

While the little bit of stuff I like I really like, the rest is just not my flavor. I’m not a fan of Wrangler/Wrangler-ish  or of explicitly Western design in most cases so that rules out a lot for me.

[shredwin_206]

I still enjoy Mister Freedom a lot. Just haven’t bought anything lately. Still want one of those original liberty cpo from years back. 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

I like the Ranch Blouse design as a rather "fresh" take on the denim jackets design. But agreed that MF is quite expensive compared to the other brands here.

And hey, they brought back the Utility Trousers:

https://misterfreedom.com/products/mf®-7161-utility-trousers-type-iii

[indigoeagle]

I had for a few years also right liked his design, the versatility of his collections, the story presentations he put a lot of effort in, and it was vintage of different era with a special twist. It's also cool, that he does a lot of things himself.
But similarly as with other "quirky" denim offers I've gravitated more and more to the vintage repros.

Edited January 14 by indigoeagle

[Cold Summer]

I like the design of MF stuff quite a bit, I think the biggest reason I've never gotten any is just the retail price. The fits on the jeans (higher rise, fitted top block) seem like they would work great for my body type, and I like the design details and western-inspired flavor. The Campus Jacket also looks pretty great to me.

[space_cowboy]

2 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

I like the Ranch Blouse design as a rather "fresh" take on the denim jackets design. But agreed that MF is quite expensive compared to the other brands here.

Ditto BF - I've been on the lookout for one on the secondary market, but can never find one in my size

[ATWM]

MF is pricey, but I find it worth it actually in the case of the few things I’ve purchased, because the fit is so good. Many of us here have a collection that sort of defies any real cost argument, in that we could just buy one MF thing instead of 1.5 or 2 of something else, and we’d still have plenty. I feel price sensitive but then I look at what I’ve got and it’s like…I have spent enough to apparently actually not be as much as I feel. Actually I feel like I’d be willing shrink my collection in half if everything fit as well as my MF jackets. (I would just like to keep the designs of the other brands, always a trade off)

[Double 0 Soul]

Can we give the thread some love with the old (or well worn) pieces.. i never tire of seeing an Oki peacoat.. i'd love to see a well worn example all these years later from the 2008 catalogue... i sold my Mulholland back in 2012 (ish) anyone still wearing theirs?

[MJF9]

The Ranch Blouse is a modern-day classic imo.  I'd consider another in the Okinawa denim in a bigger size if they came up again.  Had a look last year and, probably helpfully, never found one!

[oomslokop]

i would post photos of my veste ouvrier, deliciously worn in, but still can't upload pics to this site

[CSL]

I still follow MF pretty closely and occasionally pick up something. 

Frankly on the rare occasion I visit the store I can always find plenty of items to tempt me but thankfully I've apparently now developed the ability to recognize when there's too much similarity to pieces I already own, and pass.

Here are the last pieces I acquired (new).

 

I also watch ebay for pieces I missed the first time around. Got this deadstock Chemise Hirodelle in XXL not too long ago. Not cheap but not crazy high either. I was glad to find it.

Edited January 15 by CSL

[oomslokop]

the red chemise (prairie?), that was part of a good season iirc. @ThisSunday had the full hirondelle suit: chemise, pantalon, veste ouvrier. dude's drip was fire. 

[CSL]

Yeah. He was a cool cat.

 

[MJF9]

18 hours ago, oomslokop said:

i would post photos of my veste ouvrier, deliciously worn in, but still can't upload pics to this site

I was thinking of your jacket and then this appeared magically Ooms - shame no pics as yours is killer.  It inspired me to get the Sportsman chinos which are the same fabric iirc.  I'll dig them out and post them when I next see daylight without rain 

  

[Double 0 Soul]

Whit Wooooo! prime Ooms..

It was all downhill from here old friend ♥️

Edited January 15 by Double 0 Soul

[oomslokop]

On 1/16/2026 at 3:26 AM, Double 0 Soul said:

Whit Wooooo! prime Ooms..

It was all downhill from here old friend ♥️

yes downhill on a punctured bicycle, desolate

will nature make a man of me yet?

quite accurate colour (on my screen) of my mother fucking veste ouvrier from when it first came out (which year memory deserts me). the jap version sans fancy deadly cinch prongs, o cristophe only moz can out-hyperbolae u. even older rendezvous with madness film fest souvenir tee. dodgers pride '24 fitted cap. loc: jakarta commuter line.

Edited January 18 by oomslokop

[Double 0 Soul]

2009 Mechanics shirt in covert cloth.. colour is way off, under yellowing fluro-tubes

Indigo

It's pissing it down here so fit pics of yore..

..more accurate colour

[Jared_Lee]

On 1/14/2026 at 6:15 AM, NilsLW said:

Honestly, love their designs but considering it’s just Sugar Cane denim at twice the price I can’t justify paying $200 extra for a stitched M on the back pockets.

Nothing about this statement is true. They have done some jeans with SC cloth, but a few out of many and that's just the 5 pocket jeans.

[Jared_Lee]

I still stop and visit almost every time I'm in LA. I usually pick up a shirt or something. I hunted down an old Sportsman shirt for my aunt that she loved so she could give it to my cousin as a Christmas gift last year. It still sold for $250.

I just don't post a lot of my clothes here because I just don't take a lot of pictures. I was in there in December and the wholesale rep, I can't recall her name atm, commented on the "vintage" MF shirt I was wearing from the first collection. They're lovely folks over there. Great designs. Great quality. I always love stopping in, chatting and picking something up to support. A real gem in the LA wasteland.

[JohnM]

^ CSL, what the name of the green pants (third from top) in your post above?  I have the same pair but can't find or remember the name.  It's a great looking and fitting pair -- one of my favorites.