MISTER FREEDOM

[riff]

These puppies are snug. I'm about a 37, bought the 38, and at most, I can get a submariner under it. I would suggest the 40 for you.

[arcarsenal]

Thank you kindly, riff. Done and done. Now I'm really tapped out for spending. For the near future at least...

[zissou]

Yeah, I have a 39" chest and a 40 fits me great.

I really need to wear my MM more! I'll tune up my bike this spring and commute to work on it more, now that I live a lot closer.

[flatpattern]

just got the brown Mulholland. wow, crazy nice jacket. I have a 40" chest and the 40 should be fine. I can get a thick sweatshirt under it no problem. I figure you dont wash these right? Shrinkage?

This will be great for NorCal weather thanks for the tips guys.

also mine has blue gingham not red, is this hit or miss?

[marineabilly]

^pics or it didn't happen

I just wanna see all the brown MM's I can since I won't have access to mine for another couple of weeks.

[badseed]

my Mulholland has a blue lining,check my last pic

as to washing when i was between houses i put mine in storage and it came out of storage smelling like a smokers asshole,i just turned it inside out,bunged in one of the misses fancy washing machine (u know the ones for expensive underpants) tipped in cup of wool mix and washed it on a gentle cycle

the trick was had to hold of for a windy hot day to dry it,took about a day and a half,no shrinkage,no colur loss

i got a 44 i could easily go a 42 but i got Chewbacca arms and may have lost too much length

wow,what a cool story

[flatpattern]

this is as good as it gets for me so many beautiful pics of it

[heprof]

^pics or it didn't happen

I just wanna see all the brown MM's I can since I won't have access to mine for another couple of weeks.

OK--really backlit but you get the idea:

[maknoget]

MM vs Midnight P-jacket , which one is thicker, warmer? i know El topo owns both. thanks.

[eltopo]

Both are pretty warm and I normally layer with both but I would have to say MM.

[maknoget]

thanks eltopo, really appreciate it.

[zissou]

Ooh, I'd probably say midnight P coat, but yeah, you need to layer with both to stay warm. They're both very wind resistant. A warm sweater under either keeps me warm in winter.

[ThisSunday]

You guys are making it hard to pass up the MM

Layers of MFSC

J13

Midnight Chiller

[SLAB]

picked up my Road Champs yesterday (thanks again Rob and Nora!).

Impressions: quality of the leather (straps feel like butter!) and craftmanship is amazing; love the low toe profile and natural welt. Not sure if this one is from the previous run or the new batch but the color is mid brown and lighter than what i've seen online. (or perhaps im just imagining)

I sized down half; toes touch the front but my heels keep slipping. is this normal? I was surprised the shafts are pretty wide; my 02 Ooe Yufukuten jeans fit easily over my Red Wing engineers but barely fit overneath the RC's.

edit: some pictures

IMG_3192 by SLAB13, on Flickr

IMG_3193 by SLAB13, on Flickr

IMG_3194 by SLAB13, on Flickr

Edited December 11, 2011 by SLAB

[marineabilly]

Congrats Slab! Mine were the exact shade. Those bad boys will just get better with wear and the color with nicely change. I recently used Pecards on mine and they became a rich brown. Amazing boots!

Heel slipping is normal. I just added another hole ( as with pretty much all my boots) broke them in and ...voila!

[stingray1381]

Just to echo that I get heel slipping as well. I added an insole and that helped quite a bit. My RCs are definitely the right size though as any smaller size would make them too short.

[akuma no uta]

Here's one for the old heads.

Original 7161 (only ~500 pairs produced i think)

one wash Japan version

Size 30

http://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e119356579

Size 32

http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k140706752

Size 34

http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f108659749

They also have that same size run in pre distressed versions.

[badseed]

picked up my Road Champs yesterday (thanks again Rob and Nora!).

Impressions: quality of the leather (straps feel like butter!) and craftmanship is amazing; love the low toe profile and natural welt. Not sure if this one is from the previous run or the new batch but the color is mid brown and lighter than what i've seen online. (or perhaps im just imagining)

I sized down half; toes touch the front but my heels keep slipping. is this normal? I was surprised the shafts are pretty wide; my 02 Ooe Yufukuten jeans fit easily over my Red Wing engineers but barely fit overneath the RC's.

edit: some pictures

IMG_3192 by SLAB13, on Flickr

IMG_3193 by SLAB13, on Flickr

IMG_3194 by SLAB13, on Flickr

Mine seem to be from the same run too,Rumi makes them look a lot bigger than they really are

[badseed]

[easternexp]

can anyone tell me how much a denim ranch blouse in cone denim and/or the version at self edge will shrink in a hot soak?

[arcarsenal]

The self edge version is the cone denim, and should shrink in the chest around 1 in, and the sleeves maybe half of an inch. This is based on info I got from emailing john@ MF.

[kiya]

The self edge version is the cone denim, and should shrink in the chest around 1 in, and the sleeves maybe half of an inch. This is based on info I got from emailing john@ MF.

Yup, this is true.

[eltopo]

Couple fit photos of the ranch blouse and striped chambray.

www.banditphotographer.com

[rubyblue]

picked up my Road Champs yesterday (thanks again Rob and Nora!).

Ypu're welcome. Wear and enjoy them, and as mentioned above, I also had the heel slip issues, but I added an extra hole in the straps...problem solved :-)

[SLAB]

thanks guys, ill have another hole added to the straps; that should fix the heel slippage

today was another great day; received my troy deck jacket, let the crackling commence!

[arcarsenal]

A thousand thank yous to everyone who tipped me off to the j crew sale and to the sizing of the master. it arrived today, and to beat a dead horse, it's f'n amazing. fit is great, quality is amazing, the brown color is amazing.

it's heavier than i thought, probably will be able to withstand chicago winters with no problem. thanks to the sizing help, wearing a sweatshirt underneath won't be a problem if it gets too cold.

[rnrswitch]

Couple fit photos of the ranch blouse and striped chambray.

www.banditphotographer.com

You piss me off... just a little jealous.

[badseed]

i didnt think that stripe chambray would work but here it is looking awesome

anyone had a go at the new chinos?

[rkusmant]

The deck jacket that I get has blue wool lining with MFSC NAVY lettering inside, is this before they update the lining to troy blanket?

[badseed]

Helped a friend shoot a bunch of photos for his upcoming military book today. Stevens model 520 trench shotgun. The riders got their knees worn in some more.

www.banditphotographer.com

what book?

forgot to ask back then