Slash Overalls

[Lorcan]

6 minutes ago, indigoeagle said:

 But the 42 and 46 sizes look similar, probably due to the hand wash of the 47.

This was my cunning plan when buying the 46 which I didn't know if it would pay off 😅

I wanted more puckering/wrinkles and didn't really want to shrink my 47 jacket any more. Although I think the the 1946 would always also be wrinklier as it turns out

Edited September 20, 2025 by Lorcan

[Le Clown Bleu]

really like the looks of the denim , sadly the lengths are to short for me

[Broark]

Been posting enough various riff-raff, figured I'd share something denim related.
Here's where my LF44s are after about 2 or 3 months? I can't remember how long it's been. 

[MJF9]

@Broark can't see the pics mate

[ATWM]

Just now, MJF9 said:

@Broark can't see the pics mate

that's wild. no problem to see them here. 

[Broark]

I think it’s a distinctly UK problem with Imgur at the moment. One sec.

[Broark]

@MJF9 let me know if you're able to see now.

[MJF9]

@Broark Bingo!  Thanks

[Broark]

Just a few pre-wash photos of my LF44 S01xx's, been wearing them about 3 months almost exclusively now.
My favorite feature of these is the buttons, when they were new they were fully coated in enamel.
Now that they've been worn a bit the enamel is wearing off where the text is, pretty cool!
You can also start to see some of the depth of the stitching in the photos of the back pockets.
Will update with some post-wash photos soon.

[Broark]

Just a couple snaps of my LF44 pair, still trying to land a war model from Slash. Hopefully they happen at some point!

[Lorcan]

Gave 1946 SO02 a hand wash as starting to get a bit too smelly, so took a couple snaps. Broken in nicely, nothing too dramatic in the way of fading yet.

[Double 0 Soul]

On 10/2/2025 at 2:45 PM, Broark said:

Been posting enough various riff-raff, figured I'd share something denim related.
Here's where my LF44s are after about 2 or 3 months? I can't remember how long it's been. 

This seems an odd cut.. the top block and thigh look snug from the front, you can see the taut hip pulling the fly, but the back view looks fine with loose draping material.. you'd think the spare material at the back of the thigh would migrate around to the front somewhat to compensate.. i was expecting to see pulls below the yoke.. but no?

[Broark]

I don't really have an answer for you, they don't feel tight. Pockets are easily accessible. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Pre-wash photos, throwing them in the wash today. This will be the 2nd wash, 3rd if you count the initial soak / wash for shrink.
One of my favorite pairs I've worn in recent memory.



Excess enamel starting to chip off of the buttons.


Never seen a patch bleed this much before.

[Double 0 Soul]

Reminded me of the CSF days where the waist (and everything else for that matter) would fit fine but the jeans would feel snug through the hip.. obvs, no hip measurements are ever given  .. but if thats no the case then i've probably misjudged it.

[Broark]

I do remember the tight hips + big waist on the CSF, part of the reason why I sold my pair. Should've sized up 4 instead of just 2. 
Eventually realized they were an awful cut for me and cut my losses. These don't feel anything like that, quite comfortable.

[Broark]

Washed and worn for a few days now.

[indigoeagle]

15 minutes ago, Broark said:

Washed and worn for a few days now.

Looks good. Seems to be a relatively fast fader.

Was this the 1946 one? WIth a WWII denim?

[Broark]

1 minute ago, indigoeagle said:

Looks good. Seems to be a relatively fast fader.

Was this the 1946 one? WIth a WWII denim?

They do seem to be fading pretty quickly. These are the 46-47 model with the LF44 denim.
He's more recently introduced a specific war denim that he will be using on war models going forward (SL00), I'd like to get my hands on a pair of those eventually.
Historically he's used various denims on diffrent models, but it seems like he is trying to streamline things a bit going forward.

[indigoeagle]

18 minutes ago, Broark said:

They do seem to be fading pretty quickly. These are the 46-47 model with the LF44 denim.
He's more recently introduced a specific war denim that he will be using on war models going forward (SL00), I'd like to get my hands on a pair of those eventually.
Historically he's used various denims on diffrent models, but it seems like he is trying to streamline things a bit going forward.

Besides his attention to all the details that is the cool thing, that he can get his original denim fabrics (now).
That is possibly also a reason for the relatively high prices (besides the super high demand).

I think, that is something, where often the other "one man shows" have to buy generally available fabric.

[Broark]

2 minutes ago, indigoeagle said:

Besides his attention to all the details that is the cool thing, that he can get his original denim fabrics (now).
That is possibly also a reason for the relatively high prices (besides the super high demand).

I think, that is something, where often the other "one man shows" have to buy generally available fabric.

That is definitely true, smaller operations don't have the same ability to commit to higher production runs like the larger corporations.
So unless they have an in with the mill it'll usually end up being a lot more expensive.
He acknowledges this in his blog as well.

[JohnM]

^ Broark, are these up there with your FW and other all time favorites?

[Broark]

5 minutes ago, JohnM said:

^ Broark, are these up there with your FW and other all time favorites?

I'd say so lately, but let's see if they have the same staying power!

[Broark]

Washed my pair again last week, still one of my favorites.
Been thinking about starting my other pair lately but might keep holding off.
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[beautiful_FrEaK]

Is your proxy ready @Broark ?

https://blog-classics.jugem.jp/?eid=3387

[Broark]

@beautiful_FrEaK was gonna text him tomorrow. 

[Broark]

A bit of a personal grail for me, my proxy was able to land a pair of the "standard" WWII jeans from Slash. These are not the XX grade, those will hopefully be obtainable at some point.
These are made from the newer SO03 fabric, have some nice contrast stitching internally, selvedge fly and baby blue cotton pocket bags.
If you're interested, he recently went into detail about the way his buttons are coated on this blog. Here, here, and here. 
He started with analyzing the coating on a pair of vintage 37s. I'm sure some of it is lost in translation, but the length he's willing to go to to replicate something is admirable.

[swiss-jeansfreak]

Looking beautiful!!👍👍

[Broark]

Some shots of my three pairs of Slash prompted by @Kit Carruthers.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

So @Broark is this now the "end of all jeans"? The ultimate grail or just another pair for the pile?  Seeing you also bought BoncouraxSE 20th pair I assume the latter?!

Now on a more serious question: the top block looks rather round/"balloony". Is this true? At least when you comapre it with other makers like Sugarcane or CSF, where we have a straighter top with the typical waistband taper (or CSF is extreme here).

[Broark]

@beautiful_FrEaK I don't know if I'd say they're just another pair for the collection, but I'd say I'm done seeking out Slash for now. At least until I could get an XX Grade tux. 
I don't think the top block is balloony, I think some of that could be from the fold crease on the unwashed pairs.
Compared to CSF they are more balloony for sure given the extreme top block on his patterning, but compared to other brands? No I don't think so.