1946 Repro's

[Double 0 Soul]

15yrs ago, we'd never heard of a 46 repro.. now the denim world has a plethora.

A transition between the war model and late 40s Levis.. they were only made for 1yr, WPB restrictions had ended but the jeans still had characteristics of the war era.

I didn't realise how many 46 ropro's were out there until recently, a thread to them all is in order!

Through the years.. 2013 Devis-46s (the first 46 repro) ..2016 Miura-46s ..2019 Junky 46s and 2026 Ground-Alls 46s

Green stamp due to deterioration of the blue pigment.

Unfinished fly

Chainstitch runoff.. not apparent on the Miuras or Devis, i think this detail may only appertain on a single pair from the Toyo vaults. Apart from Sugarcane's own 46 repro's .. the pair was loaned to Warehouse for their 46 repro and maybe even Ground-Alls.. i don't recall ever seeing the Levis 46 runoff (they tend to keep the deets under wraps) although i have seen the 46s on the Junky Blog.. if anyone else has actually seen the runoff which spawned all this madness.. let us know.

Some brands keep it subtle others do the opposite..

Devis 46s

CSF-Miura 46s

Junky 46s

Ground-Alls 46s .. i'll post up some better pics when I get them back from SoaS

Let's see what you've got.. ?

[julian-wolf]

Re-posting my Sakura's '46s from the Unknowns thread…

GRAND SILVER MEDAL

BECAUSE

IT WAS DONE VERY WELL

 

These shrunk to be too small for me, and I’d be happy to move them on for a good price. I’m sure I wore them out at least a couple times, but I just pulled them out of the closet to look at, and they seem to still be in essentially once-washed state, with no visible fading 

Edited February 16 by julian-wolf

[julian-wolf]

Between the Junky '46 and the SCSC '46, there was the MiUSA S1946! The trouble is: I have no idea when or where I got them, and can't find any photos besides these from just a couple years ago when I used them to test out some possible pizza arcs pre-contest (they went on much higher up than intended, but besides that I do think I like how the design ended up). Will pull them back out and take a more thorough round of photos next time I think of it. Really weird cut; they never seemed to fit right. Really weird fabric, too: reminded me of their old “slack denim” that I think b_F might still have a pair of

[Double 0 Soul]

There was 2x pairs of 46s that came out at the same time, one was by SC the other by WH, both were copied from the same pair of 46s from the Toyo vault.. the WH had a longer runoff.. i can't remember if the SC version was MiA tho.. and wasn't there a pair with crazy-long unsnipped threads and a jacket to match?

[julian-wolf]

^ These were the ones with the crazy long threads, and I do think there was a matching jacket. Don’t think there was a corresponding MiJ set, but could def. be mistaken 

[Lorcan]

MIUSA 1944 from around that time also had very OTT run off threads everywhere, and on the jacket.

Pic of my SCSC 1946 to contribute

[julian-wolf]

Found some SC S1946 fit pics from right after their first soak

They looked great at the time; maybe my thighs outgrew them? I'm a little slimmer again now, might need to try them on again just in case

feat. Tezo, Hollows, Russell

edit: Pics show up blurry in-place but look fine if you click on them (???)

Edited February 14 by julian-wolf

[Gio20]

SCSC 46

[Double 0 Soul]

What are the boots @Gio20 ?

[Gio20]

@Double 0 SoulBeckmans from 2018.  The pair I have on with my 224 in the Denime thread are from 2013.  Both in need of a resole

[Double 0 Soul]

They look lovely!

[Gio20]

Warehouse WW2 46

[indigoeagle]

x-post

Warehouse S1001XX (1946) (orange selvedge WWII Denim)

[Double 0 Soul]

Nice! .. I won't pretend to understand the differences in WH denim

[indigoeagle]

20 hours ago, Double 0 Soul said:

Nice! .. I won't pretend to understand the differences in WH denim

Yes, it's quite opaque.
I think it's kind of like this: They've had the banner denim (7x7) and the heavier Memphis (6x6) one.
Then like five years ago they came out with the "new denim" in 6.7 x 6.6 with the orange selvedge and I think, it was also called WWII denim.
And then they released the DSB, which they described as their pinnacle, with the oxidation effect, kind of similar to "time machine" of Oe for instance, I think.
And the DSB also comes in two weights, 7.5x7.5 and 6.7 x 6.6 both with pink selvedge. And the heavier one is being used for WWII models and the lighter ones for issues like 1947 or 1954 for example.
Now, whether the "new denim" with orange selvedge that had been used for the 1946 and 1944 models has been replaced by the heavier DSB (with pink sl.) or whether that is another non oxidised option now, I'm not sure.

[Double 0 Soul]

Well that's easy enough to remember

[Double 0 Soul]

I got he Ground Alls 46s back from their hem job..

These have only been hot soaked, i'm expecing a bit more shrink wih a wash so i've hemmed accordingly

Phwit-phwoooo!

[tooth]

Figured I’d repost my SCSC ‘46 here since there’s now a dedicated ‘46 thread. Worn for about 18 months and next to a new pair of SCSC ‘46s for comparison.

 

 

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Damn! They look incredible 

[oomslokop]

fuck yeah. from the opaque, fuzzy whiskers they must fit comfy too?

[tooth]

Very comfy. I sized up +1 and glad I did.