does anyone know anything about silverstone groundalls

[poolmar666]

i found a pair of these japanese silverstone groundalls in a charity shop recently,they have a beautiful deep blue colour with very little wear- will post some pics when i get to work. forgive me if this thread has been used befor, i am anew kiddie around these parts, i have heard of them but never seen them, are there any other owners out there !

[selaviso]

i havent heard of those. pics please! lol

[poolmar666]

[poolmar666]

[poolmar666]

[poolmar666]

[poolmar666]

well here they are japanese silverstone groundalls lot xx size 36 waist , make your own conclusions and let me know.

[Guest redchris]

The company no longer exists, but they made awesome jeans & sweats.I think the idea was you picked off the bottom 2 prongs of the stitching to make an arcuate.

[ATWM]

For @beautiful_FrEaK

As I’ve said before, I’m not the historical critic some of you are knowledgeable enough to be. For whatever reason curiosity got the better of me with the resurrected Silverstone pair. For a WW2 denim it feels fairly substantial but not overly so. A good bit less coarse raw than Warehouse newish WW2 denim, and a little lighter in shade. I like the back printed arcs. The packaging is nice but over the top.

Fit is generous, but the smallest they had was 31. I expect them to shrink up nicely enough, but still be a little roomy. Had them hemmed, but probably not enough. These feel closer to Freewheelers new in terms of fit and finish, but the design and spirit is a little closer to warehouse, if that makes sense. That said, in this very specific niche they do feel a bit as their own thing. The arcs, fabric and detail combinations is just a little bit different. 

I don’t love too much wonky stitching and these avoid that. As usual, the real tell comes with lots of wear, and that is a long way off for this pair. I am still quite committed to my WMJ pair. As I already have a few WW2 pairs that are dry and next in line (Ooe, Freewheelers), this is - probably - filed away with a few pairs for when my waistline inevitably expands a little bit at some point. That said I can’t totally predict the whims of me going in storage and starting something I didn’t expect! 

 

 

Edited April 15 by ATWM

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Thanks! Waistband looks good, the rest is really massive. Bought from BEARS I assume?

The packaing is definitely over the top but I love stuff like this. I like to collect it and watch is accumulate dust. These early brands or rather in-shop brands have a certain charm. Like Gardener.

[ATWM]

Last pic might not look like it, but the waist is just sitting up there due to the stiffness of the denim - I probably have about 2 inches of room there. So it is proportional to the cut. I don’t find it out of line with what a raw pair sized up a bit (which is what it is) should be, to be honest.

BEARS yes. I also sort of enjoy the packaging but then the addition of another box for the sake of it also makes me just wince a little bit at the same time. Just how I am wired. But here I am buying things I don’t need, so that’s on me.

First impressions are on this pair are good though, I am so curious to shrink them down and wear them - but the time will come. 

[Broark]

I follow a guy from JP that's been wearing these (can't think of his username right now), they look good with some wear.
The only thing I personally don't much care for is the arc shape, but once the paint starts to wear off they wouldn't be as noticeable.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

@Broark Agreed on the arcs. Shape and colour is a bit bold. But yes, will wear off eventually.

[ATWM]

Yea I’m a bit ambivalent on the arcs. On the one hand I do like that they’re there as most of my pairs are without arcs, but I don’t love the particulars of it. But they didn’t put me off much because yes with some wear they’ll be less prominent and I even bet I could rub it off into a traditional shape without much work. 

[Maynard Friedman]

I like those arcs. As a non-purist, I prefer arcs that are Levi’s-esque but not quite Levi’s, like those on Full Count, old Sugar Cane or Samurai, or even upside down ones (eg via selective unpicking of the Warehouse double arcs). I also like that pink colour, which LVC repro’d on their ‘44s a good few years back.

[ATWM]

^ With you there. One up and one down is my favorite way to or see a WH arc. 

[ATWM]

5 hours ago, Broark said:

I follow a guy from JP that's been wearing these (can't think of his username right now), they look good with some wear.
The only thing I personally don't much care for is the arc shape, but once the paint starts to wear off they wouldn't be as noticeable.

Let me know if you find it! 

[Maynard Friedman]

Ground-alls website

[beautiful_FrEaK]

Shiro Denim has the new ones but also "vintage" Ground Alls 

https://www.instagram.com/shiro_denim/

[indigoeagle]

I got one of their black freedom sleeve sweatshirts. Very nice, shorter (but not too short) boxy cut, sturdy fabric.
Apparently they did a lot of research on the design.

[indigoeagle]

40 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Shiro Denim has the new ones but also "vintage" Ground Alls 

https://www.instagram.com/shiro_denim/

On that nice blog -and I also saw insta- unfortunately hasn't been any new posts in half a year.

[chicote]

How are the back pockets @ATWM? I can't tell exactly from the pic but they look really small. Not that that's necessarily an issue, just curious - the jeans look great altogether!

[ATWM]

@chicote they're probably a bit on the smaller side, but that's how I'd rather err anyways. Definitely not really small by any stretch, will fit a fat wallet or whatever just fine. To be honest, they weren't too much one way or the other for me to really register them having a notable size either way - I had to go back and look after you asked. The front pocket bags, on the other hand, are generous (but not out of line) and a solid contrast to my experience with Warehouse, and that's something that I tend to care more about. 

[irual]

Here is my Ground-Alls SILVER STONE "G-S506XXE Rigid 46" WW2 Model Denim Jacket which I got from Bears about a week ago. Only cold machine wash so far and probably in the future too as I don’t want to lose any length in the body and sleeves.

[Broark]

Nice looking jacket @irual, the cut suits you well.