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Boy, looks like that pair's in great shape, too. I know that just last page I was saying I'd like the BEGIN pair above most others, but I think the lot 500 would be one of the few to top it. Wearing my pair of the synthetic version today and even those are something else.

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Not sure if it's been posted here, but you can browse the entire paper catalogue here:

https://bookshelf.wisebook4.jp/html/toyoenterprise/26669/

And the Mister Freedom starts here:

https://bookshelf.wisebook4.jp/html/toyoenterprise/26669/#59

One thing I found interesting is that the jeans with the snake patch, on page 8, are not the only ones called Okinawa. The ones on p. 5 & 6 are also Okinawas.

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^ Thanks for linking. All of the lot 3xx are referred to by Okinawa, since they all use Okinawa-grown sugar millet fibers (and possibly indigo, in the relevant cases?). Same deal with the 4xx being referred to by Hawaii and the 5xx by Edo Ai.

 

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15 hours ago, JDelage said:

Not sure if it's been posted here, but you can browse the entire paper catalogue here:

https://bookshelf.wisebook4.jp/html/toyoenterprise/26669/

And the Mister Freedom starts here:

https://bookshelf.wisebook4.jp/html/toyoenterprise/26669/#59

One thing I found interesting is that the jeans with the snake patch, on page 8, are not the only ones called Okinawa. The ones on p. 5 & 6 are also Okinawas.

The lot 303 and 304 look interesting ...wonder how they are different from the Okinawa and Hawaii's?

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^^ The lot 303 and 304 (and now 305?), the associated Type I and II jackets, and the Self Edge OKBSP collab. all use a new(ish) denim that's relatively heavyweight (16–17 oz.) and only 20% sugar millet, rather than the 50% used in their standard blends. Fabric seems neat. At least a couple of folks around here have picked up pairs, and they've been around long enough that we should be starting to see some examples soon of how wear treats them. I'm really looking forward to it.

 

^ Thanks! It's long-sleeved—really more of a jacket than a shirt by modern standards, but sold as a "work blouse". See top left of https://bookshelf.wisebook4.jp/html/toyoenterprise/21305/#14. First impression: really super awesome fabric. Second impression: fit's way boxy: tag size 42 measures 49" across the chest and 45.5" through the waist and hips. No complaints here—feels and looks good, after all—but it'll definitely take some getting used to.

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10 hours ago, julian-wolf said:

^^ The lot 303 and 304 (and now 305?), the associated Type I and II jackets, and the Self Edge OKBSP collab. all use a new(ish) denim that's relatively heavyweight (16–17 oz.) and only 20% sugar millet, rather than the 50% used in their standard blends. Fabric seems neat. At least a couple of folks around here have picked up pairs, and they've been around long enough that we should be starting to see some examples soon of how wear treats them. I'm really looking forward to it.

 

 

Thanks for the info. Are they cut along the 47 lines or slimmer like the type 3 ?

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The 304 is cut the same as the standard 1947. I think the 305 is cut the same as the Type II, but there might be some differences here and there (haven't handled this one in person). Not sure whether the 303 shares similarities with any of their other current cuts; it's based somewhat on a '20s 501.

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and some fit photos, buttoned and otherwise:

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The cut's definitely boxy—as mentioned above, the tag size is 42, but the chest measures closer to 49", without much taper through the body. The shoulders match up well to mine and the arms are the right length, so I think the blousiness is probably as intended. In any case, the extra air flow'll be welcome on warmer days.

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8 hours ago, longshanks said:

I’m also really into that jacket - the colour is a little on the bright side for my tastes but I really dig the details. 

It exists in navy blue & black already.

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