Bib-Overalls & Dungarees

[crownzip]

Not sure if anyone else is interested in original and great reproductions of early denim work dungarees but I recently discovered these great reproductions of the classic railroad denim dungarees worn by factory and railroad workers. The attention to detail looks pretty sick. I ordered a pair and hope to get them soon. The guy that made these reproductions also does amazing limited edition runs of other great classic work wear.

[Denim Phenom]

Link? Any other additional info?

[Charlie Delta]

Please do tell more, is it a brand or just some guy doing these random small reproduction runs?

What denim does he use? Also non-denims?

They seem to look pretty good from those pictures, denim looks a bit bland perhaps...

[crownzip]

Here's his website:

http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl=en&u=http://www.e-workers.net/store/8/top.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dstifel%2Bwabash%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG

Click on the Workers line at the top of the site and it'll take you into all the other stuff he's created. He does very limited editions of classic work wear like chin strap work shirts, Wabash stripe work jackets, Steifel denim work jackets, etc. The english translations aren't the best but the photos are pretty good.

I think this was his first foray into denim dungarees so I'm not too sure what the denim quality is like. If the quality is anything like his work shirts and jackets though, I'll be very pleased. He really pays sick attention to the details like getting the stitching right, using the right buttons and picking the best material. I've got one of his salt and pepper work shirts and it scary how me matched this classic work wear material exactly.

[Skeese]

interesting.. i will keep an eye on upcoming items

[vivaloschet]

I got two of the cigarette pocket work shirts and they are awesome and very well made. I would have bought the dungarees, but I don't like the low rise, which seems inauthentic to me.

[crownzip]

I know what you mean about what appears to be a low rise. I'm going to hold judgement until I see them in person. They're always returnable!

[Florian.FloC]

How have you been ordering from this guy? The detail work is on point, some of the bags are great too, but it seems everything is always sold out

[crownzip]

I just check his website once a week. He usually sells out of anything new in a couple weeks so that give enough time to get an order in.

[fre-co]

Good link! will keep an eye on this

[almostnice]

Being an engineer doing steelconstructions,my business includes all the dirty jobs like welding,grinding,milling,lathing and so on..

makes me not to be able to wear so called pemium denim at work,resulting in destroying them in a short while.I am supplied by my company with some black cottontrousers,which usually give up in about 3months time.having some experience with denim now,i decided to give a mechanic bib a try.i choosed a cheap Carhartt one.the cardboardlabel said its made from 11ounce firm denim:

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the denim is very lightweight,feels and wears more like 9 ounces,construction is out of discussion,compared to our standards.

anyway,i gave them a try for the last 2 months,this is how looked new:

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and today prewash:

[erk]

I cant rep you again, but those are gonna look great and this is going to be a cool thread. hope to see lots of updates!

[almostnice]

as iam not satisfied with the Carhartt ones,i searched and found this:

http://www.pikebrothersshop.com/epages/61700288.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61700288/Products/P01020232/SubProducts/P01020232-0003&ViewAction=ViewProductDetailImage

[almostnice]

i think the Pikebros bib is the best product so far i came across,believe me i searched a lot! its made from real 11 ounce unsanforized selvage denim,and the pics are very promising.i will give them a call next week,iam pretty sure this will be my next work projekt.( who am i ,spending € 150,- on workpants,which i suppose to get for free from my company? an addict? probably yes!)

Anyway, if you have anything to show regarding bibs or dungarees,feel free to contribute.

[almostnice]

regarding Pikebrothers,heres the link to their homepage:

http://www.pikebrothersshop.com/epages/61700288.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61700288

they also offer stuff like B 10 jackets(wonder who makes them?)some armygear,vintagestyle sweats and denims.I never heard of them before which is a bit strange as they are located in germany.

[Aquaphor]

Pike brothers stuff looks pretty good. Keep us updated if you make any purchases from them! I'm thinking to order some of their stuff but not sure about actual measurements and shrinkage.

[almostnice]

as i said,i will give them a call next week,from the pics alone,iam pretty sure to get the mechanic bib.did you see the army coverall? from the pics it looks awesome,suits my needs when the days getting colder...

[almostnice]

http://www.pikebrothersshop.com/epages/61700288.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61700288/Products/P01020221/SubProducts/P01020221-0001

[almostnice]

Carhartts got a wash today.all dirt disappeared.very good.

all whiskers and combs disappeared also.not good.

[english]

found this seller on ebay with what looks to be pike brother's pieces. they have several of the womens garments and the men's denim army shirt/trouser/hat set along with the army denim coverall. i can't tell if they're fake or not as most of the details seem to match up perfectly. the price seems about right with the pb site as well. the only major deal is the trouser at what seems to be almost 40% off.

army shirt is 69 (as apposed to 79)

army trouser 59 (as apposed to 104)

army coverall is 109 (as apposed to 113)

(the second prices have the 19% vat subtracted from the website price)

almostnice: hope that helps some if you're interested in picking up the coveralls.

[english]

oh, and, hope i'm not fucking up the thread, but, i found this pic:

i feel that makes a pretty nice work setup in lieu of overalls/coveralls.

[crownzip]

Great to see photos of Carhartt overalls in action. Here are a some of photos of a pair of 50's Carhartt's.

[airfrogusmc]

LoL,

Back at ya Markus..

Heres the LVC 1905 209s and they're made from very similar denim as the the 1920 201s are made from and these puppies totally ROCK...

[airfrogusmc]

[crownzip]

Here's a couple photos of 40's Lee House mark low back overalls. The denim used by Lee in the 30's and 40's was really amazing.

[almostnice]

crownzip&airfrog,thanks for sharing!the vintage carhartt and lee ones are absolutely stunning! and airfrog in detail as usual,loving it.

I got the 1935 mechanic bib from pikebros. today,first impressions are very good,sewing jobs looks like its well made,all donutbuttons ,redline selvage.

took some quick pics,will post more tomorrow.any comments are welcome.

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[pomata]

Cool thread, Markus!

And the bib fits good. It's unsanf and unsoaked right? then isn't it a bit too fitted?

[almostnice]

I gave Fabian,one of the owners ( I think ) a call this morning.he was very helpful and told me that their denimstuff is made in turkey on old shuttlelooms.that is ok for me,as my LVC 506 jacket is made there also and the quality is not standing behind my other made in US LVC gear.I found out that the mechanic bibs are sold in my town at Riders Room,a small shop dedicated to vintagestyle motorcycle and army gear.Its a litlle shop stuffed till the roof with LVC,Lee,Edwin(japan),Aeroleather jackets,Davida helmets,and the biggest selection of Redwings in Hamburg.Went there after work and got served by To,really nice kinda rockabilly guy who knows his stuff.told him about sufu,which he never heard off,had to give him the url.If you read this To-join and share your knowledge! There are only two minor things I would change.that is the lack of any rivets and the opposed selvage at the coinpocket.a nice details for some,but I prefer the singlefolded seam as on most vintagedenim .apart from that a great piece of work so far.the time will soon tell how they will stand a real life in a steelconstruction/welding workshop. I will take no prisoners!

[almostnice]

url of ridersroom:http://ridersroom.de/

[pomata]

that shop sounds cool.