Workshirts

[Alex3000]

yeah cause here's my size 44 FH red chambray

[SLAB]

supedenim just put up some amazing Joe McCoy work shirts ; two of them I would cop immediately if the funds were available to me!

check out these pictures (hope Lewis doesnt mind)

Joe McCoy Wabash shirt

Beautiful indigo blue dye with painted dots lining the cloth.Iron pressed buttons. Selvedge trip. Double chaintsitching throughout.

Joe McCoy 8 hour union twist chambray

Chambrays by McCoys have been using fabric whereby the fibres texture and dye is uneven. The result is a stunning cloth with a dramatic grain produced especially for McCoys.The buttons are cast iron pressed with the 8Hour union hallmark. Selvedge detail to the hip seam and runaway chainstitch thread.

more detailed pictures at Superdenim

argh, time to save up again!

[fardin]

they look great slab. they are cheaper in japan. so i guess ordering em there would be worth it.

[Turntabloid]

i like both shirts - actually owning the first one (wabash) since a year.

nevetheless, the buttons on the shirts feel dirt cheap. really a bummer!

[SLAB]

i like both shirts - actually owning the first one (wabash) since a year.

nevetheless, the buttons on the shirts feel dirt cheap. really a bummer!

really? that's disappointing to hear

[Turntabloid]

maybe i will be able to shot a pic of the buttons today.

edit: just had a look at the shirt, buttons are light wheight, but definitly NOT cheap plastic! i am sorry for the false info!

[Turntabloid]

[Turntabloid]

thin metal buttons with black overcoat

[Joseph Hill]

Stifels white on indigo, particularly the wabash stripe has intrigued me for a while. Some research uncovered the method and it's not what I thought. My assumptions were that the white was painted on, or there was some sort of batik resist with an indigo overdye. Neither is correct. Indigo does not actually stain the cotton. It is ground fine and chemicals are used to get a PH reduction to get the indigo in suspension where it clings to the cotton (this is why abrasion lets the white cotton show through when your jeans wear). When oxidized the yellow-green indigo turns blue. Chemicals (I forgot to write them down) are applied and steamed to reactivate the reduction on the areas where white is desired. This is generally described as a dye discharge agent. It doesn't bleach like chlorine (which damages the fibers), but changes the way light reflects. The indigo is still there you just don't see it, only the base cotton (or a faded version of the indigo depending on how much the agent was allowed to work. I am not sure if it only works on synthetic indigos and other similar dyes, as I was led to believe that natural indigo just re-oxidizes to blue again.

[Nuk1]

those Fh red chambray look really damn great,

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[SLAB]

new chambray shirts from Warehouse

salt and pepper BIG YANK CHAMBRAY SHIRT

Striped JIANT JIM CHAMBRAY SHIRT

[fardin]

i love the warehouse shirts.

the jiant jim one also comes in grey. beautiful

[Rivet Head]

Great stuff Slab! Where did you pick those up?

[fardin]

hey rivet you can oder them directly from the warehouse site or through clever id

[Rivet Head]

hey rivet you can oder them directly from the warehouse site or through clever id

Thanks! Do you know how the sizing runs? Might be too small for me.

[fardin]

i guess your right. they are small. check out the warehouse homepage

http://ware-house.co.jp/index.php?page=item&ic=32750

http://ware-house.co.jp/index.php?page=item&ic=32765

[Rivet Head]

Yeah, I need about 47" or 48" in the chest to be comfortable. I'm measure about 43".

[jstavrin]

Aside from the pockets, can anyone tell if this is the same shirt? I think it is, but the picture on Rakuten isn't very flattering.

[Rivet Head]

No, the one is railroad stripe and the other looks to be solid blue.

[fardin]

as far as i know they are both jean cord sugarcane shirts. the second one with different pockets. i cant find a link at the moment with a better pic.

i have the first on in red

[Rivet Head]

The second shirt is a Sugar Cane Mini Wabash from HP:

[jstavrin]

Rivet Head: I didn't include a close-up shot, but the second picture has the same pattern. One just look darker so i thought I'd check, though it's probably just the quality of the picture.

EDIT: I'm just trying to figure out if they're identical aside from the pockets.

[fardin]

yes they are. selfedge has em too. you can ask kiya aswell

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/vintage/sc23210/

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/vintage/sc24881/

[Rivet Head]

Rivet Head: I didn't include a close-up shot, but the second picture has the same pattern. One just look darker so i thought I'd check, though it's probably just the quality of the picture.

EDIT: I'm just trying to figure out if they're identical aside from the pockets.

I think the one is "jean cord" and the other is "mini-wabash"...I could be wrong, but there is subtle difference.

[Rivet Head]

I'm wrong....they are the same thing. The new model has the asymetrical pocket.

[jstavrin]

Thank you. I figured they were the same, but I had to be sure. Now to decide between the two...

[Rivet Head]

I'd go for the one with the asymmetric pocket...killer style!

[partytaco]

Rivet Head - Just ran through your blog and noticed you're from or currently live in the Detroit area, where exactly? I grew up in Detroit with my family much like most moving progressively futher and further west over the years. Anyway, the Detroit connection explains a lot of the work wear connection/infatuation. 10-15 years ago the thrift stores in Detroit and the surronding burbs used to be so ripe for vintage work clothes.

[Rivet Head]

Rivet Head - Just ran through your blog and noticed you're from or currently live in the Detroit area, where exactly? I grew up in Detroit with my family much like most moving progressively futher and further west over the years. Anyway, the Detroit connection explains a lot of the work wear connection/infatuation. 10-15 years ago the thrift stores in Detroit and the surronding burbs used to be so ripe for vintage work clothes.

We started out in Lincoln Park then Taylor and then to Canton. I graduated from Plymouth Salem. Right now, I'm living in Redford Twp.. As soon as they get these clowns out of office in City Council, I'm gonna move into the city. Opportunity is going to be pretty good there in a few years. Where are you from? Thrift stores here have been shit since eBay.