Ande Whall Denim

[ColonelAngus]

^^

Those black Ande Whalls are tempting. My size too. But, I’m on a spending freeze right now 

[SuperJackle]

2 hours ago, ColonelAngus said:

^^

Those black Ande Whalls are tempting. My size too. But, I’m on a spending freeze right now 

Dang man! Not tying to encourage bad spending, but if I remember right you were pining for a pair even before Ande closed up shop!

[ColonelAngus]

6 hours ago, SuperJackle said:

Dang man! Not tying to encourage bad spending, but if I remember right you were pining for a pair even before Ande closed up shop!

True, but I won’t spend money I don’t have. 

[Maynard Friedman]

On 1/5/2020 at 1:22 PM, ColonelAngus said:

True, but I won’t spend money I don’t have. 

Good for you. Many people do, via loans, overdraft, credit cards, etc...

[volvo240thebest]

On 1/5/2020 at 12:46 AM, Maynard Friedman said:

I’ll post some update photos of my double black Buffalos once the light improves. They’re fading pretty quickly for the relatively infrequent wear they get. Once they go beyond a certain stage though I’ll probably say “f@*k it!” and wear them full time. They’ve got more leg time recently since I rediscovered my (black) Paraboots, as I’m enjoying the stealth look!

Please note - this is not my middle-aged attempt at Goth Ninja...

FIT PIC

[pudaspriest]

Broke the waist button on these a couple years ago and they languished in my closet till now. Took them to get fixed today so they are officially back in business. No idea how much wear or how many washes but not a whole lot of either. From Ande's last batch of jeans.

[Rob060]

These fit me again.

 

[pudaspriest]

Been wearing these a lot the past six months, have a small hole on the front pocket but other than that are holding up great. Will get less love while the temperature is up but I will get back to them in the fall.

 

[Maynard Friedman]

They look great @pudaspriest, it’s also good to see the non-standard features like the half-lined shovel pockets, felled inseams and crotch rivet. What weight is that denim?

[pudaspriest]

3 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

They look great @pudaspriest, it’s also good to see the non-standard features like the half-lined shovel pockets, felled inseams and crotch rivet. What weight is that denim?

13 oz denim in the Caribou cut per my original invoice. Added the fly rivet, shovel heads(which are half lined) and felled inseams. Amazing pair of jeans, wish he was still making them!

[DesmondD]

Hoy folks,

Just checking in with a note that I'm selling a much loved pair of 2012 AW Mustangs - 29x34.

Wore them well for about 12 months then went travelling and haven't worn them since.

Still a bit of life left in them, I reckon - see the Gumtree ad for details.

https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/hobart-cbd/pants-jeans/ande-whall-mustang-29x34/1257858733

 

[Maynard Friedman]

I'll put this in here for now although it may deserve a thread of its own. The spirit of Ande lives on via Last & Loom. Hemi, a fellow Kiwi (to Ande, not me) acquired the patterns and used them as the basis for his new jeans, made in Japan - the 60T loose taper, with hidden rivets, chainstitched hem, all the usual bells and whistles, etc. They definitely look worth checking out.

[MJF9]

Good to hear that @Maynard Friedman

Ande collaborated with Hemi before on some jeans - I just checked back and it was in 2012.  They made “21 pairs out of a beautiful 14.1oz Natural Indigo denim in the Mustang and Caribou models”.  I got a pair of Caribou’s and still have them for posterity sake.  Hemi told me it was a real honour as Ande had never worked with anyone before and it took him 2 years to persuade him.

They must have gotten on quite well.

 

[julian-wolf]

I have 3 pair Last & Loom boot socks from when they went up on the IH Outlet a few years ago—they were comfortable at first, but didn’t hold up well at all

Probably totally different production facilities, but something to keep in mind

[Maynard Friedman]

Yes, that was a special for Hemi’s shop, the Wakefield Hotel in Wellington, now sadly closed. I had a mooch around there back in 2011, a very cool little place.

[MJF9]

Yeah Wakefield Hotel was the one.  The jeans must have been the new patterns then after the earthquake when Ande lost his workshop and machines.  I sold my pre-quake pair of Miners a few years back - in hindsight...

 

[UkeNo]

7 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

I'll put this in here for now although it may deserve a thread of its own. The spirit of Ande lives on via Last & Loom. Hemi, a fellow Kiwi (to Ande, not me) acquired the patterns and used them as the basis for his new jeans, made in Japan - the 60T loose taper, with hidden rivets, chainstitched hem, all the usual bells and whistles, etc. They definitely look worth checking out.

These appear to be made in the factory run by the Pallet Life Story brand - So the quality will be spot on too. 
 

worth a look as Andes patterns were something quite special. 

[P_K]

Update on my Grizzly as it's just been washed.

 

[P_K]

[StuartM]

I don't quite know what's more brilliant, the fades on the jacket or the French Kiss patch. Chef's kiss to both!

[robotbox]

really wish I had the coin for one of those back in the day.  such a killer jacket!

[Maynard Friedman]

Great looking jacket @P_K, I look forward to an update in a couple of years!

[The Clerk]

Hi all, thought I'd see if there was any interest here for a couple of pairs of Ande's jeans I'm moving on. We're moving house and I'm looking to free up some space and some pennies. Im keeping a coupe of pairs ad my wolf jacket but I have a pair of mustangs and a pair of cougar both 30 x 30 in the same denim as Ande made his jackets from. Can't remember the mill it came from I'm afraid but I'm sure somebody here will know? 
Pretty well worn but life in them yet. Give me a shout if these would be of interest to anyone? 
 

[The Clerk]

On 11/2/2021 at 10:28 AM, The Clerk said:

Hi all, thought I'd see if there was any interest here for a couple of pairs of Ande's jeans I'm moving on. We're moving house and I'm looking to free up some space and some pennies. Im keeping a coupe of pairs ad my wolf jacket but I have a pair of mustangs and a pair of cougar both 30 x 30 in the same denim as Ande made his jackets from. Can't remember the mill it came from I'm afraid but I'm sure somebody here will know? 
Pretty well worn but life in them yet. Give me a shout if these would be of interest to anyone? 
 

Links to the two pairs now up on ebay if anyone's interested...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154681356070

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154681383157

 

[Maynard Friedman]

Just sorting through some old clothes for charity/throwing out and came across these:

[xchen]

My dad wears a pair. Shown here is from this past January. 

[Disharmony]

I just remembered that I had an account here and back when I was a poor high schooler I badly wanted some Grifters.

Now that I could afford one, I'm sad to hear that Ande Whall hanged his denims and is no longer in the business.

[Tapori]

Must be a couple or three years since I've worn my AW DenimHead, (SR12s), Caribous. I've been busting in a couple of pairs of IH-777S-14 in the meantime. However, I happened upon the AWs and thought.....why not? Still fit good. And whilst I was digging about the closet I happened upon a brand new pair of 15oz Caribous w/shovelhead back pockets. Win/win.

Apologies for crap photos. 

Edited August 31, 2023 by Tapori

[Maynard Friedman]

I spotted these nearly new Cobra’s in size 30 for a good price on eBay. I have nothing to do with the sale but thought they may be of interest to someone here.

[Geeman]

I'd cop them instantly if they weren't a 26 inch inseam!

(I've emailed the seller hoping it's a typo!)