Ship John
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@mecken88 I got the Y2 kakishibu chore jacket in a 44 and I think I could have managed to do a 42 but I wouldn’t have been able to button it up or wear anything but a tee underneath. Wearing a heavy sweater or UHF is tough in the 44 but it’s doable
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@mecken88 great write up and in addition to that I like having different fits in the rotation, some days I like having something little oversized or relaxed, on others I feel like wearing something form fitting
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@FlavourFade amen to that! I started experimenting after hearing the mighty Bjorn talk about layers and the amazing versatility of different sizes for different occasions.
So after that iv pushed my comfort zone and bought a few jackets In slightly larger sizes to be able to layer with. Or as you said, wear oversized for comfort or sometimes more form fitting. It’s great! I’m glad I took the advice! Makes the wardrobe feel more versatile and it opens up more options
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I got to wondering about the Kurabo Mills
denim used for the new 15oz Wills jacket that just dropped. I didn’t know much about them and upon initial research found that they are a massive corporation with diversified interests in biomedical, real estate, power plants and so much more. Got me wondering about how the denim they produce might be “quality” wise based on such large corporate practices.Turns out they have a really cool denim history with being the mill that produced the denim for the first all Japanese made pair of jeans by Big John in the 70s.
Interesting article here if ya care to dig into it.
https://japan-denim.com/blogs/blog/kurabo-mill-guide?srsltid=AfmBOoqieJA-QN7p_cGJwjyUXXVjU4fv4qsnSlEH1BsRjtfVUQbdEzAw -
@Mizmazzle
This kind of deep information is why I love this hobby and this forum. -
@Heritage_Guy it’s fun to go deep!
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Recently got into both ship John and iron heart. Really liking this Ramblin jacket, can’t wait for cooler weather so I can wear it and my first pair of 634’s I ordered!
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Got my Guthrie's in today. Boy these are heavy lol.
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@Workwear out of curiosity, did you get yours hemmed by SJ or unhemmed?
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@rewseph hemmed
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@Workwear how’s the fit on them? Are they similar to a 666 cut
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New to SJ and interested in the Ramblin, how do we know when the next drops is?
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@tvaillant75 they will start to drop hints and from then it's gonna happen when it happens, denim wills was announced late 2025 if I remember correctly and dropped last week
For the ramblin it's unlikely to be within the next year(s) but they are for sale on eBay, Reddit and the sj facebook group occassionally
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IG and sign up for emails. I wouldn't expect another full drop any time soon.
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@tvaillant75 Ship John being such a small company stuff doesn’t get restocked very often. Most of their stuff is one timers.
But a few stable pieces have gotten more frequent priority. But it’s still between 1-3 years before an item may or may not come back. And you never know when or if, until Mikes starts to give subtle hints online:)
This recent broken twill Ramblin jacket got released 2 July 2026. And before that a Japanese selvedge version was released back in 2023. So that took around 3 years to “come back” in a slightly different variant.
So no one ever knows when, or if an item will come back. Best is to follow their instagram, their newsletter on their website. Or look secondhand on eBay or similar platforms. There is a group on Facebook called Speakeasy, where there are likeminded ship John fanboys talking and selling stuff between each other for fair (not eBay prices). Many people find their luck there.
But Ship John is hard to get. They make few, have a big audience, a lot of hype over the years. So on their hot drops they always sell out in seconds.
It’s having some sort of shop pay app ready, setting an alarm, being ready and pray for the internet gods for success -
@warriors22 Maybe more 634?
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@tvaillant75 they are dropin the Wax Townes in a few days
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Pockets would complete that.
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These 18oz Guthrie Double Knee Work Pants are pretty impressive. Comfortable fit and feel (bit snug in thighs but not a problem for me). Pretty soft for cotton twill that is essentially 36oz in certain areas where they double up. I'm loving these, glad I got 2" hemmed.
