Giles and Alex hit Japan - May 2026

[Nik]

I want one of those Boss coffees

[nurunuru]

@Nik Yep. I was a little jealous, too.

[Mizmazzle]

@Giles these old Levi’s are so cool! Look at that old oxidized hardware. Im assuming these are all actual examples of the years depicted? How large is the reference vintage collection you guys have on file?

[Giles]

That was a couple of pairs shown to us at one of the mills we went to yesterday. Yes, 100% real. Their collection was mainly amazing Chore jackets...

[Giles]

@Nik said in Giles and Alex hit Japan - May 2026:

I want one of those Boss coffees

[Giles]

@Matt said in Giles and Alex hit Japan - May 2026:

Aww look at @alex hard at work and @giles buying fishing lures.

Erm, excuse me. We were both looking at watches on Rakuten......

[Giles]

[Giles]

[sabergirl]

Glad to see you’re staying well caffeinated on your journey. ️

[Alex]

[Alex]

[goosehd]

I love seeing behind the curtains. Oz is even more magical when you see these kinds of pictures.

[phoenixinflight]

This thread is amazing and scratching the itch until my next Japan trip in November. Does Kuroki weave the heavyweight fabrics (21 and 25oz?)

[Alex]

@phoenixinflight amongst others; yes

[Alex]

@goosehd then you should like what we’re working on out here

[goosehd]

@Alex I truly love it and am fascinated at the scale of the operation. It boggles my mind. Thank you guys so much!!

[Alex]

I didn’t mean the photos going in the thread

[goosehd]

@Alex I want to ask…but surprises are fun.

[cyclops]

@Alex what are we looking at here?? Thanks for pics, so good to see!

[ROman]

Thanks for all the pictures, they're great and entertaining as well.