It begins...
By "it" I of course mean another months-long wait that ends abruptly with every specimen selling out in a matter of minutes, if not seconds

@CosmoSix5 Yes, I can confirm. A friend of mine is fading the sample, it's pretty incredible in person. Verging on dress shirt territory by IH standards, it's a sharp fabric that holds up incredibly well to wear.

I was dead set on these Guthries but looking at the size chart I have to pass. The ratio of tag size/waist to seat/thigh is bonkers. Super slim cut for sure, which makes no sense to me for what is supposed to be a bombproof pair of work pants.
Working folks generally run pretty large, at least the guys I know big buns and thick thighs

Also, no rivets and a button fly. I understand that Mike doesn’t like rivets but these pants look a little off to me with no visible hardware at all, and a button fly pair of work pants with a seat this narrow feels like an accident waiting to happen. Just a personal take.

I have this idea that Mike would readily and happily produce garments exclusively for the folks within his community, if he could help it. I think he takes a lot of pride in being an Oregonian, and a Portland resident specifically. The clothes he makes are unabashedly in that style, and meant generally for the weather around Portland. Waxed canvas, heavyweight denim, flannels, moleskin, heavy sashiko, 16oz french terry, etc. shop exclusive events, shop exclusive drops, collaborations with Dehen, Langlitz, Huron, Beckel, et al.
I just don't think that keeps the lights on in this day and age. So he has to sell online, and metaphorically open his shop up to hundreds of people at once to fight over however many dozens of garments he could get sewn up over the month or so the garment has been in production for.

@GraemeE
put it in a gallon ziplock bag, run some water in, put a tiny dab of whatever soap/detergent you want, zip it tight with a little air inside, and shake the hell out it.
pop the zip open a little, pour the dirty water out, run some clean water in, zip it back up and shake the hell out of it, rinse and repeat until the water being drained is running clean

that’s what I’ve done with my hats in the past, it’s easy as all get out and works fine for me

I was dead set on these Guthries but looking at the size chart I have to pass. The ratio of tag size/waist to seat/thigh is bonkers. Super slim cut for sure, which makes no sense to me for what is supposed to be a bombproof pair of work pants.
Working folks generally run pretty large, at least the guys I know big buns and thick thighs

Also, no rivets and a button fly. I understand that Mike doesn’t like rivets but these pants look a little off to me with no visible hardware at all, and a button fly pair of work pants with a seat this narrow feels like an accident waiting to happen. Just a personal take.

@GraemeE
put it in a gallon ziplock bag, run some water in, put a tiny dab of whatever soap/detergent you want, zip it tight with a little air inside, and shake the hell out it.
pop the zip open a little, pour the dirty water out, run some clean water in, zip it back up and shake the hell out of it, rinse and repeat until the water being drained is running clean

that’s what I’ve done with my hats in the past, it’s easy as all get out and works fine for me

Big fan of these, had a pair of rawhide laces finally blow up on a heavy duty pair of boots and replaced them with some PGR laces. It's been months now and they look brand new. The brass aglets are beautiful too.

It begins...
By "it" I of course mean another months-long wait that ends abruptly with every specimen selling out in a matter of minutes, if not seconds

@CosmoSix5 Yes, I can confirm. A friend of mine is fading the sample, it's pretty incredible in person. Verging on dress shirt territory by IH standards, it's a sharp fabric that holds up incredibly well to wear.

I have this idea that Mike would readily and happily produce garments exclusively for the folks within his community, if he could help it. I think he takes a lot of pride in being an Oregonian, and a Portland resident specifically. The clothes he makes are unabashedly in that style, and meant generally for the weather around Portland. Waxed canvas, heavyweight denim, flannels, moleskin, heavy sashiko, 16oz french terry, etc. shop exclusive events, shop exclusive drops, collaborations with Dehen, Langlitz, Huron, Beckel, et al.
I just don't think that keeps the lights on in this day and age. So he has to sell online, and metaphorically open his shop up to hundreds of people at once to fight over however many dozens of garments he could get sewn up over the month or so the garment has been in production for.