Posts made by Jdub

Very nice

RIP Filthy

Nice! Yeah those look great.

Well giddy up.

Is this the same "SBG" denim that what was used in below Vater & Sohn collab?

Corona weekday grass cutting under a beautiful KY sun.

Word. Remember getting into Japanese denim (all of idk 6 years back) and reading folks opining about the lack of diversity in IH (likely referring to Haraki San fade hate-kidding! haha) and the 21oz. With the unparalleled IMHO construction, they actually last longer than a crotch blowout and we see some really amazing outcomes that look naturally worn instead of super high contrast fades (which are awesome too of course).

@adam313, fantastic man. Well done. Needed this motivation to get mine back into rotation. I was thinking maybe(?) the contemporary OD stuff may be more fade stubborn than say the IHSH-99, original OD-33 et al. (original OD method). But yours likely used the same process. Certainly seems that way after my 99 turned so quick. Different fabric, etc. Just curious.

@Bfd70 Sorry not to fawn. These boots are worn for like yard work, playing Siegfried and Roy with my tree rats , manly shit. It's a weird boot/last as other's have indicated. Hard to get on yet the instep is sloppy leading to the inevitable insole(s) fix then with the horween the toe box/instep stretched out with the volume increase imho. Didn't experience this so much with the Badalassi. Still love em though. The S&S horsehide version is dope AF. Would I buy them for full price knowing how these two fit? Not a chance. True story. Hope this helps others.

Actually soaked these and the Badalassi in warm water. Was bored and annoyed with the excess (imo) toe box and instep leather. They indeed shrunk up and look better IMHO. Toe box is perfect. Finally determined with a sole of such a height combined with the minimal toe box space in the engineer, even half soles weren't for me and these work great without an insole…once they're broken in and the toe bed conforms to the foot. Couldn't even fit my foot in the toe box with an insole now. Just perfectly laid on the foot thereafter. Look pretty good with the XHSib.

Fantastic fit @Smiladon. Surprised you all have very minimal if any knee bags with such a slim fit. My heaviest IH (appear heavier than my 666 uhr), 634 sexih13 developed some and I did everything to prevent.

Psst, my lama Becky licks my stains out.

A rather recent development I’ve been privy too at work (healthcare-primarily women). Never considered myself a “hipster” and I’ve learned if you fall somewhere between Lumbergh and Patrick Bateman, you’re a “hipster.” Utterly binary. Haha. So in proper hipster fashion, just received my first Roys (perhaps a natural trajectory of moving from pedestrian to extremely heavy back to light) and IH says funk this hipster and his ways and throws up a sale. Haha. “Just when I thought I was out,….”  In all seriousness, can’t wait to soak these and jump in. They make my SEXIH13s 23oz look/feel like 21oz.

@neph93:

@Jdub:

Still lusting. I fear these are too damn thick though for a proper (any) drape with this cut worn via boot vs. the slimmer cuts as they appear better suited. Ridiculous fabric.

I have the 666 in the standard XHS but in a W36. The width of the lower leg to hem is substantial. They drape beautifully.

Right on neph93. My Lofgrens and their instep (opposed to a silhouette like my Attractions, etc.) render this quest for a sleeker cowboy boot/low weight (i.e., nice light drape) Lee’s look difficult. Reckon I should just finally say f*** it and buy some Wranglers and cowboy boots. 

Still lusting. I fear these are too damn thick though for a proper (any) drape with this cut worn via boot vs. the slimmer cuts as they appear better suited. Ridiculous fabric.

IH, whole food, and beer. I mean. The little things.

and an Ansel Adams approved setting is nice too. 

@summ3rhays. Very nice. Yeah such a crap shoot particularity with a chukka eh. The toe box can be deceiving as they appear/known to be rather forgiving and then combine the vamp which can be voluminous leading to less than ideal support and heal slip. You only have that little sweet spot in the vamp that has to be perfect.