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@Bridger they are hit and miss though a bit cheaper than the Japanese brands. But they have definitely made a LOT of different denims over the years. definitely double check but the strong guy and Oni 200 are both wide/ straight cuts. The samurai 5000 is straight as well but not really very wide, shorter at the top, and smaller in the top block.

@Bridger I wouldnt say that fit compares to the oni 200 really at all.
Maybe naked and famous have done a black selvedge mij in their strong guy ?

@FlavourFade
Obviously there are 100 different caveats about different fabrics and dye etc but Mister Freedom sun bleached one of their corduroy indigo western shirts from a few years back and it honestly looks very cool.
I suspect these will fade beautifully
I definitely want to order one next week !

UES just dropped a couple, they have a nice brass ring as well

Samurai Jeans snakeskin jaquard workshirt and MF modified n1h deck jacket
Snake skin pattern is starting to poke through but it also feels kind of felted/matted down, still excited to see how it develops over the coming months
I got the jacket end of january so not much action there

Halfway there with my mr freedom 12oz black coated speedways. They have definitely moved solidly into the “blue” category

The irony with Vidalia Mills is it seemed like a big competitor for them in the boutique denim space was just all the deadstock made in USA Cone Mill still lingering around rag houses (which really shows to Giles point the vast disrepency in size orders from Levis v the smaller companies)
Vidalia needed some of the big boys to buy their product to make their business sustainable. Now the small brands utilizing made in USA denim will have the last of the cone mill, and last of vidalia mills to pick from before deciding to take a chance on Vernon.

What I am getting at, I think, is it would be great if Levis and Lee etc replaced some of their Japanese selvedge inventory with the forthcoming Made in USA stock (they spend a lot on marketing, maybe they can make it cool again). Maybe a pipe dream but this would help to prop up and keep that American industry viable and sustainable and help preserve the smaller Japanese brands like IH by freeing up and returning the Japanese capacity to them.

I’m wearing the Samurai snakeskin jaquard work shirt! Should look pretty crazy in a few months once the snake skin pattern is more pronounced. I bought it from Rivet and Hide months ago so I am excited to finally get to wear the thing

My speedways are coming along- they haven’t faded too much but then again they started off as black!

I’ll be there ️

@AdamC ooooooh good shout thank you

Has anyone been to the hovercraft museum? I missed out on the golden age of cross Channel hovercraft transport but I want to see one for myself! I’m sure the locals will say its not worth going

@Daiquirigranola ah that’s awesome I’ll definitely have to check it out when I’m next in Portland

@northsouthdenimguy I do wonder what’s actually on stock at the shop in Portland

@northsouthdenimguy it sounds to me like you are describing a model that is more resilient against a big slowdown vs a company over leveraged with inventory

Here is what this looks like overdyed grey in the washing machine in case that is something you’ve been curious about
Not sure if the color difference comes across that much in the photos so I tried a couple different lighting conditions here in my living room. The yellow is a bit muted to more of a gold and it has a more worn-in thrift store find feel (its also had some considerable wear since I dyed it)

I took the excess fabric after I had my Speedways hemmed and used them to make patches for my old denim chore coat from Scout Seattle. I washed the fabric at 40 degrees to get any shrink out for the patches but I only gave my pants a cold soak and rinse in the tub. The patch felt softer and already has a more matte appearance with some blue peaking through. It will be fun to see how they fade differently over the next year.

@Shane-B said in Iron Heart spotted on celebrities:

@nytimes_gaiden & @Oaktavia Brosnan is wearing a Bryceland's Chore Coat.

Good catch, its just a touch smarter than the other repros

@AdamJ and Morrissey shops at Mister Freedom- its really too bad they can’t get along!