Bib-Friday!

Loving my sweet new B-10! Still can’t believe the IHM-16 wasn’t a strong seller. But at last this under the radar classic is mine

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So great to spend time with all of you, @ROman!

Vertigo, anyone?
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All right, y’all ready for a sister to break the glass ceiling of the Brotherhood?!

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Lookin’ good, Eli @Seul! I miss you ️

Loving my over a decade old 16, today. One of the greatest.

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Yikes. Thanks for the intel. Not worth it at the moment.

@nurunuru you should start with a waist that’s already comfy for XHS, imo. I’ve sold more than one pair after thinking I could get a little stretch and they would be great. As a matter of fact, these days I prefer just to size up in 25oz.

Seriously. Handwarmers are the only thing lacking. The new blanket-lined chore design is

Hell yeah! I was wondering who made that snag. Well done

@Chibs nothing OD is ever going to shrink. That salesperson doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

21 oz. everything all the time! When there’s time to spare in the mills, of course.

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And, as another aside: would buying the mills remove access to weave good denim and make good clothes from the other Japanese brands? Don’t see there being any benefit for the market, there. Maybe in the removal of competition I suppose, but there’s really no comparison as their style is different. Can’t see controlling all that chain as being a benefit.

I can’t imagine this will catch on in any significant way, at least for a several years. Zippers that require a whole new setup for installation? I can’t imagine the factories are all going to be supplied with these. And how would the huge retailers who contract with hundreds of places scattered across the world be consistently able to get the new hardware and assure all their outlets have the machines?

It’s just another step towards the evil fast-fashion mentality against repair. That’s how I see it anyways. How can they assure we have to replace garments instead of repairing them? Make a whole new closure that relies on tech that people don’t have access to.

I stand corrected! They felt a lot different.