Received my UES Tricotine this morning, which I bought directly from Japan via Buyee.

Gambled on a size 3, and I'm quite happy with the fit. The shoulders are the narrowest I can still comfortably wear, but any smaller would be too small. The size jumps seem quite big, so I think a 4 would definitely have been too big. I didn't end up saving a lot between buyer fees and duties, so not sure it was worth the trade-off. I could just as well have waited for a EU based retailer to stock it and would have had the security to be able to return it if the size was off.

"Unfortunately" I am working on a IHSH-33-T for the redline Rallye so it'll be a while before this will get it's due

In with the IHSH-33-T

Let's go! This arrived from IH Germany a few days ago, just before Christmas, with a lovely note and some chocolate. Thanks @Axel-HH for the great customer service. With a toddler in the house, I expect I'll have to wash it more frequently than ideal for those prizes fades, but I really only signed up for kicks, and without expectations, except that I want to try and use this as an opportunity to slow down on getting new stuff. But the thought of wearing the same shirt for all, or at least most of a whole year is somehow more intimidating than wearing the same jeans day in day out.

I had this pendant made by a local goldsmith. Its a Roman denarii from ca. 180 a.d., struck with the face of emperor Marcus Aurelius on the front and an altar, eagle and the inscription CONSECRATIO on the reverse.

I've worn the 33-T every day in January except one, where I was sick as a dog and couldnt get myself to wear anything but sweats. Arm creases are settling in, but the only noteworthy place is the left inside cuff, where it probably rubs against the watch I usually wear.

Surprisingly, I managed to keep it clean enough that I didnt have to give it a wash yet, despite the best efforts of my one year old to the contrary...

i have the 189-BRN (the Unducked) and now the tricotine. I think the Untucked serves a totally different purpose, definitely more of an overshirt / cpo with the pockets, as well as the denim fabric. the tricotine is more of a flannel on steroids. Not as soft as flannel but how i would wear it.

I think they can both co-exist in the same wardrobe. At least that is what I am counting on, because the Untucked Indigo is a must buy for me.

New Years tends to be one of the less enjoyable days as a dog owner in Berlin. Usually we try to get away from it all but it didn't pan out this year, so I spent the night comforting our dog, most of the time on the bathroom floor as it's the only room two walls removed from the nearest window and so the quietest. I had a wee tipple of this rum though. Independent bottling of DDL juice. Distilled on the Port Mourant still, one of the two last remaining wooden stills in the world (both residing at DDL). 100% pot still, no added sugar, 10 years continental aged. And a hefty 58%abv.

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@Gavin666 said in IHSH-33-BLK - 12oz Selvedge Denim Western Shirt - Black:

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Been wearing this since release and spot on fit etc but just noticed this and now can’t unsee it! Reminds me of the pic of the 18oz CPO and looking at stock pics of the denim restocks they are all off. Not sure why. Not overly fussed but not what I would expect do a near £300 shirt

you sent on a downwards spiral with this today. I checked most of my shirts and your observation seems "normal" that the right pocked is further from the placket than the left, for all but one of the shirts I checked this is the case. No idea why this is but it seems intentional

Indigofera Copeland, 4.3 v 3.8

Johnny Cash 3.4 v 2.8

IHSH-33-T 3.5 v 2.5

UES Flannel 3 v2.5

SoSo custom is the closest of the bunch, 3.5-ish both sides

Indigofera Flannel 6 v 5.5

IHSH-189-BRN 2.3 v 3

I will say though that for the 33, it is by far the most noticeable and the greatest difference at 1 cm.

Besides nice clothing, my other hobby was / is / has been watch modding. I would never call myself a watch maker because I definitely do not posess 1% of the training, skill and patience to do what a watchmaker does, but I have taken mechanical movements apart and successfully put them back together again.

I've not built anything in a long while but this was my last project.

Custom bead blasted case, custom Subversive dial, but pretty standard fare otherwise. I adore a good 5517, but they are basically unattainable. So my builds often revolve around reinterpretations of the classic milsub in different formats. In this case, I wanted to build something that plays with the new YM Titanium look. I normally prefer matte printed dials, and aluminum bezel inserts, but went with applied and ceramic here for the modern look, and I really dig the three dimensionality it adds.
The logo is from a watch-adjacent forum that I am a semi active member of that commissioned the dial as forum project.

@cyclops feel is definitely different. A bit coarser on the outside, not brushed on the inside. Its the same exact pattern from what I can tell otherwise..feels more like an outer layer. here's definitely room in your wardrobe for both

@SKT I feel like since they crammed AI into everything, the internet's really gone to shit...

I'm a 3 in my tricotine, XL in my IHSH-33, and Johnny Cash if that's any help to anyone. No UHF to compare to (yet, inbound) but going by measurements I should be an XL in that too.
I have a size 4 in another UES flannel that's much too large for my liking.

The size charts may be weird because UES seem to have recently updated their sizing.

@hbg1 I've been fortunate enough to see Yob live a bunch of times. Always a great experience. First time I saw them was in maybe 2015, where I bought a vinyl pressing of Clearing the Path. My girlfriend (now wife) absconded with the record and got it signed by the band. Still the most prized record in my collection.

While I never met Mike in person, I've heard only good things about him... and a few years ago i came across this most wholesome interview.

@Jord it would be my pleasure mate. truth be told I think i take this whole coffee thing a bit too far sometimes Sometimes, it feels more like an experiment in a lab.. which can be tedious before I even had the first cup..

Like, where I live we have stupidly hard water, which notoriously mutes flavour nuances in good coffee. So I make my own from distilled water by adding certain minerals back in. Its totally over the top, and for the most part not really necessary, but still fun when you, like me, tend to obsess over details..

@twin that is such a banger of a shirt. You wear it well

@Daniel-San Redcast still lists them as coming soon, nothing at DC4 or Statement Store yet

No idea who else carries UES in Europe

well, now you have me worried. I also have a Dollard in a different colourway, and one of the snaps has had a bit of wobble in it from day one, as if the rivet wasn't pressed all the way down..

on the other hand, i've had it for years and nothing happened so far, and i managed to poke a hole into it with the prong of my belt, so, not like i care that much

edit to add.. thats a really cool shirt! Indigofera usually make killer flannel patterns i think

I had this pendant made by a local goldsmith. Its a Roman denarii from ca. 180 a.d., struck with the face of emperor Marcus Aurelius on the front and an altar, eagle and the inscription CONSECRATIO on the reverse.

Excited to see what's been cooking!