What jeans are you wearing today ?

[Vfit]

Today it’s chilly enough to wear 21oz IH634. They don’t get a lot of wears here in southeast Texas.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Rotation has narrowed with the onset of winter, so mainly wearing the heavy weights - IH, Oni ZR, and N&F Elephant - or the the beater 13MWZ for sloppy weather. But I did manage to add a light and midweight option recently:

ONI-777-BRD British Drill
Studio D'Artisan D1830 Kakishibu Denim Hickory

Oni's (loose) take on the British army uniform yields a lightweight (~12oz) yet durable twill that retains the signature slubby texture for which Oni is known. The 777 cut is quite wide (the widest in my collection) and straight, creating a unique profile compared to all my other choices.

The SDA D1830 is a medium weight 14oz made of alternating persimmon and indigo dyed yarns, yielding an uneven hickory stripe pattern. Based on the 108 cut, it's a relaxed top block tapering down to the hem. Previous owner had these finished to a length such that I won't have to cuff and can wear with shoes. Pretty much all of my other denim I cuff from stock length with the intent of pairing with boots. So it'll be interesting to have some denim to wear with lower profile footwear.

The SDA Kakishibu Denim Hickory was part of a collection that also included a chore coat and a vest made of the same fabric. Personally, I wouldn't mind the matching vest. A chore coat sold on the forum a couple years ago.

 

[The Shoe]

Rotation has narrowed with the onset of winter, so mainly wearing the heavy weights - IH, Oni ZR, and N&F Elephant - or the the beater 13MWZ for sloppy weather. But I did manage to add a light and midweight option recently:
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ONI-777-BRD British Drill
Studio D'Artisan D1830 Kakishibu Denim Hickory

Oni's (loose) take on the British army uniform yields a lightweight (~12oz) yet durable twill that retains the signature slubby texture for which Oni is known. The 777 cut is quite wide (the widest in my collection) and straight, creating a unique profile compared to all my other choices.

The SDA D1830 is a medium weight 14oz made of alternating persimmon and indigo dyed yarns, yielding an uneven hickory stripe pattern. Based on the 108 cut, it's a relaxed top block tapering down to the hem. Previous owner had these finished to a length such that I won't have to cuff and can wear with shoes. Pretty much all of my other denim I cuff from stock length with the intent of pairing with boots. So it'll be interesting to have some denim to wear with lower profile footwear.

The SDA Kakishibu Denim Hickory was part of a collection that also included a chore coat and a vest made of the same fabric. Personally, I wouldn't mind the matching vest. A chore coat sold on the forum a couple years ago.

I admired the kakishibu in the Osaka store recently, but they were out of my price range. You were lucky to find some on the used market. I’d love to grab another pair of Oni, too.

 

[Pandemic]

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Today it’s chilly enough to wear 21oz IH634. They don’t get a lot of wears here in southeast Texas.

I’ll sometimes crank up the AC and wear heavy denim and a leather jacket at home, in the middle of a Houston summer

 

[Vfit]

I’ll sometimes crank up the AC and wear heavy denim and a leather jacket at home, in the middle of a Houston summer

Haha yeah you gotta do what you gotta do. Totally get it brother.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

I admired the kakishibu in the Osaka store recently, but they were out of my price range. You were lucky to find some on the used market. I’d love to grab another pair of Oni, too.

Thanks, Gary. I waffled on it for several hours before coming to the conclusion that the likelihood of this model popping up in my size on the domestic secondhand market essentially in NWOT condition wasn't likely going to happen again. It was an opportunity too good to pass up even if I won't be wearing them regularly for several months.

 

[Pandemic]

Still in love with my Indigofera Kains, but thinking about adding Freenote Modestos to my rotation - same high waist and boot-friendly opening but a little more relaxed in th thigh. I can get away with jeans in the office if they are fresh and neat looking, which is my excuse to buy more heheh

Love the Kains, but happy to let these fade to glory:

 

[Bfd70]

Levis with built in stretch today. Long day of flights. Comfort is king today.

 

[Edward]

You know the bootcut revival is in full force when Toys McCoy start doing high end repros:

https://www.instagram.com/p/DR_-kG8ktyN/?img_index=2&igsh=YnVsbmxtMHBjcHFp

"Bootcut"?. No. STEALTH FLARES. This is why we needed punk rock, don't let it happen again. Never trust a hippy! ;-)

I'm all about cheapo jeans these days.

They don't seem to last any less time than expensive selvedge and whilst you can't achieve ultimo fades with budget raw denim, there's still sufficient fading and character to be earned.

I'll pay around £20 for a pair and wear them until they fall apart. Which takes years when there's two or three pairs on rotation.

I've gone that way too since discovering SoF's USN jeans for wide legged selvedge, and Wrangler 13mwz for anything else. I have a pair of Cathcarts for the very rare occasion I want tk wear jeans "out out", but otherwise they're kicking around, workwear, not something I prefer to spend big on.

Trousers do wear faster than anything else for me, irrespective of purchase price (though looser legs last much longer, and with denim the lighter it is the longer it goeswithout wearing out on me), which very much plays into the equation. Spending more on trousers for me tends to be about fit and cut more than snything else.

Today I'm wearing a pair of Prison Blues work jeans with braces. Got them cheap when the UK based supplier shut down (they were the EU distributor, which business model crashed out a few years sgo for obvious reasons). Nice jeans. The denim compares favourably to my 13mwzs. Made in USA for those to whom thst is important (I'm wholly indifferent on that score, but I really like the PB project. If the pound ever recovers from the historic lows of the last decade against the dollar, I'd love to try one of their blanket lined chore coats. The waistband, while (unlike so many trousers these days) actually on the natural waist, feels about an inch lower on me than the Wranglers. Zip definitely isn't of the same heft and quality as the one on the 13mwzs, but nor has it failed me in the few years I've been wearing these. Nice, 50s cut overall. Worth looking into for those US based.

 

[barnabus]

SoF's

I spend way too much time browsing there!

 

[Brandrea33]

Iron Heart 666 slubs.

 

[Edward]

I spend way too much time browsing there!

As do I. I've never reenacted, but there's so much stuff that can be civilianised and thus provides a period look on the cheap!

 

[Ianrivaldosmith]

I am in the UK and got a hold of some Wrangler 936, cowboy cut slim fits. After several back and forth with Amazon. I think they fit ok, however, I couldn't be certain as I have never worn these types of jeans before. Both are 100% cotton, which I am not used to; they feel very rigid at first!

 

[barnabus]

I think they fit ok, however, I couldn't be certain as I have never worn these types of jeans before

The best way to tell if something's fits ok is it you think it fits ok. If you feel comfortable, everything else if irrelevant.

They look absolutely fine. You look like a person wearing some jeans.

 

[Tom71]

I am in the UK and got a hold of some Wrangler 936, cowboy cut slim fits. After several back and forth with Amazon. I think they fit ok, however, I couldn't be certain as I have never worn these types of jeans before. Both are 100% cotton, which I am not used to; they feel very rigid at first!

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Nice. That’s the one pair I have been considering for some time now. How do you feel they size compared to other brands?

 

[Jon Crow]

I am in the UK and got a hold of some Wrangler 936, cowboy cut slim fits. After several back and forth with Amazon. I think they fit ok, however, I couldn't be certain as I have never worn these types of jeans before. Both are 100% cotton, which I am not used to; they feel very rigid at first!

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Nice! I used to wear Wrangler a lot years ago, I had the deep blue Wrangler corduroy also

 

[Edward]

I am in the UK and got a hold of some Wrangler 936, cowboy cut slim fits. After several back and forth with Amazon. I think they fit ok, however, I couldn't be certain as I have never worn these types of jeans before. Both are 100% cotton, which I am not used to; they feel very rigid at first!

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Looks fine, fit-wise. Pretty much what I'd expect to be sold as a slim / straight fit (though presumably with the advantage of having a rise that reaches your actual waist?). I wear the 13MWZ (two new pairs landing here next week after I found them on a silly-good sale on Amazon marketplace. For the UK, you need to look at the .com site.), which are slim for me these days (the original 1947 cut); I'm interested in trying the 31MWZ (the 'comfort' cut) at some point. Funny how tastes changed over time, though: I remember rejecting jeans cut just like yours in the 90s because I considered them way too wide. These days, they look very much the slim cut they're advertised as. Whether this has anything to do with the fact that while I still pride myself in my 'Brando physique', it's now more Corleone than Strabler... who knows?

Prison Blues work jeans on Christmas day. My parents sent over the jumper (I'm still training the collar to lie flat) and the dog carrier for Christmas... Bertie seems happy to be in the carrier, which is great. The monkey won't wear boots (despite loving his clothes otherwise), so when his feet get cold he wants carried... this will save a lot of hassle. That's his dad's chihuahua genes pining for the heat of South America for you...

Today I'm lounging around the house in Dickies dungarees (bib overalls for those of you who speak American).

 

[Tom71]

I am in the UK and got a hold of some Wrangler 936, cowboy cut slim fits. After several back and forth with Amazon. I think they fit ok, however, I couldn't be certain as I have never worn these types of jeans before. Both are 100% cotton, which I am not used to; they feel very rigid at first!

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Nice. That’s the one pair I have been considering for some time now. How do k feel they size compared to other brands?

Looks fine, fit-wise. Pretty much what I'd expect to be sold as a slim / straight fit (though presumably with the advantage of having a rise that reaches your actual waist?). I wear the 13MWZ (two new pairs landing here next week after I found them on a silly-good sale on Amazon marketplace. For the UK, you need to look at the .com site.), which are slim for me these days (the original 1947 cut); I'm interested in trying the 31MWZ (the 'comfort' cut) at some point. Funny how tastes changed over time, though: I remember rejecting jeans cut just like yours in the 90s because I considered them way too wide. These days, they look very much the slim cut they're advertised as. Whether this has anything to do with the fact that while I still pride myself in my 'Brando physique', it's now more Corleone than Strabler... who knows?

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Prison Blues work jeans on Christmas day. My parents sent over the jumper (I'm still training the collar to lie flat) and the dog carrier for Christmas... Bertie seems happy to be in the carrier, which is great. The monkey won't wear boots (despite loving his clothes otherwise), so when his feet get cold he wants carried... this will save a lot of hassle. That's his dad's chihuahua genes pining for the heat of South America for you...

Today I'm lounging around the house in Dickies dungarees (bib overalls for those of you who speak American).

Thats one awesome picture, @Edward! Love everythin, and the jumper is the bomb!

 

[Ianrivaldosmith]

Nice. That’s the one pair I have been considering for some time now. How do you feel they size compared to other brands?

I used to wear levis or Nudie, then I switched to Cody James slim straight, which I find brilliant value. I find the Wrangler 936 way stiffer (100% cotton), but the quality seems good. I found that I had to order multiple sizes in each colour as the sizing was all over the place (Amazon rules here, but the environment probably gets wrecked!), but once you nail it, they fit well! Way better in the seat than levis! I did find that they do take some adjusting to, they're different' to European cut of jeans.... Oh, and they are supposed to be high-rise, but I must have a longer than average torso, because for me they sit just below the belly button, which, by my reckoning, is mid-waist?

 

[itsme]

Tramarossa Cortina Denim - highly recommended for cold weather, when you don't want to wear extra layers.

Compared to ordinary denim, Cortina fabric has a double weave that traps heat and resists wind better.

So perfect for a New Year's walk in the fields.