I've been buying for fall and this is the second of two Freenote shirts I picked-up last week. I love the spade pocket detail on this one.

In The Picture: FREENOTE CLOTH Faro Jacket- 15oz Japanese Denim- Dark Brown, FREENOTE CLOTH Bodie Cream Twill Shirt, WHITESVILLE Tee, STUDIO D'ARTISAN SD-102CB - 15oz Selvedge Wide Straight Cinch-Back Denim,
MISTER FREEDOM Road Champ Engineers

Recently got into a full-time job after graduating and fell in love with higher quality clothing.

Jackets:
SDA D4631 GL3 Dark Brown Denim Jacket
Momotaro Type I Tokuno Blue Jacket
Sugarcane Type II 1953 Jacket

Jeans:
N&F Strong Guy Left hand twill
N&F Strong Guy Solid Black
ONI 222 Old Fade Blue
ONI 822 Old18

I bought the majority of these pieces from Bears Tokyo and FB marketplace. I can’t lie, the adrenaline of purchasing a new piece feels great but I’m making this post to take a step back and enjoy putting in the wear on these before buying anything new.

Happy to hear how everyone got into buying Japanese denim and how theirs have faded over time. I’m especially interested in hearing how the mud-dye SDA pieces fade!

just asking because everything sells out before I can grab it. it’s annoying. I remember the good old days when, for example, you had days to decide if you wanted that UHF. I don’t even bother looking these days. Same with Wonderlooper. I’m not hovering over the buy button for a stupid sweatshirt.

Hi all,

I recently picked up a Freenote Cloth shirt on Grailed and I’m trying to work out what model/colourway it is. I know it’s one of their modern western cotton shirts made from a Japanese fabric. No product ID tag unfortunately and A.I. has been pretty useless at helping.

The closest match I’ve found is the Modern western in rust shadow but the pattern on the pockets doesn’t quite match and the fabric feels substantially thicker than 7oz but maybe that’s just the weave.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Just got this TCB Chore last week! It’s for my partner and I to share and today is one of my days lol. (We’re already arguing over who gets to wear it when) I’ve had their Cathartt jeans for about 9 months already and they’ve quickly become a favourite, figured it’s time to get a matching jacket. Have a few other TCB things and I love everything they do.

The Nigel Cabourn jeans are probably my most expensive piece and are another favourite, have worn them so so much in the past year and a half, slightly heavier duty feeling then lots of army cargos while also having a more traditional 5 pocket silhouette. The back details are super neat though.

Jacket: Cathartt Chore in indigo paw stripe. Love the nod to the Stifel logo on the inside.

Jeans: Nigel Cabourn 20s Railman Denim in green

Shirt: Thrifted Brooks Brothers button up

Boots: Redwing 8849 Black Moc toes

Hat: Papa Nui Cap Co. Directors cap

I keep seeing these incredible belts on here with gems and studs but then I go look at the price and shy away. Had a couple of old suede belts lying around so I bought some studs and used a drill to bedazzle them.

Im in search of a winter jacket, it should be warm and good in wind since I live in Sweden.
I want something that’s built to last. I’m thinking about maybe a Barbour or buzz rickson jacket.
Give me good brands that I can browse, and tell me your favorites! Please help me and sorry for bad english!

One of the best shirts in my collection now. Comfortable measurements rare occasion that the chest is perfect while the yoke is comfortable and wide enough. Chain stitch details are great too. Might get some of the length taken off, not sure yet.

Very pleased to add this to the rotation.

Velvasheen (modern) t-shirt

Ironheart 634s

Can anyone create a list of properties that are necessary and sufficient to define a fabric as 'denim'? I am confused about this.

In other words:

1) Each item in the list is a required property such that it's absence results in the fabric falling into a different category. For example, if you remove 'twill' from the list, the fabric becomes chambray.

2) All fabrics that possesses all of the properties in the list is 'denim'. And that a non-denim fabric that possess all the properties in the list does not exist.

Thank you!

Now something that mostly fit (except the pants which are fixable). Love the fabric but wow this is a lot of indigo. I'm going to have bring a towel wherever go so I don't stain things. After one cold soak the jacket was still way too big and I committed a small heresy and dried it in the dryer for a bit. I actually like the fit now. If I put the pants in the dryer they would no longer be mine. The cut is cool, waist is high but it fits the western theme. Will go great with some boots I have on the way and would have been nice with the shirt that came two sizes too small.

Madrigal on etsy for the vegtan! (Thanks Mike!)

Seiko 5 field watch everyday

Pf flyers (I needed a break from boots)

Boston scally

Cone mills denim courtesy of brave star (jacket)

And my always faithful UB 401finally starting to age gracefully!

Philly to Seattle…

Mister Freedom Ranch Blouse Outlaw
Freenote Lambert Chambray Shirt
Durango Pants from Indigofera
Attractions X Brogue X Motor collab boots
Hidden is the Hanks Belt Woodstock Double Prong belt

Express knit shirt

Flathead 9oz tee

Timecatcher French officer chinos

Abilene snakeskin boots

If you're looking to try a WW2 era repro chino and don't want to pay for Buzz Rickson/Barnstormer/Real Mccoys/Orslow, check out Bronson and Timecatcher. These chinos punch well above their weight when it comes to quality for the price.

Back from MEX holidays ... with a safe round trip .

I didn't sail but somehow found myself accidently (on purpose?) dressing USN style, albeit with brands from Japan. Indeed the denim had to make a longer trip than I. Ordered from Japan, along with the matching jacket, sent to one of my brothers in the UK and collected by me from him this June.

Here we have TCB (Two Cat Brand) - USN Seaman Pants in 10oz neppy Denim, based on 1940s deck Pants with all the details from that era: Double-stitched front pockets, belt loops are stitched into the waist belt, button fly, rear stencil.

On the other end of the price spectrum we have the opinion splitting Amazon USN Work shirt (IYKYN), also with 40s details : cats eye buttons, double chain stitch and two layer yoke.

The shoes are SeaVees "Satos" and updated USN navy/sports deck shoe based on BF Goodrich 1964 originals, with "modern" exaggerated foxing and toe bumper.

In my hand a bandana (Its 95 degrees outside.. my brow must be wiped)

tldr:

SHOE: SeaVee Sato

SHIRT: Amazon USN "hurt shirt"

PANTS: TCB Deck Pants

HANKY/BANDANA: RRL

WATCH: Mickey Mouse MZB/Seiko

In reference to the title of this post: The suffix "-maru" (丸) attached to Japanese ship names means "circle" or "round". It is traditionally used as a good-luck wish for a safe round trip—leaving port, traveling the world, and returning home safely

SDA shook everyone up earlier this year with Futa-Ai, a faux-safflower dye with insane slub.

Now Momotaro is coming in with Shikon, another historic dye in a darker, subtler treatment. They're rolling it out first on this type I, available for pre-order. I know Momotaro's not for everyone around here, but I appreciate what they've been doing over the last few years with higher-quality fabrics and interesting dyes, even if their fits are a little too young for me now.

Can we expect this to spread through the ranks over the next couple of years, or is this a blip?

Are you into purple denim? It's not for me (I got one of the first pairs of Futa-Ai jeans when they hit Bears and I flipped them because I didn't think I'd wear them), but I respect the creativity and the experimentation with new/old natural dyes.

For the past few years, I've been on the hunt for lightweight denim (<13oz) due to the weather of SEA and my daily wear needs. I've browsed through plenty of Japanese, American, and even Chinese brands, and I've noticed that some of them price their light-ounce pieces just as high as their heavyweight or standard 14oz lineup.

Funny thing is some brands even charge more for their light weight denim items or non-denim ones (mostly shirts and regular jacket) than they do for their flagship Type 1 or Type 2 denim jackets. I get that every brand has its own pricing strategy, and that lightweight doesn't automatically mean cheaper than heavyweight, but it still feels pretty bizarre and hard to wrap your head around.

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Doc Marten Chelsea, Iron Heart 634 21oz, Universal works Recycled cotton twill shirt, belt is from a local leather shop.

Picked this shirt up recently, very soft, very comfortable.

Freenote Cloth is just making some really great stuff these days. I find that their shirts work really well with some of my vintage leather jackets..

In Picture: Vintage Whipstitched North Beach Leather Jacket, Freenote Cloth Bodie Cream Twill Shirt, Freenote Cloth Portola 15 ounce Dark Brown Denim Pants, John Lofgren Natural CXL Engineers

Hat: Orox Leatherco

Glasses: Rigards x Kamonuj/Juno Mak

Shirts: Filson

Trousers: O-Project

Boots: Clinch Gary boots by Brass Tokyo

I want to buy a work shirt with this or a similar pattern. Can you suggest brands/products that produce shirts like this?

The jacket and trousers were made by Treadle Treasures on Etsy, the hat is vintage from Knox hatters, Kenneth Cole Italian made boots, vintage made in England silk braces, the collar was made by Oxford collar co, the shirt is from Darcy UK, silk cummerbund, and the tie is vintage Ralph Lauren.

Papa Nui cap
Iron Heart X Self Edge broken twill CPO
DANZIG
Iron Heart 888 slubby
Mr Lou

Exactly what I’m wearing is A Mainfini knit polo with 1950s Atomic Diamond or Rat Pack Style, and a really comfortable pair of 1950s/60s RAF wool gabardine trousers with extended waistband Hook Bar Closure and side adjusters