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Post by jasutinsan on Feb 8, 2018 23:02:39 GMT -6
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Post by jasutinsan on Feb 2, 2018 19:06:27 GMT -6
Lol I looked up the brand and saw that as well. I don't know if I have the stones or the look to rock one though. Thanks none the less. I'd rock the mermaid/siren one they have....from the description looks like they were selling the prototypes and maybe have some going to production? might have to keep one eye on that company.... k everyone, for real, back to the m-65...
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Post by jasutinsan on Feb 2, 2018 19:01:08 GMT -6
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 29, 2018 22:21:07 GMT -6
Looking good! And thanks for the support! Thought you would like to see the 100-day update of my DM-002s. Having fun with the contest, and as I mentioned you can see every single day of the progression on my instagram page: DenimArtist112
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 29, 2018 22:03:24 GMT -6
Sleeves on the ivory twill shrink a solid two inches after a cold hand wash and hang dry! Also can barely close the cuffs. So glad I washed as they suggested! Would have been a disastrous wedding fail if I had waited. I’m currently trying to figure out how much is sleeve shrinkage and how much is it being a little snug across the back of the shoulders. With my hands by my side I can almost sort of wiggle the sleeves down to where they should be, but the second I move my arm at all it rides up 2.25”. But the seams at the top of the shoulder fall perfectly. I emailed them today and I’m sure they’ll have some great insights. Just curious what you would do? Add a bit to both measurements?
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 29, 2018 21:57:01 GMT -6
I try to focus on what I like, and buy something not more often than every couple of months. It took my a long time to decide to buy my IH CPO, but when I did I found their service to be top notch. They run one of the most detailed websites I’ve seen, providing detailed shots of the fabric, tons of pictures of their garments from every angle, every measurement you could want (that they won’t hesitate to double check for you), you can customize your snaps, and also have a forum where you can see what projects are coming up months in advance. Would I like to pay less? Sure, who wouldn’t. But I guess I like to think all of this information and customer service is part of what you are choosing to pay for when you buy from IHUK. If I could have bought it cheaper from Rakuten would I have? Probably, but first I would have gone to IHUK to look at all of their photos and all of their measurements and checked their forum to see what others thought about it and looked at their fade gallery.....
Not trying to change the minds anyone here, but that’s just how I see it.
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 28, 2018 20:58:11 GMT -6
Yeah, knew they invented the vest for a reason! Still man, love to see some pics till then. Plus it gets too cold here, thus making it impractical. So, I have to wear my Stay Puft Marshmellow Man parka + vest + flannel. The denim jacket will have to wait til Spring This is why I love my 18oz OD CPO. So easy to layer: tee+shirt+CPO+my own stay puff marshmallow jacket 😂 I wish the outer layer was an N1, but sadly the accounting didn’t work out for this winter.
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 28, 2018 20:52:41 GMT -6
Sleeves on the ivory twill shrink a solid two inches after a cold hand wash and hang dry! Also can barely close the cuffs. So glad I washed as they suggested! Would have been a disastrous wedding fail if I had waited.
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 26, 2018 10:29:47 GMT -6
Good thought. Also forget everything I said about fit, I just read through the shipping paperwork and apparently not only do they offer a remake they pretty much suggest it, and beyond that they suggest you wash it first. I gotta wonder where all these shirts end up, but since I’ve got the time, and since this will become my Ratio blueprint, I’m definitely washing and tweaking all of my measurements.
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 25, 2018 22:31:55 GMT -6
Received my first Ratio shirt today, and have to say I’m pretty impressed. It’s their ivory twill, and meant to match my lady’s dress, which I have not yet seen, and she is currently asleep, but as long as it pass s the color match test this will be the shirt I am to be married in. The French cuffs fall almost perfectly (I almost wish they were 1/4” or so longer but the fit every where else is so perfect I’d hate to risk them remaking this shirt and the fit being off somewhere else. They also ship with one little French cuff stud so you can try on right away, but of course I broke out the cuff links. Also had them add a bit to the length so no matter how we boogie down this’ll stay tucked and secure. What do you guys think of the cuff length? This is elbow bent about 90 degrees. url=https://postimg.org/image/xe0pqprq5/] [/url]
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Suit up!
Jan 24, 2018 15:49:45 GMT -6
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 24, 2018 15:49:45 GMT -6
K no response so maybe no one here has tried Black Lapel, but if you have I here there is a referral program. About to pull the trigger on my first suit from them so if any of you have bought a suit from them, you could “refer” me and we’d both get $50...lmk 🤙
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 19, 2018 18:13:28 GMT -6
Black Friday organic tees arrived! Pretty happy with the colors and super soft organic cotton. We’ll see how they fare after a wash but it’s looking good! Anyone else pick these up?
Tried to post an image but “Bad Gateway”....anyway they are navy, burnt orange, and moss green.
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Suit up!
Jan 18, 2018 18:42:37 GMT -6
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 18, 2018 18:42:37 GMT -6
So I’ve had to switch my spending to style myself for my upcoming nuptuals, which means missing out on things like the PBJ/BOW collab, which is okay since I’m already in a fade contest but damn they are beauties! Anyhoo, just got an email that the Black Lapel brand blue fresco wool suit fabric is back in stock so I think I’m gonna take a leap. Any good/bad stories dealing with this brand? blacklapel.com/shop/suits/light-blue-fine-stripe-fresco-custom-suit
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Post by jasutinsan on Jan 18, 2018 18:37:12 GMT -6
☝️Totally agree. I was stoked when I saw the email subject line—how could they mess up socks? But they have. A single pair I might take a leap on one of the indigo pair, but to have to buy a three pack of one size fits all socks, no thank you. On a positive note, mu organic tee three pack from Black Friday finally shipped! 🤞
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 16, 2017 21:20:30 GMT -6
Don’t know why this caught my eye, but it did, and the notion of having a special cap for my chapstick makes me laugh and smile. It’s in the kapital webshop kapital.jp/shop/detail/2.html but they only ship within Japan as far as I can tell. Anyone living there or traveling soon and want to do me a solid? Looking to avoid big proxy fees for such a lil thing... http://instagram.com/p/BcBAECyjHgU
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 16, 2017 20:42:18 GMT -6
Yeah that denim N1 is stfu.....gorgeous. all funds currently being used for cryptokitties, etc., unfortunately. You can know it’s a bubble and still make good. I’m probably going to cash out my initial 8k in a day or two, I didn’t get in early at all just a week ago, but spread it around and now would like to just play with the earnings ~1.8k as of this afternoon.
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 11, 2017 20:38:29 GMT -6
Wow, hadn't looked at the relaxed tapered. Cuff would be about ideal, but that inseam isn't going to work for me. Yeah that’s the missing linchpin that makes the wheel fall off for me. Just a little bit longer would be nice. I have the PBJ xx-020s which are also slim tapered, but their raw inseam is 37.5, so they land where these begin after a wash. Ah well. I wonder what other special items might drop during their 20th anniversary...they haven’t done a flannel in a while that I’ve seen. I’d go for something like that.
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 8, 2017 17:53:25 GMT -6
Just dove in and picked up the Oni blacks. Pretty stoked to get my hands on these after hearing a few people rave about them.....
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 8, 2017 17:25:51 GMT -6
Seems like everything is 50% off or more at The Class Room shop's going out of business sale, The highlight might be the 3sixteen SL-120x in just about every size for $113 (compared to $240 list). Move fast I bet these will go quickly.... www.theclassroomshop.com/
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 8, 2017 9:44:01 GMT -6
I think they’ll look pretty stellar when they start to fade. I do think sashiko thread will fade all over faster during washes than the rest, but the cloth itself is made of rope dyed threads so you’ll also get typical fades with that.
The fit is just not there for me.
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 8, 2017 8:58:13 GMT -6
I think BO might have a wider selection? But I would go to whatever store I wanted, including Division Road. Regarding the sashikos....I’m in the same boat. I have never worn SKs or Stanton’s, and the difference between the two in their fit charts for these is very small, a size 34 Stanton compared to a 34 SK is an inch in the waist, an inch in the knee, a half inch at the hem, and a half inch in the rear rise. I have been waiting for these since their F/W lookbook was released, but have now decided I’d have to try these on, which seems like an unlikely proposition. I might just finally pick up a pair of Oni Blacks instead....one last selfish grab before the holidays.....I hope somebody here grabs these though! disheveled?
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 5, 2017 21:07:01 GMT -6
Just picked up the Black Friday T-shirt 3-pack. I’m pretty happy with their tees and the price is good, and you don’t really care that it takes months to arrive, they just show up one day and are generally soft and nice colors, and these are organic cotton, and made in USA, and no patterns to mis-align 😉
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 5, 2017 20:32:26 GMT -6
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Post by jasutinsan on Dec 2, 2017 23:02:18 GMT -6
Haven’t seen this mentioned here so just wanted to make sure everyone was well aware of this. You have to wake up in the middle of the night where I’m at, and I haven’t managed to do that yet, but might set my alarm tonight just for fun. www.ironheart.co.uk/content/iron-heart-advent-calendar-2
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Post by jasutinsan on Nov 25, 2017 14:36:49 GMT -6
This seems to happen every Black Friday but there's usually nothing I want or need. I did buy the Stranger Things S1 dvd for $10 but that's it. I'm basically gonna be buying xmas presents for my son and try to save $. Damn car repairs drained my bank account this month Seriously dude? I thought for sure you would have picked up the MF blouson de quart from SE. At 17% off might be the cheapest it will get until there is just one size left and maybe it ends up in the warehouse sale. Sucks about the car.
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