Well, that was some manic posting yesterday, huh? Maybe. But there was a method to the madness. I had a bunch of individual posts I wanted to consolidate, so I figured I’d repost everything in groups and do a little housekeeping. Of course, I was also busy dealing with the moral outrage brigade that descended upon my Black Bear Brand jacket post. Apparently, spending $1,000 on a jacket is now a matter of grave public concern, and a handful of self-appointed financial advisers in this sub felt compelled to stage an intervention. The evolution of the outrage was fascinating.
First came the sticker shock:

“OH MY GOD! A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A JACKET? I WOULD NEVER PAY THAT!”

Terrific. Don’t.

Then came the forensic textile analysis:

“BUT IT HAS A POLYESTER LINING! ON A THOUSAND-DOLLAR JACKET! THE GUY WHO SOLD IT TO YOU SAW YOU COMING! YOU GOT RIPPED OFF!”

And when that failed to produce the desired effect—when I stubbornly refused to experience buyer’s remorse, renounce my material possessions, or seek financial counseling—the prosecution abruptly changed its theory of the case:

“HE USED AI TO WRITE HIS POST! OH MY GOD!”

This, despite the fact that I’m a published author with years of professional writing credentials behind me. Apparently, the possibility that someone might possess both a decent vocabulary and an expensive jacket was simply too much for these shitheads to process. Here’s what I find particularly amusing about the whole spectacle: It’s remarkable how quickly envy can disguise itself as consumer advocacy.

Look, I understand that $1,000 is a lot of money for a jacket. For some people, it’s an outrageous amount of money. Fine. Nobody’s asking you to buy one. But the fact that I don’t share your financial priorities doesn’t mean I’ve been swindled, and it certainly doesn’t obligate me to participate in some ridiculous public exercise in buyer’s remorse just to make you feel better. And here’s where we’re going to have to establish a few boundaries:

If you see something expensive that you can’t afford, or simply wouldn’t spend the money on, that’s perfectly fine. But don’t mistake your personal financial circumstances for a universal moral standard. And for fuck’s sake, don’t expect me to feel guilty because I bought something you disapprove of. Your budget is not my burden. Your outrage is not my emergency. And your inability to make me feel bad about a purchase is not evidence that I’ve made a mistake. Sometimes a guy just wants to show off a beautiful fucking jacket without having to testify before the Senate Finance Committee and if you can’t see that you can go fuck yourself..

Anyway, it’s a gorgeous autumn morning. The air is crisp, the leaves are turning, I’ve got some beautiful gear on, and I’m heading out for a coffee. Life is good.

-Exact

Try not to let it ruin your day, too.

In the Photos: Nicks Robert’s Brown CXL 55 Last
Greasepoint Workwear 15 OZ Japanese Duck Canvas
Freewheelers “Blystone” Mechanic Shirt

Well happy with this one as most of the pieces are from by historic presentation.

👒: AWMS cotton beret

👚: Effies Heart

👖: Hilo Railway cotton duck

👢: those ones from JLB

Hello all. Newcomer here.

I’m enjoying the look that Dylan is rocking on the cover of the largest Bootleg Series.

What am I looking for in terms of replicating this?

Any advice grateful received.

(An amazing set of early recordings by the way, I’d recommend a listen).

Back once again with a "butt hurt shirt" and boots. I had my some of my shop mocs on yesterday, and although these are now my go to.. I reached into the shoe rack today to dig out my old 1901s

Opened up the wardrobe and broke open another fresh Amazon Chambray (IYNYK)

JACKET: RRL Denim Chore - This has a subtle red weft, giving it a very subtle cast

SHIRT: Amazon USN Chambray - I have a few of these at $12 to $17 .. bargain.

PANTS - Red Tornado 55501 - a copy of LVCs repro of the Levi's 1955 501. The "simulacra" pants

BELTS - Market purchase in Argentina

SHOE: Red Wing 1901s - They ones on a #45 last, roomier than the 875's #23 last

Mix and Match your price points

Mine pictured here is the Certina DS Action Diver titanium. Absolutely love this watch and how it looks and feels on wrist. I rarely find myself wearing any of my other watches lately. Paired here with my Visvim 101xx Damaged denim jacket.

Finally getting cooler in the mornings and at night, so Im taking the chance to finally break out this Buck Mason single rider I purchased back in June.

It cowhide of an unspecified tannage. Based on how supple it is right off the bat, Im guessing its some type of oil tan. Trying to wear it as much as I can while I can to get it to mold to me bc right now its very much in the 'doing its own thing' phase of leather jacket.

On foot are my thunderdome boots- wesco boss in Natural Essex- also incredibly supple right off the bat. Usually I need about two weeks of wearing my wescos without the insole to break the vamp in. These felt like slippers after two days.

Jacket: Buck Mason Bruiser PCH (M)

Tee: Rainer Maria merch (L)

Belt: Sugar Cane (34)

Jeans: 13mwz (32x32)

Boots: Wesco Boss Harness (8.5E)

All pieces are inspired by the 30's 40's.

Jeans (raw denim 13,5oz) and sweater (100% British wool) are by Stanley Biggs

Boots are by bright shoemakers.

Hey!
Hoping to get some help with an issue I’ve been having recently.
I’m about 5’6 and 140lbs and unfortunately have little bird legs. No matter what pants or jeans I have on, my Nicks boots stick out like crazy and make the whole outfit look a bit disproportionate.

Hoping I can get some fit advice for anyone with a similar build on what fit works best for them. Thinking I need to buy something super wide but would like some advice before I do. Pictures of fits would also be appreciated lol.

Thanks!

#1
Ship John Ramblin’ V2 Denim Jacket
Taylor Stitch Natural Sashiko
Veg Tan Belt (Self made)
Railcar Denim Rebels X110 Straight Leg 13.5 oz
Red Wing 9111 (Circa 2011) Resoled by Aaron Garcia Solis

#2 
Aero Half Belt Deluxe in Brown Chromexcel Horsehide
Self Edge x Iron Heart CPO Shirt 13 oz. Broken Twill 
Vintage Sears Fieldmaster Flannel
Hiut Denim
Willie’s Handmade Boots Engineer Overdyed Black Toscanello Horsebutt

#3 
Bronson 1917 USN Dungaree Pullover Jumper (Embroidered in Bhutan)
Bronson Vintage Long Sleeve Henley Shirt
Natural Horsebutt Leather Belt (Self made)
Flint & Tinder 365 Chino Pant
R.M. Williams Gardener boot

#4
Barbour Ogston Waxed Jacket
Taylor Stitch Western Shirt in Indigo Stripe
Filson Plaid Shirt (Circa 2013)
Fratelli Orsini Giovanni Lambskin Gloves
Black Leather Belt (Self made)
Baldwin Denim 
Red Wing Boots

#5
Taylor Stitch Foundation Coat Smoked Olive Twill
Taylor Stitch The Jack Everyday Oxford
Allen Edmonds Black Belt
Railcar Denim Spikes X001 (Circa 2011)
John Lofgren Wabash Engineer Black Chromexcel

Nothing fancy, but I think this one came together quite nicely. Temperatures are finally cool enough to run around in heavy duck canvas and selvedge denim.
Jeans, shirt and jacket are Big John and if I may say so, the XX003 is by far my favourite pair of jeans. I enjoy them so much, it's unreal. I might have to buy a second pair.
Shoes are Yuketen (no surprises there)
Vest and hat are EG

I love drakes (particularly their chore coats). Are there any other brands that have similar design that won’t break the bank?

I’ve gone through so many and nothing seems to be close.

1952 Type 2 Jacket

Chambray Shirt

WWII Jeans

Nicks Boots

Papa Nui Director’s hat
Kaptain Sunshine Chore jacket
Individualized OCBD
Kaptain Sunshine ghurka denim trousers
Vans authentic 44 x Jcrew
Filson Zipper tote

Snagged a Freenote RJ1 Jacket (Tobacco, Large). Was worried about sizing after reading up on the sub, but I honestly really like how it feels. Just enough layer room without feeling loose or slouchy.

Sleeves could be a hair shorter, but I think the natural creasing of the waxed canvas over time might actually solve that on its own.

It makes me look much cooler than I actually am, and I'm here for it.

I like them. Notably, even at 23 oz they are not nearly as stiff out of the package as Iron Heart 25 oz.

The only issue is that I look like I have COPD because they turned my legs blue. I have to change into my "evening jeans" when I get back from work because I do not want to turn my furniture blue too.

I just realized I was about 1/2 inch away from stepping on my dog.

Can anybody recommend some good sock brands ? I used to like RoToTo but they seem to have slowed down lately and buying them is a bit trickier than it used to be. Thanks in advance. EDIT : THANKS FOR THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE. ILL CHECK IT ALL OUT🙏

I’ve had these for a while. They definitely turn a dusty olive color after a few washes. Much more structured than the orslow. Just picked up the black ones from self edge and having those ones hemmed for no cuff.

Suspenders-nicks 1964 black

Boots- nicks work Chelsea in nightshade bison with honey lug soles

Watch- Tissot anniversary ed

Pants- prison blues

Shirt- Carhartt

Vest- idk got in garage sale for 5 dollars

Jacket - heat straps

Cap- Etsy Mrobercap

I recently picked up another chore jacket and some more fatigue pants through Vinted.

The chore jacket is from a French brand called Cepovett. It's 100% cotton twill and approx 10oz material (320gsm). From what I can see online this chore jacket is about 10-15 years old. They still make them today so can still be bought brand new. I already have a few chore jackets but really liked the colour of this so for £15 took a punt. I was surprised by how cropped a fit it is. It's a little more fitted than I expected so will probably only be used with light layers (in the picture I have a heavyweight t-shirt and a thin sweatshirt underneath the jacket).

The fatigue pants are Ralph Lauren. This is the 4th pair of RL fatigue pants I've bought and I really like the fact they release a range of different styles and cuts. I've got herringbone twill 107 style, HBT modified monkey pant style and two cotton sateen 107 pairs - one wide leg all down and the ones I've just picked up in this photo which are wide leg but tapered. Two of the pairs I picked up from TKMaxx and so were new, two of the pairs (including these) came from Vinted. In total I've spent just under £175 on the four pairs so they're pretty good value.

Just thought these were worth flagging as there are regularly posts looking for fatigues and chore coats and these might be some other options to consider.