Reproduction classic workwear

[J. M. Stovall]

Chambray jacket, made by Koto sold exclusively at Urban Outfitters of all places. This label makes other vintage style chambray pieces as well.

jms: "Are those at UO right now?!?"
sfx: running, door slam and tire screeching sound heard in distance

 

[flat-top]

jms: "Are those at UO right now?!?"
sfx: running, door slam and tire screeching sound heard in distance

Clearance...so run!

 

[thunderw21]

Those buttons are sweet.

 

[mattfink]

Both Levi's and J. Crew are offering a 1930's style chin strap work shirt right now. No pics of the Levi's. Here's the J. Crew:

 

[flat-top]

I tried these on today:

http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urba...Product=true&parentid=SEARCH+RESULTS&color=40
Very cool looking, but have a terrible, snug fit. Grrr.

 

[Feraud]

Both Levi's and J. Crew are offering a 1930's style chin strap work shirt right now. No pics of the Levi's. Here's the J. Crew:

Thanks for the tip mattfink.
The Levi's version is as nice as the JCrew but a third of the price.

 

[mattfink]

I have both and I would have to say the JCrew one is a lot more like an original 30's chinstrap than the Levi's shirt. I did pick up one of the Levi's ones for $19.99 at the Levi's store in the mall near me.

Thanks for the tip mattfink.
The Levi's version is as nice as the JCrew but a third of the price.

 

[skbellis]

LL Bean Chambray

I picked one of these up at the LL Bean store by where I work:

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/st...oreId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&from=SR&feat=sr

It is a nice light weight chambray. It will be a nice shirt if Summer ever gets here.

---Scott

 

[Feraud]

A Continuous Lean has a good article from the San Francisco Chronicle about the work wear trend.
http://acontinuouslean.com/2009/05/07/acl-in-the-san-francisco-chronicle/

 

[flat-top]

I have both and I would have to say the JCrew one is a lot more like an original 30's chinstrap than the Levi's shirt. I did pick up one of the Levi's ones for $19.99 at the Levi's store in the mall near me.

I have both as well. The Levi's are pretty great for $19.99.
My favorite repro is this one profiled here:
http://jakedavis.typepad.com/jakedavis/2009/02/koto-chambray-shirt.html
No chinstrap, and the yoke detail in the back (not shown) is killer.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

does anyone know where to get the lone wolf boots cheaper, other than japan?
thanx!!!
Charlie

 

[Feraud]

I have both and I would have to say the JCrew one is a lot more like an original 30's chinstrap than the Levi's shirt.

How so?

 

[flat-top]

More stuff to obsess over:
http://www.postoveralls.com/

 

[mattfink]

How so?

The material, cut of the shirt, stitching, etc.. I had a Japanese dealer offer to buy the J. Crew shirt off my back. Nothing wrong with the Levi's one though.

 

[mattfink]

does anyone know where to get the lone wolf boots cheaper, other than japan?
thanx!!!
Charlie

More importantly....in a size 11 1/2!!! Look on eBay, I've seen a few pairs on there.

 

[flat-top]

From the Post O'alls site:

It looks similar to a leather jacket that I posted about in the Outerwear forum:

I had a feeling that jacket was based on a vintage workwear style!

 

[flat-top]

Borrowed from another thread...

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Some vintage clothing is so rare and (sometimes inexplicably) desirable that it scoffs at economic meltdowns.


Here's a very recent example:

Post 'em if you see 'em!

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I'll bet you a million bucks (or $2,827) that this will be replicated and sold by a company like this:
http://e-workers.net/

 

[mike]

speaking of e-workers replicating shirts, compare contrast...

More on Lon Chaney's lost rail road film, Thunder here:

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=799508#post799508

 

[Feraud]

What does eworkers charge for the shirt?

 

[mike]

What does eworkers charge for the shirt?

Something like $170 after shipping. What's cool about them is they only have a window of a few weeks for people to order their products and then those are the only items produced from the prototype. They only offer one or two products a month. And rarely remake the same things twice. I dig the oddity of it all a lot!