Follow up on an ancient thread: just got these Bill Khakis cord pants, totally on a hunch, man what a turn out, so comfortable & well made!! One day shipping too (I live nearby though). they are pretty high waisted, I feel secure, shirts are tucked in, & they slightly stretch.
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As much as I love Sunderland’s deerskin & bison, concerns about health & pollution is not looking good for the tannery industry
This is an old article but it can’t be getting better
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Gloversville-tanneries-fade-away-but-illness-8343901.php
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speaking of aging leather, I always wonder what the chemical requirement is to make black leather brown.
now, forget about teacore black, they'll turn brown because they are brown. I'm talking about movie costumers works, so, the Terminator 2 movie, Bates make a bunch of regular black jackets...
I think one of the stacks of the leather portion could be ground down to be more “parallel”, now they are a trapeziums shaped resulting in the rear height to be more prominent. Will ask cobbler
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Edward, very interesting insight. So, the heel DONT fully touch the ground & that’s the first thing I noticed. I called Wesco & spoke to some cobblers, that the front area of the heel actually lift off from the ground about two mm, as if the whole sole of the boots is curling up into a fetus...
Just want to illustrate how some of the most underrated, cheap mall cowhide can turn out to look amazing if worn for a long time. This is a Canadian Sears jacket I’m taking apart. 2.5oz cowhide, nothing special, from the 70s. But the creasing is nothing short of what we all love here. my Gibson...
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