A serious Denim-warning to the youngsters!

[Trenchfriend]

If you accidently step through a type 3 jacket portal, you will NEVER be seen again, I tell you!!

If you have one, you will have a handful, some times later...
Always rememver that!

 

[TLW '90]

Thankfully I'm not a Levi's kinda guy, because I prefer hand warmer pockets that aren't practically behind me.
I like Wranglers and Big Smith , but j haven't tried Lee yet.
If one really gets into denim jackets It may not matter which brand / patterns you go for, because they all seem to have nuances and there are endless takes on all of them.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Thankfully I'm not a Levi's kinda guy.
I prefer Wranglers and Big Smith pattern jackets, not sure about Lee because I've never really delved into them.

If one really gets into denim jackets It may not matter which brand / patterns you go for, because they all seem to have nuances and there are endless takes on all of them.

The problem, we have in Germany, is the permanent presence of well-made storebrand type 3 jackets for usually 40 bucks, A-quality level.
Tell me, how long could you resist??

Lee Rider knock-offs are seldom, but happen, too.

 

[TLW '90]

The problem, we have in Germany, is the permanent presence of well-made storebrand type 3 jackets for usually 40 bucks, A-quality level.
Tell me, how long could you resist??

That depends where they're made.

Really , for $40 I would be looking for whatever reason I could to not buy because that's definitely a tempting price.

 

[Trenchfriend]

My actual reason to not getting more type 3s is the fact of having already all desired colours.

 

[Trenchfriend]

That depends where they're made.

Really , for $40 I would be looking for whatever reason I could to not buy because that's definitely a tempting price.

Of course they're usually Turkey-made, China-made. But I wouldn't wonder, if some of the unmarked could be Italian-made. The Bangladesh-made are usually lower quality levels.

Italy is still one of the big players in textile, a fact, which is not well know, today.

 

[TLW '90]

Of course they're usually Turkey-made, China-made. But I wouldn't wonder, if some of the unmarked could be Italian-made. The Bangladesh-made are usually lower quality levels.

Italy is still one of the big players in textile, a fact, which is not well know, today.

Yeah the Bangladesh stuff is not that great.
I've got a flannel lined wrangler I bought new about 10 years ago.
It was a size too big and there are other things I dislike about it these days, so it's now just a dedicated chore coat for yard work and working / cleaning up my shop.
Plenty of stains and grime...etc all over it.
It's held up but the denim is not very good.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Plain old black type 3?? Freakin' good!

Also, you look twenty years younger and twenty kilograms lighter...

 

[Edward]

Had a Type 3, St Bernard (Dunnes Stores, an Irish equivalentvof Marks and Spencer), back in 89. Finally wore it out in 97ish, by which point it had been worn hard most Summers, and had acquired a few patches - Ramones, Space Shuttle Challenger, something politically slanted. Didn't bother with another denim jacket until 2004ish. A Levis froma range sold as "Type 1", but not a type 1 as we'd understand it here. Nice enough jacket, but too modern (long in the body) for me. That eas it eith me and denim jackets til 2024, when I bought one of the Cathcart denim Battledress jackets. Wore that quite a bit this last Summer. Also fancied the zup up halfbelt one they did, but held off in the hope they do it in a black as I just don't have a use for two blue denim jackets.

Realisedover the years what I fon't like on a type 3 is the handwarmer pockets that became a norm c1960, much prefer the look without them.

 

[Trenchfriend]

I'm staying strong, I'm staying strong... Hopefully!

 

[Jon Crow]

Thankfully I'm not a Levi's kinda guy, because I prefer hand warmer pockets that aren't practically behind me.
I like Wranglers and Big Smith , but j haven't tried Lee yet.
If one really gets into denim jackets It may not matter which brand / patterns you go for, because they all seem to have nuances and there are endless takes on all of them.

I like Levis but I have older heritage models now with suspenders buttons, levis 201, model 1902, have a pair of big E though, and I like Wranglers

 

[Trenchfriend]

Yeah, Wrangler is a real classic in old Germany, too!
Luckily, they launched type 3-similar jackets as counterpart of their classic Authentic Western jacket with the unchanged boxy cut, which many people don´t like that much.

 

[Jon Crow]

Yeah, Wrangler is a real classic in old Germany, too!
Luckily, they launched type 3-similar jackets as counterpart of their classic Authentic Western jacket with the unchanged boxy cut, which many people don´t like that much.

I had this style jacket when I was younger, wore it to death

 

[Trenchfriend]

Haha!!
This time I was weak, BUT surprisingly the interesting type 3 jacket was more or less B-classy quality, so I left it in the store.
So this time no type 3 "No.9" !!

 

[Alabama Blacksmith]

Bravestar is the best deal 8n selvage denim jackets . Great takes on the classics but with some over the top either cone mills denim or japanese selvage . Their 21 oz selvage is a beast , but it ages and creases more like leather . The fades onvthe 21 oz are also impressive. They even offer a double black 21oz selvage .

 

[navetsea]

I have 2 type 3 and I have 1 modified type 1 with 2 front pockets

I don't need another because I haven't wear then enough to properly fade them

btw none of mine are Levi's, I prefer local brands, mega corp like Levi's have their market enough, for the same money I get more in fabrics quality than from Levi's, and I rather have local workshop and small companies to survive.

 

[AbbaDatDeHat]

Bravestar is the best deal 8n selvage denim jackets . Great takes on the classics but with some over the top either cone mills denim or japanese selvage . Their 21 oz selvage is a beast , but it ages and creases more like leather . The fades onvthe 21 oz are also impressive. They even offer a double black 21oz selvage .

Let’s see em!