Here’s another recent fake stuff on Ebay – which one of our customers let us know.

Looks like they copied some Japanese repro stuff?

They have our signature circle embroidery on right back pocket corner.

We never say “UNION MADE”.

They copied some unrelated Japanese label….it even says Made in China.

Looks like they use second quality Cone denim……that means they are  made in USA?

Here’s a photo of  ” genuine ” POST O’ALLS  jeans on my friend’s blog: 

 There’s some more…..

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http://workwears.posterous.com/pants-post-overalls-1382-no1-5pocket-cone-den

 Some thing I didn’t understand was, the guy who was selling them lives in asia (Singapore?) and shipping point is Portland, Oregon.  Why??? ( Takeshi )

P.S.  I read the Japanese newspaper says that special pale pink color is a homage to Sakura=cherry blosom color of Japan,  expressing a cheer from U.S.

Beautiful!

P.S.2

I found another beautiful stuff today….at the wall of some fabric warehouse.  These blocks look superb.  I don’t how old or nothing about it. 

I’m going to start Googling it…

Wool shirt underneath the cotton CRUZER-W.

Wool shirt underneath the vintage USN cotton HBT jacket.

Meaning, would like to feel spring yet it is still cold out.  ( Takeshi )

Thus, there are frequent chances to wear thin nylon taffeta stuff as an windblocking layer….the black thing underneath is a black nylon taffeta CRUZER…..from a couple years back.

Feels like there are more chances wearing taffeta stuff this year than last year…..and last year I wore more than the year before.

Today, it is kind of chilly and windy….then…

I keep wearing these calico w-ply pants since December……into spring.

Now I start feeling like to bring all those back in 2013S/S season again….  ( Takeshi )

P.S.  Feels like solid Khaki.

Do you know that we ( I was born and raised in Japan )call this kind of jacket “COVERALL” , most likely in historically accurate blue denim or hickory stripe or ……cotton duck.

And, I know “COVERALL” is a shortened Japanese version ( Japanese like to shorten ) of the word “ COVERALL JACKET” which some Japanese started calling them in 1970s for unknown reason.

I think “COVERALL JACKET” is not a bad name.  I believe that “ COVERALL JACKET” name could have stuck if some American company had named it so in the history.

I almost lost what I was trying to say here…….well, I believe that’s a good name despite the fact that American did not create it!  ( Takeshi )

We just got back from PITTI UOMO.

Here’s a model description and some photos from there.

POST O’ALLS  2012 FW

 Overview

 As usual, we have been overlapping a few different flavors this season……ongoing and new.  More British flavor, vintage USNs, vintage Logger classic, vintage Calico archival fabrics, some timely feelings and timeless workwear designs…..all happily mixed up.

 New for this time, we have launched a small new line – Town & Country.  Well, it is not that new actually, since it is mostly consisted with our old or existing designs.  These designs may come from different roots and done in different way than original  POSTO’ALLS.  They are more vintage fieldwear rooted than vintage workwear, and finished in slightly different attitude – to throw more interesting mood to the mix.

  POST O’ALLS styles

 1102 Engineers’ jacket / 1102L Lined Engineers’ jacket

 Most long selling design from 1993. Always tweaked.

 2106 CRUZER 5

 The latest edition of our Logger classic.

 1185 CRUZER

 3^rd edition CRUZER design. 

1186 OK40 / 1186L Lined OK40

 Inspired by stripped–down WW2 regulation OSH KOSH jacket.

 2115 LINDEN 2

 Finally our new version of vintage LEE classic. 

 1190 CARLOS 3

 Named after our late factory fabric cutter. This 3^rd version came fresh with more British flavor.

 2113 P-POST 

A famous USN design.

 2114 Navy Blue

 Our version of now-famous USN classic.

 1515 CRUZER Vest 2

 Vintage Northwestern favorite….in POST O’ALLS way.

 1512 Royal Traveler

 Our classic. Practical travel vest inspired by pre-war hunting vest greats.

 1518 Northwest

 My favorite vintage Eddie Bauer style with a slight twist.

 1255 ZIPPER 3

 3^rd version with a round – with – a point pocket.

 1249 C-POST 6

 Latest version of evolving single pocket C-POST series.

 1252 Engineers’ Shirt 3

 3^rd version of our deluxe work shirt variation.

 1231 E-Z CRUZ 2

 With fully laid–back attitude.

 1211R The POST-R

 Our 1^st single pocket work shirt design. Originally issued in late 90s.

 1397 No. 2 Five Pocket

 Our favorite Five pocket design. LEVI’S-like full cut with LEE-like back pocket fusion. Button fly.

 2308 No.7 Five Pocket

 A slight departure from conventional Five pocket design.  One of our variations in basic straight fit. Zipper fly.

 1378 Double Needle Chino /  1378L Lined Double Needle Chino

 Famous WW2 US ARMY chino with POST O’ALLS treatment.

 2317 POST Baker 2

 Modified fit version of our Baker Pants from late 90s.

 1371 SND

 Single knee version of our popular design from late 90s.  Absent since 2005.

 1941 1102 Tote

 A newer variation of our long time favorite Mil-Spec webbing tote.

 Town & Country styles

 7101  #1 Jacket

 Originally issued as “TRAVELER” jacket from late 90s. Inspired by 30s hunting jacket design. Forerunner of the CRUZER designs.

 7201  #1 Shirt

 Our classic “TROPICAL” shirt ( mid 90s~ ) plus extra laid-back mood and slight Hemingway flavor.

 7301  #1 Pants

 “MENPOLINI” design went far with extra Safari / Beverly Hills treatment.

Now we are on NY show. ( Takeshi )

Thus the mood in our factory is not as hectic as usual……I feel quite comfortable as well.  I kinda decided that we will start even earlier next time!

I got a nice Christmas gift from my vintage friend……this time, a nice LEVI’S denim shirt which I want to wear everyday.

I like its “not-too-good, not-too-bad-neither” mode, a real wardrobe piece to me.

Now, time for another New Year’s resolution? ( Takeshi )

I ‘ve been wearing them at home for at least a couple of years now, checking if that short length seems familiar again. 

I occasionally started wearing them outside last year…and feel like wearing them more often this year.

Here’s my current line-up.

LEVI’S 1st edition jacket, late 40s~early 50s.

I personally prefer older ones, yet this last version of the 1st edition fits me better thanks to updated patterns.

LEVI’S 557XX, early 60s.

To me, denim jacket means LEVI’S 557.  I remember I was so crazy about this jacket when I was low-teen. 

LEVI’S 70505, late 60s

Whenever I feel that 557 is a little too short, then I go for 70505.

When I wa a kid, I was so curious whenever I saw older denim jackets in the photos.  They looked different compare to then-current model(that was early 70s).  They looked darker, with more streaks.  It took me some more years to find out that they did’nt make the stuff as they used to do.

I really admire LEVI’S 557 design.  As you may know, older denim western jackets always have pleats in their fronts (as on 1st~2nd edition jacket) which allows  some extra movements.  LEVI’S has been making this pleated jacket to match their pants (501s) for a long time already and so did the other companies.

But then LEE came up with their whole new design (101-J) without front pleats in the late 40s, LEVI’S followed the same….but almost 10 years later…thus 557’s debut.  Wrangler and some other companies still retained front pleats well into the late 60s though.

557 seems so reasonable to me, in terms of perfect mathcing jacket for their existing trousers – well, to be more precise – for their new trousers (551XX=forerunner of 505)  which utilized pre-shrunk denim fabric.  LEVI’S still offered shrink-to-fit denim jacket and pants untill 50s,  back when all the other denim products are already using pre-shrunk denim fabrics since its development in the mid 30s.  Now they could offer replacement matched set (557 and 551=505) of pre-shrunk denims.

So, LEVI’S have really catched on.  The whole new jacket seems so natural and organic….as if that jacket design was born together with their signature pants.  Of course the designer behind them is totally different….the time they lived is vastly remote, too.  I wonder how he or she made it……finally a perfect matching design was born.

I believe 5 pocket jean is one of the most primitive existing men’s designs….and I believe what makes jeans separate from all the others is…..skin tight fit or the fit which naturally traces along human body.  I believe that is why people come back to them from time to time.

Thank god, thus we have a difficult choice over traditional pleated style and revised fitted style!  (Takeshi)

I see it is lacking ” Made in U.S.A.”marking  on its printed label……and smaller collars, unlikely fabric choice, incorrect buttons and paper tag….

Yet I would like to get one and wear it for a joke.(Takeshi)

P.S.  My V.S.O.P. exhibition at NEPENTHES NY Gallery extends to 6 weeks.

We are going to display my vintage wardrobe at NEPENTHES NY Gallery from Oct. 21 for 4 weeks.

The title is “My V.S.O.P.”.

Display pieces change weekly in 4 different themes.

There are some other pieces for sale as well.

Please check out when you are in the area!  ( Takeshi )

P.S.

Available now!

(Takeshi)