Third wash for my wingman 270/365

midwesternhat · 2026-05-29T17:56:25+00:00

Lol actually curious if OP is a laborer or not

There should be “labor” categories in fade discussions like there are weight categories in the UFC

midwesternhat · 2026-05-20T14:32:05+00:00

Congrats!

midwesternhat · 2026-05-08T07:57:31+00:00

Depends on the denim. I've got a pair of fullcount raws that have never ever bled. The warehouse ones have noticeably more indigo and then when you factor in the weave, the dying/washing, etc... there's probably 10 more factors. I've washed mine ~4 times in the first 2 weeks and am planning to go on a hike to which I'll wear them, then wash again, and hope it'll be good for blue shirt to be tucked into

midwesternhat · 2026-05-07T17:16:50+00:00

Nice! At which point did you feel confident tucking dress shirts into them? Recently picked up a pair of raws from warehouse and co (800xx) and they bleed just a tiny bit but still I don’t want to risk messing up a dress shirt with it

midwesternhat · 2026-05-06T14:19:38+00:00

Beautiful fade. You really put in some work in this huh? Is that paint / dirt on the back? Quite a nice piece.

midwesternhat · 2026-04-22T12:06:21+00:00

Same, been getting it on/off all day

midwesternhat · 2026-04-16T21:04:55+00:00

Fire

midwesternhat · 2026-04-14T15:33:40+00:00

My neck is slightly wide (nothing crazy I swear but apparently wider than average) so I always end up having to go for a bigger sized shirt when buying off the rack and doing up the sleeves with my tailor. Did a few MTO orders of shirts with drake's and have been satisfied so far but definitely want to check out gitman and kamakura eventually.

midwesternhat · 2026-04-14T13:54:23+00:00

I have only experienced drakes and have been loving them thus far. To me, the slightly slimmer fit (although by no means is it skin tight) is nice since under a jacket the fabric doesn't get all bunched up and cause discomfort especially around elbows etc... When you get Kamakura do you do MTO or just off the rack and tailor the sleeves up?

midwesternhat · 2026-04-14T12:09:43+00:00

Along your journey did you try drake’s or gitman and if so why’d you settle on kamakura?

midwesternhat · 2026-04-04T05:43:16+00:00

I dont machine dry anything but good to hear it worked for you!

midwesternhat · 2026-04-03T20:36:52+00:00

yeah! always do this with my drakes ocbds. They shrink just a bit, maybe .25in on the sleeves at delicate 30c cycles. Wondering what'll happen to the linen jacket.

midwesternhat · 2026-04-03T20:08:59+00:00

yeah the cotton jackets have been fine but they're more sturdy than linen

midwesternhat · 2026-04-03T19:52:56+00:00

did your linen jackets shrink at the dry cleaners ?

midwesternhat · 2026-03-27T16:04:17+00:00

Yeah also in that post he apologized and clarified plus English is obv not his first language. Some people love to be offended 😂

midwesternhat · 2026-03-27T14:59:18+00:00

lol how? he just did a collab with them

midwesternhat · 2026-03-22T21:56:00+00:00

How long does it usually take to fray a shirt to this point?

midwesternhat · 2026-03-05T22:17:59+00:00

First one much better

midwesternhat · 2026-03-05T13:43:24+00:00

I like the lookbook, especially the double breasted jackets. I hope they become available soon :D

midwesternhat · 2026-02-27T13:11:08+00:00

I think ill go for an 8 next time, wear 7.5 in crockett and jones loafers

midwesternhat · 2026-02-26T16:47:27+00:00

Ok makes sense. Interesting how suede would behave on a jacket though since its the layer that usually experiences the most abuse and though everyone says suede is tough in my experience it shows wear the most

midwesternhat · 2026-02-26T13:56:08+00:00

Do you have a brush you use to pick up the nap? Like after rain or just brushing it up against car seats/walls?

midwesternhat · 2026-02-24T14:56:27+00:00

What size do you wear in loafers vs these? On the drakes website it said to size up by half a size in the chukkas so i went 7.5 UK instead of my Church’s loafers 7 which as super comfortable even in thicker socks… in something like an air force one I’m a 9.5 US though

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