After the previously mentioned Mister Freedom birthday trip, B and I headed to American Vintage. She walked out with three house dresses, two vintage half-sleeve sweaters, and some cloth calendar from 1973.
I found this gem:
The black Lee tag, with both the copyright logo and the M.R., indicates that this was made after 1970, and the fact that the Storm Rider tag says Made in U.S.A. in addition to the classic Union Made tag behind the size tag also tells that this jacket is not a current make.
Fun fact: Lee is one of the only companies that regularly uses Left Hand Twill denim, which is said to be softer after washing than Right Hand Twill. To easily tell which direction the twill goes, just look at the black Lee tag picture. The fabric twill lines point up to the left.
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On B’s birthday we took a trip to Idyllwild. After walking through the town we ended up at a shop where I saw this bad boy.
The pin is from a company called Iron & Resin – it was from a chambray bandana B bought me for Christmas.
Fun fact: Wrangler’s denim uses what’s called Broken Twill denim. You can see it in the picture directly above. See the squiqqly lines on the weft? Wrangler developed this because cowboys were growing frustrated with their jeans twisting down their legs. If you’ve ever owned a pair of shrink-to-fit Levi’s 501s, you have probably experienced your jeans twisting. This is because Levi’s uses Right Hand Twill. When the fabric is first soaked, it shrinks to the right. It isn’t necessarily a flaw in the fabric, it’s just how the fabric behaves. Wrangler developed Broken Twill in order to combat this twisting.
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