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So, I'm new both to this website and to high end men's fashion in general.
It's recent occurred to me that I personally think that a lot of the value of things like Selvedge Denim, leather jackets, etc is durability. I was as a kid and continue to be rough on my clothes. As such, I'm drawn to the absolute thickest examples of clothes possible.
For example with Denim, the 40 oz Naked and Famous jeans are on my wishlist, and I just purchased the Soso 33 oz "TBOL" (the breaker of legs) jeans and a "TBOA" (the breaker of arms) jacket. I'm waiting on them to arrive but I am excited just because of the wow factor/conversation piece nature of it, and their rarity.
With buying Selvedge Denim, it's extremely easy to know the thickness of a product. With a lot of other clothes purchases, it's quite difficult to know what is best in class.
As such, I want this thread to serve as a sort of "hub" and maybe eventually stickied post where we list the absolute thickest and heaviest piece of clothing in every class.
For T-shirts, I think it's between the Everest from American Giant and that Triple Heavyweight from Wonderlooper. I think Bronsen needs an honorable mention for cheap *** weight to price ratio (~10 oz for around 20-30 USD and some are psudo-loopwheel)
For Leather Jackets, I'm not sure - I own a very thick and heavy Schott Red Perfecto, and some pretty heavy Y2/Double Helix jackets, but I can't really say confidentially that I know if I've found the heaviest/thickest. Additionally, I think this section should be broken down by leather type (i.e. goatskin vs horsehide) and maybe even color?
For Belts: No idea, I bought a few from Brave Star Selvedge that I feel are a lot thicker than my local shops are at a good price, but I don't think they're the best
For Wallets: Needs breakdown by Leather type, and and my only hunch is that it's probably (hopefully?) made in japan.
For Watch Bands: Who the heck knows? They're probably on etsy?
For Waxed Cotton: Seems to be a dual between Ship John and Tin Duck Denim both at 24 oz for their jackets with optional extra lining.
For Boots: I think it's the PNW boot brands, i.e. Franks, Whites, or Nicks. Please correct me if I'm wrong as I've avoided buying boots from brands I'd really love to try on this principle. (needs breakdown by Leather type)
Please let me know if I am mistaken and I will update this, and please include things for each section and evidence to support your assertions.
Hopefully folks are interested in this!
I'm very interested in this breakdown for Sneakers (both luxury and sneakerhead nike stuff), Boat Shoes/Loafers, Dress Shoes.
It's recent occurred to me that I personally think that a lot of the value of things like Selvedge Denim, leather jackets, etc is durability. I was as a kid and continue to be rough on my clothes. As such, I'm drawn to the absolute thickest examples of clothes possible.
For example with Denim, the 40 oz Naked and Famous jeans are on my wishlist, and I just purchased the Soso 33 oz "TBOL" (the breaker of legs) jeans and a "TBOA" (the breaker of arms) jacket. I'm waiting on them to arrive but I am excited just because of the wow factor/conversation piece nature of it, and their rarity.
With buying Selvedge Denim, it's extremely easy to know the thickness of a product. With a lot of other clothes purchases, it's quite difficult to know what is best in class.
As such, I want this thread to serve as a sort of "hub" and maybe eventually stickied post where we list the absolute thickest and heaviest piece of clothing in every class.
For T-shirts, I think it's between the Everest from American Giant and that Triple Heavyweight from Wonderlooper. I think Bronsen needs an honorable mention for cheap *** weight to price ratio (~10 oz for around 20-30 USD and some are psudo-loopwheel)
For Leather Jackets, I'm not sure - I own a very thick and heavy Schott Red Perfecto, and some pretty heavy Y2/Double Helix jackets, but I can't really say confidentially that I know if I've found the heaviest/thickest. Additionally, I think this section should be broken down by leather type (i.e. goatskin vs horsehide) and maybe even color?
For Belts: No idea, I bought a few from Brave Star Selvedge that I feel are a lot thicker than my local shops are at a good price, but I don't think they're the best
For Wallets: Needs breakdown by Leather type, and and my only hunch is that it's probably (hopefully?) made in japan.
For Watch Bands: Who the heck knows? They're probably on etsy?
For Waxed Cotton: Seems to be a dual between Ship John and Tin Duck Denim both at 24 oz for their jackets with optional extra lining.
For Boots: I think it's the PNW boot brands, i.e. Franks, Whites, or Nicks. Please correct me if I'm wrong as I've avoided buying boots from brands I'd really love to try on this principle. (needs breakdown by Leather type)
Please let me know if I am mistaken and I will update this, and please include things for each section and evidence to support your assertions.
Hopefully folks are interested in this!
I'm very interested in this breakdown for Sneakers (both luxury and sneakerhead nike stuff), Boat Shoes/Loafers, Dress Shoes.
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