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Topic: Mister Freedom
Posted By: bandit
Subject: Mister Freedom
Date Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 9:21pm



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Posted By: Sansome
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 8:14pm


Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 11:40pm
Mulholland Master Fit Pics.






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Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 23 Jan 2012 at 10:49pm
From a recent trip with 2 super cool dudes! Wearing the MF Ranch Blouse Jacket.




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Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 12:07am


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Posted By: ihatebrianwilliams
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2012 at 8:24pm
Liberty Issue CPO & Road Champ Boots.


Posted By: Nonriveted
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 4:22pm

Photo I took a couple months back



Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 4:50pm
More Sunday than anyone needs but here are a bunch of pics









Posted By: Nonriveted
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 12:25pm
Sansome in his new black MF jacket





Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 9:54pm
Shot of the MF deck jacket



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Posted By: ranonranonarat
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 7:47am
that deck jacket is so great.

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Posted By: clemente21
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2012 at 2:12pm
question for everyone with a Mulholland Master - how do you normally wear it?  I got it assuming I'd wear it closed with the belt, but it's just not that flattering. Tying the belt, trenchcoat style, seems to wear better than using the prongs. But really it just seems to look better open - which is a shame because it loses some of its magic that way I think. 

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Posted By: erk
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2012 at 2:43pm
I actually forgot they had a belt. 


Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 4:52pm
Here's a few pics from last week. 7163s & Shore Vest





Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2012 at 10:28pm
Mister Freedom Ranch Blouse. 








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Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2012 at 10:34pm


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Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 9:27am
You're killing me, bandit. Your jackets look amazing


Posted By: ihatebrianwilliams
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 1:59pm
I hate posting after you.  



Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2012 at 2:20pm
Signal Vest





Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 4:26am
finally some new mister fredom stuff. seems they are made outa linen.
check it out on the sun house site
http://shop.hinoya-ameyoko.com/hinoya-sunhouse/products/list.php?category_id=41%20" rel="nofollow - http://shop.hinoya-ameyoko.com/hinoya-sunhouse/products/list.php?category_id=41
hope to read more of it on the mister freedom site



Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 1:57pm
Hirondelle






Posted By: rnrswitch
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 9:13pm
Watch out.  That thing bleeds like crazy.

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Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 10:04pm
Originally posted by fardin fardin wrote:

finally some new mister fredom stuff. seems they are made outa linen.
check it out on the sun house site
http://shop.hinoya-ameyoko.com/hinoya-sunhouse/products/list.php?category_id=41%20" rel="nofollow - http://shop.hinoya-ameyoko.com/hinoya-sunhouse/products/list.php?category_id=41
hope to read more of it on the mister freedom site


Thanks for the heads-up fardin. I am especially liking:




Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2012 at 1:28am
Also looks like sunhouse has the title "Men of the Frontier" in english in their text- guess this is the theme of the new MF season? Thought we would get season 3 of "Les Apaches". I like the change. And am looking forward to the rest of the season.


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2012 at 1:37am
the new theme sounds great to me. love the vest and jacket. nice leather details. 


Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2012 at 1:47am
Google translate has the leather as horse hide. Nice.
Countdown to bandit's mailbox being filled with sweet tan canvas goodness.


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2012 at 2:06am
yes right, well i wonder where he is, and bet he got one when he was there for his b day. wonder what size he gets!!


Posted By: kayodic
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2012 at 7:00am
just ranch blouse....





Posted By: clemente21
Date Posted: 21 Feb 2012 at 6:49pm
some more info on the new season - "men of the frontier", but not much info about the particular items themselves

http://www.misterfreedom.com/?p=2242


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Posted By: setterman
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2012 at 5:33am
Originally posted by clemente21 clemente21 wrote:

some more info on the new season - "men of the frontier", but not much info about the particular items themselves

http://www.misterfreedom.com/?p=2242

Great photos!  As someone who's into firearms of the Old West, there's some interesting handgun choices by them men in the photos.  Great reference material!     


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Posted By: ravennavaro
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2012 at 6:46am
Those are some photoshopping! Christoph sure has a different way in producing workwear than any other brands/designers. How he incorporates fabrics and cuts together from the same era but different geographic locations is why the stuff they make are always intriguing to see. Oops dropped my 2 cents


Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2012 at 3:32pm


Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2012 at 6:34pm
Mulholland Master beeswaxed shots. 




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Posted By: rnrswitch
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2012 at 8:09pm
That thing looked pretty damn good at inspiration dude.

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Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2012 at 8:21pm
Smelled good too.


Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2012 at 8:41pm
Sitting around the fire listening to some of Russ's incredible stories. MM shining in firelight. Thx Switch and Randal, it smells even better now beeswax mixed with campfire! Photos by NonRiveted.







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Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 3:01am
those pics are incredible cory, by the way what size is the mm ?



Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 3:47am
oh look at this , wooow
http://item-jkstyle.shop-pro.jp/?pid=40342345" rel="nofollow - http://item-jkstyle.shop-pro.jp/?pid=40342345
http://item-jkstyle.shop-pro.jp/?pid=40342545" rel="nofollow - http://item-jkstyle.shop-pro.jp/?pid=40342545



Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 8:58am
^fabric is incredible on those two.


Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 9:38am
Originally posted by fardin fardin wrote:

those pics are incredible cory, by the way what size is the mm ?


size 40


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Posted By: Nonriveted
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 10:05am
super awesome jacket bandit, great post.



Posted By: tvshooter
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 6:29pm
got something(s) from Mr. Randal yesterday.  



Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 7:11pm
^Oh yeah, I need to email you with your tracking number, huh. Let me go do that right now.... oh. 

Looks great! How do you like it?
If only you had somewhere special to record your thoughts about it...


Posted By: tvshooter
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 7:19pm
how do i like it??  hmm, the expression on Izzy's face says it all.


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2012 at 11:59pm
so the pants are up too, check out the pants shop avenue site, love the new stuff. 


Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2012 at 11:35am
From the MF site:

"The following dry goods will be our Mister Freedom® Trading Post offerings of the season:

* The “Blouse Chaparral”, “Britches Chaparral” and “Range Vest”: Indigo and duck cotton linen canvas.

* The “Prairie Shirt”: Indigo selvedge light denim and madder calico printed cotton.

* The “Gun Slinger Jumper” and “Gun Slinger Pantaloons”: Indigo and Sand color selvedge denim twill.

* The “Trade Shirt”: Two Indigo calico discharge prints, “Apache” and “Pueblo”.

* Accessories, such as leather MF® ‘Strongman’ leather cuffs, MF® scarves…"


Gun slinger jumper sounds really intriguing...



Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2012 at 6:00pm
@tvshooter, Great to see you in the Signal Vest


Posted By: tvshooter
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2012 at 9:04pm
thanks man.  this is one of the few MF pieces i didn't "get" when it first came out, but it grew on me and after seeing some amazing worn ones hanging up at MF, i had to have it.  that and i'm a vest whore.


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2012 at 12:12am
MF® ‘Strongman’ leather cuffs are up too
http://item-jkstyle.shop-pro.jp/?mode=grp&gid=91752&sort=n" rel="nofollow - http://item-jkstyle.shop-pro.jp/?mode=grp&gid=91752&sort=n


Posted By: Malo
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2012 at 4:31am
 MF deck jacket soooo great

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Posted By: ranonranonarat
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2012 at 6:36am
aaron, that vest looks good on you!

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Posted By: rustbucket
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 1:18am
The signal vest looks great Aaron, it's also one of my favourite pieces.

I'm eagerly awaiting fit pics of the Britches Chaparral and some details on the Gunslinger Pants.


Posted By: mvk190
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 1:25am
Originally posted by rustbucket rustbucket wrote:

The signal vest looks great Aaron, it's also one of my favourite pieces.

I'm eagerly awaiting fit pics of the Britches Chaparral and some details on the Gunslinger Pants.


Fit pics of the Britches Chaparral here: http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/porkys/item/10002094/" rel="nofollow - http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/porkys/item/10002094/

I saw some pictures of the Gunslinger pants at my local MF pusher, they are awesome, I prefer them to the Britches! so I had to orderSmile


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Posted By: rustbucket
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 1:29am
Thanks for the link mvk.


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 8:16am
thanky mvk for the link. wonder how much they shrink.

where did you see the gunslinger pants?


Posted By: Happy Hooligan
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 8:42am
I love the translation...

"The front is button fried food using the doughnut button."


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Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 9:21am
Originally posted by Happy Hooligan Happy Hooligan wrote:

I love the translation...
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<font ="Apple-style-span" color="#ffffff">"<span ="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17px; ">The front is button fried food using the doughnut button."</span>


LOL. That's great


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 10:14am
hey sunday, whats any infos on the champ mister freedom shirt? and whats the red bandana your wearing with the chemise hirondelle`?


Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 2:37pm
Originally posted by fardin fardin wrote:

hey sunday, whats any infos on the champ mister freedom shirt? and whats the red bandana your wearing with the chemise hirondelle`?

The Champ shirt is similar to the thermals he put out a couple years ago. It has the same 3/4 sleeves. The bandana is 1 of 5 Christophe printed for the SENY grand opening. It's pretty much the same as this:  http://www.misterfreedom.com/?p=1113" rel="nofollow - http://www.misterfreedom.com/?p=1113  It bleeds like crazy though. The collar of my off duty CPO is red now. 


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 11:04pm
wow that actually a very nice bandana, i was to late on ordering this one.
the printing on the shirt is great.
hope i can make some pics of the range vest and the apache trade shirt. love both.
by the way the gunslingers are online too,
http://www.myWeb.com" rel="nofollow - http://item-jkstyle.shop-pro.jp/?mode=grp&gid=91752&sort=n

plus check out the mister freedom site


Posted By: JohnBurke
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 6:12am
 Just picked up two pairs of Mister Freedom riders in midnight and chino. John at the store advised me on size 32 in the midnight riders and size 34 in the rider chinos. Can anyone offer me advice on getting the correct fit in terms of shrinkage for these pants. John at the store has suggested the chinos come up a little small hence the size 34 option. How do these two pants behave in terms of shrinkage and what is the best way to get a custom fit (sit in the bath, cold wash, warm wash, tumble dry etc...?)  Any advice or experience with these pants appreciated. Thanks


Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 6:22pm
Not exactly on topic, on a lighter note, and if you want to take a break from looking at photos of dusty hairy dudes:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=312791095446794&set=pu.116740195051886&type=1&theater" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=312791095446794&set=pu.116740195051886&type=1&theater
 
(Im only kidding Bandit ;-)
Thank you all for the luv, and sorry about the diversion!


Posted By: JohnBurke
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 7:44pm
Anyone know where to find a midnight CPO shirt in medium for sale?


Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 7:53pm
Originally posted by MisterFreedom MisterFreedom wrote:

Not exactly on topic, on a lighter note, and if you want to take a break from looking at photos of dusty hairy dudes:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=312791095446794&set=pu.116740195051886&type=1&theater" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=312791095446794&set=pu.116740195051886&type=1&theater
 
(Im only kidding Bandit ;-)
Thank you all for the luv, and sorry about the diversion!


No thanks for the diversion we definitely need it sometimes! Post away!!!!! Glad to have you on board!!!!


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Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 1:32am
MisterFreedom- it's really nice to have you here.
Mind if we ask you a few questions about the new season & the MF line in general? 
Something I've been wondering about was how you go about choosing and developing fabrics for the MFxSC pieces. Every season there seem to be a number of items that are made with original, exclusive materials that Sugar Cane has produced for you. The plain indigo/natural weave for the 'Off Duty' CPO shirt from several seasons ago and the linen/cotton canvas used in the new 'Blouse Chaparral" are especially intriguing to me.
 If you'd care to comment on your development process- either internal or your actual collaboration with Sugar Cane- in coming up with these or any other fabrics, we'd greatly appreciate it.


Posted By: ranonranonarat
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2012 at 5:22am
the calicio tradeshirts look pretty damn good. 

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Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2012 at 12:23pm
Thx for the welcome Gents.
Because i do not have to stick to rules and to keep things interesting for me, i like to mix fabrics with specific well established patterns. Not for the sake of the 'vintage with a twist' fad, but because i always feel that a lot of 'classics' have yet to see the light of day. Someone at the old Philly QM Depot might have come up with a denim Peacoat at one point, but it never got authorized nor left the drafting table... I like these type of fictions.
So when i chose fabrics, i keep the plausible aspect in mind. I would never, therefore, 'do' a MA-1 in tiger camo...
* The inspiration behind the plain weave indigo/natural fabric of the off-duty CPO was a lining found inside a pair of (otherwise pretty common) 1920's USN wool uniform trousers. It was a lighter weight 100% cotton textile, contrasting with the usual regulation black satin. I always wanted to use that somewhere, and thought it would work for that custom CPO shirt. It was milled in Japan from a swatch and instructions to make it heavier of ounce.
* For the Chaparral fabric, i used an old 20s~30s French hunting coat sample (the type with the 'game' metal buttons) that i've had for a while. The fabric was amazing to me, and much different than the usual 'coutil' fabric they are usually made of. The jacket is all beat up and sun faded, so after analyzing fiber content (Toyo got experts doing that), I picked a specific tone of the color from an inside concealed pocket that hadn't endure much wear/exposure.
When you don't use wash houses and fake aging treatments, it is tricky to foresee how a specific fabric you mill will age. So you have to get a bit familiar with dyeing processes and techniques.
That canvas fabric with french origin made sense for me to use. A similar fabric can be found in WW1 French military items (overcoats, tents, musettes...with a specific desired by collectors "cachou" color.) The idea of using tent fabric for work wear, although a bust at the time, had already made sense for someone we all heard about in SF a while back ;-)
CL


Posted By: tvshooter
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2012 at 2:11pm
**mindblown**Tongue thanks for the insight MisterFreedom!  nice meeting you, very briefly, at RRL party.  any chance someone can post pic, either here or facebook, of the tour jeans?  btw, there is a small rip inside the left front pocket, which is no big deal if they are gonna be hangin on a wall.

cheers MF!!!


Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2012 at 8:18pm
Originally posted by MisterFreedom MisterFreedom wrote:

So when i chose fabrics, i keep the plausible aspect in mind. I would never, therefore, 'do' a MA-1 in tiger camo...

CL

Thanks for not doing this. This is a perfect example of "vintage with a twist" which is exactly what you're not doing. 

Thanks for the insight on the fabrics. The fabrics for the Les Apaches are some of the best I've seen and the new stuff looks incredible. The swatches on the cardboard boxes are a great touch


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 12:03am
thank you for the insight mister, this collection as all the others is beautiful, and so full of crativity and imagination.
love the shirt, and cant wait for the prairie shirt.
are those the californie jeans your wearing with the apache shirt? it looks slightly different, and will there be som scarf or bandanas included in this collection



Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 11:20am
I'd only do a tiger stripe MA-1 if i can add an off-center rhinestone glittery dragon on it, Dubai fashion style Clap
I's wearing some raw Calif 44s (Lot P2). No time to do bandanas this season... I kinda like a DIY faded raggedy strip of old fabric around the neck though (like an old recycled piece of original indigo calico), a bit less obvious than the bandana thing.
Bandanas are fun to draw, just a pain to print here because the screen is huge and it's hard to control the bleed thru effect so that both side are coloured.
I have tried discharge printing indigo dyed bandanas, but messed them all up. Need more patience...


Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2012 at 7:29pm
Thanks, MisterFreedom! So nice to get a look behind the scenes.
 The 'off duty' CPO is a personal favorite of mine. I'm glad you finally found the right place to use that fabric. Would you care to show us a picture of the original trouser lining you based it on?


Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 1:39am
Another question occurs to me after digesting your above response, MisterFreedom.

 If I am recalling correctly, the first two MF episodes (Naval Tailor & Speed Safe Clothing) utilized a mix of Sugar Cane staple textiles, some in exclusive colors, NOS fabrics, and a few exclusively manufactured MFSC fabrics, like the "white denim" and "midnight denim". The Apaches and American NOS lines seemed to be all NOS and exclusive MFSC fabrics. All of the items from the new theme so far appear to be specially developed MFSC textiles.

A) am I right here or way off base, and if I am correct:
B) did you consciously move in the direction of utilizing more and more custom developed textiles or is this something that has naturally evolved as your work has progressed?


Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 1:19pm

Here are some shots of the original pocket bags and seat lining of those 20's USN trousers that inspired the MFSC 'off-duty' fabric:

http://www.misterfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/MFSC-off-duty-fabric2.jpg" rel="nofollow - http://www.misterfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/MFSC-off-duty-fabric2.jpg
and
http://www.misterfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/MFSC-off-duty-fabric1.jpg" rel="nofollow - http://www.misterfreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/MFSC-off-duty-fabric1.jpg


Posted By: Happy Hooligan
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 2:09pm
looks pretty much spot on MF...   

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Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 6:11pm
http://www.misterfreedom.com/" rel="nofollow - Range Vest.

ps- very western looking fit pics, mister F, though Euphorbia ammak is actually from western Saudi Arabia. I won't tell anyone.


Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 7:17pm
Today I wore my "full bleed" outfit. Midnight Riders, Indigo Hirondelle and Ranch Blouse. I'm a blue mess. Rnr warned me that the Hirondelle bleeds a lot but I definitely didn't expect a blue undershirt. I'm gonna have to be more careful. Smile


Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 9:02pm
Hahaha ur amazing ;-) Don't know my cacti too well! Shoulda ask Tina before ;-)
Was just driving to work on a local side street and saw that, thought it would be a change from the old store bricks routine... the landscaper was there and asked "so y'all like my Mexican garden, eh?"...
I'll stick to pure photoshop next time, or go Berber for next collection (and I'm sure that is also a geographic faux-pas!)

ThisSunday: I hear u, the early days are quite colorful ;-)


Posted By: rnrswitch
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2012 at 9:16pm
My hirondelle shirt stopped bleeding after about two weeks of effective wear. The puckering on the placket and pockets really starts to show as well.

Mister freedom, what is the shrinkage like on the indigo hirondelle. I haven't washed yet.

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Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 09 Mar 2012 at 12:40pm
@rnrswitch: a bit confusing with that fabric. Some people mentionned that after wearing in raw for a while, the fabric stretched out and washing didn't really make the shirt shrink. On the other hand, I have been wearing one of the early samples and had to rinse/machine dry it from the top, because sizing was wrong for me. Mine has shrunk a bit after full drying cycle. Because of the cotton/linen blend that fabric seems to have a life of its own and do its thing...


Posted By: nick
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 10:15am

Midnight CPO and Chino Riders


Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 12:28pm
I've been very spoiled to have access to Toyo's endless ability to mill fabrics from swatches. In the early MFSC days i wasn't too familiar with that potential, so i indeed chose from existing SC fabrics. (looking back at the mix of the three SC denim of the 7161's, i guess i couldn't even make my mind up ;-)
Developing a new fabric is very costly/tricky/risky and expensive (and it shows at the end of the chain). Existing fabrics are usually an easier choice since fading/sturdiness/cost/shrinkage/'popularity' are somewhat under control. However, some of the collections are new territories for Toyo and called for new textiles and experimentation. Nothing is set in stone though, as, at times, a new item design is 'molded' around a NOS fabric I found in sufficient quantity to run a small batch prod, if it matches the story.
I am grateful to the Toyo textile team for milling/printing some of those new fabrics, as i know that it gets technically challenging and high maintenance for them. The amount of headaches coming with each MFSC collections is only a fraction of Toyo's staff daily dose.


Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 3:58pm
IMHO, the headaches are well worth it.




Posted By: ThisSunday
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2012 at 9:39am
from Clutch magazine, which is a new magazine from the publishers of Lightning. Apparently the e-book version will have an English translation.

Christophe, that brown Chaparral Blouse is lovely and the Triumph is sweet.



Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2012 at 11:59am
i fear the english translation ;-)


Posted By: nick
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2012 at 3:51pm
I didn't realise Christophe had so much involvement in the continuing interest in the British motorcycleSmile


Posted By: attackwithstones
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2012 at 5:12pm
Christophe, what pants are you wearing in that photo?  I couldn't decide if it were the Speedway Pique's, Moleskin Pantalons, or the new Gunslinger Pants.  I'm digging them with the Blouse. 


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Posted By: tvshooter
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2012 at 6:51pm
signal vest 




Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 11:35am
My point exactly Cry
 
@attack: I'm pretty sure i's wearing the speedways that day


Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 11:40am
"My point exactly" was for Nick, in ref to the twilight zone 'translation'


Posted By: nick
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2012 at 7:39am
There are worse things that you could be responsible for I suppose...


Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2012 at 12:07pm

I've been waiting for http://www.misterfreedom.com/" rel="nofollow - this ! Saw these on some Japanese sites, but wanted to wait and get them direct from Mister Freedom. Fantastic artwork, as well. I want a poster.


Posted By: attackwithstones
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2012 at 8:51pm
Seconded.   Christophe, it's time for posters! 

Also, I love the "3-Way" fit pictures of the Gunslinger Pants.  It is a great way to see how they truely look/ fit.


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Posted By: mr randal
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2012 at 9:42pm



Posted By: bandit
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2012 at 5:52am
Incredible Jacket. 

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Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 1:34am
hey mark the jacket looks great on you. how did you size it? did you rinse it ? we want more pics of it

why is it that seeing christoph wear his stuff that it looks even more tempting, like the gun slingers, now i want one, and the new shirts look awesome specially the madder red one, i wasnt sure about the button at first but, oh....


Posted By: tvshooter
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 8:08am
that's not Mr. Randall!  imposter!!   who is this man of mystery with tupperware full of old denim??


Posted By: fardin
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 10:38am
true does not look like mark , hair is different. 


Posted By: MisterFreedom
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 1:59pm
It appears to be Elvis Presley... but i'm not sure


Posted By: rnrswitch
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2012 at 6:39pm
It looks like a miserly old miner.  Or maybe somebody that rummages through trash heaps. 

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