Work Wear

[KILZ FILLZ]

Duluth Trading Co - Anyone fuck w these guys? thinking of getting some of their work pants but have seen mixed reviews online. 
 

Seems like Carhartt quality has been on the decline. Dickies make me feel like a cholo. 

[Fist 666]

I had pair of Duluth pants that I hoped would break in and fit better, but they didn't last long enough to break in. 

[misteraven]

Seen it advertised and came up on some hunts I did last year when I was looking for pants that looked half decent she didn’t blow out with all the manual labor shit I’m always having to do out here. Settled on some other stuff from the locals sports store that looked okay and was on sale called Kuhl. Stupid name, but been pounding the shot out of it and it’s fairly rugged. Also comfortable so east to sit all day at the computer in then or wearing to go pound fence posts and string up wire. They look pretty low key and fit well, so was a worthwhile purchase that I’d make again. Especially if I can find them on super sale again.  

[Fist 666]

I was stoked on kuhl for a couple years,  but I blew the crotch out in the exact place on like 4 pairs in a row. At $70,  I want more than 6 months out of my pants. 

 

That said, they are comfy as fuck while they last.

[morton]

I tried a pair of Duluth "Firehose" bibs, they are stretchy and I have mixed feelings about that, I think it is for fat people but I bought them cause I was getting too fat. I will not buy another pair but am reasonably happy with the socks and underwear I got while at the store. They are always running specials so 25 percent off is easy and they run a replacement type warranty-I know a guy who abuses it and keeps getting new pants. Whatever, I would prefer something that lasts and or is worth repairing.

 

I go pretty deep on workwear but do not have the enthusiasm at the moment to really get into it.

 

Here are some places I shop, patagonia also has a new workwear line with some pants I am trying to talk myself into.

 

 https://www.baileysonline.com/

 

https://www.seamar.com/products/

 

https://www.filson.com/

 

https://arborwear.com/

[Fist 666]

I can't imagine the flack you would catch on a construction site for wearing patagucci pants. Dude's I work with who have nice haircuts catch enough bullshit from the hillbillies. Go forth and report back once you've talked yourself into them, @morton

[Guest]

Welp that sucks to hear about Duluth but confirms the other reviews I was reading. @Fist 666
@morton

 

im familiar with Kuhl from climbing. Their pants can withstand rubbing against rock. I’ve never owned any are they very stiff? If you like them another brand you might like is Bulletprufe @misteraven

[Dirty_habiT]

On 10/23/2019 at 6:13 PM, Fist 666 said:

the hillbillies.

Hey!  I resemble that statement!

[mr.yuck]

Does anybody have any recomendations for durable denim? Should hopefully withstand rubbing ladders and concrete for longer than a week before blowing to pieces. 

[Dirty_habiT]

Maybe Carhartt makes something? @mr.yuck

[Fist 666]

18 hours ago, mr.yuck said:

Does anybody have any recomendations for durable denim? Should hopefully withstand rubbing ladders and concrete for longer than a week before blowing to pieces. 

I've got a pair of levis that are like 4x the weight of the rest of my levis, I don't remember where I got them, but their tag is the same as all my other 505s even though they are clearly different. If anybody knows the difference I would recommend them--I've abused the fuck out of them and I've had them for probably 10 years of casual wear.

[misteraven]

3 minutes ago, Fist 666 said:

I've got a pair of levis that are like 4x the weight of the rest of my levis, I don't remember where I got them, but their tag is the same as all my other 505s even though they are clearly different. If anybody knows the difference I would recommend them--I've abused the fuck out of them and I've had them for probably 10 years of casual wear.

I have some Japanese denim like that. First year I wore them I literally would rub off skin off my legs until they bled. Now they just rub off the hair and leave bald spots on my legs.

[Fist 666]

@misteravenexactly--especially in my thunder thighs. Really only in the last two years have they become fully comfortable. Definitely been through hundreds (not exaggerated) of wash cycles to get there, though. 

[mr.yuck]

@Fist 666I need to know as well. Its like all levis are made out of 50% denim and 50% spandex. What the fuck kinda men need that much stretch denim?

 

@misteravenim missing the late 90s hard denim. I could put those levis through solid years of battery and the worst that happened was the cuffs got frayed up.

[spiro]

I'v always liked Ben Davis. but hard to come bye in europe.

https://bendavis.com/

[morton]

On 10/23/2019 at 7:13 PM, Fist 666 said:

I can't imagine the flack you would catch on a construction site for wearing patagucci pants. Dude's I work with who have nice haircuts catch enough bullshit from the hillbillies. Go forth and report back once you've talked yourself into them, @morton

Just ordered a pair of the pants and overalls, they are on sale. I will update, speaking of updates, where ya been Fist, I have not checked your profile or anything creepy like that but seems like you have been silent lately.

[mr.yuck]

Im looking for heavy weight hoodies for as cheap as possible so that I wont cry when my paint rig exolodes all over it or I catch a nail and tear a foot long gash down the arm. 

[sp]

tru-spec combat BDUs + suspenders = game changer 

[KILZ FILLZ]

On 9/17/2020 at 6:09 PM, mr.yuck said:

Im looking for heavy weight hoodies for as cheap as possible so that I wont cry when my paint rig exolodes all over it or I catch a nail and tear a foot long gash down the arm. 

https://shakawear.com/products/heavyweight-pullover?variant=14700460638271
 

 

[glorydays]

carhartt everything

 

 

[morton]

I purchased a pair of Carhart pants today. Twenty years ago their tags said "Made with pride in the USA by Union Garment Workers" now they are made in China and the tag says "BUILT TO SERVE AND PROTECT HARDWORKING PEOPLE" which I believe translates into "I eat a lot of dicks" but I bought them anyway.

[morton]

Follow up on the pants, which are the same as posted above by glorydays, the phone pocket is not well engineered and will not stop a phone from falling out the way that the Kuhl pocket does, there is a retarded zippered pocket inside the back right pocket which I would never use and rubs up against your hand if you reach into the back pocket, so it is like a negative two pocket. The pants fit well enough, I like that the double knee goes up high like on logger pants and I like the look and feel overall but all and all I think I am probably done with Carhartt. 

 

I am kind of a lazy ass so they might not want my business anyway.

 

 

[NightmareOnElmStreet]

I stand by carhart and dickies bros. 

[Fist 666]

I've switched pants from Carhartt to Ariat. More comfortable to start and I'm getting more life out of them, too. More street cred with the politically minded white trash 'round these parts, too. 

[glorydays]

Grease Point Workwear

 

selvedge everything

old school weaving and manufacturing 

 

shits fucking tough

 

https://www.greasepointworkwear.com/

 

 

 

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Edited July 4, 2022 by glorydays

[glorydays]

traditional french workwear

 

i've been researching more of traditional work wear 

historically, more traditional workwear were more uniform in nature and built specifically for the job they were designed for

 

https://www.frenchworkwear.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

[glorydays]

japanese have some of the hardest fits for workwear in a traditional sense

 

 

 

 

[ndv]

Japanese are DOPE!

[glorydays]

History of the Watch Cap – From Monmouth to The Monkees

 

https://www.heddels.com/2017/12/history-of-the-watch-cap-2/

 

 

The watch cap. The knit cap. The skullcap. The beanie. Whatever the name you choose, tracking down the history of this now-ubiquitous piece of headgear may prove frustrating. Every cold part of the world that needed to keep their ears and head warm while at work and play invented some variant of the watch cap.

The history may not be straightforward, but everyone knows the end of this story. This cap becomes one of the most worn and (as editor, David Shuck reminded me) frequently lost accessories in the modern wardrobe.

 

In the Beginning…

 

 

A fair number of sources believe the history of the knit cap began in Monmouth in Wales in the mid 1500s. However, other sources believe the invention of the pom-pom was a sign of cap-making in Norway that pre-dated the invention of knitting and therefore the Monmouth Cap.

But like the various famous sweaters in our Ugly Christmas Sweater article, it is quite possible that both these cold regions developed their own logical answer to their environment. A snug-fitting warm cap to keep out the elements. If one is to believe the cap originated in either Great Britain or Scandinavia, it makes sense that it would be associated with durable, practical workwear. But could the answer be buried even further in the past?

 

The Phrygian Cap has its origins in the Hellenistic period and would come to be worn by freed slaves in ancient Rome. The powerful classical symbolism inherent in this rather silly hat would not be lost on history and in the late 1600s, they would be called “bonnets rouges” and worn by revolutionaries in an early anti-nobility revolt that served as a precursor to the French Revolution. But despite the fact that various versions of the knit cap existed throughout Europe, it would be the great colonial powers: France and England who would export their favorite designs to the world.

 

 

The United States Capitol Rotunda features a “liberty cap” on the head of a woman on George Washington’s right in “The Apotheosis of George Washington.” American artist Thomas U. Davis tried many times to include liberty caps throughout the famous works of art in the American capitol, but he was often denied.

The cap’s association with freeing Roman slaves was too radical in pre-Civil War America and other critics thought the cap might too closely resemble Native American headwear to be acceptable in the Capitol. Nearly a hundred years after America’s founding, the caps from the first European settlers remained controversial symbols of liberty.

 

The Military Connection

Although the knit cap is an incredibly ancient item of clothing, its military connection was indelibly forged in the 1830s and 50s with several very cold and violent conflicts. The first was the Lower Canada Rebellion, which was fought between French-Canadian patriots and the British Colonial Powers. Fought in desperately cold conditions, the knit cap would serve a twofold purpose: survival and symbolism. The Québecois patriots adopted the already-famous bonnet rouge as part of their uniform. In French-Canadian, the caps would be called Tuques.

The 1854 battle of Balaclava allegedly gives us another important link between the knit cap and the military. Part of the siege of Sevastopol, which was in turn a part of the Crimean War, these caps were apparently given to British soldiers in order to keep them protected from the cold.

 

Although it may be sloppy history to jump all the way from the Crimean War to World War II, it may be helpful in terms of fashion. After all, the great majority of knit caps we now see are marketed as “watch caps,” have a clear link back to the caps worn by Navy crews during World War II. An absolutely incredible set of photos by Life Magazine captures a submarine crew while stationed somewhere bleak and cold in the 1940s.

These pictures not only show the watch cap out in the wild, so to speak, but worn often as they are worn today. Usually made from a dark wool and worn rolled up above the ears. Wearing your beanie high on your head or at a jaunty angle isn’t a modern hipster invention, but a long-standing tradition.

 

Watch Caps in Pop Culture

Famous undersea explorer (and Jack Donaghy’s personal hero), Jacques Cousteau could often be seen in a watch cap throughout the latter half of the twentieth century. Despite his history in the French Navy, he wears not a somber military color, but a bright orange-y red, almost reminiscent of the Phrygian Caps of the French revolution. Regardless of intent, Cousteau further cements the cap’s connection with exploration and adventure.

Among these warriors and adventurers we must also add Michael Nesmith of the The Monkees, who was often seen wearing a beanie with a pom-pom on top. In the two years the band was on TV, from 1966-1968, the watch caps worn by Nesmith served as proof that the hard-wearing hat was no longer just for adventures on the high seas, but could just as easily be worn by any and all.

 

Featured Watch Caps

 

Buzz Rickson x William Gibson Wool Watch Cap

 

 

 

 

Real McCoy’s WWI Watch Cap

 

 

Columbiaknit Knitted Cap

 

JJJJound watch cap

 

Engineered Garments maroon watch cap

 

Edited July 5, 2022 by glorydays

[glorydays]

king louie workwear duck canvas jacket

 

https://allusaclothing.com/view-all-brands/king-louie/king-louie-6800-canyon-full-fit-canvas-duck-usa-made.html