I doubt The Pacific can be as good as Band of Brothers, but I will be watching in 2010 to find out.
Just reading through the Wikipedia article on The Pacific, a lot of the filming has taken place right here in Melbourne. Â We saw them blocking off Flinders Street stations for a few scenes.
The Japanese brand Hysteric Glamour make some amazing protopunk clothes for babies and children. Here are some of my favourites…
Iggy Stooge
Ramones Comic
Velvet Underground – All Tomorrow’s Parties
MC5
Stooges – Search and Destroy
They also have a bunch of Andy Warhol stuff
Varsity/Letterman Jackets
And L-2B flight Jackets
Browse more of the collection in their online shop (warning, the prices are more than you would pay for the adult version of these types of garments)
http://store.hystericglamour.jp/_search/search_result.html?p_cutyid=3&p_tycid=101
Have a good xmas09!
Recently got this USN Denim Jacket from Real McCoys. Â 10 oz denim.
https://www.realmccoys.co.jp/catalog/products/detail.php?product_id=2269&pg=3
It was no-wash, and shrank a lot. Â You can see a lot of shrinkage in the chain-stitching across the top of the pocket in the below pic.
Even after the wash the sleeves were very long… Â so I decided to do a home-style stitching.
A blanket stitch using my leather stitching tools and linen thread.
The coat buttons are listed as iron. Â They are a flat black, but I’m expecting that they will burnish over time to something more like the Buzz Rickson’s version of this jacket.
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/m13157/
I was never into Hawaiian Shirts. Â I thought that they were too flamboyant. Â I must be getting old, cause I kinda like em now. I’ve been wearing a few over the past couple of summers… and in the Southern Hemisphere it’s getting into Summer again, so I thought I’d take some pics.
Here are some of my collection.
Studio D’Artisan goldfish kingyo. Â This shirt is cotton and has a nice pattern in the weave which you can’t see in the picture.
Polo Sailboat design. Â This shirt is a nice nautical piece. Â It’s 80% silk, with 20% cotton. Â It’s a great mix so that you don’t get the flimsy/shine of the silk.
Toyo Sun Surf Sweetfish design.  This shirt is rayon crepe.  There’s an interesting property of rayon crepe and the silk materials…  when the shirt gets wet the fabric actually gets stiff and so it gets less clingy.  The material is more comfortable when damp.  That behavior makes these materials ideal for tropical weather.
Here’s a detail shot of the Sun Surf. Â They’ve gone to the trouble of matching the print up for the pocket, and the buttons are made of a type of wood.
And if you’re at a loss as to how you can wear a shirt like this…
Here’s a pic of H.I. showing you how to wear a hawaiian shirt. Â If you haven’t seen it, Raising Arizona is a great movie. Â It also taught me a lot about how to be a father. Â 
20×200 have a nice print of cotton fields.
The large version would look good on the wall of your denim shop.
http://www.20×200.com/art/2008/09/cotton-field-mississippi.html
