Erasing denim stains from leather

If you happen to get a new pair of jeans that's bleeding all over your leather shoes, wallet, belt, etc. there's an easy way to get those stains out.

Step 1: brush off any dirt or dust.

Step 2: use a soft white rubber eraser and scrub the stained areas.

Step 3: apply a light coat of mink oil or whatever to protect the newly exposed surface.

That's all there is to it. My wallet was stained by the indigo bleeding from

my jeans. After scrubbing, it looks quite a lot cleaner.

-d

Project Trucker: Levis Type III Jacket

Hit the Levi's store at the Eaton Centre and finally sank the $88 +tx for the 'modern' Type III Trucker Jacket. I hmm'd and haw'd for months about whether to drop the extra $370 for the 21 oz Iron Heart Type III. I just want to mess around, so I finally decided on the cheaper.

The cut is longer than the 'vintage' capital E model. The bottom button is now below the beltline, instead of above. Apparently, this is a 'modern cut.' Stupidly, Levi's has not widened the hem at the bottom, which would have made sense since the closure is hip-height rather than the waist. So now, if you do up the bottom button, the whole thing rides up, and if it doesn't you should consider a gym membership because you are one skinny motherfucker.

The other big change is the addition of two slit pockets to warm your hands in. The pockets are generous and the pocket bags feel pretty tough. I like this addition.

The buttons and rivets are the same shitty tinny looking ones that we come to expect from today's Levi's. I expect the denim to perform same as the other rigids and bleed out until it looks stone-washed. But hey, for less than $100, that's fine. I'll wear the fuck out of it, and then we can compare Big E to Little E.

-d