{"product_id":"mister-freedom-swabbies-hbt","title":"Swabbies Hbt","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSPECS\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStraight leg version of the SS2021 Swabbies, top block pattern inspired by a private purchase pair of 1940s-50s USN dungarees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNon-regulation issue, in-country style.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eAn original mfsc pattern inspired by US Navy 1940’s-50’s private-purchase denim bell bottom trousers aka dungarees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eModified straight leg (no navy bells.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ePeriod high-waisted cut.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e“Random” contrast color panels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWrap leg (no outseam.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBlack 1940s-style laurel leaf starburst metal donut waist \u0026amp; fly buttons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFront pockets combining complex patch-type and slash-type pattern due to the challenge of the wrap leg.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNo open seams.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRear patch pockets cut using horizontal warp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFlat lock chainstitch construction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eContrast beige all-cotton stitching.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBar-tacked stress points.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWoven rayon mfsc “FROGSVILLE” label on inside waistband.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMilled in Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSIZING\/FIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWe recommend the usual protocol before wearing:\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCold soak for about 30-40mn, with occasional hand agitation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWear briefly before fully-dry to set creases, then hang until fully dry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eI (5’7 ~145Lbs) went with W31 in the SWABBIES Mod.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe W30 fit me better at the waist but I liked the slightly roomier leg silhouette of the W31, subjectively.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFor ref, I had opted for a W31 in the Snow Denim Swabbies, for a fitted top block, comfortable thighs and period bell-bottoms, and went with a W30 in the HBT Cut-Offs version.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCARE\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eLow maintenance, launder when needed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eWe recommend turning the garment inside-out to avoid potential marbling of the fabric.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSTORY\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Swabbies Mod are issued in a dry 100% cotton HBT fabric, 9 Oz., same grade as our Raiders Fatigues, but in a khaki greenish-brown x beige color combo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKhaki HBT makes for the main fabric, with beige HBT accents on belt loops\/one rear pocket\/one front pocket facing and button fly facing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe contrast will tone down with normal wear\/wash routine.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThis not-so subtle color contrast is a reference to wartime crunch productions, when manufacturers pumping out utilities and dungarees had to be less regarding with QC.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eQM inspections were also more lenient.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eVintage specimen of military fatigues produced during WW2 with contrasting panels from different dye lots are not unusual.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSome “Tropical Combat Uniforms” (jungle shirts and trousers) produced during the Vietnam conflict even randomly combined both lowland and highland ERDL camo in the same garment, and are at times referred to as “clown camo” by collectors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThose production “flukes” are my favorite.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe rear patch pockets of the swabbies are cut on a different bias (horizontal warp) than the legs, a feature of the original denim version.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe modified straight leg may be a little more wearer-friendly than the original navy bells for the less adventurous, although I really enjoy wearing mine around, and love the way that denim looks with some wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eNote that the leg of the Swabbies Mod is a bit less full\/generous than that of the Raiders‘.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRead the full blog post about the Swabbies (MOD)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKhaki HBT here\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mister 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