Arnold Schwarzenegger, Zip Stevenson and the HTC Santa Rosa Engineer Boot

Seems our boy Zip had a special visitor to the HTC studios this past Saturday.  The former Mr Olympia came in for some stud work & left having ordered a custom made 17" pair of HTC's awesome Santa Rosa Engineer Boots.
Congratulation Zip, nicely done!

 Zip & happy customer Arnold

HTC Santa Rosa Engineer boots

Vintage 1940's Free Land Union Made Sanforized Salt & Pepper Coveralls

1940's era Free Land Union Made, Sanforized Salt & Pepper Convert Cloth Coveralls sold via The San Fernando Valley Mercantile Co. 

Nice Free Land Union Made, Sanforized loomed tag

Vintage CALIFORNIA BRAND denim chore coat deadstock

Very nice vintage California Brand chore jacket with angular side entry watch pocket and awesome neck label currently up for grabs on ebay. Ends in just over one hour, currently at $787. Size 34, this will likely be on it's way to Japan shortly. Update... final sale price of $1467.00

Awesome CALIFORNIA BRAND Guaranteed Overalls, a "Seal" of Quality tag

Nice inside view of exposed selvedge denim  

Bim Sherman BEWILDERED from the 1996 album Miracle

Bim Sherman Feburary 2 1950- November 19 2000 R.I.P.
  
Backed by former Sugarhill Gang (The Message, White Lines) band members Skip McDonald-guitar, Doug Wimbish- bass, along with Adrian Sherwood- sound & Talvin Singh- tabla. Studio Beats Orchestra Bombay- strings rounds out the mix.   
Other groups involving this band (no Bim) include, Tackhead, African Head Charge and the fantastic Little Axe. 

Skip "Little Axe" McDonald sporting some vintage workwear

1940's era Carhartt Brown Duck Zipper Jacket

1940's era Carhartt Brown Duck unlined work jacket with Talon zip closure & 
Talon pocket zipper with deco pull 

Action back shoulder detail for ease of movement 

Carhartt cursive back waist adjustor & sleeve cuff snaps

Carhartt UNION MADE SANFORIZED stitched neck tag with size

Talon main zipper

Talon chest pocket zipper

United Garment Workers of America UNION MADE label

1947 Carhartt note book

My business was not started to do the gainful thing alone,
but the just and honest thing, gainful if possible– Hamilton Carhartt circa 1947

I wish more people shared this gentleman's business philosophy

1940's Carhartt Brown Duck Chore Jacket

1940's era Carhartt Brown Duck work jacket with angular side entry watch & pencil pocket

Snaps for optional hood can be seen under the turned up collar

Carhartt's heart mark train car buttons

Carhartt UNION MADE SANFORIZED stitched label

 United Garment Workers of America UNION MADE Label found inside inner chest pocket along with some  duck retaining most it's original dark brown color   

Vintage Montgomery Ward Pioneer Chore Jacket, Jackson Pollock Drip Edition

Vintage Wards Pioneer hickory stripe chore jacket with layers of old paint reminiscent of Jackson Pollock's drip technique works.