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factory in Ireland
Ah now, you’re challenging my memory. Maybe mine weren’t Japanese.
Or was it Japanese denim sewn in Ireland?
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Those 90s ones were labelled made in Ireland but not sure if that just meant cut and sewn in Ireland... I know production moved to Malta and quality really suffered, lighter, cheaper denim, nowhere near as good... I've still got a pair, can't fit in them but they serve a purpose as inspiration pants! Still got my 101J and Westerner jacket from that era as well...
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I used to have a little side hustle selling that era of Lee 101s, had a contact up in Fleetwood who got hold of all the seconds from the factory in Ireland... Consequently me and my mates were all decked out in delicious raw Lee 101z and 101j in the late 90s... Good times, all pre-internet... Loved a good hustle BITD...