That’s exactly how Tex looks in different light, Blueish Grey/Greyed down green
Actually the question of Tradewear vs Work n’ Leisure is fairly easy to answer. I have Sears catalogs from the early 70s through 78, and although the Work n’ Leisure line existed during this time, there were no coveralls offered under that name. All of the coveralls shown in the catalogs were Tradewears, which I believe were phased out around 1980 and replaced with coveralls under the WnL name. So that’s why Dick bought WnLs in 81, Tradewear was no longer an option. And Spruce Green was the closest color to Tex Green. If the original coveralls were navy or charcoal, Duck could have bought those in WnL, they were still offered, but he did not, another sign that Tex Green was the H1 color. And finally, one of the reasons the Tradewears in Tex Green have been pinpointed, is that it appears the Jean collar button was only available on Tradewears in the early 70s, when the colors were considerably more limited. Look back earlier in this thread and you’ll see the 1972 Sears listing. One final point, the 78 coveralls were almost certainly borrowed. The film had almost no budget, so it makes perfect sense that the coveralls were borrowed used. This also explains why you’ve never seen TLW say anything about aging or weathering them.
plus the way they are all wrinkled and grunged up with having the 3 holes is a dead giveaway they are used
Oh it’s not bizarre or strange at all. Human memory is extremely unreliable - at best. It is not a computer, it certainly doesn’t record what we see as a camera.
It’s why eyewitness testimonials are considered one of the most unreliable forms of evidence.
And it only gets worse with time and age.
You know I’m just shooting this out there but isn’t there. A slight chance that they are literally branded Sears Perma Prest coveralls. It literally says in the package photos Perma Prest. And I know that is a style of coverall used. It no where says on the package details tradeware or work n Lesiure. Just a thought and I never saw photos of the tag itself…
most of the ones I’ve seen have a double stitch, the black tag is faintly visible in the first picture too
So I have a quick coverall question for diehard ‘78 folks.
Edit - never mind I clearly shouldn’t be asking here I guess lol [emoji2371]
Any word on H1 tradewear coverall replicas? 
Sent a PM with an update. The July deadline (very clearly) was never met.
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Perma-prest wasn’t a store brand like Tradewear or Work n Leisure. It’s more of a product descriptor, like “wrinkle-free” or “100% Cotton.” It’s important not to apply current brand thinking to Sears’ practices 45 years ago. Store brands weren’t treated as consistently in the 60s and 70s as they are today. I have the catalogs, and have seen the packaging and the coveralls that were in the packaging. The catalog and packaging say “perma-prest” and don’t specifically identify them as Tradewear but the label in the actual coveralls does.
Figured I’d jump in on this thread again and show off my original Tradewears I scored from Connor recently, they are well worth an investment if you ever find them in a great condition!
Got my 48T’s in from Connor and they fit amazing! Did a video as well if anybody wants to see more info.
So, no “replica” coveralls yet??
None yet. I have resumed progress at least though. I’ve been tweaking dye and fabric samples trying to get it right.
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Oh? Progress is good!!
I’m not into the coverall colour discussion but Sean Clark talks about it on this livestream from yesterday https://youtu.be/oWxRkrBmLn8?t=5772
He has some colour photos that have never been released, which shows the colour as dark blue. Don’t know if he’s ever mentioned this before but I was more surprised that he has close to 1000 photos from Halloween that have never been seen, which he can’t release without Malek’s approval.
Same old story pretty much. “I have these pics but nobody can see them, ever”. Carrot dangling crap. 
Tex Green literally can look blue/grey though that’s what people need to understand and they didn’t have the greatest camera quality back then lol
This, hell even today, they couldn’t even capture the charcoal well on the 2018 coveralls
Here’s are 4 photos of my tradewear coveralls in different lighting. 2 where they look blue (same lighting), one green, and one charcoal. All the while the coveralls are tex green. While we’d all obviously LOVE to see those photos, having an actual pair of coveralls that match all 3 colors the originals have ever been described as is more than enough proof for me. We’ve seen actual navy blue tradewears before and they haven’t captured the green or charcoal look.
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