Levi's
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I bought a pair of 201s in 2005. I pretty much wear a size 32 in everything but stupidly bought these in a size 34, believing the nonsense on the label, i.e. shrink from tagged size. They barely shrank in the waist and inseam, even after a 90C wash and tumble dry. I never wore them and eventually gave them away to my brother-in-law. My advice would be to buy them in your usual size; if ever I bought them again, I'd get a size 32.
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A picture I took of my sawtooth LVC shirt. I ripped the arm and added this patch I bought on etsy. I love this shirt. But, it's pretty big on me now.
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@Finkster there's a reason I'm always talking about love and am so friendly.
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Man, I wish I was there in that picture. All those women are so happy and beautiful.
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Didn't feel like opening a Levi thread…so I'll drop this here haha.
Recently bought some super cheap shorts cuz I don't really own any and for the hell of it went through some of Levi's collections. Found this pair of jeans that actually intrigued me. 1969 606 14 oz cone Mills overdyed jeans. Can't find actual measurements but guessing they would be too slim for me, but still nice IMO.
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Just bought Levis denim Trucker jacket with buffalo leather sleeves.
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@Filthy25ozJunkie:
Man, I wish I was there in that picture. All those women are so happy and beautiful.
Mike, you want that… check out the Kerrville Music Festival. 18 days of 7x24 music. And hippy shit! Been goin since the mid 80’s. Held on a ranch in Kerrville TX. Theres one in mountains nort of Denver too. Same thing... but higher. Take the pun for what its worth.
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It'd be fun. But I'd likely lose my job soon after. I just got a random hair follicle drug test yesterday. And a urinalysis… and a breathalyzer.
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@Filthy25ozJunkie:
It'd be fun. But I'd likely lose my job soon after. I just got a random hair follicle drug test yesterday. And a urinalysis… and a breathalyzer.
Whoa! I get tested if there's over $10,000 in damage-so yeah, hitting anything. 3 tests seems OCD
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Yeah they are pretty crazy.
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LVC Safari Jacket, based on a seventies pattern. It looks like the lovechild of a Type III and a Norfolk jacket, and could be a cousin of the Zig Zag leather jacket I took a shine to a few months back.
More details at Heddels, and it's available from Levi's or Canoe Club. (The latter is $100 cheaper!)
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I saw one of the LVC Safari Jackets at Pickings and Parry today. Chris (the owner) got it in for Jack, one of the barbers who works there.
I did like it, though the finish isn't as nice as an Iron Heart jacket. (Then again, what is?) The chest pockets aren't functional, and the flaps are riveted shut.
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I saw one of the LVC Safari Jackets at Pickings and Parry today. Chris (the owner) got it in for Jack, one of the barbers who works there.
I did like it, though the finish isn't as nice as an Iron Heart jacket. (Then again, what is?) The chest pockets aren't functional, and the flaps are riveted shut.
Orange tab as well.
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What the heck is going on with the construction of Levis? I've been buying 541s as a standard 'smart' looking jean for years- lightweight, tapered, relaxed thigh and ass- basically the only jeans I've ever found off the shelf that fit me perfectly. I bought all my old pairs around the UK, but this week I picked up 3 new pairs from Texas. The fit still works but the details REALLY changed, and they look so much cheaper now…
Hello crappy cardboard, goodbye pleather
Nicely cut, square pockets are no more
They've cut back on the stitching on belt loops
The inseam has changed. Overlock is out, and flat-felled is in.
Bar-tack moved down so the pocket isn't held tight and can catch now
Chain stitched hem is no more. Why?
Saving stitches again inside the fly.
Basically all the historic little details that separated the jeans from your run of the mill mall-jeans are gone. E.g. all the little features Iron Heart and other high end jeans manufacturers also pride themselves on observing are gone. Way to no longer differentiate yourselves, Levis…
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I have been getting some nice pieces of LVC from Japan, made in Valencia Street in 1998, and also some 125s from Levis Factory 822. I love these old pieces. I always size down with LVC (except the 1947s which are tighter in the thigh). As long as you can do do up the top button after a struggle, they'll be OK and the tighter the fit the better the creases and fading. I am loving my 1937 501XXc s. Here are a few pics.
