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One sample is hardly enough to base the whole era on. Regardless, the back pockets and hems are pretty sloppy. Plus baby jeans are probably easier to keep straight on since the seams aren't as long. Here's some war era lees that it looks like they botched the waistband topstitching. The back side of the waistband shows the needle missed the inner edge of the waistband (pic 4). I'd say that isn't on target. Most other seams look pretty okay, but the backstitching in some places looks just as sloppy as the SC levis repros (check the pocket bag picture where the coin pocket stitches are apparent) . https://denimarchieves.com/e/vintage_and_old_denim_bottoms/lee_101b_wwii_en.html Lees of that era would have been union made where I don't think Levis ever was union? I wonder if that had an effect too? If you're union you wouldn't feel the same pressure to churn out pairs of jeans no matter the quality that non-union workers would, so quality may have improved from that? Purely speculation here.

Hi Guys Anyone having info which online shop is having Warehouse 1001xx 13.5oz banner denim pair in stock?

That's the direction I went, Shredwin & I'm not disappointed although I will say I liked the fit of the TCB contest jeans better, and also the old LVC model.

Those look pretty tight compared to the highly asymmetrical SC jacket. I see some overlapping stitching where they've run out of thread & started over, but all the lines look on target.

WTS: original owner, minimal wear for both: j61 gt FW 17/18 - size s - full pack - 9.5/10 - $1200 - https://imgur.com/a/ruhrwaO j58 ws FW 17/18 - size m - full pack - 9/10 - $700 - https://imgur.com/a/c8KhsKl Prices in USD and f+f paypal, shipping included worldwide via DHL.

broke the 1927 type 1 out of retirement

OOE 01. Solid fit

at apprenticeship school this week. Filson denim vest. Here’s my FW 1927 @MJF9 OOE 01 from @olmecasteve

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seemed a good opportunity to dip my toes into Yahoo Auctions

For sure @JDelage and @rodeo bill! Here are some quick smudges :-) I picked it up from the kind lads at BlkBlu. I'd normally go for a size 5 but I went for a 6. I didn't notice much difference in the body between the two and the 6 gave me a little more length in the sleeves and body. I'm really loving it. It's going to provide a nice layer of protection over a jumper this autumn and winter!

Lofgren are just built on a funky last. I’m an 8D across the board in Nicks, Whites, red wing, etc and have tried 7.5,8, and 8.5 in Lofgren and none of them ever fit my feet very well. Lovely boots but just never worked for my feet

Y'all can have the sloppy stitching. Give me Freewheelers WWII or give me death! Hahahahhaa

I just saw these wwii era Lee infant sized pants on instagram this morning and they also have sloppy stitching https://www.instagram.com/p/C7P6YH1vlce/?igsh=MWFodGNpMnZpaGh3Nw==

I don't think it's just a case of something that was just widely thought of as charming but more of something that had been reproduced further, in the case of Csf at the time (2016/2017) it was not the wonky stitching that was the charm, it was the capturing of character and spirit that had risen the bar. The use of era specific skills on old sewing machines, materials that were more researched and wonderful denim. Yes the cuts Csf offered and the sizing weren't as well researched, and some of the variations of the original line up were just a bit more than quirky, but no more so than Levis Red or Evisu or some other brands. Again l don't think it's lost its charm because it's been offered more but more likely because we've had quite a few years of it being offered to us, so more like saturation of the market.

Anyone know of a stockist of the 54 in a 36 x 36? Been out of stock on the Levi’s uk site for a while, in a 36 waist but they have the 36 length. tia

If I end up grabbing the FC pair, it will be sort of for fun, and because as I said earlier, I quite like the 0105 cut. Since that cut is a modern concoction it fails in the repro aspect already. But then I’ve never really been interested in the actual replica angle. To my mind there are simply too many variables one can poke holes in and it misses appreciating the thing on its own terms. To get quasi academic for a second, I like to think of Place as a sort of intersection of time and space. Place can never be recreated because of the time aspect, even if the physical space is the same. So the place that made a thing is gone - this is enough for me to let go of the idea of a repro, full stop. Sure you can try to get closer, but the Place that made it is gone. This is freedom. I also used to love perfect stitching and while I still do, I also know that it makes really no practical difference for me. Actually, some of my stuff from sugar cane and full count have what seem to be actual factory flaws that I probably would have been irked by were they a cheap Levi’s version if I had bought when I was younger. I don’t care now, and they even become part of the charm - as long as they’re not structural and really do compromise the life or functionality of the garment. I certainly understand the “it’s played out” angle, but, at the same time it’s funny to see something that was widely thought as charming come to not be simply because it’s been offered more - and especially in the realm of pants that any of our spouses or if not then certainly friends and neighbors would probably say all basically look the same.

It's certainly been a lively discussion.

Capturing character and spirit is really the position I’ve always adopted. I really don’t mind the wonky or sloppy stitching so much as I bother about the method of how it is being (re)produced. Why does it take many hours of work to make something that was originally made in a fraction of the time? An exact replica is a tremendous achievement … further ‘replicas’ starts to diminish that achievement (and it can only be an exact replica on a tag size for tag size, other sizes are not replicas they are approximations). Mostly though I enjoy reading everyone’s positions on this.

In that case, if you tried to replicate a wonkily stitched repro jacket, it might come out perfectly straight! Where will it end?

Yes, the 1943 jacket based just on one jacket. Plenty of info in the Sugar Cane thread also plenty of videos on Clutchman TV showing the vintage pieces (2 jackets and 2 jeans, 1943 and 1946).

Since this is based on one jacket (I assume), it's safe to say that another vintage jacket (if found) could display a completely different set of inconsistencies no? Or was the SC collectables jacket based across a few jackets maybe? I mean, wasn't it during one of the most stringent times for material use and skilled workers were far and between, thus why they are so "wonky."

I think the level of slop was predominantly worse for Levis products for some of the reasons described earlier - re new factories, whereas Lee already had a number of factories. Only ever seen a few pairs of images of WW2 made cowboy pants and jackets and the only slightly sloppy stitching was on the pleat stitches, even then it's bearly visible. As for Bluebell's Wrangler brand, that wasn't introduced until 1947.

Thanks, beautiful FrEak.

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