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Vintage c1963 Made in USA, RayBan Caribbean LVC Valencia 506xx Vintage 1960s Champion (Running Man) Columbia University 'Department of Classics' Sweatshirt £5 Gildan Tee Freewheelers 47s J.Lofgren Sneakers ...First Attempt Ruined By The Cat

CSF-46s

Junior MJF9 asked to borrow a denim jacket to go to her friend's birthday dinner,,, good to see this kinda stuff resonating with the yoof of today 😊 (coincidental CSF snap with OO to boot) CSF / Adidas

Deadstock 1978-85 Nike Meshback Vintage 1978 - 83 Nike Single Stitch Baseball Shirt CSF-46s Nike Elite Repro

Freewheelers hat, Tee and tux. Patagonia flannel.

SDA/local tattoo artist shirt/ pigeontree/ belafonte

American Optical, J Crew, Freewheelers, Coronado Leather, 3sixteen, Chippewa

My old, worn 1101s from 2017 and new (to me) one-wash 0106s (produced in 2018 but recently acquired). Both size 31 and 13.7oz denim. The 1101s have had 2 rounds of crotch repairs, the arcs have completely disintegrated and they’re now relegated to dog walking duties - note the short welly fades on the lower legs. They’re probably the slimmest fitting jeans I’ve worn in years. The 0106s aren’t seen that often, they’re supposed to be a wider cut than the 0105s but they seem pretty similar all round to me, other than the offset rear belt loop and perhaps wider back pockets. I have a pair of raw 0105XX too with arcs and tabs, so I’ll try to give them a proper comparison. The 0106s will need a little off the length.

Self timer accident. warehouse 40s tux gap aurora shoe co

Trip warehouse, oak street

I was trying to hold out until the three month mark for a wash, but we went to a ren fest yesterday and got rained on. So the jeans were just too grungy. Jeans are out drying in the sun now, I'll get some post wash pictures this weekend.

Rode up to Burbage ..and down into Hathersage ..this is where i'm heading ..grow up Double 0 ..out of the corner of my eye, i thought i saw a cluster of morels by the side of th road.. in March? ..sadly not ..Hope ..Castleton ..Dopeness .. i hate riding up Winnats Pass ..so i shouldered the bike and climbed up the hill .. halfway up ..at the top ..over the ridge, looking towards Mam Tor.. one of my neighbours has been living in one of these camper vans for the last 2yrs while renting her house out to some Korean academics, she and her husband spent Christams in Holland and she house sat her daughters flat in London for a few weeks but other than that, it's been van-life.. ..single track ..quadrouple track? ..called for a pint of Heresy and a water bottle refill at the Norfolk Arms ..and passed a field of newborn lambs on my way home ..everyone lived happily ever after

Nick’s shirt Freewheelers 1947. Nicks boots

And here is my vintage Levis Vintage Clothing items, as lvc was the abbreviation used from late 2003 onwards. Top pair are 1955 501XX from 1996 and bottom pair are Nos 1920s 201's from 2000. This last pair are destined to be worn in the garden by me once my Csf 41's are trashed.

I didn’t necessarily want to start a new thread for this but I did anyway as it may have some interest . Obviously repros have been around for a long time now and, I think, some items can be considered vintage in their own right. What old repro-style item you have? I’m thinking primarily jeans, jackets, shirts here, but perhaps there are other items of interest - and I know that some early models were not strict repros. Vintage is slightly subjective and we may all have different views but my thinking (for this thread) is anything prior to 2000. I don’t want to be too exclusive though so anything on the cusp is welcome! My oldest item is this pair of Levi’s Japan 503 BSXX natural indigo from August ‘91 - almost 34 years old!

Denime/Vintage Frostproof/Hollows/Buzz/Franks My first photo attempt was in front of our cedar planks but sun flares creeped into frame at that time of day in that spot

My pair of cloth patched M41001's arrived this afternoon. They definitely seem rigid and deadstock from 1997 with the shrink-to-fit sticker still attached. There was no cardboard flasher though. Was there one at some point or did this model not have one? I was in a bit of a hurry, but I tried to snap a few detail shots for posterity's sake. I plan to shrink these when a get a chance (either this weekend or in a few weeks). Let me know if there are any others that you'd like me to snap beforehand or if there are any that you would like a more ca refully focused shot of. Photo resolution should be better if you click on the image. I have raw measurements as well and will post before and after fit photos and measurements once they're shrunk

Playing tourist at Chicago's Cloud Gate "The Bean". (Anish Kapoor still sucks) Ebbets cap Wool BSA coat Vtg Levis trucker Vtf Eraserhead Tee Vtg belt Wide leg selvedge denim Vtg Frye

1960's Big Mac dungarees with lots of repairs still going strong.

Every new pair from Ooe is my new favorite pair of jeans ever, and this time is no exception. Sized up to 40 as my size 38s have been a bit tight, and it's the perfect fit. Like my WOMCON's but tightened up in all the right areas. Will be hard not wearing these during the contest, but these will probably be my main jeans overall the next 10+ years they're that good for me.

So, I've looked again into the different types of denim by WH for the years 30-50s. Besides the well known banner (7x7, ca. 13.5/13.75oz) and Memphis cotton denim (6x6, 14.5oz) there are at least three different other ones. 1. The new denim, WWII denim. I think, this was first introduced with the 25th anniversary pair S1001XX (1946) (perhaps earlier?). This denim is not DSB and has an orange selvedge. It's 6.7x6.6, ca. 14oz. And quite coarse. The relatively recent Duck Digger Lot S1003XX (1944 MODEL) (with the flannel pocket bags) is also of that denim. 1946 model: 1944 model: 2. Then there are two DSB. Both have a pink selvedge. I guess, the idea is, that same as the denim has changed by oxidation in the decades of the storage, the selvedge lines have also changed. Same with the tab, which is also pink in some pairs. The suffix (1000XX) seems to indicate DSB. For jackets (2000XX). a) the lighter one 7.5x7.5 ca. 13oz Used for example for the 1953 and 1954 pairs. Also for the Lot.2001XX(2000XX) blanket lined jacket and the 1936 model. b) the heavier one 6.7x6.6, ca. 14oz. The Lot S1003XX(1000XX)【1942MODEL】is made of this denim. 1942 model:

Nonnative worker hat Phigvel long sleeve tshirt Phigvel officer chinos vans

I’m interning at my friends bike shop one day a week. In case tattooing finally colaps . but I serviced a 7 speed road bike today. In the flatland here it’s plenty to get by.. Russ from path less pedaled sells thumb friction shifters. about to finish a mini vele cargo bike. The racks are left to do

s710xx15ozdm (4mos, 1 wash)

Partner’s getting back in to running, which means I need to train the pup to run alongside…so it’s out with shorts and sneakers old employer / old gym / Great Lakes (by way of Duke) / Coorymoor / Mill Reef

Amusing myself while my wife shops. WWII USN M422 jacket, work shirt, 555 '1947 501xx, ATF Paratrooper boots.

^in that case here's my vintage Lvc. Bottom Nos pair are 1937 501XX (button stamp 643M) made in USA in 2004 - these are the pair l'm giving to my son. Top pair are 1955 501XX (button stamp 554) worn infrequently since purchasing back in 2003 from Cinch in Newburgh street.

1947 Bluebell's Wrangler 1st prototype with levis style arc and leather label. Around the following year after a lawsuit from Levi's regarding arcs, the W stitching appears and the leather label was replaced by a plastic one. The latter was more to do with the modern washing machine becoming the norm and would shrink the labels right up and they would turn to a piece of unreadable jerky leather. Anyway the reason l'm posting is that this is the clearest original 1st label on a pair l've seen so far, so thought l'd share for posterity sake etc (click twice for clarity). Looks to have been soaked/washed once? Never given Wrangler too much thought when it comes to the 'big 3' but the more l study l realise that they were in many ways the first designer jeans compared to Levi's and Lee. Yes the Wrangler brand was late to the party in terms of the (cowboy) market share, but within a very short space of time apparently took a huge chunk of both its competitor's pie becoming Pro Rodeo sponsors etc etc. Anyway, carry on ..

@srudy just keeps asking for stuff - a mini sling:

Another month, another wash

Lee Vintage tee OG-107s Vans

Comparing the DSB with the WWII denim. The jacket sleeve is from the Blanket lined Lot.2001XX(2000XX) which is the 7.5x7.5 pink selvedge DSB denim. The jeans are the 25th Anniversary S1001XX (1946) 6.7x6.6 orange selvedge WWII denim.

Denim related April spring cover for our free monthly local magazine so thought l'd share ..

Got these wide straight Oni's 200ZR back in 2023, made from 21oz secret denim with that special green cast. they already were soft from the start and became softer even more after one or two washes. I wore em through winter almost everyday until now and love the fact that they still evolve beautiful honeycombs though being already washed and super comfy.

Day off work so me and the lady went for a walk around Derwentwater. An easy 9 mile loop starting / ending in Portinscale

Saw this detail on an original pair and thought l'd plonk it here. Don't think this WW2 amateur stitching has been replicated yet - two types of stitch count l'm assuming, done on the same machine?

Man thtas one of the most insanely faded shirts ive ever seen... props here's my new 3005-AI's in a 34, size up from my D105s in a 33. Probably the loosest jeans I've ever had in the legs which means they're super comfy. Also peep the new (to me) belt with silver buckle and 18K F...

Evolution of my hi back denim trousers pair. Bad lighting, but it has been cloudy and foggy for the past week or so. Not much to do about it.

1947s

Edwin have produced quite a range of jeans over the years and were my introduction to the repro world back in 2002 via their Waynesvilles from the now, sadly closed Interstate. Their 505s (top) debuted in 1994 and were definitely a repro. Their 4007s (below, year unknown) were a strange Levi’s/Wrangler hybrid, well Levi’s with Wrangler arcs. Basically the opposite of those 1947 Wranglers with Levi’s arcs!

Freewheelers Lot 601XXc 1937 LATE 1936-37 MODEL Original 14oz Indigo Denim right over left

A miniature and very cheap (around 1 USD) coffee filter. I bought it during recent trip to Vietnam. It’s used everywhere there. I also discovered the world of Vietnamese coffee, learning that Vietnam is one of the main coffee exporters in the world. The most popular coffee there is robusta. But my favorite coffee at the moment is luwak.

TFH shirt, Warehouse jeans, Golden Retriever dog

*Toyo Enterprises was previously called Kosho & Co, a fabric import / export company. During WW2 they were selling souvenirs to American soldiers, kimonos and such via a market stall.. Tailor Toyo was established to make souvenir jackets with a soldiers name embroidered, which they could take back home. In 1965 Toyo Enterprises was established to supply western sized clothing to the US military bases across Japan.. they would make denim jeans upon request. *source Double 0 on DB Toyo became a domestic clothing manufacturer in 1975 after the end of the Vietnam war when all the troops fked off back home.. I'm not sure if they were making repros during this time, i expect not, based on the fact that i haven't found any.. Japan's love of Americana followed.. by the 1980s demand outstripped supply of the Levis left behind by American troops which laid the foundations for enterprising Japanese pickers to visit the US with empty suitcases, demand still outstripped supply so by the mid-80s Sugarcane was producing repros for the domestic market but i would love to know what repro jeans if any were produced in this 75 - 85 (pre MP) era.. In 1978, Hitoshi Tsujimoto was one of these^ pickers.. he took a road trip around the US collecting vintage jeans and sweatshirts which he sold around vintage markets under the name 'Nylon' (which would later become McCoys) opening his first bricks n' mortar vintage store in the mid 80s.. this all helped lay the foundations for the golden era denimboom of the early 90s.. so when we consider the birth of the vintage repro, we need to be looking at the early-mid 80s

My wardrobe is probably 70% repro, 20% vintage and 10% new but out of that 70%.. i would say 90% of which would now be considered vintage in it's own right. I'm not saying repros peaked in the 90s but i am a bit disalusioned with how relentless the repro game has become, i'd like the SC Collectables but i'm fooling myself if i think this will be it, we all know something else will be just around the corner.. it's just a never ending persuit

I bought a 44 in the 45, a 45 in the 44, a 42 in the 43 and a 43 in the 42.

A lovely pleasant day. MF x2, Ooe, Cons

Great Lakes / The Vanishing West / Word of Mouth / Russell

First time outside with the newest addition to the family. Rototo / Engineered Garments / YM Factory / Sugar Cane / Hoka