Shorty Long

Just a heads up to my fellow Levi's fans. I'm selling an authentic vintage Levi's Western Wear shirt (among other vintage items) on ebay.

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Hickoree's now has BigYank repros from Japan

http://www.hickorees.com/brand/big-yank

Start complaining about foot pain and then school her on the benefits of "Arch Ease."

right on. I seriously am considering a pair of these in the next month or so. Not sure if I want black or brown cxl. I just need to figure out how to make my wife want me to get them. I need to think up some bullshit about how it will make me a better man or something.....

Just to defend Lynn (if that's indeed who you contacted). She has very little if anything to do with the LVC brand. She's the company historian/archivist. She's based in San Fran and oversees the entire archive/history of Levi. LVC is based in Europe, and (at last check) was treated as part of a separate sub brand of Levi.

LVC will (and has) consulted with Lynn about reproducing certain items from the archives, but I doubt she has much info to offer in the way of LVC.

I guess she could have referred you to someone that could help you, but she's always been nice and helpful to me in the times I've contacted her regarding vintage items and the general history of Levi.

thank you! this is perfect. i'm surprised levi's has been so unhelpful, they basically told me 'we can provide you with nothing' and wouldn't even answer basic questions about the LVC brand history and development.

congrats daniel and all participants...i feel luck to have been a part of this grand social experiment.

I'm thinking you should try to find a retailer that would have carried the line from that period. If you're in the UK, I would obviously look up Cinch in London. In the US, there are very few retailers that have sold LVC consistently since the early 2000s (partly because LVC hasn't been sold consistently in the States). There's a thread buried here somewhere that has most of the mini-catalogs that used to come with LVC pieces. Some of them give a summary of the theme for each collection.

hey sufu peeps, this is a strange question, but does anyone know a good source for older LVC (early 2000s, late 90s) lookbooks? I'm a graduate student and I'm writing a paper on levi's/LVC, and the levi's archivist has been really unhelpful

rather, it's poetry

it isn't rocket science.

It's pretty obvious to me that the people running LVC have, to a certain extent, placed authenticity down a couple notches on the list of priorities. I'm sure there are numerous reasons for this, and I"m sure some are fairly valid.

The frustrating thing is that, in some instances they go to great pains to get it right in terms of authenticity, but in many other ways they completely drop the ball.

not when customers get frustrated with the inconsistencies and give up on the brand altogether

Yeah but while we're guessing, we're spending. Same as the sizing issues, I mean why get the right fit first time when you have to guess by buying two or three pairs online before getting it right. makes good buisness sense to levis.

damn...that takes me back about 17 years or so

Haha. Yeah it is.

I would move to SF in a second if I had the opportunity...I visited for the first time this summer and fell in love. Even though I have just about completely fallen out of love with LVC, I'm sure very deep down Levi's still has something to do with my attraction to SF.

Which is a very sad thing for me because I have always loved the 'ideal' of what a pair of Levis meant. Silly as it may sound it's one of the things that made me move here in the first place 20 years ago.

Nope...not yet...still waiting for our first heavy snowfall.

What about the skiing? Has that gone downhill too?

What about the pocket bag quality? That's something else I've noticed that's gone downhill in recent years.

Ok, I've been holding off writing this because I was hoping I would not have to add another bad review of an LVC product....But, the new 47's I just received from the JCrew sale are nowhere near as good as even the '09 pair I have. The denim is thinner and a different shade of blue, the buttons are not copper shank and look cheap and all the pockets are a less pleasing shape. I'll keep them because I do like the fit, although even that is different to what I was hoping for. All in all, a definite step down in quality and in no way whatsoever worth the full $250 retail price LVC charges.

I guess I'll go back to eating paint chips and licking windows.

Damn...maybe I should stop chewing on my fly buttons in my down time.

I believe previous buttons were nickel plated and that they've had to drop this due to issues with nickel being poisonous.

if they don't do anything else to improve their image, i wish to CHRIST they would stop putting the short horn label on non-western shirts!!!!

the new pleated blouse can be found here...

http://www.unionmadegoods.com/Levi_s_Vintage_Clothing_Triple_Pleated_Blouse_in_Rigid_3757.html

an "r"??? Sorry, but I don't see it. I do, however, see the face of the Virgin Mary.

Just done my pre-wash pics... but we're out of washing powder. Will follow up tomorrow pm, hopefulyl they'll be dry by tomorrow PM. H

Here's my fave bit - the "R" from where ROy is embroidered on the pocket lining has worn thrui the outer denim.

Are my eyes seeing this correctly? $2000+ for these?

love those old school RW's Roguls not really my thing but another Wesco exclusive for Japan the Flightmaster; black cordovan leather with vintage wesco labelling

Shit-hot. Would you mind listing the specs of your boots?

x-post, figured some of you that are waiting for these would want some more teaserr pics

Levi's had a line in the 70's called "Fresh Produce." I'm assuming this was a piece from this line.

I picked up a 70's pair of bell bottoms... Levi's. More Brady Bunch looking than 501's. But the interesting thing about them was the tab... It doesn't say levi's but instead has this on it... Anybody know about this? Is it a carrot?

I've offered my services but haven't heard anything yet. I'll work for peanuts (and free jeans) too.

or better yet since they have to restaff LVC anyway, hire the regular SUFU members! that would be interesting and we couldn't do any worse and probably a whole lot better.

I say we kick those Quaker kids our of their school and take back the Valencia St. factory!!!

Yeah...I've come to this conclusion as well. I'd rather see LVC take a dirt nap than try to continue in its present state.

Too right, Paul. Usually the most interesting LVC items don't sell. I think the '20s mackinaws, one of their finest pieces, is on deep discount now at the shops. Seems like their beltloppless 501 models always end up in the sales too.

Is the writing on the wall then? Increased prices and quantities, lackluster sales for many items, possibly decreasing quality in some of the new 501s, further off-shoring and brand-wide signs of downsizing.

I wonder if LVC will end up as a handful of items sold alongside the regular Levi's fare. Like LVC when they began, except produced in China or Tunisia instead of on Valencia street.

At any rate, I'm finally accepting that LVC will never be what I personally want it to be, a top-tier innovative company that domestically makes extremely high-quality small batch items comparable with the productions of the better Japanese firms.

My fear...if people stop buying, Levi will simply shut the line down...they need to understand that a market is there if executed properly. What that is, however, is the key question.

What LVC needs is this level of customer feedback and for people to stop buying their products until they're satisfied LVC has it right. This is not so straightforward with online shopping but is still possible.