mopar_jj

June 17, 2006

hey cmf;

Who makes those in the first pic? To me they look like a pair of GWGs.

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June 17, 2006

Japan Levis have a J stamped on the top button

June 15, 2006

I think they are made by riley? anyone know - I cant find anything on the web

June 14, 2006

I have seen what looks like sweatpants with jean(levis) rear pockets on girls. What are these and who makes them?

Anyone know?

mjj

June 14, 2006

sweet, that 0117 indigo is such an awsome color, not washed out, almost look new! and long length - tripple score!

June 14, 2006

Sweet Redlines, what size are these ? #on button? are these 501-0117 on the rear patch?

details details!! pls

tks

mjj

June 13, 2006

NM, I read it again and understood it

MaBaaad

Must be one of those days.

Mjj

P.S. - You should try the vintage levi thing - you could prob find some dry STFs around Ebay or somewhere if those are your kick

June 13, 2006

Hey tg, one quick question - in one of the first posts you say vintage levis but not jeans. Does this mean you have no vintage levis jeans? cords, pants?

Maybe I am reading it wrong

tks

Mjj

June 13, 2006

Picked it up on my own mostly - Got the David Little book(VINTAGE DENIM) but knew most of it beforehand - There are no real good sites(at least in english) for vintage levis.

June 13, 2006

Tread lightly gentleman! Dont scare the girls with your DIrty Denim talk LOL

June 13, 2006

Phew---------

Was starting to worry!!

How bout vintage?

June 12, 2006

Are there any females on this message board?. I am sure that it is not just us guys into the denim thing??

June 12, 2006

Both Pairs are repros BTW, The traintrack ones are from the first line of repros from around 1992, they are redline but have some modern detail like the pockets are DS

the bucklebacks are japanese I believe, Not sure tho, someone could correct me on this

Big E was supposed to be stopped in 1972 for red tab, I guess orange would be the same although I have a pair of bellbottoms with Big E so I am not sure for the oranges.

And there seem to be loads of E jackets out there.

Here are some that I bought

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8428861196&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8428863834&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

These are 'fairly' vintage - 70s

Zippers are pretty good judge - the problem with the talon 42 is that someone may replace a newer zipper with a new 'old' talon 42 that someone had for ages. They are common.

Scovill or Gripper Zipper are usually a sure sign

June 12, 2006

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http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/mopar_jj/Picture008guide.jpg

http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/mopar_jj/Picture012guide.jpg

I have marked the vintage characteristics on these 2 jeans.

Also, check out for pictures of Levis vintage - some things are pointed out in the pics

Any questions on this stuff - fire away!

Mjj

http://s72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/mopar_jj/

June 12, 2006

Id say they are japanese repros But we would need pics in order to identify

Check for a "J" on the top button

June 11, 2006

I am guessing at that, but I think that newer Levis have a date code so 0892 would be aug 92

As for 501s and Thrifting, Start out as follows - (actually you can check all levis like this for an 'acid test' vintage)

- If they are on a rack, go thru all of them looking for black stitching accross the top of the rear pocket corners. All Levis that have this, are 'vintage' , chances are.

-Check the rear patches if they are still attached. Vintage will have smaller print in black and in a typewritten 'older' style than newer ones which have it printed in block letters in red black or brown. Really old will have tpyewritten style in a larger font in black (EG 501XX

-Check the tab - Capital 'E' in Levis -buy em

_check for redlines

-Check for twisted seams

-CHECK for railroad track type wear on the outer seams

-Look on ebay for vintage jeans (redline, big e) to get a look at what you are looking for

beware tho most of what is called vintage on ebay really isnt

June 11, 2006

from looking at the tag id say 1992 (0892) Things to look for when searching for orange tab vintage:

The numbering on the waist tag will be in a typewriter type font and be black in color

not the 'painted' type as on these. They will also contain more than just 505

they will be like 505-0217, and the size will be in the same typewriter type font

Some Vintage orange-tabs have a Big E, Some have black stitching at the corners of the rear pockets (bartack) Some also have single stitch rear pockets, and some have a single stitch inseam.

IMO Orange tabs are harder to figure out than red-tabs (501,505,517 etc) mainly because I think they were produced in more factories and countries and the tagging system on them was different. 501s are a lot easier to do even just by looking at them, plus there is simply more info available about them. But I would say the market for vintage orange tabs will soon be improving as all the red tab stuff is bought up and held by collectors.

May 29, 2006

Looks like I got everyone here stumped as well. These maybe a 600 series maybe?

Mjj

May 29, 2006

they look like LVC rejects possibly - Hard to say - but if you bought at a levis outlet and all the tags are gone it looks like a pretty good bet

May 29, 2006

only for ppl my size! Although I got a few bigger and smaller just cause I liked them

May 29, 2006

how bout some pics?

May 28, 2006

Post some pics! Id say they are post redline 83+,

Mid Eighties perhaps. # on top button?

Any inside tag info - I find that newer post redline

Levis you can almost figure out when they were made.

Man I would like to be able to translate those tags - they are like serial numbers@@

Mjj

May 28, 2006

If you click on picture22 you can see the inseam stitch. Never seen that stitch on Orange tabs they are always double felled (double stitch) These are also single stitch and 2 on the button. They got me stumped!