hysteric

thai fakes?

it was a leather string that wrapped around the button. It kept getting caught on my pocket and was a general annoyance so I took it off.

where the hell is the valve for that hed3?

dont think thats a hed 3.....

kc's at around a year I think

before

after

emaze's evisu's+1 year = grail

Hey there, I want to cop a pair of 44's in the rigid pack I'm a 36 waist and so I should probably get a size 38 to account for shrinkage right?

Also what's the fit like on the 44's? I've heard they are a little wider than 47's buts thats okay as long as they aren't wide enough to swallow my sneakers.

im about a size 35 waist and i went for the 36's in the 44's and they fit awesome, im at about 6 months on them and the fit is perfect for me as I have pretty big thighs and like a more 50's boxy cut, the hem is a decent size and works with most sneakers ive found. Id say go with the 36, ive had a few other LVC's (201's,37's,47's) and these are by far my favourite fit wise, not too baggy not too slim

Mega update:

- Gordon gave the go ahead for the the green selvage so the threads will go into dying this week, we went with a bright green as opposed to a darker one which might become even darker with wash and wear.

- The owner is going to send pictures with options for buttons, rivets, thread colors and thread thickness/size so we can customize the jeans to our liking in that respect. He’s cool with the idea of self painted arcs and can include a cardstock template if we want to go with that idea.

- He’s leaving it up to us to come up with a patch design. He told me before the FC name is a baseball reference so I asked him if he had a similar interest in cars or bikes and he said yes that he had a ‘53 pickup at one time (not sure from which maker) which coincides with the model year of the 0105’s. He’s cool with anything we come up with so we don’t need to limit ourselves to any one theme, in the end we can submit some ideas and get his opinion to keep him in the loop.

- Gordon is going to send me measurements for the 0105 tomorrow and then i'll post those here.

- Gordon suggested selling the FC contest 0105s like they sold the Warehouse contest jeans. Through BiG and open to anyone. I think this idea works really well because it could ultimately make them much cheaper for all of us.

"Fullcount rarely does custom jeans of this sort so I was thinking we do something really special and customized but not too over the top, keep it classic but bold. There’s still more things to work out but I think this is a start." - Gordon

fucking awesome, good work dp

im pretty sure denime makes some nice leepro's as well, price and availability may be an issue but it could be another option

just a reminder....

^^ very nice beatle. I dig the pocket lining on these things, never had half lined pockets before.

Heres some pics of the 45s and the booty shot, had to brighten the pictures my room is very gloomy.

55's would be pretty much the only sugar canes id be interested in, I agree on going with something a bit more unique than something like 47's, own-magazine.com has duckdiggers for 205+shipping, maybe we could see if warehouse/BIG will do it for around 220 shipped or something.....

the only problem i have with a leepro are the back pockets are so far apart usually

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current c-dale, happy with everything although id like to get rid of the aerospoke eventually....hate if you must!

pursuit frame+cruiser bars=weirddd

Coming from HJJ I'm now more comfortable with using Thai denim.

I received an e-mail from Gordon in regards to the contest. He asked me what kind of cut we were looking for, any other customizing details, and about how many people to expect taking part. I told him a '47 cut, custom patch, arcs/tab if we can, 36"+ inseam, and denim heavier than 13oz.

He's going to take that information and approach the other companies he works with and see who might be interested.

plongin, I don't want you to think that i'm going around your back. I'm just looking at all options to see what will work best for the group as a whole.

good to hear gordon is willing to help out, no offense to plongin but id probably only be in if we used an established japanese brand

45 canes are looking good, but just thought id throw out warehouse duckdiggers for the hell of it, really intereseting denim and nice cut, although of course price would be higher (220-250?)

how about sugar cane 55's, or are they too hard too find/expensive these days?

s613 has my vote

the only problem i have with a leepro are the back pockets are so far apart usually

id be down, ive always wanted some mccoys too, that would be my top choice

is it possible/safe to lace a 32 hole hub to a 24 hole rim?

hamburglar are you selling the zipp 3000 that was in your blog by any chance?

Paul youshouldn't be 'puzzled' by my question. After all, I'm the same person who thought that the slubby texture on my '73's were defective snags. The same person who swore that I use to own a pair of '47 repos in the late '70's(who can forget that classic). The same person who thought my '33's where exact museum repros when they are missing the NRA tag. And yes, the same person who went on a wild goose chase for phantom 14oz. 1901, which incidentally Levi's still claims are real!! I'm a LVC newbie. As such, it's my birthright to ask puzzling questions and/or make rediculous comments. I'm willing to eat crow now and then as long as I learn something and I'm learning.

Anyway, the point of my post was to encourage some discussion about how the vault pieces were originally manufactured and what ingredients were originally used and (more importantly) how Levi's today manages to sucessfully duplicate something that cannot be duplicated exactly using modern technology and labor. It seems that the main topic of discussion throughout this forum is always about design issues, shrinkage, sizing or availability. I thought that since you and others on this board have direct contact w/Levi's historians and designers, perhaps you guys could compare in detail how Levi's creates LVC using modern materials and techniques to the materials and techniques of the past. One question I haveis; what waxes and/or resin were used to make the cotton yarn move freely through the looms that created the ultra rigid old denim and what does Levi's use today to make their rigid denim? All "rigid" LVC jeans I've purchased with the exception of my '33's where in no way rigid.

Thanks and sorrry for another one of my long-winded posts : )

jesus you take the term rigid to literally, go buy yourself some starch, generally denim under 14 oz's is pretty soft due to its thinness, and 201's,37's,55's ,47's all seemed pretty "rigid" to me

ive gotten my samurais and warehouses crotch repaired at maggie m tailors which is on 23rd close to the old heritage mall, no complaints at all a little pricy at about 20 dollars, as for alterations my friend uses capital tailors on 99th for hemming and they seem to do a solid job

beautiful 44's, im about 2 months into a pair right now and the fit is one of the best ive ever had