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if you're objective is having jeans that don't smell bad, I'm not sure this the way to do it, especially if you're planning on letting the fluids evaporate. but interesting they might be.

To answer your question, shorty, yes - most of the pieces were finished. I think I remember the only ones that came in deadstock were the 1947 501, and the 60's 505's.

ugh. that really blows. i guess i'll just give up completely on LVC USA.

My first LVC were 1947s, and I had the hardest time finding a pair that were 34x34 for some idiotic reason. So i wore those for six months (and still wearing them) then decided i wanted a pair with a longer inseam. so i had to go to cultizm. the quality of the denim seems to be nicer. it hairier and more slubby than the USA model. does anyone know why that might be? is lvc europe using a different denim for their rigid reissues than lvc US? paul t?

i dont even think there is anyone here in NC, but I'm at East Carolina University

with two pairs of 1947 LVC

one is 7months old and from USA line

one is 2 months old and from euro line cause you cant buy a 34x36 here (have to go through cultizm, which i dont mind.)

Hi Tekrah,my 1901 Sz.32 were tight aswell ( being a true 32 ),did a lukewarm soak,and they didnt shrink at all,but are very comfortable now.When i got them i was a bit disappointed,they felt so flimsy and the stitching was off in some places, and the denim that goes into the front left pocket is really short,so you see the white lining every time when sitting down.Apart from that they are my first choice summerjeans,they looking much better now after wearing them for 5 months.

post pics please! i'm thinking of getting a pair later in the year/09. i'd like to see how theyre aging.

nice work aarons

4x5 tri-x film developed by inspection

needs to be rescanned and cleaned up, but this is the rough copy I used for class this morning. made with a graflex press camera.

click link for big http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3120/2807433548_8354c5360d_b.jpg

I like the buddha baseball patch, and frankly believe that it has little/nothing to do with the true religion patch; beyond the fact that they both have representations of buddha.

but in the end I'm down with both the non buddha and buddha baseball patches, so whatever. just dont shoot something down because buddha was used by true religion.

10 mins pilot pen on sketchbook paper.

As suspender buttons can always be added and some people might not care for them, I'd say better to leave them off. However, it would be awesome to have a contest jean with a cinch back as they're much easier to remove than to add. I thought those Fullcount 0117s posted earlier looked awesome myself.

yeah, i thought the 0117s looked really cool. maybe just a cinch back would be better, and yeah a crotch rivet would be sweet. but i guess we dont even know if any of this is even possible yet. I just thought a cinch back would be an interesting extra to distinguish the contest jeans.

PS: the new truck patch looks a lot better, but I think i'm still for the world series baseball guy.

I'm totally in for this. i've been lurking around here for a while, waiting to make my decision. but as far as customization goes, is there a possibility of a cinch back and suspender buttons, or is that too much to ask for? and would anyone else wanna do that?

I'm down for next week. great.

suggestion : pirates?

last one is from a work in progress. It'll be a part of a series of pieces colored with oils and such.

LEVI'S 501xx 1947 LVC

6.5 months 3 soaks 2 hand washes with bronners 1 machine wash with bronners

photos are light. used speedlight and it washed out the darks in the denim. white stuff is ceramic dust.

^all bobbers look more badass than production bikes today

new triumphs (bonneville, t100, thruxton, scrambler) still look pretty awesome to me...

holy fuck

(seem to be spending a ton of time on craigslist tonight )

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/mcy/745756029.html

thats a great deal, if it is as he describes it.

^ if youre looking for a cheap medium format I'm a strong supporter of the Yashica twin lens reflex cameras. It is kind of tricky to get used to the waist finder position, but i think it works great. they have a sharp true lens, sturdy body and can be found on ebay in good condition for a decent price. I have a Yashica LM ( light meter ) which works perfectly

if you've got some money there is only one camera you need, and that is a hasselblad 500c -- the older ones are just as good if not better than the new ones and all the yuppies dont want them cause theyre not digital so you can get them for around 800 bucks (a steal)

for 35mm the shutter is very important, so you want a camera with a good shutter. I prefer a completely manual camera so I use a nikon F2. its an old camera but 100% mechanical so the only thing you have to replace is the light meter battery, and it has a great shutter and wont wear out. it uses manual focus lenses, which to me, are sharper and easier to use. i tend to think that lenses are of more importance when it comes to digital since 35mm isnt THAT high res.(dont get me wrong lenses are very important for film, but i think things like grain size can make the lens less important in 35mm.) overall it depends on what youre shooting, so I always stick to a lens that i know wont let me down.

sorry for the long-winded nerdfest

sam cooke is my fave. wonderful world and chain gang are great.

anything by - wilson pickett , temptations , and smokey robinson and the miracles

everyone should check out Charles Wright and The Watts 103rd st rhythm band, really great music. I havent been able to find anything but their best of though. my faves are "express yourself" and "doin what comes naturally"

coco, you ever heard of Aaron Siskind? if you haven't, you should check him out. I think you'd like it.

i believe the thin selvedge is a 47 cut attribute. earlier 501 models would have fatter selvedge.

nice work airfrog, i love that kind of stuff. where are you making those?

i'm in too, but i agree with tyro about the denim.

I like the idea of photo assignment --> discuss, but lets just leave denim out of it.

jesus legacy. would rep if i could. how did you get that lighting?

saw these in the laundry room:

and definitely copping these:

those are great, really funny/interesting. you should keep that up. it'd be interesting to see a body of work around that idea.

Camera- Nikomat FT2

Lenses- 50mm f2, 135 mm f3.5

Film- Kodak Tri X 400

I'm kinda curious about medium format cameras though, I'd love to try shooting with one

I develop my own stuff. Here are some of my shots, my scanner sucks though so they look a bit crooked and the quality was raped

i strongly suggest making the leap into medium format. the increase in detail is great and you get better tone and sharpness and it works really well for scanning. I use a twin lens reflex that is really cool, its a Yashica. theyre fairly affordable these days and have pretty good lenses. for medium format film i use tri-x400 for b/w and kodak porta 160vc and fujifilm velvia for color. for 35mm i use delta100, to decrease grain when desired.

did that car get cemented? what is that?

sorry for double post, but this was done with kodak 160vc in a holga, if youre curious.

have you tried kodak porta 160VC? the vivid color may give you what youre looking for, especially if youre using photoshop for color correction and contrast. you can use transparency films such as velvia but when using transparency films, you need to be accurate in exposure to a 1/3 of a stop, which is nearly impossible when using a holga camera. color negative film allows you a lot more room for exposure error.