Dr_Heech

Nicked these pics from lg - looks like a late 1941/early 1942 model 501XX. The model just before the forthcoming Freewheelers 1942 repro (last cinch model 501xx before the simplified S501xx)

Has the flipped yoke, left over right panels  and a black buckle. Beautiful pale yellow almost white stitching after years of wash and wear.

I'm not a fanny pack fan but can appreciate the work that's gone into that @Duke Mantee. Good job

@shredwin_206 visiting Down under?

@Maynard Friedman l remembered!

Pics blatantly stolen from the interweb -

Youth's 203 probably made in the mid to late 1920s. 

@rodeo bill That flight suit up! mook is probably worth almost half what you're asking for all of those. Still have mine and it's a great resource.

Also had that The Denim book in that last photo, not a bad purchase at the time although the pages seemed to easily fall out (?) Now sold it

There was a 'denim in movies' themed thread somewhere, actually there's probably more than one buried in the pages here.

I think Badlands along with Hud and The Misfits are the best Old top denim movies (maybe throw in the Outsiders as a sub)

Thanks mate 😀

@yung_flynn One of my fav denim films. Yes those are 1950s Levis 501xx and many of the police officers in the film  wear them too!

There's a great moment where he shows us how to put a type 2 on in the coolest of ways, if l had more tech know-how l'd post it here. 

1 hour ago, MJF9 said:

... a few quick observations... 

Immediately obvious is the Sugar Cane have no red tab.  Not sure why unless the original they copied from had the red tab missing... answers on a postcard please 

 

The original pair that Sugarcane copied are featured in the Vintage denim thread (wasn't aware when l originally posted the pics but have since amended the post) and they indeed have a red tab.

54 minutes ago, silencejoe said:

I am too fat 

Buy them, then focus on slimming down until they fit!

Plus then you can sell me one of your csf bucklebacks as they will be too big 😅

18 hours ago, Duke Mantee said:

Any interest in my Bootleggers Reunion denims - 33 waist - unworn, unwashed and c/w tags 

Rare as hens teeth … £275 plus shipping (but I’ll listen) means I’m taking a big hit but they don’t fit me now.

 

 

Surprised that @silencejoe hasn't snapped these up yet 😁

9 hours ago, kodachrome said:

Building on this Great War discussion, I'm wondering if anyone knows if the different war version from One Piece of Rock (talking here about the different factories in the Bay Area: SF, Santa Cruz, San Jose) are based on historical facts or just a fun way to distinguish between the range of product quality during WWII?

Well l don't know for sure if these are based on "historical facts" but l would certainly take any info from them with a huge pinch of salt after hearing that the 'one piece sleeve' model of their s406xxx (506xx repro) that was based on a model made in 1946 only, is in fact just a production quirk and many 506XX models made between 1946 and 1950 (and probably pre 1946) have this feature.

Tbh it's probably just their 'fun way' to distinguish between the range of product quality during WW2 for marketing purposes. 

Good job @Double 0 Soul  - we have a few of those insect houses on one of our courses but on a grander scale - Several pallets stacked high scale, so think insect tower blocks! 

Great fades and details @MJF9

I think @beautiful_FrEaK needs to buy a fire proof vault as those vacuum bags will perish over the decades 🤔

Cheers mate!

You've got a lot of measuring to do @MJF9 😄

Nice tux, plenty of extra thread on that jacket too.

12 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

I’m interested if the fit is wrong and completely unsuitable for me.

Just alter them as usual 😉

@ChemProfJSpencer Cone Mills made the denim for levis 501xx exclusively from 1922 onwards. The Cone denim used back then had a lot more character, such as your neppy feel with slubs and loom chatter. The denim changed three times, once in the mid 1950s (a lighter blue dye it seems), mid 70's (sulphur dye technique was briefly introduced) and again in 1984 when the selvedge disappeared and the denim became more fluffier/bulkier, but had pretty much lost all that character by then. (As for the denim being a flaw, l've not seen evidence to support it).

The introduction of repros from the mid 1990s aimed to rectify that, trying to get denim made that replicated that character. And here we are 30 odd years later with an array of manufacturers and different denims doing just that!

Hope that helps?

1 hour ago, NilsLW said:

I messaged Ryo abt a year ago on Instagram and they said that sadly they were not interested in doing an 80s redline repro. It’s a mystery to me though why almost no brands repro this model, only the LVC version comes to mind.

No mystery. The reason is that by 1980, for most vintage denim enthusiasts, the denim and details on vintage examples (which are then repro'd) are pretty much 'meh'.

And the lvc version is a good example of why: bland and boring at best.

2 hours ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Why nobody wants a 80s pair? Last redline  

Tut tut young man, Bruce is wearing s pair of Big E's in this iconic shot  😁

49 minutes ago, beautiful_FrEaK said:

Thanks guys! 😊

@Dr_Heech well that's not really the plan right. Maybe it's another boy and we don't need much new stuff anyway. We will see 😊 by the way, I don't think I have stuff you would be interested in anyway 😉 

Oh l'm not looking to buy, got those FW42's in my crosshairs but that's about it for me atm. Just know what it's like sometimes with a newborn and money can get tight, just figured you may have a purge(?)

Wish you all the best with the journey ahead and can l put those kids Wrangler jeans aside for you? (jk)

^another addition to the Denime family?  😉

Congratulations Tilman! Some more good fades to come.

So does this mean a sell off of old stuff to buy new (baby) stuff? 

1 hour ago, Geeman said:

Anyone copping? @Dr_Heech ?

https://www.marrkt.com/collections/new-arrivals/products/vintage-1950s-60s-lot-502sx-selvedge-denim-big-e-store-display-76w-x-45l

I can remember almost buying a pair identical to those for about £350, mind you this was back in the mid- 2000's. I passed as was maxed out on my Lvc debit card 😭