Dr_Heech

Vintage 1922 Levi's 501XX on Marvin's. These are the earliest belt looped 501xx - so basically a c.1915-1921 501xx that still have the hand-tooled looking rivet heads, which between c1922 and c.1926 gradually changed to become the more standard round-topped rivet heads we all normally associate with 501's. They also have the first gen shorter belt loops made with shirt weight denim, which gradually lengthened over the decade plus concave suspender buttons and unbranded bullseye style fly buttons. These last two details disappeared around c.1926/27, the same year the redline was introduced. What strikes me most is the beautiful pattern of wear over time but also that someone went to the trouble of cutting out the centre part of the two horse patch, so that it didn't shrivel out in the sun or through shrinkage, and become uncomfortable for the wearer. I'm obviously guessing this last part but they are a thing of beauty in my eyes and to think they are roughly 100 years old. Not many wearable clothes that old. Off to get a lottery ticket 😁 Obviously a double cuffer too!

@bartlebyyphonics l knew you wouldn't let the side down mate

Congrats @beautiful_FrEaK and best wishes to your new addition to the family. And as Duke has pointed out, looking forward to the unusual stains and the wicked dad knee fades!

Cinchless!?! Shame on you @Broark 😮 Are there any participants going with the late 30s model?

Thanks, I'll maybe try and dig it out for a photo or two. Your guess is as good as mine on that one (or though l could compare my sweats once l've located the freedom sleeve). I certainly remember my freedom sleeve being more body hugging (sz XL) than the current regular style models in XL that l wear. Maybe I'll get some shots this coming weekend.

@Alec LeamasI have 2 regular sleeve Cushman sweats and one freedom sleeve model and l can say that they are definitely worth their weight in gold quality wise. Apart from the neck being slightly too tight they are perfect IMHO. The freedom sleeve is 16 years old and the other two turn 10 this year! Well worth the 100 quid each l paid for them (speedway shop online). I still have 2 og buzz sweats which now reside at the GF's house in London but they are like made out of kitchen towel compared to the Cushmans!

Silverstones. These were a wide cut when they were originally jeans but they draped weird without any cuff length so l chopped them. Not sure if the thread is cotton, poly or a mix of(?) but it looks cool faded. My phone won't do the denim any justice but the detail pics show the true colour more. The red tab just has a woven S on it inside a circle in white, reminiscent of the R only tab that was introduced in the mid 50's. Obviously l've customised the original back pocket design to fit in with my more favoured aesthetic 😉

@ahoI bought some Silverstones fom double0soul some years back. Some great details, including offset beltloop, Scoville marked rivets and a mix of orange and yellow cotton thread. They were cut off to make shorts - l use them in the garden now.

Hey l've got a few pics l screenshotted from his Facebook page, mind you - he's only wearing denim budgie smugglers 🤮

Hope the curtains are made with Collect mills denim 🤫?

517's from circa 1975. Single Stitch back pockets, earlier orange poly cotton stitching, earlier type bar tacking on back pockets, 3% shrinkage on inner label indicating sanforized denim. Overlock stitching on non-selvedge busted seam (something that was used on sanforized denim by levis since c.1960) - but has been forever folded over so no train tracks Bar-tacking on belt loops is as wide as the belt loop itself so a pre 1977 feature. It has LS2109 stamped on the front right pocket bag (?)

Early eighties 505. Nothing special about these particularly but look quite good fade wise. White overlocked stitching to the non-selvedge outseam (folded over so no train tracks), black flag bar tacking and double stitch back pockets. Steel topped anodized button with a Talon 42 zipper. No inside label present. There's a pinkish tinge to them so must've been washed with a red item that bled (not me tho).

Pair of redline 501's made in 1978. 8% shrinkage on the wash tag (changed to 10% around '80/81) and no white internal stitching around crotch/front pockets/yoke so definitely late 1970s. Also poly-cotton looks different, not so orangey/nylony as the early 80s poly. Bar tacking on back pockets is from earlier gen redlines as it's a lylaccy-grey, rather than dark blue/black, and looks more cotton than poly-cotton. Bar-tacking across belt loops is wider, although not as wide as the Bar tacking on pre-1978 501's. Double lock-stitch on the inside of the back pockets so just after the switch from the Single Stitch redline model (1974-77). Lastly, oxidisation on the button fly also visible on the denim button hole. Number 6 on the button back which corresponds to the label. The number 6 apparently belongs to the 3 california. factories Lovely roping!

Well worn pair of early eighties redline 501's. Has the same 10% shrinkage as the last pair, visible on the wash tag, as well as the date of manufacture. Again with black flag bar tacking and the short span of bar tacking across the belt loop, but there is no extra circle on the reverse of the rivet (although still white stitching on the inside but only around the coin pocket). As before another 524 buttoned 501 redline, made at the EL Paso factory but this pair made in 1981. Nice roping too!

Dark pair of 501 redlines sz 30x38 (so 1501 0117, The 1 prefix being the code for 38 inch leg length). Made in 1983, has the 'black-flag' type of bar tack, more prevalent in the 1981-84 period. Extra circle on the reverse of the rivet indicates early 80s also. Notice the short bar tack strip attaching the belt loop to the jean. White stitching around the inside vertical or horizontal yoke indicates 1982 onwards. Date on the inside wash tag is March '83. The denim changed gradually around 1977-79 and this denim has the more eighties bulkier/fluffier feel to it than the distinct vertical fading of the late 1970s.

Just a small distraction from the excitement of the WoM contest crew and their future plans. It's a bit like when BBC2 puts on a film for those who are bored of the Olympics on BBC1 😉 Anyways, l've posted these items below before - All used to be jeans owned by me: XX jeans and XX shorts, 2x pairs of V stitch Big E shorts (that were once jeans) and a donor big E waist chain daisy Duke shorts. Once the Big E jeans were too trashed, my Mrs made shorts out of them. We still keep all these bits as keepsakes from Our bygone era (1990s). But whilst rooting around l also found three pairs of redlines, a pair of 505's and a pair of 517's which haven't seen the light of day for quite a while and certainly haven't been posted before, so l thought l'd share them as there's a few 1980's 501 fans in here... Ps. I have no control over the photo orientation, it seems Sufu still has a mind of its own, despite preemptive editing.

Thanks Shredders! Yes l wanted to take some flat-lays with some close ups of the denim and interesting details but it became too dark after my 'photoshoot'. Will definitely try for some when the opportunity presents itself. The Denim is indeed interesting. It's a mix of different dyed threads, synthetic indigo and natural indigo on the warp and weft. Apparently it's supposed to represent the 9oz denim which LS&Co were using up until the mid 1920s (probably 1927) before they switched to the 10oz weight which they used up until the war model.

Thanks mate, yeah l mentioned to him not to change the colours (l hate modern tekky filters) - so he went full manual and just clicked a couple of F stops. Turned out OK. Will use him again for future poses, especially now he will be moving back in with me in the next month. Hey it's only been 15 years since he last lived with me. I am soo chuffed ☺️

Intentional pose Martin, l was channeling my inner Empire Stores. Would have shown you the 'look at my watch' or 'point to something in the distance whilst smiling' poses, but those were in the outakes 😁

Some better shots of the 1920s tux when worn, thanks to my son and his photographic skills.

Not today but Sunday. My 17 year old son came round and took these on a second hand Canon EOS he bought recently. Not a bad result and better that my puny attempts at selfies. Warehouse x2, my lovely @Duke Mantee belt, H&M t-shirt and the only footwear l have nowadays, Sketchers Steel toes.

Funnily enough l have a 1942 tux squirreled away for just such a purpose 🤔

Don't forget the old RoyxCone contest back in 2010. Classic!

Disney patches?? 😉

Ridiculously expensive for what they really are but l guess as long as peeps keep buying them....