Dr_Heech

Lovely honeycombs @unders

Hey Grant, I currently have a pair of CSF WW2 which l purchased off of @beautiful_FrEaK - they have denim front pockets and are based off a pair of S501XX from the 501XX book. Really beautiful details - there are some pics in the CSF thread. Also got my eye on the forthcoming Sugarcane WW2 with the flannel front pockets - again, a pair from the book is identical so would be nice to cop those (details and price pending). There's a video about it in the SC thread.

My experience - I have owned 2 pairs of the 555 WW2 lvc (and worn both) and owned (but not worn) one pair from 2005 (the ones with the orange stripey shirt material pockets). I have also owned (briefly, but never wore em) a pair from 2003 (554's) but sold them as l wasn't happy with the details and fit. My opinion is that the better quality/more accurate repro was the aforementioned 2005 shirt pocket model(8/10). In 2nd place is the 555 pairs (7/10) and in 3rd was the 554 pair (6/10). Never experienced the 643M pair - not sure if there was one. The models from 2008 and 2009 are pretty poor imo (2/10 and 3/10). Last pair of lvc l bought new was the 2010 s501xx: Cone denim, green herringbone pockets and thick leather patch (5/10). Still have these but rarely wear Obviously l turn to other brands now for my current WW2 fix.

Yes sometimes I don't know if it's my OCD or old 'moderator attitude' left over from Denimbro days. I mean l have 7 pairs of 'Levis vintage clothing' jeans, some that are actual vintage clothing (over 20 years old) and some aren't (yet) - some are new and some are worn. But they are all lvc. They could all go in the Levis vintage clothing thread but then also they could go in the vintage denim thread, the nice things thread, the what did your jeans do today thread (not alot, they just got pulled out of a drawer/suitcase, photographed for discussion purposes etc). Then there's the WW2 details thread and 66 type jeans thread and if the stars align, a chance of getting into the iconic photos thread. Leaves my head in a spin

@MJF9 That's not London town , more like Maynard's denim collection and you got to see a fit pic too. Lucky man.

You don't need to be reminded of the title of this thread Martin, unless our fears of early dementia have started to set in - tbh it was more of a tongue in cheek dig at @Dry for keep posting his vintage Levis in the wrong thread

The photo suggests two different zippers on each pair? One looks like a Talon 42? Can you confirm?

Yes but remember @Maynard Friedman - your pair are Lvc and Dry's pairs are actual vintage denim

Don't use anything with '-cide' in the title if l can help it!

Not as old as you don't forget but l do remember wearing Box loafers (and/or wraparound Brogues) c.1982 which were purchased from Topmen shoes (anyone remember them?) and they were identical to the pair on the cover of Dancecraze (generic ska album) if you can remember that?

Overseeding it

Only the best for the Duchess eh Mike?

Yes mate, the sample pair in the little video on the SC thread is all l've seen. Don't know anything else about them either but would love to know more too. Here's hoping for the more knowledgeable internet peeps to come up with some details for us.

Haha, yes Flash has been a real mate in proxying my last few internet buys from warehouse and CSF but has recently taken a hiatus and is probably more focused on his family/work and where his next tattoo is going(?) and l don't want to hassle the guy (l may still ask him tho) - hey if l like em it may be straightforward to pick up a pair anyway when they're released (?) You said you saw measurements? Any links or help with that. Any photos of details? Thanks man, l know l'm a pain in the arse sometimes And as far as l'm concerned, the best 'proportioned' WW2 Levis s501XX lookalikey l've seen is probably the Freewheelers s601xx or possibly the Bridge of the times WW2 model. To be fair my only experience with original WW2 Levis was a pair l found in London which had been turned into shorts and another time when the local vintage warehouse had started saving denim bits/scraps of hidden rivet levis (c.1992) Thinking back, they were bits of mostly 40's jeans, with 'silver' or dark copper rounded hidden rivets so 46's (?) and wartime bits. Never thought to buy them, they were just piled up in a wooden box on the floor.

This came up earlier, a very old '1880's era' photograph of some gents who seem to be donning early type one's (??) so thought l'd share. Courtesy of Mushroom vintage. (Sorry my phone does crappy pics so click on it for clearer image)

Yes, atm. Details and price pending obvs, but fairly confident otherwise. The reason l asked is also to help establish someone who could assist me in the possible purchase when released in autumn (l'm ptetty crap at ordering stuff off the net) if l'm up for a pair that is but don't want to get the size wrong or miss out (Sorry for the late reply - work is busy atm)

@beautiful_FrEaK Are you interested in/thinking of purchasing those SC43's when they're released?

Cool, nice pick up. Maybe some photos in the vintage denim thread for us all to lust after when you have the time mate?

^pre- 1954's @Duke Mantee ??

When l bought my first pair of 1930 Lee 101's, l had no idea what to expect with shrinkage as it was a newly released model. This would've been 2008 and although l was a only a lurker here, there was still no info on them and l didn't know they were sanforized. So I ordered a sz 32 which were massive so l chucked them in the wash and no shrinkage. Waist size was doable with the cinch so l got my Mum to home hem them (again before l knew about chainstitched hemming services if there was such a thing back then). In frustration l gave them a boil wash. The result was a high waisted loose fit jean, lighter blue denim and a slightly highwater hem. The new pair are a sz 30 (measured 34) and are a closer fit. They are now my replacement garden/yard jeans. These had a soak originally after l bought them back in 2016 and have only been worn for a few months before l gained a bit of weight. Took them to be shortened and hemmed at Soas after purchase, giving them a yellow thread to match the belt loop bartacking. Especially love the patch - "copper riveted cowboy overalls "

Similar to my situation - l have a pair of lvc 1937 from 2003 and a pair of 1920's 201's from 2000. Also a pair of original NOS Levis 501 from 1978.

They are a repro of the #24 pair in the 501xx book so pocket bags are made of denim.

One of 3 current wearers atm, my WW2 CSF s409xxx which have recently been hemmed, at Soas by Mr Black (remember him??) and he did a nice job too. I'm really happy to have them back in rotation again. Love the denim on these!