ThomasK

I joined sufu in 2009 and started, in my teens, with a pair of 1947s. I still remember the day I received them—great times. I had a 55 after that as well, which wore beautifully and a 78. I tried a few Japanese brands for a while but that didn't last too long. I haven't postet since 2014 as I wasn't really keen on buying anything new and just wore these jeans.

Last week I thought it might be a nice idea to start the new year with a new pair of denim and bought a 44. It's only today that I read the stuff about the White Oak plant having shut down. What a sad story!

I remember back in the 2009/2010 era many people sniffing at LVC's offerings because they thought them to be not vintage-correct, slubby enough... Now probably quite a few wish they'd had the chance to wear a pair... I always like the subtle quality of their denim. My 2009 1947 was the best of them all though. It shrank down after the first soak and basically stayed there after that. Many later 47s were stretchier.

It was great while it lasted. I remember the excitement about the 78s or the new version of the 1915 denim (iirc).

I hope LVC will carry on though. They produce beautiful pieces, not only denim.

with LVC being sold on levis.com now...does anyone have any info or even inside knowledge regarding their health? I guess a bit more attention couldn't hurt, even though most "outside" buyers probably will prefer washed stuff. But as long as it works for them and their raw stuff is availablr, I am happy.

Sounding like a fanboy here, but maybe that's what I am. I love the japanese brands, but I think LVC's collections of recent years are very nice.

don't know if it has been postet here - Spring Summer '15

http://levisvintageclothing.prosite.com/120119/3974342/all/ss15-bread-butter-berlin-de

up, oct. 4th.

up, oct. 1st. 

up, Sept. 27th. 

up, Sept. 23rd.

up, Sept. 20th.  

up: 78 and 47s still available.

Two 1947 501s in size 36/34 still available, unworn, not tried on, new with tags and stored nicely with other raw unworn denim. 1978 501 sz. 36/34 still available as well. 

Having a preference for shorter inseams these days and trying to save up for some non denim purchases I hope they find a new home. 

Far from the 345 € I am selling a 1978 36/34  on the bay. You'll find it under:  311082211692. Sorry for being off topic...

Also selling a NWT 1947 36/34, PM me if you're interested. 

up. 

Can you post the measurements?

They are true to tagged size, measuring 36 inches in the waist (waistbands not aligned) and 34 in length. They are NWT. I haven't even tried them on yet. 

Anyone interested in a 78 501 size 36/34? They are from the first run with the "new" 78 denim from one or two years back. 

As promised, a few pictures of my WH 800, taken on their arrival. 

Open the pictures in a new tab/window with a right click to view them in a slightly bigger size.

Excuse the filters. 

Fedex is really fast, but in my case they sent a separate letter for customs a few days after the denim arrived. 

I thought I'd post some measurements of my WH #800, which I started wearing recently. Thanks to aho for helping me chosing those! So, I bought size 36 from Japan-Holic. Acc. to their measurements they should be:

Waist sz. 36 one wash: 90 cm = 35,4 inches.

When I got them, I measured 86/87 cm = around 34 inches. That, for me is great,as they are stretchy and I wanted something that stretches to around 35 inches and not tight-fitting. (I feared, a sz. 34 would be too tight).

They measured around 34,5 inches after their first day and are back at 34 inches after a 30 degree wash. 

Maybe that helps. I tried to compare that to BIGs measurements. They list 35 inches for a sz. 36 (presumeably also one wash). Maybe that's another run? 

In the end it doesn't matter much, I guess I have something to compare when I want to another wh model. Everything being around 34 inches after a wash should be fine..

I have mad lots of pictures and close ups of the denim. will post them soon, hopefully. 

This might be a silly question but are there any (major) differences between the "new" 800 and the more recent one?

speaking of the 800..japan-holic still has them in sizes 34 and 32. I think they are about 145 Euros shipped. It's the old (?) one wash model.

It wasn't really a question for mr. b, but you certainly won, mr. friedman

Great post!

slightly off topic: pants-avenue seems the easiest way to get a pair in europe, right? On his website the 710 is described as tight (66 cut?) and the 711 as straight (xx cut?). So is the 710 really that tight? Sounds like a silly question (shame on me)

I looked through the first pages and saw that his goal was 100 million dollars in sales in the first 3 years. Did he meet that?

thank you aho, flash and hoggreaser! I dont doubt the quality of kaihara denim. But fc's 13,7 oz. denim is just really really cool in terms of its fading capabilities. I certainly hope the s models will be a good addition for miki.

we shouldn't be worried about losing the usual signature denim, should we? So what

I understand the s-models use kaihara denim? Why did full count take this step? They seem to be really proud of their own denim. Which denim is used ok chinese models and how can one recognize them? I'm sorry if all this has been answered but I am on a slow connection and have trouble flipping through the last pages. thanks!

Did receive my jeans..... there was one explanatory e-mail. Satisfied, but I doubt I will be a repeat customer FWIW

Maybe you could give us some informartion on why it took them longer this time. Maybe that would help people who are unsure whether to by or not. 

I ordered once, allthough a year ago, and had a great experience. I like their clean site and personally think they do a good job. I probably will order again this year. Not really important but i thought, i could give them some credit. 

Any infirmation about new denim and 501 in the upcoming season? Changes or anything? With the lots of negative talk about the brand lately I am surprised and happy about the fact that the 47s for example seems to be selling in most places that carry them. What do you think, will we have the brand around for 5 more years?