entertainment!

This Sunday -- The Levi's Meatpacking store was selling that shirt, so it would be easy for you to look at there if they haven't sold out.

I paid roy6 on Wednesday morning and I have the Sports Tog jacket today, Friday. It's a great jacket. I wish I needed a leather jacket. I know where I would buy it.

According to this guide on ebay, the UGWA label with a number was only used until 1976.

http://reviews.ebay.com/Clothing-Labels-Union-Labels-Menswear-UGWA?ugid=10000000003435429

I would love to know if that is actually true.

Wow Mike, those are a perfect fit!

I would guess 70s too.

Looking forward to reading the Inventory article.

Welcome aboard rayw44. We need some Primanti Bros pix

My RxC made a visit to Primanti's in the Strip just a couple weeks ago. I should hang my head in shame for not documenting it.

Welcome rayw44.

HH I got them, you can have first dibs if they don't work out (assuming you're interested).

tomorrow ROYxCones are going to have to keep themselves company at home while I fly up to SF for the day like a BOSS.

I don't understand why sufu didn't self-destruct when you posted this.

Eltopo, I've dealt with Alex at the LVC shop and he was awesome! Very good service.

Was that shirt made in the US or Imported?

The shirt is made in Turkey.

eltopo You really captured the beauty of that fabric.

entertainment!- the end date is January 2nd, 2012. PaulT just wrote the date backwwards, as the Brits so often do. No wonder they lost the empire. Of course, in the USA we write the date properly, and still...

And I assume he wanted to make an allusion to one of his favorite albums: 2112 by Rush?

Post wash fit pics: The have definitely tightened up in a good way.

Looking at the title of this thread, it occurred to me that the finishing date of this contest is ambiguous since conventions about writing dates are different around the world. So is the finishing date 2 January 2012 or February 1, 2012? Or is the date based on local custom for where the wearer lives, so those of us in the States get an extra month compared to the rest of the world?

Will you be stocking King of Vintage: Heller's Cafe Volume 2?

Various sellers on ebay have it but not anyone stateside as far as I can tell.

Wow. But I am pretty sure the only reason the fades look this good is from that one night that Homegirl wore them.

This is a very high standard.

Fantastic fit sweapea. I was hoping you would be the inheritor. Tried to rep. . . .

Dr Heech, thanks for the kind words, but I don't think that I stand a chance. Not that I won't try.

Decided it is time to wash for the first time to get some shrinkage (two soaks so far).

These are pre-wash:

I am pretty sure that he is wearing two pairs of jeans. I just looked in the "This is a pair of Levi's Jeans" book which has a large reproduction of the photograph on page 15. It definitely looks like there are two waist bands, one over the other. The inner one has a suspender button just above the suspender button on the outside pair. The most logical explanation is that he is wearing two pairs of waist overalls or a pair of waist overalls over another pair of pants with suspender buttons.

When I first noticed this, I emailed Lynn Downey. She also believes that he is wearing a pair of waist overalls over another pair of pants. She said that she uses the Yuma Indian photograph to illustrate the concept of waist overalls, i.e., that waist overalls were meant to be worn over another pair of paints to protect them from damage.

In any case, roy6, your recreation is fantastic.

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But you need to wear two pairs of waist overalls, one over another, if you really want to reproduce that picture.

Tried to rep but must spread.

^I opened the eworkers email within hours of receiving it and the grey jacket was already sold out.

Here's a 1940's chore jacket with a simple four button front with two front pockets and stand collar construction. The war time laurel wreath buttons are lightly rusted and have a cool patina. The ring spun denim has beautiful fades from years of wear and some interesting loom chatter.

Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing it.

Man, I don't know if I have a chance in this competition. I've been wearing these jeans hard and often, but I just don't think it works playing catchup with only half the time of everyone else!

Can I win second place for best wear on the Roy boxers?

Wait, are you wearing used boxers?

^No such luck.

Love that Hilfiger quote too.

Here are some pics of the indigo check shirt. Sorry for all the moire from my point and shoot:

The irregularity of the stitching to show it is single needle is almost a little too much:

But the fit and the fabric is both wonderful. I may turn into a Maurizio Donaldi believer after all (but I think I will wait at least until the website goes live).