entertainment!

Here are some fit pics I posted of the 1915s a while back. I went tts measured. IIRC, the 32 waist measured a little over 35 BiG style, but I would definitely recommend asking for measurements.

Sansome, at first I thought you were bleeding indigo.

Great pics all around.

Looks great. Nothing beats a morning walk out in the meatpacking district...

Oh, and I might make a July trip to NYC, let's meet for coffee!

Paul, does this mean you are coming stateside to promote your book?

No matter how many times I look at the 1937 "201" I cringe when I see it again: the bizarre buckle (Did Levi's ever use a buckle like that?), the way the cinch crowds the patch, and the patch which looks way too thick in pictures (maybe they are deceptive). And I am ignoring the fact that a "201" should have a cloth patch instead of a leather one. They still look like fakes to me. I don't care if there is a cult for them, and the argument that they are 555 is not enough for me. I am sure there was lots of polyester wear made in the 1970s at Valencia Street too, but I don't want to own any.

What's the right size for LVC cinch?

Measure the width of the strap. That is the size of buckle you need. It will probably be one inch.

Suspenders from Welch are a nice less expensive alternative:

http://www.davidmorgan.com/welchsuspenders.html

This photograph brought back a very strange memory. When I was twelve, i visited Australia with my family. One day my father and I took the train into Melbourne from the suburbs through Flinders Street Station. On the way back home we stopped at a newsstand right in front of the station entrance to look at the magazines. To my father's dismay, they were almost all pornographic. One was called "Nipples and Knockers." I started laughing and my father wanted to know why, but I wouldn't tell him.

Today was exciting, I finally got my old Fuller brush (back when they made horsehair brushes):

When I was a kid, there use to be "Fuller Brush Men" who would go door to door and sell brushes. Wonder if that was true in Australia. Or is the brush from the States?

Based on the box graphics, your guess on the dating seems right to me.

The ® was used on all USA made LVC until the past few years whether it was historically accurate or not. I think this decision was based more on Levi's belief that if they didn't put the ® on the tab they might lose the trademark than that they thought they were producing something special.

I really don't see the point of buying LVC jeans that aren't historically accurate. Isn't that the point of the line? I'm not against inventing something new, but it shouldn't be part of LVC. And if I'm just looking for a pair of jeans with great denim, I would buy a pair of Warehouse.

The nice thing about stitching in the buckle is the end of the strap can be skived so it is thinner. Then the belt tends to sit a lot better and fits through the belt loop more easily.

The double prong idea is great.

Mike--Count me among those who are interested in another belt project. I was also among those scared off by the Damascus buckle. It looked interesting but I had to realistically admit to myself that I would probably never wear it.

Woiw, Robbie. Your pair puts mine to shame.

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My wife did a fair amount of research on 19th century British history and found most of the newspapers she needed at the New York Public Library. She did have to go to London too, though.

Great stuff Roy.

Too bad nothing fits me.

That is the first time I have seen the dimples in the flattened rivets on LVC even though it seems pretty common on the originals. Kudos to LVC.

Duane Hanson?

It's close to nothing. From what i understand Levi's loses money on LVC because it costs so much to run the division and in the end the production runs are very small, far smaller than what we'd think it would be.

How surprising is that considering LVC doesnt' even have a website? I learned almost everything I know about LVC from reading this thread. Not everyone is willing to read 1300 pages of posts to learn about a brand.

Can't wait to read the book!

Just checked Amazon which lists a July release date, Stateside. Hope that's wrong.

Thanks for the pictures, Roy6. It's strange that the 1944 506 doesn't have four buttons instead of five. I wonder if they just used the same pattern as the 507 and changed the pockets.

^Couldn't agree more. I don't know what they do to the wool, but it doesn't itch at all. I wear them year round, even on the hottest summer days because they wick so well.

roy6--I just bought some of the flat brown waxed Alden laces for my Indy boots at the Alden shop on Madison in NYC. I think erk said he ordered some over the phone from them and they mailed them to him. I bet the Alden shop in SF would have them though.

Damn, I thought you were trying to rescue Daniel Plainview.

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^Looks like a great fit to me.

I was looking for the timeline of Levi's history on the Levi Strauss website and discovered this video. It has an interview with Lynn Downey and extensive shots of the Nevada and Homer jeans. There are four other related videos, but I haven't watched them yet.

Part 2 of this video, Levi's as America: A Riveting Icon, features someone named Paul Trynka. He seems to know a lot about the history of jeans.

Soaked for the second time last night to get more shrinkage after seeing too many better fits on this thread. The denim definitely got darker and bluer. The gray cast is gone now. Will post fit pics soon.