dylanbooth78

...and finally some current(ish) fit pics...

and thats about it for now! sorry to load this thread up with a load of pics but i had a bit of catching up to do;-)

...and this is where there at now...

...after a week away camping the fades where beggining to come along...

...this was about 3 weeks in i guess in the middle of august!

S510XX24L...

this is the jeans new...

i gave them a wash as soon as they arrived, just to get rid of most of the shrinkage and they where VERY tight, here are some fit pics...

lookin good B_F, must spread though! i will be posting a load of pics on here soon (when photobucket starts playing ball!!!), i dont think five has added me as admin on the tumblr page yet so i will get to it as soon as he does!

Because of how our little project evolved over the last months we decided to change a bit.

We are now really 7 Samurai as 2 participants (or better non-participants) were dropped out. And one spot will be taken over by another person.

This person should be willing to document the progress regularly.

Most likely it will be dylanbooth78 with his S510XX24oz-L

I would be most honoured to be a part of this project! So if you all will have me I will start posting pics up in a few days as I am working night shifts at the moment, can't wait to get started, nice pics on here so far!!

Love the fit B____F awesome, must spread though!!

shubs, those jeans look awesome! really nice vintagey look to them!

power to the people!!!

^sharp as ever Riff!!

today i am mostly wearing my fav t-shirt (i work in tooting!)...

That jacket looks great. How stiff is the leather?

Thanks, the leather is really stiff! It is heavy front quarter horse hide, it has loosened up a lot since I got it almost a year ago! When it first arrived I put it on and could barely move!!! You just have to wear a jacket like this constantly to bbreak it in! I have used leathereqe conditioner on it a couple of months ago but it didn't really make it much softer but I love this jacket and one day it will be super soft and comfy!

along the same lines as mifune's "open letter" i have thought a lot about how LVC fits into levi's overall brand and how it fits into this niche of "premium raw denim" or whatever we're calling it. LVC is a very limiting name as it implies reproduction. for that reason alone, i think the XX division is an exciting development for levi's.

501 is just as valuable a trademark as the levi's name. in my mind, it conjures a quintessential image of blue jeans. no nonsense. no frills. quality. i personally don't need my jeans to have a date attached to them. i buy LVC over regular STF's mostly because of the quality of the denim, and somewhat for the fits. that said, i've had some $30 STFs that fit pretty great.

i don't give a poop about 21oz denim. it strikes me as a gimmick and it seems totally excessive. plus i don't believe there's any inherent correlation between weight and quality. i wouldn't want anything heavier than my 19oz samurais, and i doubt i'll even buy anything that heavy again. there are a lot of barriers to levi's offering heavier weighted denim, and i don't think that's a lucrative path for them to follow.

i do, however, think it would be interesting for the XX division to develop a new 501 cut every so often. levi's has done this throughout its history - why stop now? a standard cut that reflects the general "style of the times" and is offered as a cone mills selvedge, made in USA model.

this would have the added advantage of relieving their need to "update" or "modernize" historic cuts like the 47s. like i said - i don't need a date on my jeans. i just want a cut that i like (is regular - not skin tight, not baggy) and has quality denim.

50 years from now, LVC could reproduce the "2010 501" and if i'm still around, i can dress in the style of my youth!

I think Levis Japan did just that! A modern 501 but made of selvadge denim, I think I saw them on super rag(rakutan) it was a few years ago though, but you could have a look there!

oh and this....

not much compared to the last few pages but i like it...

not the greatest picture in the world!, but it is almost impossible to take a pic at that angle;-)...

this is my go to shirt, it is just a cheap shirt that my nan gave me (which probably means it fell off the back of a truck!!!) but it is amazing quality, and tough as nails!! not a great pi but anyway!....

please excuse the dumb arse smile;-)

just put this on the WAYWT thread and thought i would put it here too, Aero leather 1950's half belt...

aero half belt

1901 LVC's...

dylanbooth, your updates really make me want a pair of those 24oz lht!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

time to save up

Get some while you still can! You won't be disappointed!!

dylanbooth, your updates really make me want a pair of those 24oz lht!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

time to save up

Get some while you still can! You won't be disappointed!!

god they fade fast, i know samurai normaly fade fast anyways but still!!

yeah, i was shocked at how fast they started fadeing! cant wait for the 6 month stage!!

god they fade fast, i know samurai normaly fade fast anyways but still!!

yeah, i was shocked at how fast they started fadeing! cant wait for the 6 month stage!!

now I feel dumb...

but good progress so far! how long did you wear them?

actually the first time i looked at that pic i wondered why the threads where the wrong colour!!...

i have been wearing them for just under one month, one week of that was on a camping holiday! the turn ups are still full of twigs and ash from the camp fire:rolleyes:

now I feel dumb...

but good progress so far! how long did you wear them?

actually the first time i looked at that pic i wondered why the threads where the wrong colour!!...

i have been wearing them for just under one month, one week of that was on a camping holiday! the turn ups are still full of twigs and ash from the camp fire:rolleyes: