Levi's RedTab special projects

[Vampyrvargfesten]

Talk about the upcoming Levi"s x Filson stuff, how rediculous the junya watanabe x levi's are every year, how lame the Opening Ceremony x Levi's cords are, anything non-LVC related etc.....

I figure this thread can reduce the unrelated clutter in the LVC thread, as well as organize discussion, seeing how Levi's churns out collaboration after collaboration each year...

[not too tight]

Not too sure where else to post this as there has been a little discussion about the Levi's x Filson line. Tried on a the shooting shirt and the cruiser jacket which were both oversized but maybe they shrink down? I tried on the tin cloth trucker in small but it was way too tight; strange because i have a small trucker which fits fine. Anyways I picked up one of the booklets and made some scans to share.

The two denims mention are named "Rigid Nappy Denim 13.5 oz" and "Rigid Saturated Denim 13.5 oz"

The rest of the pages in the booklet are like the notes pages which seem similar to Field Notes notebooks which Levi's was selling as well.

All of the items were unwashed and had a nice feel but while all these were hand made in Seattle, the denim is sadly imported.

[entertainment!]

^Wow, if they are going to make the items in the USA at the Filson factory, I just can't believe they wouldn't use Made in the USA Cone denim. Bizarre.

[Shorty Long]

My guess...Levi is getting their denim from another source (Cone MAYBE), and Filson is just sewing them together. I don't think Filson is in the fabric-producing business.

^Wow, if they are going to make the items in the USA at the Filson factory, I just can't believe they wouldn't use Made in the USA Cone denim. Bizarre.

[Shorty Long]

LevixFilson now available online...

http://www.filson.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=4410427&cp=2065673&clickid=leftnav_Levi's_by_FILSON_txt

http://us.levi.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=4305596&cp=3146842.3146843

[roy6]

I heard the tin cloth jackets run small in size, so I went down to my local Levi's and tried one on. They were out of mediums, but a large fit me quite well, and I'm on the small side of medium. A medium probably wouldn't have been long enough in the arms for me (I'm 6') and I'm guessing would have been tight across the stomach when buttoned.

[rnrswitch]

I heard the tin cloth jackets run small in size, so I went down to my local Levi's and tried one on. They were out of mediums, but a large fit me quite well, and I'm on the small side of medium. A medium probably wouldn't have been long enough in the arms for me (I'm 6') and I'm guessing would have been tight across the stomach when buttoned.

Fatty......

[Shorty Long]

I already have a green wool Filson cap...now I want one of those denim ones too.

[Aquaphor]

I wonder what are the measurements for the clothes?

[attackwithstones]

The Trucker Jackets shipped in Smalls and Larges so far. My store JUST got larges today. As of yesterday, as far as I know none of the stores had Mediums or X-Larges.

The Truckers fit small. You have to go one size up from your regular.

The Shooting Shirt fits real big, the top of the arms are real big.

The Cruiser Jacket also fits bigger than normal. One size so I hear.

Yep.

[AntiHero84]

I want that trucker jacket so bad.

[slide13]

Glad to hear the shirt fits big...that was what I was expecting and ordered a medium under that assumption. Should be a decent fit for me then, looking forward to checking this out in person. With the 40% coupon code it was a great deal.

[attackwithstones]

I tried the discount code like 4 times. It says its expired or that it may not be used for this item.

Is their a trick to it, or just entering ACTIVE2010?

Bummed, I want the Cruiser, but wanted the 40%

[slide13]

I used it yesterday morning and it worked fine, no trick, and the shirt has already shipped. I believe they probably realized it was working on these items and then turned it off since it probably isn't supposed to be good on these colab pieces. Glad I got in before they turned it off.

[seafinch]

Anybody have a levis x filson trucker yet? I'd love to see pictures and get some opinions...

[kit99bar]

wow the shooting shirt is gone already

[dkatz]

Anyone else all hot and bothered by this Pendleton x Levi's collab like me?

Is this gonna be a pretty limited deal? I dig but I would love to wait and see in person when I'm home.

[mitchL]

http://hypebeast.com/2010/11/cone-mills-x-levis-505-limited-edition-jean/

anyone heard anything about these? look interesting

[aho]

^kiya was mysteriously sent a pair a while back IIRC....The price tag is a bit more bearable than the new mark up for LVC IMO but I haven't seen the jeans in person so I can't really weigh in with any real opinion...Any thoughts kiya?

[LC_Miey]

http://hypebeast.com/2010/11/cone-mills-x-levis-505-limited-edition-jean/

anyone heard anything about these? look interesting

i think those are the pairs kiya posted afew pages back. hope this time im not wrong..

[mr.invincible]

are they available for purchase now?

i really want these.

[dr.house]

are they available for purchase now?

i really want these.

I'm also interested.

[kiya]

http://hypebeast.com/2010/11/cone-mills-x-levis-505-limited-edition-jean/

anyone heard anything about these? look interesting

From last week...

Look what just showed up in the mail...

[dr.house]

We know that. Where to cop?

[kiya]

We know that. Where to cop?

I have no idea, the box just showed up at my house.

I didn't even know they were for sale till i saw the Hypebeast post that Eugene put up.

I was under the impression they were a promo only release.

[dr.house]

^Thanks. Try to get a few pairs for sale...:-)

[LC_Miey]

We know that. Where to cop?

from the HB post:

The Cone Mills x Levi’s 505 Limited Edition Jean is available exclusively through the Levi’s San Francisco flagship store and the new Levi’s Concept Store in New York City’s Meatpacking district. The jeans will retail for $178 USD.

the pair that kiya got has blank tab compared to the one posted on HB, interesting maybe kiya's are just for f&f ?

[Paul T]

from the HB post:

The Cone Mills x Levi’s 505 Limited Edition Jean is available exclusively through the Levi’s San Francisco flagship store and the new Levi’s Concept Store in New York City’s Meatpacking district. The jeans will retail for $178 USD.

the pair that kiya got has blank tab compared to the one posted on HB, interesting maybe kiya's are just for f&f ?

There has always been a proportion of red tabs that are blank, since the 70s - it's for trademark reasons, to protect the tab itself.

I liek the fact these are a little e version, distinguishes them from LVC. iNtersting also because LVC use Kaihara for all their Sanforized denim - wonder how this will fade? (Wish the hems were chainstitched though)

[LC_Miey]

There has always been a proportion of red tabs that are blank, since the 70s - it's for trademark reasons, to protect the tab itself.

Thanks for the info Paul T, im sorry this might be a duhh question, im not too well versed in trademark protection but how is that having blank red tabs protects the tab itself ?

[Paul T]

If there is a red tab that says Levi's, the argument could be that the whole package is trademarked. I could argue that a red tab that says paul t is different, and I can put it on my competing range of jeans (with chainstitched hems).

If they can trademark the red tab itself, regardless of the writing on it, that stops anyone else using the red tab at all. That's what they've done, and the use of the red tab by itelf, with no writing, helps perpetuate this.

(IN fact, Levi's has even trademarked the idea of a tab sewn between two piece of cloth in some territtories - but in Japan, I presume it didn't act in time or else trademark law is different, which si why Japanese companies can use the red tab in Japan - but not the US or EUrope).