FS Sugar Cane 1996 Made in The USA selvedge jeans old arcs

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I have a pair of these tag size w34 can't remember wearing them but may have done a couple of times as denim feels soft they are washed but no wear signs or abrasions I can see (I've priced them to allow for the fact I may have worn them a couple of times and forgotten as I have approx 20 pairs of Sugar Canes. I have also marked them as used but I'm not sure they are!) They would cost $295 from BIG without arcs):

These have arcs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Price £99 plus shipping.

w between 34 and 35

rise 12

inseam 33.5

thigh 12.5

knee 9.5

hem 8.25 - 8.5

some links

http://www.selfedge.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=65&products_id=195

http://blueingreensoho.com/site/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=3999&category_id=&manufacturer_id=3&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=28

From History Preservation:

Sugar Cane

1966 Dungarees

One-Wash SC41966A

Price: $295.00

Japanese selvage denim is regarded by denim heads and experts as the cream-of-the-crop and Sugar Cane selvage denim is the creme de la creme. Sugar Cane/Buzz Rickson's Vintage Selvage Denim Jeans are for those who can appreciate the myriad of nuances and character found in the finest single-malt scotch, the clearest, most-colorless diamond or a hand-crafted, centuries-old oriental rug. Manufactured from the finest double ring-spun Zimbabwe cotton (considered the finest in the world for denim manufacture), these were the premium, authentic, heavy-weight, selvage-denim dungarees worn by real cowboys and laborers in the first half of the 20th century, back before there were “jeans.†America seemingly lost the desire to manufacture dungarees true to their original ancestry somewhere in the late 1960’s. Both the original fit and denim type of such classics as Levi’s 501 XX dungarees and Lee’s 101B’s continue to be further diluted to this day, whereby only the style names remain unchanged. The name, â€jeansâ€, has become the vernacular for faux denim fashion wear that masquerades as the tough, classic waist overalls history made famous. You see, “dungarees†are what John Wayne and Gary Cooper wore when fighting off Indians and bad guys. Dungarees are what Marlon Brando and James Dean wore when fighting off girls. And it was dungarees that were worn when the depression-era farmer fought off the bank, the wartime steel worker welded the ships of victory and Mr. Jones entered the army. Sadly, all we have today are “jeans,†until now…

The selvage-denim dungarees of the “good old days†are slightly higher-wasted, fit looser in the seat and had a straight-leg design commonly called the “stovepipe.†Denim was really tough back then, too, and, when new, rather rigid (for those who want dungarees a bit softer than unwashed, please order one-wash finish). The shuttle looms that fabricated the selvage denim were narrower and vastly slower than the high-speed looms of today, producing a totally different weave and texture within the fabric, as well as a different selvage edge. It is this older selvage denim type that gives the vintage selvage-denim dungarees their interesting and totally unique character-rich look once they are worn and faded from use (this worn-in look is available new from the factory for those who desire this look immediately – see Sugar Cane’s hard-washed denim on this web site). Likewise, it is the slower shuttle looms and quality of cotton and denim employed that make these selvage-denim dungarees more costly than those made of inferior denim on the high-speed contemporary looms so ubiquitous in today's dumbed-down society of mediocrity.

Sugar Cane has masterfully recaptured the true color, look, fit, feel, quality and durability of the famous 1966 design. While the1955-pattern Levi dungarees are known for being the first new design to feature slimmer, tapered legs and a zipper-front fly, the 1966 style was the last Levi design to still offer a button-fly closure and a tapered leg (not as narrow as found after the 1970 styles), yet STILL retaining quality denim and the classic look, fit and comfort of earlier styles derived via the looser seat and high-rise waist that was completely phased out circa 1970. Additionally, the 1966’s were the first of the 501’s to not have the hidden reinforcing rivets on the back pockets; the riveted pockets being supplanted with bar-tacked pockets. Other small, yet-significant details introduced in 1966 include aluminum-backed rivets instead of copper-backed varieties, and the thin, pressed-sheepskin red-on-tan patch on the right rear hip area, replacing the thick horsehide patch in use since the 1800’s. These details are even more significant today for devotees of the original Levi styles, as the new Levi’s have yet again just been revised and modernized again in cut, thus further distancing them from any of the original classics made famous decades ago. Virtually every styling detail and nuance of 1966 Levi’s has been duplicated by Sugar Cane, including buttons, high-rise waist, tapered legs, aluminum-backed rivets and the thinner, pressed-sheepskin patch. However, for obvious reasons, the “Levi†name on buttons and labels cannot be duplicated, nor can the arcuate pocket stitching, which is a Levi brand protected trademark. Sugar Cane dungarees are like a resumption of the production of a long-lost classic rather than a reproduction or copy. Take note of these authentic features and details found only on a premium, selvage-denim dungaree of this pedigree:

• Button-fly, five-pocket construction

• Custom manufacturing of aluminum-backed rivets and buttons to precisely match design style, size and dimension of the vintage pieces

• Bar-tacked rear pockets

• Exact copy of the original-style printed label design

• Exact copy of the original-style paper tags and labels employed on the outer packaging of the original dungarees

• Genuine pressed-leather, thinner-style patch label embossed with Sugar Cane logo in a style and color reminiscent of that found on the original 1966 dungarees

• Custom manufacturing of the correct, heavy 14-ounce, double ring-spun selvage denim produced on the original narrow shuttle looms employed back in the 1930’s, including a color and weave matching to the shade of blue utilized in the manufacture of the original 1966 dungarees with red-line selvage edge

• Custom manufacturing of the heavy, all-cotton twill to fabricate pockets, not the thin weaves found on jeans made today

• Exact duplication of original stitch style throughout construction

• Exact color and grade matching of the all-cotton thread employed in original manufacture

• Exact duplication of 1966-style rear pocket shape and attachment stitching

• Riveted watch pocket

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