Oldblue 21oz

[yax]

Work Pants Type I - Black Selvedge Duck

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This pair is mostly inspired by the first pants by Levis, issued in 1873. Our Work Pants Type I has the essential 1873 features, such as single back pocket, no yoke construction, middle placed patch, suspender buttons, sew-on buttons, and cinch back details. The no yoke construction is based on the newer version of LVC 1873 Duck Pants (issued around 2010). It differs from the previous season which still has a yoke construction. It's rumored that Levis found another early model of the pants.

The different details in our Work Pants Type I can be found in the front pocket and coin pocket construction. And also in the patch material. For the cut we introduce a new regular fit. It is looser and has a higher rise compared to our signature 8.25†Cut.

For the fabric we use a 10.25 ounces, selvedge, black cotton duck, from Cone Mills, White Oak, North Carolina Plants. Cotton Duck derived from the Dutch word Doek which means cloth. Cotton Duck is a heavy, plain weave cotton fabric. It is made from Pima Cotton. Pima Cotton is an extra-long staple and hand harvesting type of cotton. Grown primarily in Peru, the southwestern United States and Australia, it is considered to be one of the superior blends of cotton and extremely durable and absorbent.

This black cotton duck fabric has a unique white dotted selvedge line and also a rugged texture. There is a quite wide gap between the selvedge line and the fabric edge, a typical duck characteristic, developed by Cone for Levis. Recent research suggests the fabric was designed that way in the 1800s, to mark the margins where sailmakers should join the pieces of cloth together (Quoted from Paul Trynka).

For the hardware, we use Japan made 100% copper washer - burr rivets. And a "five stars and laurel leaf" sew on button, also made in Japan. The laurel leaf is a symbol of peace, widely used to symbolize the triumph of the human spirit. Levi's used such emblem as their waistband button during the world war II. The custom made cinch back hardware is proudly made in Indonesia, made from brass material with antique copper finish.

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for all the details :

http://www.oldblueco...t=detail&id=115

cheers!

Edited February 27, 2012 by yax

[ADDIC]

i like everything about those except the crotch rivet.

with that said, where can i get a pair?

[ADDIC]

i like everything about those except the crotch rivet.

with that said, when will you have measurements of each size? not sure whether i should get a 30 or 32.

Edited February 27, 2012 by ADDIC

[yax]

i like everything about those except the crotch rivet.

with that said, when will you have measurements of each size? not sure whether i should get a 30 or 32.

hi thanks for the kind words. actually the crotch rivet is also one of the features in the levis 1873. for the size chart,

please refer to this

cheers!

[ADDIC]

Yeah, I realize that about the crotch rivet. Either way, I ended up getting a pair. I'm really excited to get these. Thanks.

[silve2roadster]

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[Baeyer-Drewson]

Damn the 21oz look nice. Any idea of a restock date?

[yax]

addic

i'll wait for your fit pict then

baeyer-drewson

the plan is to get them restocked by the end of this month. if you want to pre order / reserve your size first, please shoot me with an email to [email protected] at anytime. cheers!

[Cain]

I wonder the same, when will the 21/23-oz be back in stock?

[jeanbannon]

oldblue OD, 28/32

thanks mr. yax !

[egahariadi]

^looking good broo

my Heavy weight edition

4,5 Months - 1 initial soak, 1 wash

fit picture

cheers

[hariz]

here's my oldblue od 30/30.5 fit pic :

[Vicarious]

Ega, your last photos have convinced me I need to get a pair of the heavyweights. Such nice fading already. Definitely looking to get a pair after they're re-stocked.

[ADDIC]

yax

will there ever be a restock of the ODs? i need a pair in my life (apologies if its been asked before)

Edited March 16, 2012 by ADDIC

[yax]

addic

hey, hugo. how are you doing?

about the od, sure we have a plan to make another od edition. but we're still deciding whether to do hand-overdyed using indonesian natural indigo again (like the previous edition, but really took a lot of time and effort) or just using a kind of mills-prepared overdyed-denim.

we'll see

Edited March 16, 2012 by yax

[lance]

yax - indonesian natural hand-overdyed indigo is what gave those jeans cool! the trip, the place, the people who helped, your effort and posting the journey. i prolly don't get a vote but if i did....

Edited March 16, 2012 by lance

[ADDIC]

addic

hey, hugo. how are you doing?

about the od, sure we have a plan to make another od edition. but we're still deciding whether to do hand-overdyed using indonesian natural indigo again (like the previous edition, but really took a lot of time and effort) or just using a kind of mills-prepared overdyed-denim.

we'll see

i'm well. thanks for asking. still owe you guys a fit pic of the work pants. i gotta make sure to post it up here soon.

and the hand-overdyed technique came out really nice (just saying... ) thanks for the response.

[yax]

addic

lance

thank you so much for the opinion guys! it's really what i need to hear. maybe we'll just do another hand overdyed article, with different fabric, just to get a quite different result. surely will keep this updated

cheers!

[garden gnomes in space]

^looking good broo

my Heavy weight edition

4,5 Months - 1 initial soak, 1 wash

fit picture

cheers

beautiful. i need to find a pair of these....

[zendeen]

egahariadi

superb evo!! niceee. keep rockin man!!

[Vicarious]

almostnice, can we get a progress report on your pair?

[yax]

on behalf of mr remco, fellow oldblue from netherlands, a contestant in indigo roots contest.

4 months, heavy weight edition.

[garden gnomes in space]

any ETA when these will be available again?

[yax]

garden gnomes in space

hopefully by the end of this month. hit me with an email to [email protected] if you want to reserve your size first.

cheers!

[yax]

i really missed this post. is it the deep indigo pair? thanks for sharing!

[yax]

jeanbannon

egahariadi

hariz

thanks for sharing guys!

[Cain]

News on the heavyweight edition arriving?

[yax]

cain

the jeans are just finished in the sewing department. so they only need one more step, that is the finishing step (attaching visible rivets, buttons, quality control, etc). perhaps they will be back on stock within this week. cheers!