Levi's Vintage Clothing

[shinobi2000]

you guys seriously think that jacket is too big on him? Granted the arms are loose, but how far up the wrists do you expect the sleeves to rest? I wouldn't want it any farther up than where he has them now in the pic

[setterman]

sleeves look a little long, but IMO the rest of the jacket looks great.

ya want the sleeves shorter, fold the cuffs back.

[MDSsmith]

Are LVC jackets shrink to fit? I can't seem to find a consistent answer on any other website but the tag does have "XX" on it...

[setterman]

506 and 507 are shrink to fit, 557 is sanforized and should have minimal shrinkage.

[Stratos]

You sure 507 is STF? Mine didn't shrink at all. Matter of fact, my 506 hardly shrunk.

[setterman]

my 506's both shrunk at least 1 1/2" to 2" in sleeve and body length. Less so in width. Don't have a 507, but like the originals, they're supposed to be shrink to fit. The 557 is the first sanforized jacket.

[MikeS]

I can hardly button up the lower button as is, and I bought it on supermarket. Do LVC jackets even come in an xs?

Well to a lot of people on SuFu, hardly being able to button up the lower button is still too loose. If the jacket isn't so tight that is squeezes your lower intestines and makes ur nuts pop out of your fly, than its too loose.

Yea, I dont understand it either...

Edit,

The jacket looks good, man.

Edited August 15, 2012 by MikeS

[MDSsmith]

506 and 507 are shrink to fit, 557 is sanforized and should have minimal shrinkage.

Well I have a 70505-0217, so what does that mean? I'm not too well rehearsed on the levi's number system I'm afraid.

The jacket looks good, man.

Thanks! It's certainly growing on me.

[Stratos]

Well I have a 70505-0217, so what does that mean? I'm not too well rehearsed on the levi's number system I'm afraid.

0217 means sanforized. 70505 is just the code for the Type III

[setterman]

anyone bought a pair of '33 501s lately? how's the actual waist size compare to the tagged size?

[Puzzle]

Hi, i bought a pair of lvc 1947 long ago but just do a initial soak today. This was when I noticed that there is irregular stitching inside the denim(link of the picture: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/840/dsc0198ln.jpg/). Is it normal for the thread to have some irregular? Also, after i did a soak, the buttons rusted.

[setterman]

never noticed anything that off in a pair of my LVC. but, it's not to be unexpected that there'd be some flaws in a bolt of cloth.

To all the people getting rust in the hardware of their jeans, do you have a water softener? I have a private well and a water softener, and the closest I've gotten to rust is on just one pair of jeans (the back of the waist band button on my Warehouse 1001XX). My LVC is no stranger to water, and I've never had any rust, including a pair of new R button '47s.

[Puzzle]

I did a soak in a pile of hot water for 10 minutes and all of the buttons began to rust. My pair have a button of 337 stamped, is it the newest series?

[setterman]

My '22s I bought last October are stamped 337. I bought some '47s recently that are stamped r on the waist band button. Not sure which is newer production, but the '47s do have the new cheaper buttons people have been complaining about.

[Maynard Friedman]

What's a 'pile' of hot water?

[setterman]

A pile is 5 gallons, and goes in a pail.

[Robroy]

Tigerprawn, how is the sizing in the 50's tees. I found a good deal but I am not sure how to size them. Could you post some pics?

[SLAB]

50's tees are rather loose around the chest and very short sleeves (at least thats how they fit on me)

[satchelbmoore]

not the ideal t-shirt fit pic but here's me in a 50s tee. i wear one almost every day. whites (made in USA) fit a little larger and stretch out more than the colored (made in portugal) counterparts. if you straddle the line on sizes, go up for colors and down for whites.

Edited August 18, 2012 by satchelbmoore

[clayton]

I recently stopped at the Levi's outlet in Tulalip (north of Seattle) on the way back to my parents house and they have LVC items. So anyone in the area might want to check it out. Mostly the Turkish denim but also clothing from USA and Portugal.

[setterman]

By setterman at 2012-08-19

P-51C

LVC 50s short sleeve sport shirt

LVC 1947 501XX

[Paul T]

where can I get one of those?

[Maynard Friedman]

You'll be lucky to get one of those, they're flying out of the shops!

[illumin8em]

LVC sunset shirt indigo

ROY

LVC 551Z

Edited August 22, 2012 by illumin8em

[wgmds]

Looking good! What shoes are those?

[wsekund5]

Hi Boys & Girls!

As it's my first post here, I'd like to great everyone at first.

At first glance, it's noticeable that majority of people here got a thorough knowledge of Levi's products. Hence my request for evaluation:

This morning I bought 2 pairs of used Levi's - 501s & 517s at the local charity shop.

Could some of you tell me if they seem to be genuine and evaluate their age (they look old to me - I believe that 517s are at least 20 y.o.)?

Both made in UK, they have the same number "311" on the inner side of the button. Stiching, rivets seem to be decent, neat and durable.

Pictures should say more about them:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wsekund5/

Pls check my gallery & share some ideas and opinions. Cheers.

Edited August 22, 2012 by wsekund5

[nawth21]

I have stumbled all over dale/selby area and never spied blackblue. I'll be in soon! Hope you guys have some sizes in the 24-28" range. 28 might be on the large size tho :/ ahhhhh

[indigoeagle]

I decided to try and stretch out the thighs on my LVC 47s and it looks like it worked for the most part. So now I'm enjoying them again. I wish I could find more LVC 50s tees or the striped ones. Totally loving the one I got from the SF store.

How did you stretch out the thighs? Any special method to it?

[Maynard Friedman]

Speaking of 47s, a decent price (€180) for them here at :

http://www.royalcheese.com/men/clothes/jeans/levis-vintage-501-1947-bleu-brut.html

[satchelbmoore]

How did you stretch out the thighs? Any special method to it?

just by wearing them, right?