Levi's Vintage Clothing

[edmond]

saw some mij levis 55 501 should i buy or no?

[airfrogusmc]

Were all the rivets flat-topped from the 20s? I thought there were photos of originals on this thread showing the round-topped rivets... maybe on the 201.

I know I've seen round-topped rivets on 1933-era jeans - do we have any photos of originals from the 10s or 20s?

I think by the 1901s Levis had switch to round rivets. It was about then I think?

I have a pair of last years 1873s with natural indigo and the leather patch has an obvious flaw(Secured Letters patented May 20, 1873. Renewed March 16, 1875) and it has round rivets and a double stitching on the yoke. Great jeans but an abvious mistake. And a few years ago LVC had a double needle arcuate on the 20s 201.

[Dr_Heech]

I have seen pics of flat top rivets on 501xx's from the early to mid 1920's, which also have the same fly buttons used on the earliest 501 from 1890!

I think IMHO that they changed the rivet around the same time that the redline selvedge appeared. Lynn Downey would be the person to ask, although I have had some vague replies to various questions in the past.

I guess it's not always possible to nail down an exact year with things like rivet changes, especially when there are so many crossover periods with details and hardware.

[ThomasK]

I searched the visual guide but didn't get an answer: where can I see if my 47s are from SS 09 or made earlier?

thx

[Dr_Heech]

I searched the visual guide but didn't get an answer: where can I see if my 47s are from SS 09 or made earlier?

thx

(..sigh) probably have to wait until the guide is updated...?

[rnrswitch]

saw some mij levis 55 501 should i buy or no?

Yes, Buy Buy Buy. Don't think twice. Fork over the cash and Buy Buy Buy.

[ThomasK]

what are "mij Levis"?

[jake431]

mij = Made in Japan.

[Guest jbone45]

Yes, Buy Buy Buy. Don't think twice. Fork over the cash and Buy Buy Buy.

Yeah definitely buy them Demonito. Add them to your "collection" of work wear that you don't even wear.

[beautiful_FrEaK]

does anybody on here owns a 1978 or a 1983?!

how do they fit and how's the denim on those?

@thomasK: how about posting a pic from the inside tag?!

[Shorty Long]

For what it's worth, a poster over on styleforum has said that LVC will once again be available in the US beginning next Spring.

[blm14]

kan haz pwoofs, plz?

[RRLselvageDenim]

For what it's worth, a poster over on styleforum has said that LVC will once again be available in the US beginning next Spring.

Won't be surprised if it's only available in NY, San Francisco & Beverly Hills stores.

[teardrop explodes]

We sell LVC at my work, just had new stock arrive today. I picked up the raw 1954 501. I really don't like zip flys but the fit on this jean is excellent.

[edmond]

ok ill buy buy buy

[cottoncraft]

@beautiful_FrEaK

yes i own some 1978's (check out pics on page 487).

went true to size. fit is slightly tapered, but very comfortable.

denim is nice. i also got a pair of 47's but it prefer these

because of the cooler cut (don't like to wear my jeans too

high). i only wish they had a leather tag instead of paper.

[Shorty Long]

Would you please inform us as to where you work???

We sell LVC at my work, just had new stock arrive today. I picked up the raw 1954 501. I really don't like zip flys but the fit on this jean is excellent.

[teardrop explodes]

Would you please inform us as to where you work???

Probably not much use to most of you guys, it's a shop called Axel Beers in Adelaide, South Australia

[Shorty Long]

Thanks...anyone know of any other stores that have received the Fall collection?

Probably not much use to most of you guys, it's a shop called Axel Beers in Adelaide, South Australia

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

dunno, but i had a visit to our berlin flagshipt store, and was delighted by a perfect reproduction of 1971 517 with red tab!!! allthough these were part of the "products with roots collection"... and on the net I saw a pair of weired 1901s with red tabt, also part of this collection... unfortunately the 517s were prewashed, hope for raw version to come...

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=320403967720

[SLAB]

dunno, but i had a visit to our berlin flagshipt store, and was delighted by a perfect reproduction of 1971 517 with red tab!!! allthough these were part of the "products with roots collection"... and on the net I saw a pair of weired 1901s with red tabt, also part of this collection... unfortunately the 517s were prewashed, hope for raw version to come...

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&item=320403967720

yeah i've seen those 1901 red tabs here in the local levis store as well. I was excited to finally see another LVC model, besides the 47, 55 and 20?, but it was this red tab version, 'inspired' on the original. Didnt look too bad but no selvage...

[ThomasK]

has someone not beeing from the UK bought sth at triads recently? How long did it take?

[shrink]

if i am not much mistaken, in japan now there is the raw version of the 333 lot 3

http://www.e-levi.jp/shop/mens/item/view/shop_product_id/3540/category_id/21 let's hope it moves further west

[Busted Seam]

Thanks for posting, these have been linked before - but the search thread tool ain't working so I can't find it.

It's great to have them in raw, altho some of the details are off; printing on the linen patch is lousy, and the patch seems to be in the wrong place.

My broadband is slow, but these look to have the round-topped rivets.

[Dr_Heech]

They also do a 1922 501xx on that website. They did do a raw version two years ago, and I wish they did a raw version of the 22 here.

Mind you, looking at the 22, the waistband has the correct 'drop-stitched' waistband, like the earlier models (1873-1901) which leaves me with doubts about the correct details on the waistband on the current 1917 model.

A bit of a stickler for certain details....

Wish Paul was here to continue the discussion on the waistband 'changeover' period.

[Dr_Heech]

Some pics to illustrate -

1901 model (stitch on inside is just below waistband)

1917 model (stitching on inside is on the waistband)

Both Japan and US models are contradictary on this issue. So who's right?

[vivaloschet]

Somewhere in this thread are links to a japanese store/blog that has a large selection of 20's -50s levis. Does anybody remember this link or the name of the store?

[meader]

Somewhere in this thread are links to a japanese store/blog that has a large selection of 20's -50s levis. Does anybody remember this link or the name of the store?

Dis wan. http://www.marvins-jp.com/

HAWT DANG WHAT KICK ASS BLUE JEANS DER R DER.

[pomata]

sick pics from that store:

[teardrop explodes]

Those are great pics