Levi's Vintage Clothing

[rnrswitch]

Believe me, we're all grateful you do.

BTW, good news from Kara. One more phone call to make...

Are you trying to say, "The Eagle has landed," "All systems a go,"Blast Off," "i've been to the mountaintop and seen the promiseland?"

[roy6]

you demanded it unwashed,right?

its called sweatshirt and i sweated a lot in it.

be prepared,pervert.and pm me your adress.

Thanks, alliterativelynice. Maybe I'll send you something back.

[Paul T]

Are you trying to say, "The Eagle has landed," "All systems a go,"Blast Off," "i've been to the mountaintop and seen the promiseland?"

Well, as Winston said, it's not the beginning of the end, but it is indeed the end of the beginning.

[almostnice]

enough is enough.everytime i call it a day the freaks from the other side of the globe are turning up.have fun and good night.

[roy6]

Gee, what are you guys tantalizingly and not-very-surreptitiously talking about?

(note correct spellings)

[rnrswitch]

Well, as Winston said, it's not the beginning of the end, but it is indeed the end of the beginning.

Who's this Winston guy you speak of? Has he done anything important so that I would know him?

[Joseph Hill]

I don't know, but his name is on a few nice cigars. H. Upmann makes a good one.

[almostnice]

Who's this Winston guy you speak of? Has he done anything important so that I would know him?

some cockney third-class acteur (played in Quadrophenia though)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Winstone

Paul just wrote the name wrong as usual.

[lostinthesupermarket]

I bought that shirt from asos a couple of months back although it cost me £15 back then you blighters!

I have a mental image of you stroking the ends of your waxed moustache as you said that.

[Maynard Friedman]

I have a mental image of you stroking the ends of your waxed moustache as you said that.

You know me too well sir.

www.thechap.net

[Megatron1505]

Can anyone tell me anything about these? I had them arrive this morning after picking them up extremely cheap from ebay. The denim is extremely light (in texture not colour) and they have 34 stamped on the back of the button. I'm no expert in LVC, so just owndered if anyone knew what model they are, thanks in advance.

They are a 38 waist, so fit really big on me, but I love the denim so I might wear 'em loose, gold miner style.

[Paul T]

They're a 55 reissue. THe distressed models normally have names - shoot a photo of the internal tags and we might be able to tell you which one.

[Megatron1505]

Thanks Paul, I'll throw one up later.

[Rob]

I think they were called "Sproul" They would be 2007 or thereabouts.

[Megatron1505]

Just looked at a couple of models, they look more like "Roaring Pride" than "Sproul" to me....but I could be wrong.

I'll put a tag pic on later, just rushing around to get ready for a wedding..

[Paul T]

Just looked at a couple of models, they look more like "Roaring Pride" than "Sproul" to me....but I could be wrong.

I'll put a tag pic on later, just rushing around to get ready for a wedding..

are you wearing 'em?

[Rob]

On 2nd inspection I think they are Roaring Pride. The Sproul are much paler.

Incidentally google images for "lvc 1955 roaring pride" shows Paul T's 1901s.

[jwsach]

heyro,

vintage store by me has some vintage levis jackets... big E's, type III, non selvedge. Im not good with these kind of jackets, but how much to spend.... the prices range from about 50-80 depending on condition... is this fair? or can i find better

[Guest redchris]

How many people slagging off that fit were wearing their jeans like that three years ago???

Erm, no-one over 16, unless they were very, very SAD.

[ppsos]

A pair of 1947s

1 month of wearing and 2 washes.

[Megatron1505]

are you wearing 'em?

Ha, ha , no it's not quite that casual. Here are the tag pics...

Thanks in advance for your help.

The fit on the other page, which has drawn a few extreme reactions, is fine worn in the right setting with the right items to accompany it. If you are a Tokyo or New York skate kid, or aspire to that kind of image, and want to wear LVC, then sag away. But as others have said, once you get out of your early 20's it can look a bit desperate in my opinion.

[L555BAT]

Apologies if this has been posted recently but it looks like aeroleather have got a new website with new stock of LVC. Unfortunately they are also selling them at the ludicrous new prices. No new LVC for me ever again it would seem. It's a shame as aeroleather used to be the cheapest I could find here in the UK.

http://www.aeroleatherclothing.com/index.php

[mikecch]

Damn...

I'm keeping my 67 505 & Japense Blue Bells now - prices nowadays are kinda OTT.

[lance]

340 bucks + 50 bucks shipping to the US for a pair of 1947 501s? Holy shit Aeroleather! My problem with the price increase is that Levis hasn't made the jeans better, they've just increased the price.Where is the justifiction in that? And I woudn't be whinning so much if they were not one of my two favorite jeans. Nice 47s ppsos

[freshwater]

£215 @ aero, now that's a bit of a jump!

Glad i bought these raw 44's the other week,

on offer @ £95 from www.commonn.co.uk

[Paul T]

340 bucks + 50 bucks shipping to the US for a pair of 1947 501s? Holy shit Aeroleather! My problem with the price increase is that Levis hasn't made the jeans better, they've just increased the price.

Ouch. Cultizm still seem to list them at a more reasonable £168. But £215? I'm sure last time I looked at the Warehouse 1003XX 44 repros they were £168 before tax on Rakuten. tough competition.

At least £95 is a bargain!

[lance]

Yes, $265 is more palatable and like most things, we'll get used to it after the sting goes away. I'll likely pay what they ask for 47 501s; but not without a lot of whinning!

edit - I think, too, it's a matter of perceived value. We are used to paying $250 to $300 and up for Japanese jeans and $175 for Levis. Now we have to pay $265 for the same pair of Levis and can't see the justification.

[Paul T]

Funnily enough, I think the 44s are worth it; they match up to to Japanese ones. They've made a real effort.

If, for instance, they produced a later 50s jean, with the offset belt loop, more lemon stitching, neat detailing and the fabric up to recent quality, again they'd sell, because of the heritage and, especially in Japan, the fact they're made in the US. But just producing the same jeans for a hiked price, especially if they keep some of the errors for earlier models, is going to create a bit of a perception problem.

[freshwater]

Funnily enough, I think the 44s are worth it; they match up to to Japanese ones. They've made a real effort.

If, for instance, they produced a later 50s jean, with the offset belt loop, more lemon stitching, neat detailing and the fabric up to recent quality, again they'd sell, because of the heritage and, especially in Japan, the fact they're made in the US. But just producing the same jeans for a hiked price, especially if they keep some of the errors for earlier models, is going to create a bit of a perception problem.

my thoughts exactly, you took the words right out of my mouth.

Love the current 44's, sized down 2 to 32 (measured 34 raw) and waist stretched back out after a day or so. Nice details and well finished imo

[along]

@ Lance

wrt aeroleather's steep shipping rate, you could request for Royal Mail International Signed-For. It costs me GBP20, relatively cheaper. Twice, the jeans reached my Singapore residence in 2 weeks.

Anyway, i wished i had ordered 1933 before the price hike. does anyone has a 1933 with NRA tag (tag size 30, or tts w29) to let go?