Levi's Vintage Clothing

[itsbenhere]

KennyBania, great name and looking gooooood

[satchelbmoore]

SLAB are you looking for screen printed or striped tees?

[setterman]

i'm interested in any of last season's striped tees if you've got them in XXL, and they're less than full price! I'm sure they're nice, but $100 is a bit out there Levis.

[satchelbmoore]

sorry, no xxls in any stripes at the moment.

definitely a few smalls though. regular price $95:

the red in the collar is more washed-out than in this picture.

[satchelbmoore]

sorry, no xxls in any stripes at the moment.

definitely a few smalls though. regular price $95:

the red in the collar is more washed-out than in this picture.

More colors coming in in the next couple weeks.

[Stratos]

Come on, that price is no longer reasonable...

[bod]

Levis really are having a laugh with the RRP on those, as nice as they look and fit, I have one in red/blue/yellow and got it on sale, its more like something you'd pay £20 for in topman.

[Stratos]

Yeah, don't understand their price policy, they should by now realize only a fool will pay that much. So, at the end of the season they're bound to go on sale and that's when us denimheads will buy. Why not make 'm cheaper to begin with?

[Maynard Friedman]

It's the same with the jeans. They are clearly not catering specifically to discerning, price-discriminating denimheads, but to a much wider market. I'll wager there are still plenty of customers buying their products at full price, so why sell them cheaper to start with?

[SLAB]

most shops which have LVC on sale don't have much in size S left; looking for print tees not the striped ones

true, the retail price is a lot more than I'd like to spend on a tee; always waiting for the sales but small sizes tend to sell out before the sales...

[setterman]

It's the same with the jeans. They are clearly not catering specifically to discerning, price-discriminating denimheads, but to a much wider market. I'll wager there are still plenty of customers buying their products at full price, so why sell them cheaper to start with?

Yeah, they probably sell enough product at full price, that there's no reason to lower profit margins by lowering price. I understand that it adds to the status of the brand making it exclusive and high priced, but all it does is keep the majority of the line out of the hands of your most enthusiastic fans. In the past year I've been lucky to buy several LVC items on sale from 50 to 70% off. Still not cheap but reasonable. I'd buy a lot more LVC if the price started out reasonable.

[min2max]

I'd buy a lot more LVC if the price started out reasonable.

same could be said for many other premium brands. LVC is actually pretty in line price wise with its competitors, even a tad cheaper than RRL (and their stuff is almost all made in china). where LVC falls short behind japanese repro brands, is indeed with tees & sweatshirts which aren't loopwheel or tube constructed. on a larger note, i really don't think LVC sells as much as people think, up until recently it was even said Levis hardly broke even with the line, but were maintaining it to keep a foot in the premium category and for legacy/credibility purposes. only recently with the explosion of the whole "heritage" trend has LVC known success and greater exposure, but the prices have steadily increased accordingly..

[devilish]

LVC makes no money at all. Sometimes even runs at a loss. The rest of the corporation barely even acknowledges it's existence. The people like us that buy it's most 'heritage' pieces are a miniscule proportion of even LVC's already small customer base. I have to remind myself of this when I'm bitching about some of the usual things in this thread. In reality we're lucky they exist at all.

[mmmhmmm]

Hey guys and gals, long time lurker... First question: where is the denim from the 646's made from? I bought a pair from Ross 4 years ago and had them tapered. They look fucking tits. Was wondering where the denim is sourced from. Any help would be appreciated.

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

pics please!

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

LVC makes no money at all. Sometimes even runs at a loss. The rest of the corporation barely even acknowledges it's existence. The people like us that buy it's most 'heritage' pieces are a miniscule proportion of even LVC's already small customer base. I have to remind myself of this when I'm bitching about some of the usual things in this thread. In reality we're lucky they exist at all.

I´d say: In reality they´re lucky that we exist at all!

It´s us denim enthusiasts that help keeping the heritage of such brands alife by waisting our time in web, fleamarkets and flagshipstores

[Maynard Friedman]

This is becoming a bit chicken and egg!

[Thor]

Sorry if this has been discussed before. I can't find a thread for made & crafted. I just got a couple of shirts and imo the quality is far better than anything lvc is doing at the moment.

[MDSsmith]

My first LVC piece, a type iii jacket. I love it, but the sleeves are quite big on me. Anyone have any luck fixing that with soaking or do I just need to deal with it?

[demonator]

send it backa dn get a smaller size

[xchen]

I agree that's quite big on you for a type III

[MDSsmith]

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

[MDSsmith]

And I would say it's a perfect fit on shoulders, torso length and arm length. It's just that baggy forearm giving me issues.

[Maynard Friedman]

OK, those jacket forearms are too baggy and you probably won't be able to shrink them down.

What's a man to do?

Well if Mohammed won't come to the mountain... then you join the navy, eat lots of spinach and get a girlfriend called Olive - gagagaga!

[MDSsmith]

Haha alright I guess I'll just start bulking up my arms for the sake of a jacket. Looks like I'm going to have to replace all of my button up shirts.

[min2max]

embrace the looseness... vintage cuts are far from being the most flattering, fit looks pretty darn good to me..

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

didn´t know that LVC started back in the 1940s

http://www.ebay.de/itm/400314011646?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649

[josh mullen]

MDSsmith -- My LVC Type III fits similarly to yours; that is to say, the sleeves are a little loose. I like it though, and think yours looks great. The sleeves will fit/look better as the denim softens up over time.

[Stratos]

Fit of the Type III is perfect imho...

[setterman]

too late. called the store a few minutes ago and most of stuff on sale was wiped out over the weekend.