Levi's Vintage Clothing

[Paul T]

I own a 1873 myself ( bought a size to large,stupid me ).

Yeah, me too. I bought the natural indigo version and ruined the finish trying to shrink them.

The natual indigo versio of these is lovely, altho the historic detailing is not correct... you will have to wear them damn hard.

I would lvoe to see Levi's do a good, naural indigo version of the XX (the real 1873 jean) or the Oldest Oldest.

http://www.trynka.net/Site/501%20First%20Blue%20Jean.html

[Charlie Delta]

I promised pics of these a couple of months ago, but finally got around to taking them. And I figured I'd take a couple as they are quite the special pair of overalls!

Have yet to wear them, got them on sale and they only had a 34/34 left, which is lenghtwise stretching it a bit for me, taking shrinkage into account, will probably only quickly soak them in lukewarm water and am guessing they'll end up quite full and short, but it's sort of the fit I'm after with these kind of jeans anyway.

I think these are the closest you'll get to a "factoryproduced, homemade jean"...

Onto the pics: (Paul, please use them wherever you see fit)

Lovely sidepocket

Denim pocketbags goodness!

The denim upclose and personal:

[Charlie Delta]

The inside really shows how crude the construction is on these:

And some detail shots:

Am not the biggest fan of the grain and colour of the leather tbh

[Charlie Delta]

hand attached button and hand stitched buttonhole

[DrMoBueno]

beautiful pick-up, cotton duck.

hopefully the levi's turn out as well as your mr freedoms.

need it be said: frequent updates!

[Charlie Delta]

Heh, I am currently nowhere near wearing them regularly, too many other jeans that demand attention, for now they aren't even soaked.

But will update with fit pics once I have them.

[almostnice]

Nice,Cotton,havent seen so much details on the 1880 before.I just wonder why they are so roughly made,given that 1873 is older and finished cleaner.Would really love to pull a 4 pocket jean off,but somehow it looks awkward when I wear my 1873.I think they would look much better if they are really worn and abused,but I just cannot mind spending 2 years in a pair where I dont feel comfortable in..

[almostnice]

Btw,what does knappave means? Used a dictionary and google,but no success..

[superBobo]

Great photos and jeans Ducky! Great details, as the stiched buttons. You should devote some time to em:)

I think you´ll get away with the post soak (31-32 I guess) length just fine, just wear them slouchy with a little turn up. How is the pre soak fit? Baggy?

[Paul T]

Knappave was where they found them. The originals were cutoffs I believe. These are the same as the Nevada jeans.

These jeans are earleri than the '1873' which is more like an 1885 model.

Cotton, if they get too short, let me know...

Almost nice, know what u mean about the 1873.. with my 1896, I plan to wear them in the summer only, with sandals, and wash them in around four years. It's working so far with my 1901s...

[andewhall]

Wow, they are awesome Cotton...so crude and beautiful.

[almostnice]

Almost nice, know what u mean about the 1873.. with my 1896, I plan to wear them in the summer only, with sandals, and wash them in around four years. It's working so far with my 1901s...[/quote

IMO a 4 pocketjeans looks a lot better when its well worn,faded and repaired.Its the missing backpocket that looks strange to me on a raw pair,but maybe I spend too much time in front of a mirror... I also use my 1901 for summer,but they got one more backpocket and I sized them right.

[Blackbeard]

cotton duck, those are awsome. i would +rep you if i could. a long time ago i had a chance to pick up a brown pair of levis duck hunter overalls, witch were very similar to those 1880's

[rxtim]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Levis-501-VARNISHED-OILED-SELVEDGE-JEANS-rrl-lvc-29-30_W0QQitemZ320348035106QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_CSA_MC_Jeans?hash=item320348035106&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

do they even make leather tags?

[rxtim]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Levis-501-VARNISHED-OILED-SELVEDGE-JEANS-rrl-lvc-29-30_W0QQitemZ320348035106QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_CSA_MC_Jeans?hash=item320348035106&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

do they even make leather tags?

[levisforever]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Levis-501-VARNISHED-OILED-SELVEDGE-JEANS-rrl-lvc-29-30_W0QQitemZ320348035106QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_CSA_MC_Jeans?hash=item320348035106&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

do they even make leather tags?[/quote

that 501 is legit, with leather tags and selvedge too. they called that washed "varnish" and the other one is "worn out". it fits like 47 with slightly low rise.

great jean for the price.

[levisforever]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Levis-501-VARNISHED-OILED-SELVEDGE-JEANS-rrl-lvc-29-30_W0QQitemZ320348035106QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_CSA_MC_Jeans?hash=item320348035106&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A570|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50

do they even make leather tags?[/quote

that 501 is legit, with leather tags and selvedge too. they called that washed "varnish" and the other one is "worn out". it fits like 47 with slightly low rise.

great jean for the price.

[Charlie Delta]

Friendly reminder to not post sales or links to sales outside of the supermarket!

[Charlie Delta]

Friendly reminder to not post sales or links to sales outside of the supermarket!

[houndsbucktooth]

Has anyone done the Levi's 1917 501 JEAN RIGID? I just got mine in the mail and I am on the fence. i may send mine back and go with the 47. I got my normal waist size knowing i was going to shrink them down but should i have gotten a size down?

does anyone have measurements of before and after soak/shrink?

[houndsbucktooth]

Has anyone done the Levi's 1917 501 JEAN RIGID? I just got mine in the mail and I am on the fence. i may send mine back and go with the 47. I got my normal waist size knowing i was going to shrink them down but should i have gotten a size down?

does anyone have measurements of before and after soak/shrink?

[erk]

Has anyone done the Levi's 1917 501 JEAN RIGID? I just got mine in the mail and I am on the fence. i may send mine back and go with the 47. I got my normal waist size knowing i was going to shrink them down but should i have gotten a size down?

does anyone have measurements of before and after soak/shrink?

why do you wanna switch to the 47? everyones got a pair of 47s(they are great though), and I dont think anyone has the 1917s (on this forum).

I say if you think theyre gonna fit you, keep them. but that may just be because I wanna see some fit pics and some sweet wear.

if you're going to send them back, take pictures first.

[erk]

Has anyone done the Levi's 1917 501 JEAN RIGID? I just got mine in the mail and I am on the fence. i may send mine back and go with the 47. I got my normal waist size knowing i was going to shrink them down but should i have gotten a size down?

does anyone have measurements of before and after soak/shrink?

why do you wanna switch to the 47? everyones got a pair of 47s(they are great though), and I dont think anyone has the 1917s (on this forum).

I say if you think theyre gonna fit you, keep them. but that may just be because I wanna see some fit pics and some sweet wear.

if you're going to send them back, take pictures first.

[houndsbucktooth]

haha, do most jeans after soaked and shrunk keep the same ratio?

i have to admit the 1917s are a pretty wide leg and the rise is very very high.

[houndsbucktooth]

haha, do most jeans after soaked and shrunk keep the same ratio?

i have to admit the 1917s are a pretty wide leg and the rise is very very high.

[erk]

the most noticeable areas of shrinkage will be the waist and length. the rest will shrink a little, i think what most people say is .5 inches.

[erk]

the most noticeable areas of shrinkage will be the waist and length. the rest will shrink a little, i think what most people say is .5 inches.

[almostnice]

haha, do most jeans after soaked and shrunk keep the same ratio?

i have to admit the 1917s are a pretty wide leg and the rise is very very high.

Shrinkage on LVC is not consistant,they can shrink to tagsize or sometimes do not shrink at all.On my pre-1930 models -1873,1901 and 1920 ,the inseam lost 1-1,5",the waist stayed as tagged.

[almostnice]

haha, do most jeans after soaked and shrunk keep the same ratio?

i have to admit the 1917s are a pretty wide leg and the rise is very very high.

Shrinkage on LVC is not consistant,they can shrink to tagsize or sometimes do not shrink at all.On my pre-1930 models -1873,1901 and 1920 ,the inseam lost 1-1,5",the waist stayed as tagged.

[houndsbucktooth]

well right now they look very "thug" on me. i think they may have to go back. i mean i don't need a skinny jean but i do want something that is a bit more form fitting.

with a front rise of 15 inches i doubt they will shrink enough, or have you noticed that the rise changes dramatically?

on the plus side i do really enjoy the color, the 9oz denim is nice, would be a great weight for summer, and the length is great for a 5 inch cuff at the bottom. and the cinch and suspender buttons are cool, VERY cool.

the down side is the legs are very wide and the rise is huge.