Levi's Vintage Clothing

[dr.house]

It's trim.

Armpit to armpit is 19 inches - a 38 chest.

Waist is slim, too, altho you take a 32 like me so you should be ok.

Thanks Paul, so you wear a size M, right? How tall are you and what's your usual size if you don't mind me asking?

[cheapmuthafukr]

did that make you mad cheapmofo or did you wear that pair because you didn't care?

i wore em because i didnt care if i got paint on them.

[heyheyhey]

Out of interest: Buying 47's in my exact waist size, how painful would that be?

Thank you.

[Paul T]

Thanks Paul, so you wear a size M, right? How tall are you and what's your usual size if you don't mind me asking?

Five foot 9. I generally wear anything from 38 chest (suits) to 40 or so for leather jackets, 32 inch waist.

And yes, that's a medium.

[Reggie Died]

Few LVC Pics

55's

55's, Jan9, 2011 by Reggie Died, on Flickr

37's

37's, Jan9, 2011 by Reggie Died, on Flickr

Side by Side comparison, different color representation.

Guess which ones have been machine washed...

37's, Nov 16th, 2010 by Reggie Died, on Flickr

[BAerts]

Out of interest: Buying 47's in my exact waist size, how painful would that be?

Thank you.

A perfect slim fit after soak and stretch. Love mine.

[dr.house]

Five foot 9. I generally wear anything from 38 chest (suits) to 40 or so for leather jackets, 32 inch waist.

And yes, that's a medium.

Thanks Paul. We've got the same sizes , so I should be fine with size M (and I've got no choice), sounds good.

[choice]

A bit new to LVC and I'm looking for a flatteringly straight fit similar to my SDA 103s, considering the 55's. Any sizing advice?

[Paul T]

For 55, buy your actual size in the measured waist.

47 is the most similar in terms of cut. Size up one inch from your waist size to get close to SDA 103 dimensions, again go by measured size (the tag size isn't always accurate).

[riff]

The Roys are drying out after a very snowy walk with the pups! So I thought I'd show you the corduroy LVC pants my sis got me for Christmas. Very thick, soft, all cotton material. Runs TTS. I'll take some detail shots later...

Can't believe you haven't received the RxC yet Paul.

[airfrogusmc]

I would guess 69-79 or so, too. Is it broken twill?

Don't know if it is. Its a buddies that lives outta state and he was asking me if I knew anything and I didn't have any idea. I knew some of the denim heads over here would know. Thanks Paul...

[colgems1966]

i think it dates to about 75-85. vintagemotorcyclejackets.com has a wrangler section. while this jacket isn't featured, you can see wrangler was a long time abondoning their tried and true patterns even as the details evolved. this looks too "modern" for the late 60's to me. you can compare details and narrow it down.

[Vinneus]

For 55, buy your actual size in the measured waist.

CoSign!

best fit ive had!

[denimjunky]

Hi,

I Just received a Type I size L. I normally wear L in denim jackets. Nudie, Pace, Levis. This seems awfully big.

How much does it shrink?

Should I send it back?

[Rivet Head]

I think if you hot soaked the Type I it would shrivel up pretty good...all my LVC jackets did.

[denimjunky]

Yeah, u think Ill be fine? Its kinda late to send it back after soak...

[beautiful_FrEaK]

maybe a fit pic for better judging?

[beautiful_FrEaK]

so my latest LVC purchase.

1955 Sawtooth Denim Shirt

[setterman]

maybe a fit pic for better judging?

Yep, need too see it worn first. Post some pix of your 506, but I'm guessing that unless it totally fits like a sack, it should be okay after a hot soak.

Pretty sure those jackets are meant to shrink to tagged size. I have an XL 506. It fit pretty good raw (I'm an XL or XXL depending on how things are cut/tagged). I wanted minimal shrinkage, so I gave it a ten minute cold soak, and don't plan on it going in the tub again until it's absolutely disgusting. The weave is still pretty loose, and comparing the 506 to my '37 501s (same denim), which have been through the wash, I think the 506 still has a lot of shrink still left in it.

[denimjunky]

Soaking....might do fitpics later.

I really like the model. Its soooo fricking cool.

[dr.house]

Good guy, finally some LVC stuff again in your closet.

[jyoni]

Out of interest: Buying 47's in my exact waist size, how painful would that be?

Thank you.

I don't know if this applies to you, but I just want to interject with something I never mentioned here before. The larger blocks seem to lose the typical sizing. I'm a big lunk and I bought a 40, expecting a 39 presoak. It was a 41. I have two pairs from different seasons and this is true of both.

Very disappointing because I'm trim enough to do the slimmer fit.

[dr.house]

Why are some rigids made in turkey instead of USA? Anything different denim-/ qualitywise?

[Paul T]

Why are some rigids made in turkey instead of USA? Anything different denim-/ qualitywise?

? JEans? I didn't know of any apart from the 505. The jackets are made with Cone (Kaihara for the 557), most of the shirts are too.

[devilish]

AFAIK, all the raw LVC is made in the US. The distressed stuff is done in Turkey and the regular Levis self edge is made in Mexico. Not sure about where gets what denim though. Other more expert posters will no doubt fill in the rest.

[Paul T]

Only the raw jeans are made in the US, except for the 505, as mentioned, which is made in Turkey. Jackets are at present made in TUrkey, altho bit by bit they're trying to move more production to the US.

I believe one problem in doing so is that they have more control in Turkey - I think it's a full-on Levi's-owned factory, whereas in the US it's contractos, maybe Caitech. Only (some) washed products use denim other than Cone, Kaihara, or Kurabo.

[entertainment!]

Jackets are at present made in TUrkey, altho bit by bit they're trying to move more production to the US.

I saw a Type I jacket at the NYC store in the Meatpacking District. It was made in the USA and I was told it was new production, so the shift is already happening. The weird thing is that the 505 jeans were made in the USA until quite recently. Strange that they would shift production to Turkey just as they move other production back to the USA.

[roy6]

The flagship store in SF also has type 1 and maybe type II, IIRC, made in USA.

[Pavlov's Bell]

What's the story with the Levi's that Oi Polloi just added to the stock?

http://www.oipolloi.com/Store/OiPolloi-DisplayBrands-10-levis.html

Looks promising... vintage cuts by the year, made-in-China pricing

[stresMaldo]

^ wtf are those? : )