Levi's Vintage Clothing

[bod]

roy They've had two really hot soaks, so I think most of the shrinkage is gone. I'm not giving up on the 47's, just trying to decide what to get for my next pair..

Hey man I had to machine wash mine at 4 months (2 hot soaks initially and a hand wash about 1 month later) and they shrank down even more, proper nut busters. So theres shrinkage left in them yet.

[jake431]

Like something from 'Dune'.

Only you could pull that off .

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Like a stillsuit? It doesn't recycle urine and feces into drinking water, because that's the LVC Europe version. The LVC Japan version does though.

[beeetus]

Decided to do another hot soak. Might try a hot wash with some agitation since I don't think they shrunk down much more with this hot soak either.

Here they are now with a single and double cuff.

[stresMaldo]

^ They look better, man.

I don't know how much more shrinkage you will get with a hot wash, since you've hot-soaked already a few times but, with that said, I hot-washed my SEXFHXRR's(They were nearly 3 1/2" too big in the waist), and I was able to get about 2" shrinkage. The sizing guide states I should have only lost .75" in the waist.

So, a hot wash,no soap, taken out befor the spin cycle really does wonders.

consider it.

[erk]

Decided to do another hot soak. Might try a hot wash with some agitation since I don't think they shrunk down much more with this hot soak either.

Here they are now with a single and double cuff.

single cuff looks waaaaaaaaay better.

I wouldnt wash em or soak them again. I think your fit is fine and you shouldn't worry about it anymore. it already looks pretty tight around your hips and loooks like a really good 47 fit below the knee.

[beeetus]

Yeah, with the GT's I think the single cuff looks better, but I like the double cuff with any of my engineers or harness boots.

[setterman]

Decided to do another hot soak. Might try a hot wash with some agitation since I don't think they shrunk down much more with this hot soak either.

Here they are now with a single and double cuff.

fit looks good. take an inch and a half off the inseam and single cuff.

[airfrogusmc]

Hey man I had to machine wash mine at 4 months (2 hot soaks initially and a hand wash about 1 month later) and they shrank down even more, proper nut busters. So theres shrinkage left in them yet.

About 10 wet to dry cycles to get it all out.

[roy6]

Like a stillsuit? It doesn't recycle urine and feces into drinking water, because that's the LVC Europe version. The LVC Japan version does though.

The US version recycles feces and urine into Budweiser, stored at the handy elbow reservoirs.

fit looks good. take an inch and a half off the inseam and single cuff.

Beetus, that looks quite good. Do what setterman says, or the double cuff looks good to me, too.

You might be expecting the '47 to do something it won't do- because of the cut, you're going to have a tight fit at the thighs if you size it right, but you're never going to get a trim lower leg, unless you have a seriously weird body, the lower leg being cut straight.

Go with it.

[grooveholmes]

The US version recycles feces and urine into Budweiser, stored at the handy elbow reservoirs.

Wait, so what's Coors made of?

[roy6]

Wait, so what's Coors made of?

The rejected residual from LVC stillsuit jackets.

[stresMaldo]

edit: roy beat me to it...

[jake431]

I was going to say Coors was made of unprocessed feces.

[The Clerk]

So, whilst waiting for my contest ROYs to dry I figured I'd take some shots of my 1901's. They are, of course, about to be moth balled for a year but this is where they're currently at:

[blm14]

Just picked up a pair of Capitol E 1966 repros from the mid 90s. Didn't even realize that levi's had done a 66 during the pre-LVC era...

[dr.house]

Just picked up a pair of Capitol E 1966 repros from the mid 90s. Didn't even realize that levi's had done a 66 during the pre-LVC era...

Cool, detailled pics please!

[blm14]

I will post them when they arrive from La France.

[Dr_Heech]

The US version recycles feces and urine into Budweiser, stored at the handy elbow reservoirs.

Budweiser! Christ, pm me and I'll send you some proper stuff.

[edit] @TheClerk - Wow..love the fades on those 1901's. What year season are those from?

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[The Clerk]

Why thank you good Doctor, They're from Feb (ish) '09. Worn about 60 - 70% of the time since then

[colgems1966]

Clerk, i don't know what you do, but your jeans always come out nice. your 33's are the best 33's i've ever seen and could damn near pass for true vintage. i've got most yrs of lvc 20's to 80's and have found 33-37-44 some of the harder ones to get a good fade. seeing yours left me scratching my head. what's your secret sizing? wear? would love to know.

[bluegoldblues]

Just a quick one for those that dont know...

Bicester Village outlet near oxford as far as I know is the only place you can get discount LVC. they are around £79, they did a pair of 1933's? for £60 (which I subsequently sold on ebay for 100 quid!) as a gesture when I bought a shearling jacket for £90 reduced from £500!

This was in the summer mind but may be worth checking out. (as you can haggle a bit)

mentioning this as LVC's have gone up in price in the UK to the point of being almost unreasonable.

They also had a few limited edition nevada's and stuff too.

[roy6]

This 1912 Sunset henley looks seriously good (at Meadow):

[setterman]

took a quick picture with the phone last night after dinner. felt uncomfortable taking a restroom picture, so I didn't spend time trying to do a better job. Gives enough of an idea how the '55s are doing though.

[erk]

lookin good setterman.

[Paul T]

Yup, they look great.

And I like the rest room too, great places to hang out!

Roy, agreed, that's an excellent henley. I know it's distressed, but I love the duck hunting jacket, too. Would go nice with the roys - please buy one so I can torture myself with jealousy...

[Shorty Long]

My good man, haven't you endured enough these last few weeks?

Yup, they look great.

And I like the rest room too, great places to hang out!

Roy, agreed, that's an excellent henley. I know it's distressed, but I love the duck hunting jacket, too. Would go nice with the roys - please buy one so I can torture myself with jealousy...

[fardin]

awesome find roy. there are so many things from lvc out there now. is there a site too see all the lvc stuff? i want to see the whole collecton. so man jackets like the hunting jacket etc. i have seen a couple of nice polka dot bandanas on the unionsville site and they have two bags too.

[erk]

awesome find roy. there are so many things from lvc out there now. is there a site too see all the lvc stuff? i want to see the hole collecton. so man jackets like the hunting jacket etc. i have seen a couple of nice polka dot bandanas on the unionsville site and they have two bags too.

haha.

I wish...

what happened to that blog idea thing that maurizio guy was talking bout?

[Shorty Long]

I'm still trying to unload these US-made Tab Twills from the 2004 s/s collection.

http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=251947

[fardin]

yeah i read the interview in the inventory magazine and i was abit disturbed, although it seems he is trying his best, but... well whatever.

still strange its so hard to see everything, no cataloge etc.