Levi's Vintage Clothing

[PBTony]

2 hours ago, Maynard Friedman said:

As @beautiful_FrEaK mentioned, the factory code on LVC jeans buttons represents the specific Levi’s or third party factory responsible for assembling all the materials (denim, thread, hardware, patch, pocket bags) into a pair of jeans.

So is there a way to find out if the denim is made fully in Togs? Also I take it these aren't cone or was the white oak label added later to jeans?

[Maynard Friedman]

I thought we’d made it clear that the Levi’s and/or third party factories don’t make the denim or any of the other  materials, they simply use them to make the jeans. In most cases US-made LVC jeans use Cone denim, although some of the earlier models have used Japanese denim. I think the White Oak label was only added to the later pairs from something like 2015 or 2016, I’m not sure of the date. I hope that all makes sense now.

[PBTony]

1 hour ago, Maynard Friedman said:

I thought we’d made it clear that the Levi’s and/or third party factories don’t make the denim or any of the other  materials, they simply use them to make the jeans. In most cases US-made LVC jeans use Cone denim, although some of the earlier models have used Japanese denim. I think the White Oak label was only added to the later pairs from something like 2015 or 2016, I’m not sure of the date. I hope that all makes sense now.

Ah I see that's great thanks for the info!

[andyrcii]

Long time no post..  I’ve had these jeans for five years now. Just done their first repair. LVC 1955 Cone denim. The repair is almost invisible

570 wears. 16 washes. First wash at 175 wears.

Edited May 3, 2025 by andyrcii

[vIGGiou riou]

very nice ....

[bod]

I concur, those are nicely faded pair indeed

[PBTony]

Really love the denim on these 47s. Very soft and stretchy. Kind of the opposite to what I was expecting from cones 40s type fabric but maybe that's my misconception. Could also be because they are well worn. Reminds me of the resolute 714s I had.

I have some LVC 66 japan made arriving soon so will be nice to compare.

[House md]

Does anyone here have a catalog photo and the retail price of the 1930s Ladies Menlo Jacket? Thanks & cheers
 

[Maynard Friedman]

^ You could have a look in here

[House md]

^ Thanks,  no success

[House md]

My summer wear & tear pair hang drying after it‘s initial soak. Can you guess which 501 it is 😉?

[Maynard Friedman]

1944

[House md]

5 minutes ago, Maynard Friedman said:

1944

Sorry, nope 🤷🏼‍♂️

[Maynard Friedman]

As they have hidden rivets but no cinch, and they’re not 44s, they’re either 47, 54Z, 55 or 551ZXX. I’ll go for 47s as the pockets don’t look pointy enough for 55s and the zip models are less common.

[House md]

Okay, since you‘re the only participant in this contest 😉:

1954Z

 

[House md]

Incredible hairy denim, superbly finished. The jean fits perfect after the initial soak, honestly one of the best I‘ve ever owned.

 

Edited May 15, 2025 by House md

[LazyS]

[PBTony]

66s have arrived from Bears today. Will shrink them in the wash this weekend. I was worried the rise might be a tad to short but they are measuring 12 inch FR and 16 inch BR for 36 size so think will be fine. Waist is big and hopefully will shrink 2 inches but prefer to have them a bit loose and wear a belt anyway. Liking the wee extras with these. Probably will use that tote bag a lot. Impressed so far

[House md]

The 66 is a nice cut and I guess it‘ll fit you like desired post soak (but they‘ll stay pretty long I guess!). Nice tote bag!

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

Be aware when buying LVC via Vinted and check carefully, there have been spread a lot of fakes (including Japanese repro brands) recently which still run at 170,-€

See what's wrong?

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Edited May 17, 2025 by Sympathy-For-The-Denim

[House md]

Phew…looks pretty legit. What‘s wrong?

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

try yourself first

[House md]

Ah ok, stitched arcuates. And the leather patch looks somehow strange.

[PBTony]

Happy with how these have shrunk. Washed at 40, low spin. Great weather for drying jeans too.

Waist has shrunk 2 inches. Inseam 3 inches.

The denim is a vibrant blue which I was expecting with the 60s. But it's also quite neppy which I wasn't expecting so chuffed about that. Might put a reddit post up with all the measurement photos at some point.

[airfrogusmc]

On 5/15/2025 at 1:56 AM, House md said:

Incredible hairy denim, superbly finished. The jean fits perfect after the initial soak, honestly one of the best I‘ve ever owned.

 

Nice pair. I have a pair of Cone White Oak 1955s and almost a year ago I picked up new the type II 507 jacket and I was surprised how well the Japanese denim matched the 55 cone. Both fuzzy and wonderful. 

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

19 hours ago, House md said:

Ah ok, stitched arcuates. And the leather patch looks somehow strange.

the arcuate and the patch look pretty decent, its the red tab, that within a 40s repro shouldn't feature a trademark "R", it is the short rise and the attachment of the flashers with plastic straps rather than cotton/poly thread which proofs the are being a fake pair

[House md]

46 minutes ago, Sympathy-For-The-Denim said:

the arcuate and the patch look pretty decent, its the red tab, that within a 40s repro shouldn't feature a trademark "R", it is the short rise and the attachment of the flashers with plastic straps rather than cotton/poly thread which proofs the are being a fake pair

…that‘s a 44 right? From the pictures the arcuates look stitched, not painted on or am I wrong?

[Double 0 Soul]

2 hours ago, House md said:

…that‘s a 44 right? From the pictures the arcuates look stitched, not painted on or am I wrong?

They look painted / printed to me.. just compare the uniform spacing of the arc stitch to the uneven spacing of the pocket stitch.

[Maynard Friedman]

3 hours ago, Sympathy-For-The-Denim said:

the arcuate and the patch look pretty decent, its the red tab, that within a 40s repro shouldn't feature a trademark "R", it is the short rise and the attachment of the flashers with plastic straps rather than cotton/poly thread which proofs the are being a fake pair

This is reminiscent of those Sugar Cane ‘37 fakes you posted recently. Did you buy both of these pairs?

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

@Maynard Friedman yes indeed, it looks like they have used the same denim here and also the fit is quite close, but since my knowledge regarding LVC is much bigger than of Sugar Cane, I easily could spot is a fake, but as for the Canes, it is very well done... funny thing is, I spotted 2 pairs of them and both run around 170,-€ as my Sugar Cane pair and had been sold by three "different" vintage sellers on Vinted, all based in the same country... Vinted now offers to check if stuff you buy is legit and I wonder if this pair would have passed the service!?😄