Official info on US LVC Fall '06...

[tangerine]

YoungPunch, it looks great on you!

[tangerine]

YoungPunch, it looks great on you!

[captain5640]

Is anyone here gonna pick up a pair of the Saddleman 47's? They look decent, but I don't think that they justify the price.

[captain5640]

Is anyone here gonna pick up a pair of the Saddleman 47's? They look decent, but I don't think that they justify the price.

[Shorty Long]

I would advise against purchasing any destressed LVC jeans (aside from the limited edition pieces)...that's just my opinion though...they seem WAY too pricey for what you get...I think I saw a pair of the saddleman jeans at the Levi store in VA and they didn't impress me...i'm pretty sure the leather patch was plastic...stay away, especially if you can't see them in person and are considering an online or phone order

[Shorty Long]

I would advise against purchasing any destressed LVC jeans (aside from the limited edition pieces)...that's just my opinion though...they seem WAY too pricey for what you get...I think I saw a pair of the saddleman jeans at the Levi store in VA and they didn't impress me...i'm pretty sure the leather patch was plastic...stay away, especially if you can't see them in person and are considering an online or phone order

[Shorty Long]

DAMN!...i noticed the website didn't have smalls available soon after the jacket was put up...did the stores you talked to not have that size either?...i'm afraid a medium might be too big for me

Ok, got this jacket in the mail finally (in both size medium and small). I usually wear a size small jacket, and the medium was too wide across the shoulders and long in the arm. The size small fit me a lot better. So I stuck with the small and returned the medium.

I really like this jacket. The distressing looks pretty good, quite authentic. The blanket lining is very soft and warm. Overall the jacket looks great, it is laike a cross between the Type I and Type II jackets.

Pics of jacket with LVC 1947 501xx:

[Shorty Long]

DAMN!...i noticed the website didn't have smalls available soon after the jacket was put up...did the stores you talked to not have that size either?...i'm afraid a medium might be too big for me

Ok, got this jacket in the mail finally (in both size medium and small). I usually wear a size small jacket, and the medium was too wide across the shoulders and long in the arm. The size small fit me a lot better. So I stuck with the small and returned the medium.

I really like this jacket. The distressing looks pretty good, quite authentic. The blanket lining is very soft and warm. Overall the jacket looks great, it is laike a cross between the Type I and Type II jackets.

Pics of jacket with LVC 1947 501xx:

[damnIam]

The pleats in the front remind me of a tuxedo shirt.

[damnIam]

The pleats in the front remind me of a tuxedo shirt.

[YoungPunch]

shortylong:

No, all of the stores I contacted were sold out of size small. (And only the SF store and the New York W. 14th st even stocked the jacket). When I noticed the levis online store had the small, I immediately ordered it. Soon after that the size small dissappeared from the website. Maybe I got the last one!

[Yakboy Equals Nurturer]

I picked up the 1967 Type III jacket in the Levis store in SoHo last weekend. Really fucking nice jacket. It's a pretty tight fitting medium as it is though - almost seems more like a 38 or 39 than a 40 - so I'm a little pissed to discover that it can be expected to shrink when washed. Naturally, the salesperson who assisted me promised that it would experience no shrinkage at all, but If the chest and sleeves actually do lose 1 1/2" and 3/4" it's going to be way too small.

So what do you denim experts reckon; should I return it and see if I can find a larger fitting medium or just cold wash / woolite soak it when the time comes? (I can't bring myself to dry-clean denim. That just seems wrong.)

[Watchout Lester]

if it does in fact shrink down (and if it's raw, then it will) i would recommend selling it off to me, i'd even generously pony up half of what you paid

[Yakboy Equals Nurturer]

Actually, I was thinking that I might just burn it if it shrinks too much. I will be sure to post pics though.

[sbrguy]

hey i posted a review of the jacket i just got hte medium a couple of weeks ago in the type 3, and i wrote that it fits like a larger 38 jacket, meaning when it shringks down it will go to a true 38, its really a slim fit, and since i'm shorter it works out fine, i just had to have the sleeves shortened and its a great jacket.

[Watchout Lester]

yeah just saw the 1967 type 3, fucking levi's stores, making me give them all my cash. the 14th street store is by far the best one they;ve got. i didn't even know it was there until i stumbled by it today. their was some real nice stuff besides the jackets too. i didn't really like the blouse, the frilly front didn't suit me, but the chance to break in a fucking sick raw big E 1967 trucker jacket, i can't say no to that.

can people who have gone through this process with the jacket shed some light on what to expect, shrinkage wise, how you broke it in, washed it, etc... is it just the same as like a pair of jeans?

if i wear a size 36 in the reg. washed trucker, do i go to the 38? or the 40?

and that bunkhouse shirt, if anyone on this board actually spends 250$ on that they should be shot. that thing is a flimsy piece of cloth, you couold make the same exact shirt yourself.

wasn't too thrilled with the shorthorn denim shirt, i've seen better, and for that price you could go to a good thrift shop and get 4 or 5 of em'

and did anyone check out those leather goods they were selling? the old style envelopes? or satchels? those were pretty cool looking.

[watchman]

Problem Solved

PS: If anyone is interested in the 1906 Bunker LVC's a shop near me has 3 pairs out of the 501 in existence. Let me know if you'd like me to scoop it for you, but you may want to do it soon

[tweeds]

just stopped by the Levi's store in singapore, and found a pair of raw cinchbacks on display. i didn't see a mention of cinchbacks in Shorty Long's initial list of fall '06 LVC denim though?

suspender buttons single needle arcuate, two horse patch on the side (same patch as airfrog's 2005 LVC 1886, but at the side instead of in the middle), but the selvedge line is a strange colour - blue and pink. anyone have any idea if this is a pair from the current lineup, and what year it's supposed to be?

[airfrogusmc]

Did they have two pockets? If not maybe 1890? If it had two pockets 1901? I think they are doing a 1906 what they call 1906 bunkhouse in the current line up also.

http://www.us.levi.com/lsco/levi/prod/l_prod.jsp?FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374305322541&bmUID=1161390326607

[tweeds]

they were a four pocket jean...two front, coin and one back. no side pocket.

1890, then? the selvedge line really is quite cool. blue/pink, awesome.

[airfrogusmc]

Something like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/LEVIS-501-BIG-E-1890-LVC-DEAD-STOCK_W0QQitemZ230039878059QQihZ013QQcategoryZ57989QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[tweeds]

yep they don't have a picture of the selvedge but i'm guessing these are it. the auction lists them as 201s?

except they're currently USD40, and i saw them instore here at SGD399 which is approximately USD250. damn markups.

[jubei]

so... does anybody know if the lvc 67 type 3 jacket shrinks considerably? I just got a size S on crazy sale and just realized that it may shrink too much for my liking...