DENIM SNOBS...

[MONIKER]

cleanliness

Edited by MONIKER on Jul 12, 2005 at 03:37 PM

[ALVIN]

i have a few pairs of shrink to fit 501's and also have a pair of vintage repro big E 501's. love them both! is usually slang my big E's when they lose there rigidness and they bleed. i really like my denim raw.

[edwin]

levis shrink to fit at mervyns. those are money. 29.99!!!!

or.. you can really go cheap with some raw rustler jeans at wal-mart for a whopping 9.99!!!! wal-mart is the new colette!

[MONIKER]

cleanliness

Edited by MONIKER on Jul 12, 2005 at 03:37 PM

[wild_whiskey]

Nope. Can't stand current Levis 501s.

[cw]

why? fit? quality?

[Serge d Nimes]

I hate the post 1982 bar tacks! I much prefer the black bar tacks.

Live is too short for bad denim!

[MONIKER]

cleanliness

Edited by MONIKER on Jul 12, 2005 at 03:38 PM

[futuretalk]

Quote:

levis shrink to fit at mervyns. those are money. 29.99!!!!

or.. you can really go cheap with some raw rustler jeans at wal-mart for a whopping 9.99!!!! wal-mart is the new colette!

--- Original message by edwin on Feb 22, 2005 05:54 PM

Rustler by Wrangler...hehe used to have a pair of those when I was a kid. Can't remember much about em.

[justaname]

wranglers are quite popular here in the nw (cowboy ish), i talked to this guy and he said that these cowboys love to wear wrangler that fit up to their crotch and shit...

but i have to agree that levis shrink to fit are great and cheap too..

how do you stop jeans from bleeding onto your shoes? is there any way to stop the dye from bleeding out? or just have to wash them hardcore?

?

[script]

don't think you can "specially" stop them from bleeding onto your shoes, fingers and sometimes white tees...

from experience, it'll eventually stop after awhile, a couple of washes and depending how often you'd wear them. by washing them hardcore will get your jeans loses its colour faster but it may turn out ugly. so maybe at this moment no light coloured shoes...

hope this helps.

write your own script

[alexbigman]

levis are old school, but im wearing a pair right now

[docdoom]

certain denim stains can be removed using a pencil eraser.

i went to visit my cousin in London last weekend and i had indigo all over my hands from my new edwins, my top and boxers had indigo staining from accidentally being in the wash with some repro levis and my shoes had stains all over the top from the edwins too!! i was a denim monster

[docdoom]

q for serge d nimes and ringring and any other true afficianados!! what does 524 mean on a button? And what is a red levi label without saying 'LeVI' or 'LEVI' on it!? No text at all?

[ringring]

The no text red ® tab is from the Levis Red line. 524 may refer to the style 524.

[mrmax]

sorry to hear about your denim bleeding all over you docdoom....

will jeans, which would normally bleed when washed, still bleed if they dont get washed but get covered in rain or something? i dont fancy buying any new denim until the weather here gets a bit better if they will cover me in indigo!

[johnmc]

Quote:

I hate the post 1982 bar tacks! I much prefer the black bar tacks.

--- Original message by Serge d Nimes on Feb 22, 2005 10:25 PM

that orange bar tacking is so ugly! Levi's started using it on orange tag (2nd quality) 505's and 517's, then come 1982 they put buttons and a red tag (previously always denoting premium XX denim) on the orange tag 505's and called them 501's.

[UnhappySupremeCustomer]

Is anyone else totally not feeling the crazy stitching on Edwin and Nudie jeans, looks like some american eagle shit or something. Leave the back pockets alone.

IDonTcare

[Serge d Nimes]

edwin's stitching is ok, but the nudie jeans back pocket design is really lame, like express or something.

I don't wear Diesel and Helmut Lang because they use those same ugly heavy bartacks like moden levis. They should black bartack them like Energie (sixty) and the Japanese companies.

Levis with 524 on the back of the top button or on the inside tag are usually double stitched redline 501's. I have seen some big E era no logo red tab jeans with just the R in a circle, I think they were a short lived marketing experiment before they went to small e. I have also seen some later redline ugly bartack with the circle R tab that are from the old premium line, of which the name escapes me. it was a run in the late 90's, but not Levi's RED. I have owned, and do own many pairs of Levi's RED and none have ever had a top button number.

Live is too short for bad denim!

Edited by Serge d Nimes on Feb 24, 2005 at 10:45 PM

[johnmc]

Quote:

q for serge d nimes and ringring and any other true afficianados!! what does 524 mean on a button? And what is a red levi label without saying 'LeVI' or 'LEVI' on it!? No text at all?

--- Original message by docdoom on Feb 24, 2005 04:13 AM

524 is a number Levi's put on the back of the top button of 501 red lines in the late 70's and early 80's. You will occasionally find a circled R on the red tab of Levi's pre 1982 jeans and jackets.

[ringring]

Interesting...looks like there's a few different instances where they've used the ®tag.

® tab Levis Red : <a href="http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg" target="_blank">http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg'>http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg"] <a href="http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg" target="_blank">http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg</a>

® tab Levis Red Loop: [url=http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/473615/512077/ ]http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/473615/512077/

I like the Edwin back pocket stitching and the Nudie stitching is fine by me. Neither are deal makers or breakers.

[docdoom]

thanks for the advice guys. I might get some of the uniglo selvedges and stitch my own arcuates, that might be fun. Maybe just do one, though i guess that probably isnt a popular idea with you purists!?

[Guest]

Quote:

Interesting...looks like there's a few different instances where they've used the ®tag.

® tab Levis Red : <a href="http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg" target="_blank"><a href="http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg" target="_blank">http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg</a>] <a href="http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg" target="_blank">http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg</a></a>

® tab Levis Red Loop: [url=http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/473615/512077/ ]http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/473615/512077/

I like the Edwin back pocket stitching and the Nudie stitching is fine by me. Neither are deal makers or breakers.

--- Original message by ringring on Feb 25, 2005 02:22 AM

ringring, if i may ask for your advice.

i was browsing in topman this afternoon and i saw a pair of crispy raw selvedge[denim not denim] it looked quite nice but i don't know if the quality is as good compared to the others.

can you possibly share me a tip or two? worth buying? thanks in advance.

[poly800rock]

As much as I love Levi's, i don't like the quality they put out now a days. I got a pair of nudies I've been wearing for 4 months, now, regular ralf selvage, and it's like 2nd skin now....wear them every day. i agree about the stiching, less is more...and they kinda overdid it!

[futuretalk]

Quote:

Interesting...looks like there's a few different instances where they've used the ®tag.

® tab Levis Red : <a href="http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg" target="_blank"><a href="http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg" target="_blank">http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg</a>] <a href="http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg" target="_blank">http://image.www.rakuten.co.jp/j-pia/img10171024520.jpeg</a></a>

® tab Levis Red Loop: [url=http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/473615/512077/ ]http://www.rakuten.co.jp/super-rag/473615/512077/

I like the Edwin back pocket stitching and the Nudie stitching is fine by me. Neither are deal makers or breakers.

--- Original message by ringring on Feb 25, 2005 02:22 AM

it's all about the red loops! yeah baby......

[rollinjunk]

i would have to say that i love my Helmut Lang jeans i have... The fit is great and hardly any one has them which is great

I use to have a life before i joined the music industry

[hahnstch]

anyone knows anything about re:hash denim? saw some pairs on sale at lounge nyc last time, seems they are italian denim judging by the labels, but i'd like to know more. also, anyone heard of rooster denim and iqualiti denim? i saw some at atrium

[ringring]

Re:Hash are Italian made jeans by a company called Casucci, who also have various other collections. They remind me of Ra:Re. They are jeans with a traditional tailoring influence - traditional trouser waistbands, bound seams etc.

[I J F]

Iqualiti Denim, this is their first season on the market. However they have been at past project shows, im assuming to launch their line. Their denim mainly has Italian washes and they are designed out of NYC. They are launching in 30 stores, US only for their first season.

M. U. F. C.

[ttrabbigs]

this is answer for post down below- the no text tab is actually done on purpose for every so many pairs- the red tab is patented/trademarked and the only way they can keep it is to do a plain one on one pair out of a thousand, or so. the 524 on the back of the button signifies the plant that the jean was produced in.