Vintage clothing and footwear

[unders 5,322]

7 hours ago, Sansome1877 said:

I’ll see what I can do, does anyone have a clue, when denim jeans were first being creased? When did the whole- creasing of pants even start? I’ve never looked into it.

Judging from every goddamned childhood photo of me the evidence squarely points to on or around my birth. 

[Dr_Heech 567,689]

5 minutes ago, unders said:

Judging from every goddamned childhood photo of me the evidence squarely points to on or around my birth. 

Well my old man used to have his jeans with the centre ironed crease (thanks to my mum's skills) and he was born in 1930 

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim 199,152]

it was invited in the small suburban town pleasantville at the era when jeans wouldn't´t have been only worn by farmers and workers but from little tommy who's mum would had pressed em to look at least a little preppy in a pair of jean, a sacrifice for not wearing slacks. and then the 60s sta prests came 

[Thanks_M8 3,131]

Wrangler Duffle Coat i found at one of those pay-by-weight flea markets a few years ago, couldn't find any information about it. Looks like 80s/90s to me. Lovely buffalo plaid lining, sleeves are a little short, but no problem if you wear gloves. 

 

 

Edited January 8, 2021 by Thanks_M8

[Dr_Heech 567,689]

Was light enough to snap some pics for this thread, so l dug out what l have to add my 2 cents.

Photographs of these two pieces still in the Lee thread from 11 years ago but here's some fresh shots.

Late 1960's Lee 100J 'Westerner' and early 60's Lee 101LJ 'Stormrider' -

 

 

 

Edited January 16, 2021 by Dr_Heech

[Flash 250,995]

The blanket lining ..... 

[Broark 15,849]

That Storm Rider is great...and my size. 

[Dr_Heech 567,689]

Thanks chaps. Too warm for your climate @Broark  

[Dr_Heech 567,689]

Levis 70505 from around 1968 which my son wore for a while. Lovely two tone stitch model which are getting very hard to find - 

 

 

[Dr_Heech 567,689]

Lastly here's my vintage wrangler goodies: early 1960's Bluebell's Wrangler 22MJZ, two deadstock pairs of boys Wrangler 13mwz jeans (made in 1968 and 1969 respectfully) and an early-mid 1970's coverall/unionall which l bought recently in mint condition. 

 

Edited January 16, 2021 by Dr_Heech
Put some photos in post

[Duke Mantee 13,156]

Think that Wrangler jacket is the business Doc - and it’s so good to know you are old enough to call your clothes ‘vintage’ ...

[Dr_Heech 567,689]

3 minutes ago, Duke Mantee said:

Think that Wrangler jacket is the business Doc - and it’s so good to know you are old enough to call your clothes ‘vintage’ ...

Thanks Duke, vintage or antique, it's just a name, and l am a mere padawan to a  vintage veteran such as yourself. To me the features and details are what set these things apart. A mixture of great (wearable) design classics.

[Duke Mantee 13,156]

9 minutes ago, Dr_Heech said:

Thanks Duke, vintage or antique, it's just a name, and l am a mere padawan to a  vintage veteran such as yourself. To me the features and details are what set these things apart. A mixture of great (wearable) design classics.

Aye very good Anakin 

But there’s the nub of it wearable design classic. So good they still are relevant.

[Sansome1877 697,120]

sp by bottleswest, on Flickr

storage shed scrap, thrown out sometime in the early 1890's. I thought this scrap was from your typical- watch pocket shirt, like the LVC shirt you see in the picture...it's not, the scrap pocket is left breast, and not your tiny size- for a watch pocket.

sp4 by bottleswest, on Flickr

sp3 by bottleswest, on Flickr

sp2 by bottleswest, on Flickr

[Sansome1877 697,120]

fpds by bottleswest, on Flickr

All 70's- first wash on the double stitch 501's since owning them (3 years) Almost big E type 3, picked up a month back-its slightly big,but I like it.

abE by bottleswest, on Flickr

abEl by bottleswest, on Flickr

 

[Dr_Heech 567,689]

^dig the pipe @Sansome1877

[Sansome1877 697,120]

1 minute ago, Dr_Heech said:

^dig the pipe @Sansome1877

Thanks, I think its from the 1910-15 range, found it in a trash hole with newsprint from that time period, cleaned it up and started smoking.

[aho 677,662]

Definitely worth everyone's time:
 

 

Edited January 25, 2021 by aho

[Iron Horse 4,817]

On 1/17/2021 at 2:38 PM, Sansome1877 said:

sp by bottleswest, on Flickr

storage shed scrap, thrown out sometime in the early 1890's. I thought this scrap was from your typical- watch pocket shirt, like the LVC shirt you see in the picture...it's not, the scrap pocket is left breast, and not your tiny size- for a watch pocket.

sp4 by bottleswest, on Flickr

sp3 by bottleswest, on Flickr

sp2 by bottleswest, on Flickr

Here’s a 1930s shirt with a similar pocket, just slightly narrower and taller:

[Sansome1877 697,120]

Not much change- from the 1890’s to 1930’s and beyond? It would seem that that general design came about in the late 1880’s...IIRC 1870’s and early 80’s didn’t have that extra piece of fabric on the top of the pocket- collars changed too from the 1870’s to the 80’s.

[Iron Horse 4,817]

8 hours ago, Sansome1877 said:

Not much change- from the 1890’s to 1930’s and beyond?

I would say by the 1940s this style began to disappear; most work shirts even would have “button-through” chest pockets as standard, something that in the 1920s wasn’t always standard.

Interested to see how collars changed; I know that at the turn of the century and even into the 1910s collars tended to be shorter and more square, not spearpoints of the 1930s and ‘40s:

 

Edited January 29, 2021 by Iron Horse

[Sansome1877 697,120]

I should probably say, that shirt pocket wasn’t used much in the 1870’s, saying it wasn’t around is most likely false (I’ll check some of my old pictures)

A perfect example of an 1870’s collar, look at any Levi triple pleat made- say around 2011-12. If I still had a triple pleat I would post a pic...this collar shape definitely changed in the 1880’s.

[generic_guy 757]

My 1970 M-65, little bit small on me but can just about wear it.

 

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[Thanks_M8 3,131]

Figured I should post my vintage shirts here.
The left flannel is romanian vintage, super soft flannel, should be 60s to 80s. The one on the right I got deadstock at one of those pay-by-weight fleamarkets, should be 80s/90s.

left to right:
vintage from romania, selvedge fabric, probably 60s/70s, got a few similar ones laying around at my parents place, but those mostly don't fit right....
3 x random vintage, probably 80s/90s, weird, kind off stretchy fabric, but makes for a great overshirt a`la Tender in summer

Edited February 25, 2021 by Thanks_M8

[Duke Mantee 13,156]

A gift from @Flash - they fit Ellie perfectly (for this very brief moment) - a wonderful thought for my wee girl.

 

[Sansome1877 697,120]

ss4 by bottleswest, on Flickr

Stopped by a thrift store after work last week, I started walking back to my car when I saw at least 20 people waiting in line- but I had the time...so i waited, In a sea of modern crap,this old tag stood out.

ss3 by bottleswest, on Flickr

Then I noticed the black bar tacks on the back pocket...At that point, one still can't believe that you have a selvedge pair of pants, checked for selvedge

ss2 by bottleswest, on Flickr

then I checked the back pocket- this was my first single stitch found while thrifting.

ss1 by bottleswest, on Flickr

ss6 by bottleswest, on Flickr

9 September 6 for 1976 6 button

dh1 by bottleswest, on Flickr

We found this a few days later while thrifting on my Boss's property, looks to be a 1880's basket weave duck hat...tooi small to wear at a Rising sun/ Runabout party.

dh2 by bottleswest, on Flickr

dh3 by bottleswest, on Flickr

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[Sansome1877 697,120]

This must be one of the new owners of Cerro gordo, sketchy planks he’s walking on, I know a guy- who’s partner was killed walking across planks like this...I sure as shit wouldn’t do that- cool video

thanks for posting

[aho 677,662]

Definitely incredibly risky and it doesn't seem he or his partner are the most professionally trained, etc. to be doing things like this! Honestly got a bit of an adrenaline rush watching, but hopefully they keep it safe moving forward. I'd love to hear some of your stories some day @Sansome1877, I'm sure you've seen some sketchy things as well!

I didn't realize there are actually a few videos out there, here's another with Levi's, Stronghold, etc. found in case anyone hasn't seen it (my first time watching). Funny that it seems all of them know of Brit:

 

Edited March 4, 2021 by aho