ATTENTION!!! Evisu Evis 2101 - homage to Lee 101 Rider- Mint

[slowdownarthur]

Thanks for the encouragement Cotton. I'm still figuring out how to post multiple pics!

...starting to get it now...I think...

I'll post some shots of other Evis and Denime, Pure Blue Japan,Fullcount and others from the 90s in another thread.

[Charlie Delta]

This might help?

[felinusz]

This thread reminded me of something else I'd seen recently, a "new release" Evisu jean, designed in tribute to Lee.

Similar to the jeans you've shared with us, these have the "Lazy S" painted arcuate, the same style of waistband label, and a half-warp-lined selvedge.

The "S" is much lazier, and different color, and the selvedge has one warp as opposed to none, but the general design looks similar. I want to buy a pair of these, perhaps sized down.

Take a gander:

http://www.evisu.com/blog/2008/08/14/sneak-peak-evisus-tribute-to-lee-lazy-s-slim-jeans/

The denim is Evisu No. 13 LEFT which is the true Left Hand Twill new vintage Selvedge denim woven on shuttle looms in Osaka Japan by Kaiahara. Left Hand Twill denim is named like this for the opposite weave (top left to bottom right) direction of the diagonal lines on the denim instead of the normal right hand style. This denim will also wear down even softer than its right hand equivalent. No. 13 LEFT is green caste indigo, and has mismatched selvedge; one side is plain white and the other side has a single warp thread of indigo woven into it, following the Lee version. Jeans cut from No. 13 LEFT denim have the leather patch sewn on the left side of the waistband.

Right hand twill is the early Levi’s design, but our other favorite Liss liked to use left hand twill for its soft feel and comfortable wearing. Vintage Lee jeans were cut from slightly wider denim than Levi’s, so the leg often shows only one selvedge line, and one side of the overlocking.

The fit is the 0005 Slim fit and the silhouette is inspired from 1960’s Wrangler cowboy jeans. It is similar to 0001, but with a slimmer leg and thigh. Unlike 0001, the 0005 is cut straight over the hips and waist with a higher rise, originally allowing great freedom in the saddle. The snug fit across the seat and hips makes this cut particularly flattering.

Also look out for the celebrated LAZY S pocket writing, which looks a bit like horns of a bull, not a Levi’s eagle or a friendly Evisu seagull. Other Lee inspired details you will find are the Evisu Heritage label on the inside waistband that pays homage to the 1930’s Lee “House” label, showing the factory roof symbolising the fact that Lee overalls were union made. The Evisu Heritage woven label directly references this.

No. 13 LEFT is 14 oz regular and the sanforized denim will shrink about 3-5% after washing. The Evisu Lazy S Slim Jeans will be available for purchase from January 2009.

[pacioli]

Nice jeans guys. There has been a strong interest in early Evis recently, huh?

If I may contribute...

This selvage is a plain weave...1x1

This selvage is a twill weave...3x1

[CrashTestBrummie]

Apologies for bumping up this thread with such a long post, but I thought some of you might be interested in these, picked up very recently on Yahoo Japan...The seller indicated that these were ten years old, at least that's what Google Translate tells me

Deadstock condition, been after a pair for a while now:

Pre-soak fit:

And post-soak, I didn't have the dilemma of whether or not to wear these:

I'll pop back for updates later, if there's interest...

[cure]

fit looks good on you, interested in seeing the denim fade

[slowdownarthur]

They look great Crash. What a find!

(btw, that's an amazing story of how they were sent to Ed by mistake)

Looking forward to see how they progress.

[CrashTestBrummie]

As promised, a little update on the progress of the jeans...been wearing them non-exclusively for about eight weeks (not six, as posted in the evo thread). Gave them a hand wash last week:

[salaami]

somebody's gotta surgically attach those evis to your waist. if it aint pussy, a formal event , or the shower, leave those bitches on! lookin good though, as expected.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Haha does work count as a formal event? Difficult to be taken seriously as a corporate whore whilst wearing denim, although I'd like the chance to give it a go!

I can't restrict myself to just wearing one pair of jeans for months on end, because then whatever else you wear is dictated by the shape and style of the jeans...and you know how I wear them, if I wore one pair only for six months they'd be ruined at the end!

[Busted Seam]

WHoah.. those are going to look amazing.

Sanforized denim fades really smoothly... espeicially, I reckon, when it's left hand. God I wish i was wearing those in...

[slowdownarthur]

They look brilliant Crash!

that denim gets so soft and smooth...

Great to see this thread get bumped:)

[CrashTestBrummie]

Yeah, smooth's the best way to describe it...the denim's got a 'shiny' hand to it, if that makes any sense at all...

[slowdownarthur]

Yeah, shiny makes sense, bit velvety maybe...

[CrashTestBrummie]

Update:

[bunga]

Just missed out on these *sigh*

The tag and color of the lazy S is different from CTB's and other 2101 that i've seen so far. Private stock label should be older perhaps?

[Yin]

Anything Private stock label are really old as far as i know......and i love this style of lazy S. And i hate mine don't have the donut button.

[CrashTestBrummie]

I'd forgotten this thread existed...

[Guest redchris]

I'd forgotten this thread existed...

Mate , whats the rise like on these ? cheers

[CrashTestBrummie]

Around 12" front and 16" back, on a size 31 waist. Minimal shrinkage when soaked and washed.

I'll try and get some more pics up this weekend...