LVC Catalogs

[Dr_Heech]

Dont know if any of you Lvc fans have seen these collectors cards before? They are postcard-size.

There are 15 altogether, held in place by a card belt/cinchstrap.

They are a mixture of early Lvc models and original garments. On the front there is a photo, and on the reverse there is information about the garment in question. Obviously, not all of them are necessarily historically correct (just like some of the early repros) and there is some misinformation. But I like them anyway, and I hope you guys will find them interesting.

[Dr_Heech]

Front and back of each.

[Dr_Heech]

[Dr_Heech]

[Dr_Heech]

Last one..promise.

And this is what they look like together

[Sympathy-For-The-Denim]

this great thread deserves a bump!!!

[roy6]

The first two pages of the Fall 2003 LVC catalog have already been posted, here are the last two:

[dr.house]

Great and interesting thread!

[dr.house]

Bump this thread with my catalogue:

[roy6]

Spring/Summer 2007.

Looks like all of the catalogs from s/s2002 to s/s2008 are uploaded here, except for s/s2003.

Dr. House, how about some shots from the s/s '09 lookbook?

[dr.house]

^That sunset coat looks dope. And yeah, I'll try and shoot some pics as soon as I find the time besides my job and my lil' daughter ;-)

[ethandesu]

LVC Catalogues - First up, the 201 No 2 Denim. I bought these in Japan, from memory, and gave them to a friend - Andy from RHD.

desu

[ethandesu]

Fall Winter 2002

I have the Bonehead Tee from this collection, and did have the RuffNReady leather jacket, which I regret selling a few years ago...

desu

[ethandesu]

Fall 2003;

'03 was the year I got married, so I could only afford the Climate Sealed Jacket.. I always wanted the 20's Kover Up - Anyone have it and care to share some photos?

desu

[ethandesu]

Spring 2004 - California Confidential

I have two of the Sunfaded White Jersey Tee's from this collection, and they are amongst my favourite Tees ever. I also have the deadstock 1933's from this range- up for sale if anyone is interested, just send me a PM.

desu

[ethandesu]

Fall Winter 2004 Love and Haight - 66- 68 San Fransico

I bought the 1933 Blues Explosion Jean from this range, and now they belong to my older brother. Hope he is wearing them well down in South Carolina. http://1stpalmettoauxiliary.tumblr.com/

desu

[ethandesu]

Finally, The American Dream from S/S 2005

I have the 55 Polo Yarndye Stripe from this range. I have never worn it outside the house. No idea while I still keep it.

There you go, that's all I got. Hope it is of interest to someone out there.

desu

[clifford_newton]

Fall Winter 2004 Love and Haight - 66- 68 San Fransico

I bought the 1933 Blues Explosion Jean from this range, and now they belong to my older brother. Hope he is wearing them well down in South Carolina. http://1stpalmettoauxiliary.tumblr.com/

desu

Actually I didn't bring them. They are in my closet there if you want them.

[dimas]

I see that some pictures was shown earlier, but it is full copy of my buklet

Please

[dimas]

and there are other pics

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[Paul T]

Thisi is a useful catalogue, in that it depicts the full range including LVC America/EUrope items, and LVC Japan.

Many of the main items are identical to the EUropean market ones - these are made in the US, usually Valencia Street. Other items, probably the 551ZX, are made in America but only sold by LVC Japan - as might happen in Europe, say, where they will have items in their range that aren't retailed in America.

Other items still are all-Japanese, made and sold in Japan. Over this period, 2001 or so, many/most of them would use Cone for the STF fabric, and usually Kaihara for the Sanforized. One example of this would be the 502, which was a part of the LEvi's Japan, and then LVC Japan, range from the very beginning.

Ive posted these at maximum size, although I think SuFU's sofrtware is reducing them somewhat. They shoudl be 700 pixels wide.

[Paul T]

[lance]

Paul, great effort, thanks. must spread (I still can't figure that out, haven't repped you in a while?)

[roy6]

LVC Japan F/W 2005:

[Paul T]

Thanks for posting, roy.

I think LVC Japan were going thru a bad patch in 2005. Some spectacularly 'orrible pics and jeans there.

[robbie]

subscribed!

[roy6]

Thanks for posting, roy.

I think LVC Japan were going thru a bad patch in 2005. Some spectacularly 'orrible pics and jeans there.

They were sort of always going through a bad patch when you look at the jeans and denim jacket washes, they were much more extreme, I guess to appeal to the Japanese market. They were right on the money with their non-distressed jackets, shirts and sweats, though. I have that brown Levi's casuals shirt that's next to the '50s casuals zip-through, and it's pretty sweet. Really heavy Rayon, feels more like a jacket.

[Paul T]

When I have time I'll post all of that 2003 collection. Lots of good items in there.

By the time of the 2005 collection, there's a marked deterioration in quality; washes in general were not very good, and the theme was confused - wartime AND mod, which don't necessarily go together well.

[Paul T]

[Paul T]

IN sprig-summer 2004 we get a flimsy brochure. Design is by The Kitchen, text is around 6 point, white out, so it breaks up and is impossible to even read. You can sense LVC was about to die thru lack of TLC.

Here's Shorty Long's smaller hang-tag booklet - a couple of items are clearer on this shot.

Some more info on the LVC Chinos. They're from the s/s 2004 collection:

I still have 2003, the whole catalog, and 2009, I'll post when I can.