Leepro Appreciation

[fardin]

here are finaly some pics of the new 42 wwii lee archives. those are free&easy scans from the warehouse blog

by the way it also includs the 1950s 101LJ

[fardin]

and here some nice detail shots of the WWII 101, from the archives warehouse blog. the pants actually look great, i just miss the stiching

http://ameblo.jp/wh-archives/entry-10668153612.html

[SLAB]

very nice but my vote still goes to the lee model with upside down levis arcs (1944?)

[fardin]

yes my vote goes there too, but its the old 42 model , wich does not exist anymore. i think the denim looks different too. still the new model looks nice too. and i guess it is accurate.

[Dr_Heech]

Hey Fardin,

just trawling through ebay and found this 53-56 101LJ in a sz 44.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250709525384&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Nice patina on the arms. Really solid and in good shape, and much darker than my sz 46. Someone here has gotta snap this up - in 6 years of searching this is only the second one I've seen!

Oh, and found this 191-LB. Check the condition! -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280573763170&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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[Happy Hooligan]

Hey Fardin,

just trawling through ebay and found this 53-56 101LJ in a sz 44.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250709525384&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Nice patina on the arms. Really solid and in good shape, and much darker than my sz 46. Someone here has gotta snap this up - in 6 years of searching this is only the second one I've seen!

Oh, and found this 191-LB. Check the condition! -

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280573763170&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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that 101LJ is awesome, But those 23" arms are way to small... other than that and I"d be bidding!

[Dr_Heech]

that 101LJ is awesome, But those 23" arms are way to small... other than that and I"d be bidding!

^^Agreed!

My sz 46 has 24" arms, which is just barely long enough. I have another 101-LJ (sz 46) from c.1960, and the arms on that are 25". I assumed they would be indentical.

.....Never assume, always get full measurements (note to self).

If the 191LB was in a sz 44 I would have snapped it up!

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[fardin]

i am a bit late to this, but nice find dr. didnt check my mails latley.

the 1950s lee 101LJ is finaly on the lee japan site.

here is the link. too bad there are no real detail pics of the lining, but it looks great.

http://lee-japan.jp/archives/detail/archive26.html

[Happy Hooligan]

reposted from the jean jacket thread...

Picked this up for my son to wear...

A 1965 Lee 109-JY

[crownzip]

Great photo of Marilyn sporting a Stromrider. Looks like someone greeked out the Lee logo above the pocket.

i am a bit late to this, but nice find dr. didnt check my mails latley.

the 1950s lee 101LJ is finaly on the lee japan site.

here is the link. too bad there are no real detail pics of the lining, but it looks great.

http://lee-japan.jp/archives/detail/archive26.html

[Dr_Heech]

i am a bit late to this, but nice find dr. didnt check my mails latley.

the 1950s lee 101LJ is finaly on the lee japan site.

here is the link. too bad there are no real detail pics of the lining, but it looks great.

http://lee-japan.jp/archives/detail/archive26.html

Nice shot of Marilyn, from the misfits?

That jacket sold for silly money ($2k) so I guess I got mine as a bargain.

(The left pocket of that repro jacket looks a bit odd, shape-wise).

So many actual vintage Lee jackets still out there to buy, the only repro worth having is the early cowboy jacket imo.

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[Dr_Heech]

reposted from the jean jacket thread...

Picked this up for my son to wear...

Nice find happy. The jacket looks in good shape - it has the last tag before it read 'union made in the usa'.

I've often thought of burdening my son with a vintage Lee jacket at some point, but one geek in the family is hard enough.

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[Happy Hooligan]

Nice find happy. The jacket looks in good shape - it has the last tag before it read 'union made in the usa'.

I've often thought of burdening my son with a vintage Lee jacket at some point, but one geek in the family is hard enough.

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the jacket is in really good shape.

He actually wanted a chore jacket like Charlie Chaplin wore in Modern times. I haven't found one in his size yet... but when I saw this Lee I had to get it. And it was cheap too... Like $12.00 bucks+shipping. We have matching Lee's now. Although his is older by a few years than mine.

[fardin]

true grant, the tag was tag is usually missing in film probs.

right dr there are still nice 101LJ jacket s out there, what i like about the repros is one can wear em in. hard to find a non wash original. i am still waiting for a blanked lined lee cowboy jacket

[Dr_Heech]

the jacket is in really good shape.

He actually wanted a chore jacket like Charlie Chaplin wore in Modern times. I haven't found one in his size yet... but when I saw this Lee I had to get it. And it was cheap too... Like $12.00 bucks+shipping. We have matching Lee's now. Although his is older by a few years than mine.

There is no way I could sleep at night knowing my son had an earlier Lee jacket than me, although my size 34 101LJ (which i originally bought for my ex) would fit him in a few years, it cost too much and sadly will be going to greed- bay.

@Fardin

A one pocket cowboy 101LJ repro from the thirties like this -

..would be awesome!

[fardin]

yep thats the one doc, and thanks to know we have seen it!

[crownzip]

Whoa, yeah that's one Lee repro I wouldn't mind having.

[fardin]

yeah someone tell the guys at warehouse!!!!

[whodini]

Do any of you guys know which model this is? It's supposed to be a 101J but I've never seen the low pockets like that before.

[partytaco]

pretty cheap WH Lee Cowboy jacket

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270657037276&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_500wt_1156

[edmond]

Whered You Cop ?

[partytaco]

warehouse store 4 or 5 years ago

[fardin]

whodini, thats a jacket from lee europe, i think from 3 years ago.

party the lee cowboy looks beautiful. what size is it ? any measurements?

[whodini]

fardin, would you happen to know the name of the model? I'm just curious because it seems easy to find the rider and cowboy models but searches on this jacket have come up goose egg. I'd assume it was a copy of something from the archives but I haven't seen anything vintage like it, either.

Thanks for the europe tip, though.

[partytaco]

Follow the eBay link for measurements.

[fardin]

thanks party, the price is great, pity its too small for me, i would need a 40. otherwise i would buy it, its a steal. someone here buy it of him, this is a great jacket!!!!!

whodini, no its not something out of the archives as far as i know, its a new design based on the lee cowboy jacket.

[JoeySullivan]

guys,

excuse the noob question but what's the differance between Storm Rider from oi polloi and edwin japanese store (lee archive). Selvage and non-selvage ? repro stuff ?

[fardin]

the one from oipolloi is not a repro, the one on the edwin site is the 1960s model. so the details are different. and one is historicaly accurate the other is a new variation, with deatils from different periods

[JoeySullivan]

thank you alot

[whodini]

Thanks, fardin. Also had a buddy confirm that Lee Europe just makes all kinds of random stuff that isn't based on anything done in the past. Good to know.