Leepro Appreciation

[setterman]

50 quid?! Where are you exactly?

The US. Even if they charge 25 GBP (40 USD) like enterainment! said, that's still way too much. FedEx from cultizm to me, which usually takes three days at the most, is 16 USD.

[CrashTestBrummie]

Cross posted from the WAYWD denim thread, with a stupendously tired, gormless look on my mush...Lee 1930

[SLAB]

CTB; u had a rough night? good fit btw; love your updates

anyone know if the repro models from Lee were made in Scotland in the 80's? How is their quality?

[CrashTestBrummie]

Rough week at work, more like

Oddly enough, I saw some Scotland-made Wranglers a few days ago in unworn condition (979 UK might have been the model). Massive leg opening on them, didn't quite know what to make of them...

[simontuntelder]

Anybody looking for a pair of 1955's 101z size 34?

They have been cold soaked, but never worn.

[robbie]

An interesting take on what I'd call a leepro, from Levis.

LHT

zip fly

half selvage

they're the least levis jean i think i've ever seen.

http://http://www.oki-ni.com/mens-denim-jeans/levis-lefty-jean-by-takahiro-kuraishi-type-205-selvedge-slim-denim-jeans/invt/lef0800gry/

[CrashTestBrummie]

Yeah, saw those the other day.

Not sure that the comment "can be gently machine washed cool" inspires confidence in the garment's shrinkage potential! Effing pricey, too...

[jstavrin]

So what's the word on Edwin Lee shrinkage? I just bought a pair from simontuntelder(above) and while they fit perfectly in the thigh, ass, etc., they are way too big in the waist. He cold soaked them once. Should I bother trying to shrink these in the wash? I hope I can make these work!

[crownzip]

my experience with Edwin Lee's is that they stretch back out to almost their original waist size after a washing.

[jstavrin]

Here's a shot. I mean, I could belt them up really tight, but it's pretty uncomfortable to do that because of the folds it creates on the waistband.

crownzip: would they stretch back if they aren't at all tight to begin with?

[Stratos]

Here's a shot. I mean, I could belt them up really tight, but it's pretty uncomfortable to do that because of the folds it creates on the waistband.

crownzip: would they stretch back if they aren't at all tight to begin with?

Wash hot, inside out, they won't shrink spectacularly but maybe just enough. Else, I'm willing to take them off your hands.

[crownzip]

You could try a hot water soak but I seriously doubt they're going to shrink that much.

I've had Lee's that fit like that and had to sell them on after hot water soaking because they were too big.

[jstavrin]

Wash hot, inside out, they won't shrink spectacularly but maybe just enough. Else, I'm willing to take them off your hands.

I might as well give it a shot (and will promptly PM you if they don't work out).

[CrashTestBrummie]

You could soak just the top block in very hot water, and then tumble dry the whole jean.

Probably the best way to try and get some permanent shrinkage...

[jstavrin]

Ha, I wanted to tumble dry, but was short a quarter. I threw them in the wash(hot), so we'll see how they end up turning out in the morning once they're dry.

[jstavrin]

The wash helped, though it's still up in the air as to whether or not I'll keep them. I guess it comes down to whether the perfect fit is worth a little looseness in the waist, which it may very well be. I'll wear them around the house for a couple of days to see what happens. Very glad to have my hands on some more LHT, though. The denim is beautiful.

[EA1R]

my experience with Edwin Lee's is that they stretch back out to almost their original waist size after a washing.

Actually I've had the opposite experience. My Hair on hide shrunk like hell. I don't remember how much in the waist, but something like 12 cm in lenght. It was ridiculous.

It's the only Lee i own so I have nothing to compare them to. But they shrunk like no other jeans I've got.

[fardin]

thats intersting. cause they do shirk a but the waist usually streches back to roiginal size. all my lees did that. i didnt wash my hair on hides yet though, and dont get to wear em at the moment either.

but i thin jstarvin they look great on you and a belt would solve the problem. are those the 52s or the 55s?

[CrashTestBrummie]

Yeah, my 1930s shrink to actual tagged size when washed, but stretch back to their usual waist (i.e. 32) almost straight away.

[jstavrin]

thats intersting. cause they do shirk a but the waist usually streches back to roiginal size. all my lees did that. i didnt wash my hair on hides yet though, and dont get to wear em at the moment either.

but i thin jstarvin they look great on you and a belt would solve the problem. are those the 52s or the 55s?

Thanks, they're 55s. The fit really is exactly what I would have hoped for, so I think the loose waist is just something I'll have to deal with. Belting them up tight is only annoying because the fold created on the waistband is uncomfortable but I'll probably end up not noticing before long.

[Stratos]

Actually I've had the opposite experience. My Hair on hide shrunk like hell. I don't remember how much in the waist, but something like 12 cm in lenght. It was ridiculous.

It's the only Lee i own so I have nothing to compare them to. But they shrunk like no other jeans I've got.

So did my 101B's, label said they were preshrunk, but they shrank spectaculary. Much, much more than LVC stf's for instance. Luckily I had lost a lot of weight, else it would have been a nasty surprise.

[jstavrin]

Terrible shot, but you get the idea of the fit. I'll probably hem these because I'm not interested in cuffing them.

[entertainment!]

^Looks like a great fit to me.

[josh mullen]

yeah, i think they look good unhemmed and uncuffed.

[crownzip]

i agree, no need to hem. fit looks great.

[Guest redchris]

Great fit, but why the hate for cuffs ?

[jstavrin]

No hate for them whatsoever, I just want a little variety (I cuff all of my other jeans). And I guess I associate Lees with not cuffing for whatever reason.

[Stratos]

Z's imho are better without cuffs, but that's just a personal opinion ;-)

[jstavrin]

I think it's the James Dean-effect.

[devilish]

What about 101B's, to cuff or not to cuff? I've been thinking about this since getting a pair recently. I like cuffs on all my other jeans but as stated above there is something about Lee's and being uncuffed and over cowboy boots.