Lee 101B, raw?

[Stuffed Tongues]

Saw them at Barracuda today,

but no sizes left.

anyone know where i could still find them?

grimey retarded

[docdoom]

If you are in UK look in tk maxx. Otherwise perhaps ebay.co.uk in case someone picks some up and bays them. Lastly, aeroleatherclothing has some japanese ones i think. Also, oipolloi.com has some, the cheaper euro versions for £60 or so. Its another UK site.

Good luck.

[Lex2]

I've never had much luck at TK Maxx, to be honest. Lots of last season's Diesels and FCUKs and Polos, but little of substance. Never seen any dry or selvage denim there.

[docdoom]

There is lots of junk for sure, you just have to persevere.

[Paul T]

I have two pairs of Euro 101Z Lees, both raw, one with tags, both from around 2001, with proper selvage fabrics from Nishinnbo, which I'll be putting up on the 'bay over the next couple of days, one is 32-32, the one with tags is 32-34. PM if interested...

[Stuffed Tongues]

i dont know how to PM,

i dont see a pm option/button.

but i tried on a pair of 32's

and they were way oversized,

are the earlier ones true to size?

grimey retarded

[Paul T]

Click on the superprivate button at the top. These will shrink down to around 31 waist. On the 'bay tonite...

[Guest DenimBar1]

I carry it

[M4TM]

i recently picked up some 101B's - washed. i really like the cut.

No Shirt. No Shoes. No Dice.

Learn it. Know it. Live it.

[eldave04]

pault,

the faded ones are beauts, how long did you wear them for total?

[Paul T]

Dry clean only for maybe a year, trying to keep them totally dark, no hurry. Then wash them conventionally and they suddenly zing out like that. Those jeans were the reason I stopped buying vintage Levi's, they were way cheaper and you could choose your size. I still have around 7 or 9 pairs in varying degrees of decrepitude, but I'm already starting to regret selling off that new pair... but I need a decent watch and the Heuers I like are too damn trendy now and cost a bomb.

[jens]

Some info on the 101b dry, it will stay in the Lee collection and will probably be taken up again by the same shops in the next season, albeit in small quantities.

But do you mean the lot101 lee riders originals ( about €250 retail and japanese selvage ) ones or the 101B ( retail at €120 and ring/ring one sided projectile-selvage ) ones. Great value for money the latter ones, fade in really nicely ( not wearing mine enough lately unfortunately ) , friend of mine wears em non stop for about a year: B E A U T I F U L! The originals ones are quite hard to find, yet worth their money if you ask me, have one and it fits like a charm!

watch-wise I'm more a 70'ies omega man ( got a new steel automat for €150! ) , which is completely of the subject, true.

Edited by jens on Dec 9, 2005 at 03:56 AM

[Paul T]

I wasn't necessarily clear about the ones I referred to. The Lee Originals are made in Japan by Edwin, Lee's licensees, using sanforized selvage fabric which I believe mostly comes from Nisshinbo. The range includes the 40s cowboy pants with button flies, including the hair on hide model of around 1937 (101B, cinchback, dungaree-style pockets) , and the 101Z Riders, the 1952 jeans with zipper fly.

Lee Europe were among the first manufacturers to reintorudce a classic jean in selvage, with the Lee Rider, made in Eire, with 'sanforized' selvage from Nisshinbo, around 1991, based on the 1950s 101z Riders with a zipper fly. A couple of years later they moved production to Malta, and the fabric was no longer marked sanforized (although shrinkage is not a lot greater than in the previous version). Both these are fantastic jeans, which fade brilliantly, especially if you dry clean them for the first 6 months. (There's a new and old pair of the second Euro version illustrated on my eBay auction, mentioned in the FS section).

The new version is made in Poland using non-selvage fabric - I'd describe it as one-sided, fake selvage. But, as jens said, the fabric still looks great and is ringring.

Edited by Paul T on Dec 14, 2005 at 02:40 AM

[shikimayatu]

Are the Japan's Edwin Lee jeans sold in Edwin stores or Japanese Lee stores?

[Dick Danger]

wowza, blast from the past

Anyone else have Euro Lee 101Bs? The don't look like a repro, just a Euro Lee interpretation of 101Bs. Half selvedge and half lined pockets, no chainstitch though.

[ang_kangkong]

I got something that sounds suspiciously like that.

Are these sanforized? I actually had a pair of 32 waist that I traded for a 30 'cause it was too loose. Now I'm not so sure that was a good idea. Haven't gotten around to soaking or wearing them other than to try them on.

[dave023]

wowza, blast from the past

Anyone else have Euro Lee 101Bs? The don't look like a repro, just a Euro Lee interpretation of 101Bs. Half selvedge and half lined pockets, no chainstitch though.

I've sent you a pm.

[dk7m]

Are the Japan's Edwin Lee jeans sold in Edwin stores or Japanese Lee stores?

I have a slightly worn pair of Edwin Lee 101B that I got in Japan about a year ago that I wanna get rid of...

[Dogfarm]

I have some euro Lee 101b without half selvedge. They are older then the ones with the half green pretend selvedge. probably 6-7 years old? I also have some newer euro lees with the half green selvedge. The denim is quite nice form my experiance it is a very nice LHT with a slight greencast to it. It faded very well and anyone who is familiar with LHT will know what I mean when I say they have gotten very "velvetty". I don't know a better way to describe it but they have this soft almost micro-velure feel to them.

As for the 101bs they are very traditional looking. A bit of that blueberry wranglers hue to them. But the cut on the 101b is so money they fit like real dreams similar to my 45 canes minus the fat ass.