lvc 501 raw sizing (yes i did a search)

[sbrguy]

hey folks from what i read on the search, if i get the 501 stf lvc, the consensus is to get 1 inch extra in the waist because they will stretch over time anyway, and the lenght about 2 or 3 inches over.

would all you lvc guys agree with this?

i am planniing on cold soaking first to get the intial shrink out and then washing regularly after the first 6 months... no dryer, hang dry only.

with that in mind is 1 inch to 1.5 inches good if they fit that way in teh store, rather than going the standard 2 sizes up?

[obsessis]

you are talking about the normal STF that are like $40, right? If so, they will shrink down about two inches in the waist. If you try them on in the store they should be really baggy and probably fall down without a belt.

Edited by obsessis on Mar 3, 2006 at 11:00 AM

[sbrguy]

no i was thinking the lvc stf 1947s.

[obsessis]

OK, well when you talk about them try not to say 501 stf, say LVC '47 raw or something, it will cut down on the confusion.

are you getting lvc's or a repro like sugarcane?

[rnrswitch]

Dude, wash them warm before you even start to wear them. Get all of the shrinking done as soon as possible or else you will end up like CL_Smooth, who has a four month old pair of baggy jeans that need to be washed.

[sbrguy]

thanks guys,

ok i was able to pick up the06 spring (it has the new 06 spring booklet attached to it and the store got them in 2 weeks ago so i kno they are new) lvc 47 32/32 yesterday, well i soaked them in cold over night 8 hours then spin to get the water out, those things strank down to a 29.75/29.5 respectively... guess theey werent' kidding when they said to buy 2 inches/3 inches up.. which these new dimenesions are prefect.

the lenght is only 3/4 inch over what i wanted so that is good and the waist is literally perfect, i know that will stretchwith wearing but already i see the leg twist in the denim.

can't wait to break these bad boys in.

Edited by sbrguy on Mar 4, 2006 at 10:06 AM

[obsessis]

congratulations! i'm glad to hear they fit nicely. they will stretch a little bit. it shouldn't be too obscene, though.

[sbrguy]

that's cool and the good thing is that after the soaking they were really stiff as all heck when they dried, almost like starched but i used some spray on starch i found that this softens them a little and lets you put them on easy and also will let them stretch a little so they mold a little better to your body.

but these things so fit great, mgiht have to pick up a another pair before this store sells out.

i've been looking for a great fitting pair of jeans for so long (the nudies rrds are a great fit but they didn't fit perfect till after the first 6 months and wash for them to mold more to my body), who would have thought that all i had to do was go back to the basics and get levis 501s to get that almost "easy fit" cut that isn't too baggy.

i think someone was right when they said that levi's are underrated.

Edited by sbrguy on Mar 5, 2006 at 05:50 PM