Posts by Pablo-T

Quote: Originally Posted by YoungAmerican I grew up literally three blocks from that factory. Really sad they turned it into something else. Yup, really sad. I was lucky enough to visit the factory when it...

Quote: Originally Posted by blackdarkeye pablo i think its funny (not in a bad way) that all of jeans came to look the same. personally i try to do something different with each pair i own. Seems reasonable,...

XX was Levi's code for the denim (in fact the 501 was called the XX before it was renamed 501). The significance of these jeans is that they are made in Levi's old factory on Valencia St; it's a nice, romantic feature but there's no...

Just gave my LVC '47 a second wash, maybe nine months in. THey weren't looking too great after their first wash, for which I used Dr Bonners; a full on wash in regular non-bio did the tricks, though. Photobucket has washed these out...

Quote: Originally Posted by BOF The minor variations on the tag are just artifacts of having so many different production facilities. They're all meaningless little quirks. The variations on the tags are...

Just for reference, Although previous best practice was to upsize one inch in 47, (ie, they wre made an inch undersize, and would shrinlk two inches, then stretch back one inch for a classic and two for a slim fit) the new season are...

Quote: Originally Posted by gothica Wow, I'm going to have to chalk this one up as a tax write off. Totally my fault for not doing my homework ahead of time. Wikipedia defines vintage as: "Generally speaking,...

SHorty is exactly right, these are probably from 2002, and apart from the fact they were made in a Levi's factory in San Antonio Texas, there's nothing to distinguish them from today's LVC that retail for $189. And yes, a horribly...

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Yes, if you're a 33, the 1947 in 34W should be pretty much perfect. The 55 is not in s/s 09 - I believe they were produced in fall 08 in the 233M factory and are up to TWO INCHES oversized, so I would size down on these. But best to...