capital E

What are the "stacked" jeans?

I actually went up to the Levi's store today and picked up a pair of Capital E jeans. I got the Strummer fit (low, slim, straight leg) in the dry denim. The sales girl was able to use the 30% off discount that BigSur shared with us, even though it ended yesterday; so I picked them up for $97.

I tried on a pair of APC New Standards a few weeks ago and I prefer the Levi's. The fit is great (the rise on the APC's were too high for my liking), and although they're still stiff (since they're dry), they're a lot more comfortable then the APC's.

I think they're going to be a good choice for my first venture into the realm of dry denim.

Is there a difference between "Capital E" and "premium"?

I thought Cap E was a new line...whereas the Strummer has been around for a while as a "Levi's Premium" (btw, that is a great jean, I've been <this> close to getting a pair myself for the past year but am always strayed by some other purchase)

I think Premium became Capital E, emphasis on think

Cap E = Premium!

I want Cap E 501s

What inseam did you get, and how did they actually measure? I've looked at rigid Levis before, but they usually only have my waist at length 32.

I got a pair of 32x34. The actual inseam is just under 35".
Where are you looking at the rigid Levi's? If it's a Levi's store, I would think they'd order you whatever size you need. If they don't fit, tell them you're not going to buy them.

The girl said the Capital E dry denim wouldn't shrink like the shrink-to-fit, so not to worry about sizing up. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but since the jeans have a zip fly, I'm thinking they're sanforized denim (wouldn't a zip fly get distorted on shrink-to-fit jeans?).

I'm generally just checking out www.levisstore.com. I thought zipper = sanforized too, but that might have been proven false recently.

I was under the impression that rigid Levis were just like any other dry denim - they'll shrink lengthwise mainly. Of course, I never see any longer inseams coupled with small waists online, so maybe that's not true. Maybe they're like a one wash?

I could swear that the Cap E line (this years premiums) has a different denim source than before. It feels like a much lighter weight and feels a lot more "slubby" than the old premiums. Seems like a 10 oz compared to maybe a 13 or 14 oz from before. I don't think the levis store i went to had true rigids in. I tried some very dark skinners, but they were pretty soft and didnt have the "rigid" tag, but maybe I was distracted by the stiffness of some LVC 47 raws.

I think the shrink to fit and LVC stf are the only unsanfordized, the rest shouldnt shrink more than an inch.

I don't remember seeing the stacked skinny's at the SF Union Square location. Weird. I'm pretty sure the Skinner's and the Strummers are there but I don't recall the 501's, Offenders, or Amblers, though they used to carry the 501's.

They look so good after only 1 month of wear. I'll post a pick. I think the finish color is named Golden Haze. They looked amazing in the store with the subtle gold color underneath the inidigo.
I want a pair of the stacked skinny too. They look awesome on.

I was just thinking today how great the stacked skinny jeans looked. Great, great picture on the website.

Yeah, seconded, but I remember trying on the skinner's at the levi store and being far from impressed as to how they looked on me.

I have a pair of Skinners and I really like them. Although the flare is pretty goddamn huge on them. I'm thinking about having a tailor bring it in a tad so it's more of a traditional, subtle bootcut. Especially because I have small-ish feet and big flares are out this year.