Levis 514, raw - Page 4

You probably have to try online for the rigid scraped. There's a link on the first page of the thread. I'm pretty sure if it doesn't say rigid, it's not gonna be raw/unwashed. I think i remember ridge being one of their washes. The macys at my local mall carries nothing but relaxed fit sizes so good luck finding them in store. The site definitely has them, though.

They arn't Levi's 514 Slim Straight but rather Levi's Red Slim Straight.
Here's a link:
http://www.us.levi.com/lsco/levi/pro...=1163967036527

jean_connoisseur23- where did you get your 514 raws?

My "514 raw" (really Levis redline) arrived today.
I'll post detail and lots of pics later.
Have to say, while you obviously can't beat the price, but I'm a tad disapointed. I'd have liked something more like what jean_connoisseur23 has, these are a bit showy and gaudy.
I also though they'd be Selvage.

nope they are not selvage

I'm disapointed in the somewhat showy stitching and embelishment, not in the lack of selvage.

To an extent I could care less about selvage, I was just surprised because I though "levis redline" or whatever was a reference to well, a red selvage thread thingy.

Am I to take it that "real" raw 514s are rare/no longer made?

They are overseas.

Woohoo! Raw looks, no shrinkage. I picked these up for 30 bucks also. I mainly have bootcut and regular straight leg. The thing is, they remind me so much of the taper leg jeans I gave away a year and a half ago since they were "out of style." Is this the return of the taper leg jean? Say it ain't so.

Adamm

They're not tapered they're striaght.

If anything, i wish mine were a bit tapered. I'm inbetween inseams and always have to size up a bit, so mine hang over the back of the shoe a bit. Then again, i'm normally wearing converses. I don't really own any blazers/dunks or anything like that. They're good for the price. I'm not sure what you're referring to with the stitching. Doesn't seem much different from normal levis, except because of how dark the jeans are, the stitching may show more. But they definitely don't attract attention or anything. I'm thinking of soaking/hanging mine to see if i can get a bit of shrinkage. Not much, just back to when i bought them and the inseam a half an inch. Maybe get around to trying to iron out the shin creases, but then again, i'm really lazy because i said this 2 weeks ago. You could probably return them, if you kept the packaging. Or maybe selling them in the buying/selling forum. Someone will buy a pair of cheap jeans.

I'll post some pics of the stitching, it's somewhat agressive, and I fear may look rather dated in a few months. I REALlY tend to prefer more conservative styles.

...other than that, love the jeans, great fit etc etc.

would jean_connoisseur23 care to reveal the country of origin for his 514s? or how tobuy them?

You size 2 inchs up from your natural inseem (right above the ground in heel area barefoot) with straight jeans for a natural stacked look. Toss you're jeans in a net or a dryel bag with a fabric freshener and dry for 15-30 mins to shrink back to original size. He bought his in Japan, thus he doesn't get smelly creases. Buying them should be self explanatory, unless you REALLY want to pay service to buy $40 jeans in Japan. I highly doubt the 514 will be dated for a longgggg time.

correction ibought them here in the philippines..which gets stock from levi's japan

It should be pretty easy to remove the stitching on the back pockets with a seem ripper. I might do this, but you should do it right away before you get any wear on them. Am I the only one who finds the lack of contrast stitching on the bottom hem (the leg opening) downright disturbing and retarded?!?!? IT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT!!

Yeah, it looks weird, but not as noticable as the weird bladish crossover stitching or the crazy stiched levis patch.