Levi's Made in the USA trucket jacket... why no hand pocket?

[tsekh]

Received my order of two Levi's "Made in the USA" raw selvedge trucket jacket today.

http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp...05630.11326985

These are made in the US with Cone Mills denim, and I ordered two different sizes because the physical store here doesn't carry them and I couldn't try them on. There is a similar trucket jacket and is some what cheaper:

http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp...146860.3692021

These cheaper ones are made in China, with fabric of unknown origin (probably also China). I have both the US ones and the China ones with me right now (will return some of them after making up my mind). As expected, the quality of the US version, from the denim to the stitching, is far superior. The difference is like LVC 501 vs standard made in mexico STF 501. I'd be happy to pay the premium and keep the US one... only if they had hand pockets.

I had no idea why Levi's decided to leave out hand pocket on these jackets. Is it a manufacturing mistake or what? Because in this photo

http://levi.imageg.net/graphics/prod...4973enh-z6.jpg

I can clearly see the hand pockets on the jacket, and even the item description says "Features two pockets inside and out." As a matter of fact I have never owned a Levi's trucker jacket without hand pockets, and I don't remember a day wearing a trucker jacket without tucking my hand into the pockets at least half a dozen of times...

Does anyone have the US version of the trucker jacket that HAS hand pockets like the one in the photo?

 

[sclemmons]

That is not a defect; it's a feature! The classic Levis jacket has only breast pockets. No slash hand pockets. Super trim fit, too.

 

[tsekh]

I'm now debating with myself whether to keep one of the USA ones or the cheaper China one.

Both are slim fit version of the trucker (70589, instead of the regular fit 70505), but the USA one is slightly bigger. On the Chinese version, small is very tight on me, while medium is too big. The small of the US version is still tight, but it's more like a snug fit. And since it is raw (it is more stiff than the Chinese version), I guess it may even stretch a little bit as I wear.

EDIT: It turns out that I cannot keep the small USA version. The button on one of the chest pocket was not properly installed, and fell out when I try to unbutton it. Oh well... quality denim & quality stitching, but crappy button. Too bad.

 

[Whiskey]

what were the back lengths and p2p on the size smalls?

 

[wEstSidE]

levi's will fix it though (send you another).

 

[spacemanvt]

i kopped one of these Levis selvedge trucker jackets in Large during the recent sale:
http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4192306

since its raw, does anyone have any idea if it will shrink a bit if i do a wash? The L is a bit loose on me but it is already sanforized.
I will post some fit pics tomorrow.