tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226000892024-03-13T17:18:07.433+01:00Repeat to fadespaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-4864773234060037282013-08-04T10:15:00.003+02:002013-08-04T17:13:01.662+02:00On the Chinese clothing industry<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Modes-China-De-Rigueur-ebook/dp/B00C4CK700" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFDENrtkRO3Iqonpl8p3NWii7yySKtwqqjKaSRU-Ts8F3__9fl3VoAW-tl6oE-ksBSVERZMeLX6vPlGa9-SZKkatowsBx8-F9CwfKnrNz63MY2sLvdeWkl6PAXMGYncW6Tg3S/s400/DERIG5_COVER.jpg" /></a><br />
I've recently published a book on the Chinese clothing industry, available <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Modes-China-De-Rigueur-ebook/dp/B00C4CK700">here.</a><br />
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Also, as this blog is now in resting, you can instead <a href="https://twitter.com/eexplorations">follow me on Twitter.</a>spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-51981100903367256612011-04-06T07:26:00.002+02:002011-04-06T07:34:41.940+02:00Himel Brothers Leather JacketsI think that the equivalent of this blog in the world of leather jackets is <a href="http://www.vintageleatherjackets.blogspot.com/">this one</a>.<br /><br />The author of that blog has just started making his own leather jackets and I hope that if I was making jeans, my jeans would be as well-made and researched as his jackets are.<br /><br />Check out his brand's website at <a href="http://www.himelbrothersleather.com/">http://www.himelbrothersleather.com/</a>. His journey from enthusiast to artisan is very interesting.spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-68839161657465671462010-01-11T13:23:00.012+01:002010-01-11T13:40:25.758+01:00DISPOSABLE TOKYOThis coming Friday, the 15th of January, I'm having an opening party for my photo exhibition at the vintage and second hand shop Tokyo Stop in Stockholm.<br /><br />All photos are taken with disposable cameras and goes under there nifty name DISPOSABLE TOKYO. The theme is Tokyo youth culture, like street style and club shots.<br />No denim to be seen really, but it might be of interest anyway.<br /><br />Those who're around are welcome between 7 and 11. We'll serve beer, wine and tangerines.<br /><br />See you!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOTsoB76w3cPYwrUJuAcvB31r32D8NgsygiqOAiU5UhqnKjWtgy98YAAdAUshSI3aaEPojBlLupOOCw-L_vHGfChyphenhyphenCbmm1gFw8zWVbw7o_Uizyl-3QETBiCppg2VT7Tch6npr/s1600-h/DISPTYO.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 504px; height: 800px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYOTsoB76w3cPYwrUJuAcvB31r32D8NgsygiqOAiU5UhqnKjWtgy98YAAdAUshSI3aaEPojBlLupOOCw-L_vHGfChyphenhyphenCbmm1gFw8zWVbw7o_Uizyl-3QETBiCppg2VT7Tch6npr/s1600/DISPTYO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425460516364895538" border="0" /></a>spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-63255785749276836452010-01-09T19:02:00.002+01:002010-01-11T18:51:42.734+01:00Rising Sun & Co.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUigOVkzNefsADRvQBmx5WKWmi6PxqN9ztuXjkbXhxPUgkhkUY1WCIBqqWeN7Geq0J3nncbQdFfNR-BRiGVac1FfyAlB_t2k_fgeaWtyUDHiPF3aoP78p4sfGDEiTE5Mme_zkE/s1600-h/0906-019.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUigOVkzNefsADRvQBmx5WKWmi6PxqN9ztuXjkbXhxPUgkhkUY1WCIBqqWeN7Geq0J3nncbQdFfNR-BRiGVac1FfyAlB_t2k_fgeaWtyUDHiPF3aoP78p4sfGDEiTE5Mme_zkE/s400/0906-019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424805012038010770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I don't know how I could have missed Rising Sun & Co., considering the level their product seems to be on. Actually, I do recall seeing them in stores in Tokyo, but there isn't enough energy in any person in the world to pay attention to all the small, upcoming reproductional brands in Japan and elsewhere.<br /><br />I stumbled on again today though, and now I'm marvelled by how nice their jeans look. Apparently they make all pairs themselves in their studio on old vintage machines, giving the jeans a look that can't be had with modern machines. And they really pay attention to details, as shown on their <a href="http://risingsunjeans.com/blog/2009/09/23/a-stitch-in-time/">blog</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptQ12qZTvLg3LnoCAFi-u8BNfCQJzZtZLbqNDuBiobC4Mb9b22tZ8YSjC0GLZ6xIP9jUoRyzhSVKy7wfK0U5_iTZ8Oc2P7OOjyjc_9rW727MGsXIBKLajn7Lnhg17fLeld17L/s1600-h/RisingSunstitchdetails.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgptQ12qZTvLg3LnoCAFi-u8BNfCQJzZtZLbqNDuBiobC4Mb9b22tZ8YSjC0GLZ6xIP9jUoRyzhSVKy7wfK0U5_iTZ8Oc2P7OOjyjc_9rW727MGsXIBKLajn7Lnhg17fLeld17L/s400/RisingSunstitchdetails.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424803581568602930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It also isn't a Japanese brand, but a brand from Pasadena. They really seem to be an American Ooe Yofukuten & Co! (Except I don't think they're all married.)<br />(Sidenote two: This is really the type of blog that Levi's should have for their LVC line; explaining and comparing reproductions to originals.)<br /><br />And, while on a roll of referencing brands, they seem to be a lot like what I hope Blue Highway can become, and they show that it's possible to do it in the West, too.<br /><br />With no personal experience of the brand I don't have much more to say, and won't, but maybe you have? Has anyone tried or bought a rising sun?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">All images from risingsunjeans.com</span></span>spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-2699889817349048382009-12-24T10:13:00.000+01:002009-12-24T21:35:53.901+01:00Merry Christmas! & Blue Highway!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkryLiyYsZhn5UaVBeIQ_hjAKrkQTwfkeUh9Wkvjl4xNbWSLdItY4WaMXO85Yk0_0SFxhcSq07ZF5_SaCPy8EB5yPqZ4blamrccHZzSXCKJFctftkdubljfwZiCbjFp5QAKC0/s1600-h/godjul.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkryLiyYsZhn5UaVBeIQ_hjAKrkQTwfkeUh9Wkvjl4xNbWSLdItY4WaMXO85Yk0_0SFxhcSq07ZF5_SaCPy8EB5yPqZ4blamrccHZzSXCKJFctftkdubljfwZiCbjFp5QAKC0/s400/godjul.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417708352092310866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Merry Christmas! My gift to you is a post about the inspiring Blue Highway brothers.<br /><br />Blue Highway is Sweden's(Europe's) premier jeanmaker. Even having only made five or so pairs so far.<br /><br />Because what's personal is best. Blue Highway is made from start to finish by the brothers Luhanko in a small basement in the small city of Eskilstuna.<br />They're completely autodidact, learning as they go along. Currently building a studio with a full setup of vintage machinery to create the very best.<br /><br />I visited them and their studio a while ago together with friends from <a href="http://www.sivletto.com/">Sivletto</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GuaM4no1kanMPxBbcqniF-ZP4TTSszQPVe8zCxG6xkG426reexpKUD-DZDn5IZ56t85rtI1gJB0cBhPmENXPLmg6YdDcLwXIiDrqJlGyLNT9REZ6CYtNCjvrh8AkZVOptVp2/s1600-h/IMG_2448.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GuaM4no1kanMPxBbcqniF-ZP4TTSszQPVe8zCxG6xkG426reexpKUD-DZDn5IZ56t85rtI1gJB0cBhPmENXPLmg6YdDcLwXIiDrqJlGyLNT9REZ6CYtNCjvrh8AkZVOptVp2/s320/IMG_2448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395810198116528530" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Some of their very first samples.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3at7rV4rRdTrmISQ7PWpkEoSwE9rUo49cNNnUcoxmB_kmxTEWb2zKaC83CFO0g-fBKjrYDZHyicK6ZA4BlYrKqVK5kDySBrljzGhD7yzQjqe5yQ36gwQdMRDiZJ8J_4QcEaD/s1600-h/IMG_2449.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT3at7rV4rRdTrmISQ7PWpkEoSwE9rUo49cNNnUcoxmB_kmxTEWb2zKaC83CFO0g-fBKjrYDZHyicK6ZA4BlYrKqVK5kDySBrljzGhD7yzQjqe5yQ36gwQdMRDiZJ8J_4QcEaD/s320/IMG_2449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395810197492877490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8UYyJ-i8GH6ZLXoAWSrXVYvLQvPvwMe6wJJgOF2D2stB5ALCtJ1_PkSZuDbjs3sGB3Pfg14K-QKp6Q9ub1HOssmcyVOiXZT1IYuny6-lC8ACB76Ap7gDCqPPAl7kwfQuIjyk/s1600-h/IMG_2450.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8UYyJ-i8GH6ZLXoAWSrXVYvLQvPvwMe6wJJgOF2D2stB5ALCtJ1_PkSZuDbjs3sGB3Pfg14K-QKp6Q9ub1HOssmcyVOiXZT1IYuny6-lC8ACB76Ap7gDCqPPAl7kwfQuIjyk/s320/IMG_2450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395810195193710274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">All vintage machines. Some of the thread and buttons they use are also vintages.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXChtznSN2FVL46cBqQ3Tm8fSoUoRQoGioDDItvPV9T4FejZtDa9yV9HPMIO5M9AkpeJ9b_k2mWs0dTSfhT30XJiGHG1JDDvSKp9Ud34Ibb5BcwpKjb9ywZD8OP7ODTG6yohgT/s1600-h/IMG_2494.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXChtznSN2FVL46cBqQ3Tm8fSoUoRQoGioDDItvPV9T4FejZtDa9yV9HPMIO5M9AkpeJ9b_k2mWs0dTSfhT30XJiGHG1JDDvSKp9Ud34Ibb5BcwpKjb9ywZD8OP7ODTG6yohgT/s320/IMG_2494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394700189892248018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwzeudCha08oMbB7xlj62PI0zuzDu-DISiFrG4c69L5HruNIlnnKf7RppDBvlule0vtfX9hS2b5UH2hw8jLeyui8aunJnIgj2VAsiMuUw-yCL7KZdsndorKCwvvHP2ShnDqVO/s1600-h/IMG_2532.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwzeudCha08oMbB7xlj62PI0zuzDu-DISiFrG4c69L5HruNIlnnKf7RppDBvlule0vtfX9hS2b5UH2hw8jLeyui8aunJnIgj2VAsiMuUw-yCL7KZdsndorKCwvvHP2ShnDqVO/s320/IMG_2532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395810206606665042" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fredrik(Sivletto) & Hampus</span></span><br /><br />The first two Blue Highway prototypes worn by Douglas and Hampus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEkk7ZCueqzfAXfdEqqS6_MWlmt9t2J6qyDNWCQ6tlPFFydfS62MRXg4mZMfVeuzDlWz99wM1sAv1bJ83o6ZF1wzKkBN3eHFWocuKbFxtMP6uumFABPEvonGmgX4Pg3CC0kqI/s1600-h/sgsg.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEkk7ZCueqzfAXfdEqqS6_MWlmt9t2J6qyDNWCQ6tlPFFydfS62MRXg4mZMfVeuzDlWz99wM1sAv1bJ83o6ZF1wzKkBN3eHFWocuKbFxtMP6uumFABPEvonGmgX4Pg3CC0kqI/s320/sgsg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395810343511996770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvnwDcSVU6xmJzGDugJ66OCdto_SkhU-0GCyQSWz9ccs-fEdtLhQLM1eDdNqgWTegkAeXM_4htkfuL-0HcB9uRV9a9k27pGqx01ZrBVUNKI0BHTEdeRyKDiqpq3X3JdzeIVsr/s1600-h/IMG_2222.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBvnwDcSVU6xmJzGDugJ66OCdto_SkhU-0GCyQSWz9ccs-fEdtLhQLM1eDdNqgWTegkAeXM_4htkfuL-0HcB9uRV9a9k27pGqx01ZrBVUNKI0BHTEdeRyKDiqpq3X3JdzeIVsr/s320/IMG_2222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395810338115537650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7M639yl1owxYlgsuCd5HF-Hvn3QO8j2UyGjfXQ3at4kuu3fKHdfn9DiFPejt8ibO-mzVHK2XaRXhLx1Y7fhQsuddSoSPKMGTzvqNUGkfdPAN31nNLNbhp5yRHbz9SBN2prgT/s1600-h/IMG_2223.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7M639yl1owxYlgsuCd5HF-Hvn3QO8j2UyGjfXQ3at4kuu3fKHdfn9DiFPejt8ibO-mzVHK2XaRXhLx1Y7fhQsuddSoSPKMGTzvqNUGkfdPAN31nNLNbhp5yRHbz9SBN2prgT/s320/IMG_2223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395810336961397234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The brothers recently went on their second trip to California and the Nevada desert for denim diggin'. Wonderful scraps of 1880s Levi's, 1900s Levi's lookalikes, 1922 Levi's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqTWFjb6vUigiiuNl2zbfMIaxB1tQZB3H28kgLR4zufI1v6DDf4PfaI_FOYjrY1zeXGkxoV7Tj9HZrP8Y9Z3YkfnYuGLXDD-oyXm52xKitt15ep6Qpb85EeuJGCIk5z_a1GbF/s1600-h/IMG_2519.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxqTWFjb6vUigiiuNl2zbfMIaxB1tQZB3H28kgLR4zufI1v6DDf4PfaI_FOYjrY1zeXGkxoV7Tj9HZrP8Y9Z3YkfnYuGLXDD-oyXm52xKitt15ep6Qpb85EeuJGCIk5z_a1GbF/s320/IMG_2519.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394699652942409266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLN8L-zkk8pTAQDMeMERtEZiFlz_CjRj4zKTacah3lt0n3pZ3trWcRXtDmT7ror1LPZeGGZ_61DB_dss8qrfkKLxVzmdv005Zrmaw1Tff_ewLVgFB-NWk-tv2oPjnbBBhk8hk/s1600-h/IMG_2530.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLN8L-zkk8pTAQDMeMERtEZiFlz_CjRj4zKTacah3lt0n3pZ3trWcRXtDmT7ror1LPZeGGZ_61DB_dss8qrfkKLxVzmdv005Zrmaw1Tff_ewLVgFB-NWk-tv2oPjnbBBhk8hk/s320/IMG_2530.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394699642678177826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgI_PnJVE_N4JXDM-7b_yAkg2qdKqqVNsUeJ_SiHmGbtk193908CKyP75TwLD4m0L4KMxh6kC1zW3mdU4_c-eanHXSDVVb_U0crpycvqVFjkhj8Xh35HQjFD3i-BRq9kJIlcn_/s1600-h/IMG_2512.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgI_PnJVE_N4JXDM-7b_yAkg2qdKqqVNsUeJ_SiHmGbtk193908CKyP75TwLD4m0L4KMxh6kC1zW3mdU4_c-eanHXSDVVb_U0crpycvqVFjkhj8Xh35HQjFD3i-BRq9kJIlcn_/s320/IMG_2512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394700164162265442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1901 overall, found in the desert on the first trip.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BSsnscXejidka5luDZ79ak1RITtJa7x2RJ5LIQWTELB6STY7VcqWhLTaLP_AZwyzGncUR7WPQgdrn8uxTazPvf-sQkyRn20ARqDfNlCqi4jB3F-SEL3kaj2sEPjmID_Sx6GL/s1600-h/IMG_2467.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0M5qM1mxyPiiU_mjNgrK4m4zhT_wwbDtqm3bCBofnuOiKzM57YhJiyECq-qIQkCM6gPrkfGzeVUMRbbFvt1cJHgIUXYQl4aa0hvA1YUXntKMjddclkpH21J7LPsK_h8f7rgdU/s320/IMG_2483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395809595127373682" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Levi's scraps, also dug up by them themselves.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2A7RstUXLtptxdfuWbLr4ZrnE1WDDodc5kU7Njb33uohAgWiVv6YwXbcaKbE5Znx58Zc-qlB6nIgkhPfibcXB_RWQVqIqF0hyuBkPwXGef81QmvcqLkdhJy-nr-E2K9Tns3O/s1600-h/IMG_2504.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc2A7RstUXLtptxdfuWbLr4ZrnE1WDDodc5kU7Njb33uohAgWiVv6YwXbcaKbE5Znx58Zc-qlB6nIgkhPfibcXB_RWQVqIqF0hyuBkPwXGef81QmvcqLkdhJy-nr-E2K9Tns3O/s320/IMG_2504.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394700174379463618" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Assorted scraps.</span></span><br /><br />And then the collection of more 'normal' stuff, from around the '50s mostly. 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I hope that they could become our local Ooes.<br />And I am very inspired by them both.<br />Therefore I just bought a Singer 15K sewing machine to start making things on my own too. Mostly mending, but hopefully also a little creating.<br /><br />I will admit that saying Blue Highway is Europe's best denim brand is a bit of a stretch. But when I wrote it, I thought of what they have the potential of becoming.<br />If they could start a custom made to order service like Ooe, I'm sure they'd be turning out the best pants in this part of the world. Because they have the dedication and interest required to produce the very best product.<br />But there are obstacles to overcome first, and it won't be easy.<br />First of all, they need to sort out a way to source high quality denim, preferrably from Japan, so that they can guarantee the quality and have a steady supply of materials so that they can take orders continuously.<br />Ooe buys scraps from the world's best mills in Okayama, but it's hard for someone in Europe to get access to the same rolls. And at the same price.<br /><br />They also need to figure out a way to make a living out of making the stuff themselves. Outsourcing is great for many things, but not for making the very best.<br /><br />We can only hope! However, I can tell you that there will be a Blue Highway product out for the fall of 2010. The brothers have collaborated with Pace to make their next limited edition jeans. I've seen the first samples and they looked great. Hopefully I'll get to see the production samples early next year, which would mean you'd see them too.<br /><br />Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! (I'll be in Berlin and will make sure to stop by Burg & Schild)spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-16720498584782719412009-11-10T18:27:00.001+01:002009-11-16T12:34:16.235+01:00Nudie Spring/Summer 2010A short preview of Nudie's Lab and Dry Selvage collections for the coming spring of 2010.<br /><br /><div>Many of you are probably familiar with Nudie's Lab line. Up until this coming spring it's been the home of Nudie's premium models. This changes from Spring, when the Dry Selvage line debuts. The 'Dry Selvage' has been around since the early days of Nudie but it will from then on be where all the.. dry.. selvage jeans will be placed. </div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tCm3njo8bN5F3wnahBaFU4R2FoFqvHYcGOk4UTfmI9Q0C0VRreQGulHAoLEerie785fimqqTRyn4DD5wng3FQq0Z2sD5VzB8xoYhtTcfTgpvr6a986_dNrlmEs-vj0LNLpCB/s1600-h/IMG_2360.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tCm3njo8bN5F3wnahBaFU4R2FoFqvHYcGOk4UTfmI9Q0C0VRreQGulHAoLEerie785fimqqTRyn4DD5wng3FQq0Z2sD5VzB8xoYhtTcfTgpvr6a986_dNrlmEs-vj0LNLpCB/s320/IMG_2360.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393465059790575794" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Notice the denim and denim/suede jackets too?</span></i></div><div><br /></div></div><div>This includes the regular dry selvages, like the all-time favourite Regular Alf Dry Selvage, but also the premium editions that are premiered next season.</div><div>Coming is a cashmeredenim*, a hemp-denim and a 100% natural indigo-denim. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYtQKuzrbBaBpw0yBnuPnXDVePN2VBGLcriIsFII6_IrGx56i7fITcb9TCSVvb78fEV65cZnotpvedjKDUx4gaaRpHzJTTkD1xLGcJ8hJwMgdDVZwn5VPjxoMwfwc2R_0rsWz/s1600-h/IMG_2371.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYtQKuzrbBaBpw0yBnuPnXDVePN2VBGLcriIsFII6_IrGx56i7fITcb9TCSVvb78fEV65cZnotpvedjKDUx4gaaRpHzJTTkD1xLGcJ8hJwMgdDVZwn5VPjxoMwfwc2R_0rsWz/s320/IMG_2371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393465045960931474" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Natural indigo, hemp, silk.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>These specials will come in hand-made wooden boxes and together with a denim themed photobook. </div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideyK94GwQ9m5li-erTo8wn5i7sG7DvYU_kl4KQOSPLwwjurkHk5NUKXccfthiA3fEQAkjwnBwyNk3GW48L6guM72b8qtLNnNiYtmgQyTkigy-bg-Bik2AI1fqbCu72ZVNP_R6/s1600-h/IMG_2377.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEideyK94GwQ9m5li-erTo8wn5i7sG7DvYU_kl4KQOSPLwwjurkHk5NUKXccfthiA3fEQAkjwnBwyNk3GW48L6guM72b8qtLNnNiYtmgQyTkigy-bg-Bik2AI1fqbCu72ZVNP_R6/s320/IMG_2377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393465042128039826" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>The Lab line will house the more worked and distressed models and the selvage jeans that aren't dry or raw. It also offers experimental garments like a leather/denim baseball jacket.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNhIXjASEmOCwHvJyIVQ_P3tV-U8jbX6KLv7uatq7OhUaoIHCTESyWDkf-0RfHs-_9zGtaEVt7fO40OA6h7Bz3EqkiuSKJRZDEdVznZSv5ha1Fb7rmf9cFTUCTv87Dr97RaAz/s1600-h/IMG_2345.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNhIXjASEmOCwHvJyIVQ_P3tV-U8jbX6KLv7uatq7OhUaoIHCTESyWDkf-0RfHs-_9zGtaEVt7fO40OA6h7Bz3EqkiuSKJRZDEdVznZSv5ha1Fb7rmf9cFTUCTv87Dr97RaAz/s320/IMG_2345.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393466782813768258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Just a small part of the line. There's also distressed denim shirts and jackets.</span></i></div><div><br /></div><div>My favourite wash is this one:</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJBA56_jPUG9CkU2YRBtAS2H9V4icpShi_B5P_-Ysa9thnKk19Iz6GSHrhNoUhxcIFpq_G47Axyssa8Bqtr5x065JC9bv7S0ROZl-NDNWJZTkYLKIvlhpMxt7hogNTb3TQ2Jl/s1600-h/front.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdJBA56_jPUG9CkU2YRBtAS2H9V4icpShi_B5P_-Ysa9thnKk19Iz6GSHrhNoUhxcIFpq_G47Axyssa8Bqtr5x065JC9bv7S0ROZl-NDNWJZTkYLKIvlhpMxt7hogNTb3TQ2Jl/s320/front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393466803789998946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirpej5-XMqMMn4Eif6CXQvjHCZWvFoUZUJqud2ua5pdYQjDOBnZipRDjlbpSt1Bp8POxON9PCI3uUcIn7ouDvtj7-UHPy5B__5drf8f0AaZNZjWI28KeQ08LCEthkldVkrvEmD/s320/IMG_2322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393466800565949282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxaAY5VEetjIgHmUJdgim0r-MO2sRaWf7wowaxXakX61uE82TPu5YieodpuJT1VkU_3d3KRkhU6MhfotEQQ7XcXR7LzrasUrXtL6MW4Hneed9R3bkh_zobN7D4ih8AyNzWC-P/s1600-h/IMG_2341.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNxaAY5VEetjIgHmUJdgim0r-MO2sRaWf7wowaxXakX61uE82TPu5YieodpuJT1VkU_3d3KRkhU6MhfotEQQ7XcXR7LzrasUrXtL6MW4Hneed9R3bkh_zobN7D4ih8AyNzWC-P/s320/IMG_2341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393466795146151954" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-j4xRIp7vbbP7-0aIUgUXUCJ4oFrQ22kibGSzrGkxb9QzRCMiCsI-Cs_hgjpFft3A020nj-1X20705HHQXgbL6TMKUc4AmmWwu5Z7nA4Vlx1AVsKCOEW8EvpOlu9V8wvHwJA/s320/IMG_2344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393466785912641810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" /><br /><br /></div><div>It's not perfect(no wash can ever be) but some parts of the distressing has been done very well; the holes and repairs on the knees and the tears and repairs at the heal. I hope the pairs that come out of production have as much attention to detail.</div><div><br /></div><div>The final new change is that Nudie will offer more types of leather wallets from Spring on. There's even the denim/leather hybrid thing, like the one Japanese Samurai has made <a href="http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2006/12/samurai-wallet.html">before</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjushxks87icGddgI8b3jPcvVHqFRGjKEKlhr29eBUkBJPG4xSVKjtmXAnuX1oUcj6ILiodKyOsASUT7CtdXgH2Tlq8EXd__jZPsdJXXQFLO-Ic2dHx2PjBckyUMKzc9-lzso4/s1600-h/IMG_2366.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjushxks87icGddgI8b3jPcvVHqFRGjKEKlhr29eBUkBJPG4xSVKjtmXAnuX1oUcj6ILiodKyOsASUT7CtdXgH2Tlq8EXd__jZPsdJXXQFLO-Ic2dHx2PjBckyUMKzc9-lzso4/s320/IMG_2366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393465057275694754" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>And while on the subject of Nudie: They have (finally) started their own denim contest. Check it and the results so far out <a href="http://www.nudiejeans.com/wearandtear#/gallery">here</a>.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0LDwECzXlkvFGQBSEUBn3Swpzub31n1dypDA7cCsP9RY_r-f10LgAiXLxB66R3qcSEudHFcpKy2JGaBP_YygT3pepES77MjAEGrsloK7m3ihm2ZxG8YqrpIhbxFmlC03_OS7/s1600-h/IMG_2357.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0LDwECzXlkvFGQBSEUBn3Swpzub31n1dypDA7cCsP9RY_r-f10LgAiXLxB66R3qcSEudHFcpKy2JGaBP_YygT3pepES77MjAEGrsloK7m3ihm2ZxG8YqrpIhbxFmlC03_OS7/s320/IMG_2357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393465070010780034" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br />*I made a mistake and told you there would be a silk-mix pair, but it's actually a cashmere-mix instead.<br /></div>spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-58617611973557241042009-10-06T17:47:00.005+02:002009-10-06T21:24:28.650+02:00LVC.JP 506A few days ago the many boxes of books and clothes I couldn't fit in my luggage when returning home arrived and among the things were a 506 denim jacket from Levi's Vintage Clothing Japan. I looked long and hard for a denim jacket and this one is exactly what I wanted; a simplified Type 1 jacket from the WWII era, a very small size so that I can wear it almost like a shirt and look almost like a cowboy, a great dark and tightly woven denim and stitching that looks like it was done with a vintage machine.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOrz_rfzGzmgPknQojzXVQKaAkxKVhb6FvSCFD82QxxVaRrAGka94Ey3_wugAvtFo3I6BZm4ooIEmp6sBHQQxY88Mqfd7mP8CODhgMN03AIfjy7EXaV8oISvRZchKNuUduyjB/s1600-h/IMG_2268.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOrz_rfzGzmgPknQojzXVQKaAkxKVhb6FvSCFD82QxxVaRrAGka94Ey3_wugAvtFo3I6BZm4ooIEmp6sBHQQxY88Mqfd7mP8CODhgMN03AIfjy7EXaV8oISvRZchKNuUduyjB/s400/IMG_2268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389523798235368770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFKgnfL_hfmwakixQJsjr77UDw5CYmnSsaOdJnT1Dhyphenhyphenv_HP7MxGvF3PzVGMBE2cr-_jHczh_uWAmra4DIQnqQAKxhhjdQYzsFKB8DTrH7i6p5nez5N9wEwoENK7ycn_HikKXw/s1600-h/IMG_2293.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtFKgnfL_hfmwakixQJsjr77UDw5CYmnSsaOdJnT1Dhyphenhyphenv_HP7MxGvF3PzVGMBE2cr-_jHczh_uWAmra4DIQnqQAKxhhjdQYzsFKB8DTrH7i6p5nez5N9wEwoENK7ycn_HikKXw/s400/IMG_2293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389523800888602322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />That's not to say it's perfect for it isn't--the red tab has LEVI'S written on both sides when it shouldn't(the tab was single-sided until 1951) and the leather tab is probably not made from the correct type of leather, but it's still the best jacket I've found.<br />At first I thought that the buttons were off too; I thought they should be of the donut type which was commonly used during this time and that there should be one more of them. That was until I saw an original at Fake Alpha in Harajuku, which is one of the best stores for vintage denim in Tokyo and Japan.<br />The type and number of buttons is spot on, as is the denim, which is perhaps the most important thing. I'm guessing the reproduced jacket is made with a jacket from the early years of the war, before they hadn't gotten as far as using another type of button, just reduce the number of them and remove the pocket flap.<br />I'm also guessing this is the reason why the tag only says '506' without the 'S' for Simplified. I do however believe that it should say 'XX' and that it's a mistake that it doesn't.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQy760A7XwmpWGF0KoFbodeHq6Hy7JefcBQk6SM0F3whXEz_iIqzUXS2o8Bj5ftS0ASrubwUuVSZndpUfudjw_y6Lucf1UK-yE_qy5QsptKfnhR3He1KX32agouixoqZSA8VL/s1600-h/IMG_2290.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQy760A7XwmpWGF0KoFbodeHq6Hy7JefcBQk6SM0F3whXEz_iIqzUXS2o8Bj5ftS0ASrubwUuVSZndpUfudjw_y6Lucf1UK-yE_qy5QsptKfnhR3He1KX32agouixoqZSA8VL/s400/IMG_2290.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389523810797170722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Another thing that I've been pondering is the relationship between Levi's EU/US and Levi's Japan. It seems to me that there isn't any at all, that the Japanese branch is in fact another company producing clothes under a license from Levi's EU/US.<br />A funny anecdote I heard, which might just be an untrue rumor, is that when Levi's Japan has first been established, they only had the rights to use the "Levi's" trademark but not the '501' trademark so they called their jeans something else, like 5-01.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwY4293fgvSHWydt6BBnAlbT3ElmCYdC_qOuTWHxdQJgCHO4PGKe5xxY77vFwcY9wMzn6G0kJM76FL66AqIdS1-m3m1WDUpgnow7IqLBClZQ6CnsVyp14O66O9V23ldqA0uQE/s1600-h/IMG_2305.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwY4293fgvSHWydt6BBnAlbT3ElmCYdC_qOuTWHxdQJgCHO4PGKe5xxY77vFwcY9wMzn6G0kJM76FL66AqIdS1-m3m1WDUpgnow7IqLBClZQ6CnsVyp14O66O9V23ldqA0uQE/s200/IMG_2305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389523982022245922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tag shrinkage after three washes</span></span><br /><br />Anyway, the licensing part would help explain why the LVC collection in Japan looks quite different from the collection here. The years and models produced are largely the same, but with a few more odd ones issued as limited editions, but they are certainly based on different originals as the '37, '47, '55 etc. all look different then they do in the EU collection.<br />They also use a different denim. Except for small percentage of the limited editions that are Cone denim, it's all denim made in Japan. It's funny that they have decided to use Cone denim, because I find that the Japanese denim is usually more true to the original in texture and color. In fact, I avoid the models from 1927 and on, which are made with Cone denim, nowdays and prefer the earlier years that are made with denim from Japan.<br />I hate to hype Japan because it's not The Promised Land and not everything is better there, but they DO put more effort into many things, including denim, which is why they have the best restaurants, designers, make the best reproductions etc. in the world.<br />However, it cannot be said to often that while the best denim is from Japan, not all denim from Japan is good.spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-12942069474604793112009-09-24T20:22:00.002+02:002009-09-24T20:24:41.542+02:00Cotton Duck<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7Hp9HY5Xz6LltULL3WdlULeDwPzWpl1JtAvo1t3EFGDoPEDrdoFHI5KSExoTI-v1BWo31wagmIhURM_lqLopeN_fbYbWmIvzgyTx3sbOj7O4zzYaF-rRvme26jQrnlwdbfrl/s1600-h/cottonducknet.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7Hp9HY5Xz6LltULL3WdlULeDwPzWpl1JtAvo1t3EFGDoPEDrdoFHI5KSExoTI-v1BWo31wagmIhURM_lqLopeN_fbYbWmIvzgyTx3sbOj7O4zzYaF-rRvme26jQrnlwdbfrl/s400/cottonducknet.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385101330397436322" /></a><br />Samuel wears only denim.<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.cottonduck.net/">While I'm slacking off.</a>spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-87752803015111898622009-08-18T10:00:00.008+02:002009-08-22T00:53:21.217+02:00BACK<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/HDWqjoPh9tw&hl=sv&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/HDWqjoPh9tw&hl=sv&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />So, I'm back in Stockholm after a little less than a year in Tokyo. How does it feel? It feels great actually. I am almost completely free of withdrawal, much to my own surprise. It doesn't mean that I don't miss Tokyo a lot, but the reason is that I now feel that Tokyo is my second home, that we're just spending some time apart and that I could go back any time. That's not exactly true, but I try not to think too much about the facts.<br /><br />It's also because I'm now in another place that I like very much too. And, for such a small country, Sweden has a very good denim scene. Just these two weeks there are events held by Nudie, Blue Bell Wrangler and the new brand Clash Jeans, the latter two both at SOLO.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwCxC4_bj3LV9jk3s7F71bhRBkyHHHMuTcG9lcpZmiCUYZbSCoH4STL2vRhaR0Uxji7KzzIyXqDnbASyOy38eN28Bdn7HbLMR4Z6aml67nU6Gmw2vQ9VemEtODFVo5KjOqpnA/s1600-h/IMG_2110.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwCxC4_bj3LV9jk3s7F71bhRBkyHHHMuTcG9lcpZmiCUYZbSCoH4STL2vRhaR0Uxji7KzzIyXqDnbASyOy38eN28Bdn7HbLMR4Z6aml67nU6Gmw2vQ9VemEtODFVo5KjOqpnA/s400/IMG_2110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371246133179614002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj_q-xK_I4ocHCITOcv2yH5iCGGkh45DTqaIudKGdWJocq-SSXu76CWuUhXK1PNGDznh7aqNADQda73VmtH0PibB2ZOZvttio-819zwBN0vX5v4d-xnnW23NL06g41lwrJ19B/s1600-h/IMG_2052.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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I have material from Tokyo to last another year(25 at the current pace) so you'll see more of our favourite city soon. I'm also working on another project so I won't promise anything regarding the frequency of updates though.spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-85203442896995183412009-08-08T09:22:00.003+02:002009-08-08T09:30:57.791+02:00Yoyogi Fleamarket: All Vintage<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6FwljYCBYCWTKcfnQ5ARgw5S-pPt9msM_JTA_EXoRWkmtgHnEy41q2EOVSAKEroolvvL4SE9CMIfF5uW6WRLj-emOYmnTyfQeivVoQsV-pTKpKsVjMy9XReXHYnkUil3JI0c/s1600-h/Yoyogifm.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6FwljYCBYCWTKcfnQ5ARgw5S-pPt9msM_JTA_EXoRWkmtgHnEy41q2EOVSAKEroolvvL4SE9CMIfF5uW6WRLj-emOYmnTyfQeivVoQsV-pTKpKsVjMy9XReXHYnkUil3JI0c/s400/Yoyogifm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367490772591652754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />They're both wearing all original vintage. The fleamarket at Yoyogi is the best; you can find all types of vintage clothing and at the lowest prices in Tokyo. 1950s Levi's (worn out) start at $300 or a little less.spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-54479149992024328142009-06-23T02:04:00.003+02:002009-06-23T02:31:04.296+02:00Harajuku Streets: †<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiBowTcMv_73JYpPpEQ2KWeS_Znbdp9uf4anQbsWiWM7VM13VmiP5HuWd3KGiGl-UUWFE6CcNsTA_sWmLN2Xp7weKnMvSkr29cuD81Tl4dGpu3sutUvqIXZIzQXczcGl0qXUn/s1600-h/june20.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBiBowTcMv_73JYpPpEQ2KWeS_Znbdp9uf4anQbsWiWM7VM13VmiP5HuWd3KGiGl-UUWFE6CcNsTA_sWmLN2Xp7weKnMvSkr29cuD81Tl4dGpu3sutUvqIXZIzQXczcGl0qXUn/s400/june20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350307295919600514" border="0" /></a>spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-29232685612732739802009-03-12T08:26:00.002+01:002009-03-12T04:21:31.621+01:00Visiting Ooe Yofukuten & Co.Two weeks ago I visited Ryo and Hiro of Ooe Yofukuten in their atelier in Nagoya. It was an interesting experience, meeting two very dedicated individuals and see how they make their jeans and how much effort they put into it.<br /><br />Their atelier is located in a small warehouse on the outskirts of Ichinomya. The house is shared with the family's box making business but once you step inside, there's no doubt that this is a house of denim.<br />Greeting you inside is a stack of samples of jeans they've made and various other things like an old shuttle from a wide loom and inspirational photographies.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4OTxL6p-SibpxaYi-BeslaS68DUTJIkQkihH2XeE4sWtgXG5XQvuchKrbEfjfpq5skhEJHiyMSlt7UwDV4-RJvRTv8SDWaahGciNxg8EKj6-YTECi0KZQUeqRQLc9xPe1QbL/s1600-h/IMG_6284.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF4OTxL6p-SibpxaYi-BeslaS68DUTJIkQkihH2XeE4sWtgXG5XQvuchKrbEfjfpq5skhEJHiyMSlt7UwDV4-RJvRTv8SDWaahGciNxg8EKj6-YTECi0KZQUeqRQLc9xPe1QbL/s200/IMG_6284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311797447980570146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm5dBcNWUDXIPS_Z8-44R0keL0zfoz9o10ddyzlTiM5jal1_tp2Go8D7zJ-chNJ3qkDytMM2EgckVN6kDJIcJtMRyJddwHmA49JMAHjkviMRDlaZYdNNYwAPtY79zDurXNttG/s1600-h/IMG_6259.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGm5dBcNWUDXIPS_Z8-44R0keL0zfoz9o10ddyzlTiM5jal1_tp2Go8D7zJ-chNJ3qkDytMM2EgckVN6kDJIcJtMRyJddwHmA49JMAHjkviMRDlaZYdNNYwAPtY79zDurXNttG/s200/IMG_6259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311797442379080146" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Can you spot my gift?</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFAyt4XK5c8kKhwx_MqAgO4hBDANC90-y0qMjQf_P5IuCkOtdyuRo6RJBgf1z1p2wTZr16LSwUu0Zo-Yipirl-K6z6C7Bgpfwl3u9Bp6CiaKOY0kGFbsdPUyFEqs0-_0GxMpR/s1600-h/IMG_6237.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFAyt4XK5c8kKhwx_MqAgO4hBDANC90-y0qMjQf_P5IuCkOtdyuRo6RJBgf1z1p2wTZr16LSwUu0Zo-Yipirl-K6z6C7Bgpfwl3u9Bp6CiaKOY0kGFbsdPUyFEqs0-_0GxMpR/s200/IMG_6237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311799340228744802" border="0" /></a><br />There's also the custom built display frame that will be given to the winner of Ooe Yofukuten's first fading contest.<br /><br />Walk a little further and you'll see the small brand's collection of vintage sewing machines. All of the machinery, except for the one used for riveting, they use for making jeans is vintage.<br />Most notable is a German Union Special chainstitching machine and a 1920's belt loop machine.<br />The latter is one hundred percent vintage, down to the spare parts and even the oil used to lubricate it!<br />With this equipment Ryo and Hiro makes the jeans all by themselves from start to finish, cranking out just one pair a day.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR7eP-oe8xZzKKBkATjQv5ESAWoSju3B-2Koe89dQQhUxW3kMc-a_p_N7otnV11try06Q_lraUQPWz0KamyEBjL1ViFXlRqiPVm0_2QE7_ebYVw5ODn798TRTc0MUAXgs0DWg/s1600-h/IMG_6299.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR7eP-oe8xZzKKBkATjQv5ESAWoSju3B-2Koe89dQQhUxW3kMc-a_p_N7otnV11try06Q_lraUQPWz0KamyEBjL1ViFXlRqiPVm0_2QE7_ebYVw5ODn798TRTc0MUAXgs0DWg/s200/IMG_6299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311796830149903858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xC_rW5L7mHfp3E1ZlpMYds8pTL2WkjPVqoSx5Hbg0trMGm8UoVwJk6sf2Ovb7dHzQSSSkGFAu5dOoCNgYkbGBz34eHKTVuvvHn__YQkvtHH3x1k6o9DKSlLiyPOF0yjS2fTU/s1600-h/IMG_6298.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstb-s18rRWL_zpvYvzzp_hxObeBN0frZTSV-3kFcJGBbutO-zx1T2c8FgYjifq8qmMRKTtKlybOpDFpdtA3n03NQWd98a8EEZZmvvDwGOhSjA9s0FAVDPUE7GHemcJhb-bwG4/s200/IMG_6139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311799924043205090" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1920s belt loop machine.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsEpX8pCmjzCEEnoF-PKjrCnjVMeE1ZSjcXG6A3pZrV7LTxEtFuYWtdgDqZUKAQ0ZU4-PFPyQS6uBLa5kp8yILbg9FannEeRA-hdtzlgLKHq-nH2bFo2-Tqkx6hiCdpw_OUkJ/s1600-h/IMG_6091.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmsEpX8pCmjzCEEnoF-PKjrCnjVMeE1ZSjcXG6A3pZrV7LTxEtFuYWtdgDqZUKAQ0ZU4-PFPyQS6uBLa5kp8yILbg9FannEeRA-hdtzlgLKHq-nH2bFo2-Tqkx6hiCdpw_OUkJ/s200/IMG_6091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311808325735484594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlfIwzTllJXSFiXH2_wGg0ywmz_7j7JF7iA8nG4oM6zrZ5ybkvJa4f1i89QBbq8FPdxFVvgIDlUORw48N2FjzWMgUalww_JKMal67UXp5c033mIYlBzLHYp_0RjY-_LN7VK74/s1600-h/IMG_6095.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlfIwzTllJXSFiXH2_wGg0ywmz_7j7JF7iA8nG4oM6zrZ5ybkvJa4f1i89QBbq8FPdxFVvgIDlUORw48N2FjzWMgUalww_JKMal67UXp5c033mIYlBzLHYp_0RjY-_LN7VK74/s200/IMG_6095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311807806356884210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Union Special on the right.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKJtbVLIlZCVFFlALokIjnTWgzRA13UN1Jccuo-n24sgV5mUeMNENbWc-PNByXg9GVDQ7cwfkbiGoGmBaY47ihfeFrFP_Lvb1MjfUYYbJH87MkAoaiXrBO1T0d2YLiwoGDNcb/s1600-h/IMG_6069.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKJtbVLIlZCVFFlALokIjnTWgzRA13UN1Jccuo-n24sgV5mUeMNENbWc-PNByXg9GVDQ7cwfkbiGoGmBaY47ihfeFrFP_Lvb1MjfUYYbJH87MkAoaiXrBO1T0d2YLiwoGDNcb/s200/IMG_6069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311807801509451266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXNtvh7L3psRvpk33TNnkGUklFyU5TsLnKLDsdwuX1RxHgm__s3-s5e90D3Zj2RT1FE3roow-KdLkyp2vKazDhXZblqHcxyGPVuV5d7XRvD48qlutopq2d1KTrCZTzaP8hOh-/s1600-h/IMG_6075.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkXNtvh7L3psRvpk33TNnkGUklFyU5TsLnKLDsdwuX1RxHgm__s3-s5e90D3Zj2RT1FE3roow-KdLkyp2vKazDhXZblqHcxyGPVuV5d7XRvD48qlutopq2d1KTrCZTzaP8hOh-/s200/IMG_6075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311807805470815586" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Attaching rivets and buttons.</span></span><br /><br />There's also the rolls of denim and other fabrics. Ooe buys only deadstock fabric from a mill in Okayama which is why once one of their choices of fabric is gone, it's gone. The quantities they buy of each fabric is very limited and is enough for as few as three to twenty pairs of jeans.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tsqG2_fXYv3OL9Ys4hXuPj6gt1uCA7yv5AFSZfvbwI2B1jYYx2PWDhI1v3BpSYFXALMdQpk4LU2o0Bf1I5DDwIXqifoA-WK-x3Axf7wdB76XAisgYZaAOqYIJzeyXjTCAhHG/s1600-h/IMG_6072.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tsqG2_fXYv3OL9Ys4hXuPj6gt1uCA7yv5AFSZfvbwI2B1jYYx2PWDhI1v3BpSYFXALMdQpk4LU2o0Bf1I5DDwIXqifoA-WK-x3Axf7wdB76XAisgYZaAOqYIJzeyXjTCAhHG/s200/IMG_6072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311807799965285010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNKBzdnZ8G6UCBXLlCC9zR8YH1TawjbIQ9YShapqamT5QzRRMIj1NBXHnblJ6OqMt60Py7WeRkFqmmWxyVcMcd-ri8SVsDww8PhIVIWB-Bh-CsyLb7fzpTwNN46ZCSIxCO4nB/s1600-h/IMG_6300.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNKBzdnZ8G6UCBXLlCC9zR8YH1TawjbIQ9YShapqamT5QzRRMIj1NBXHnblJ6OqMt60Py7WeRkFqmmWxyVcMcd-ri8SVsDww8PhIVIWB-Bh-CsyLb7fzpTwNN46ZCSIxCO4nB/s200/IMG_6300.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311796833684771922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I looked through most of their denim and have a few favourites. Unfortunately I can't disclose which they are as they might run out then, and I'm waiting to order one of the new models which are made available when Ooe has received their new machines.<br />The denims are fairly similar though, almost all of them are going for authenticity rather than innovation. It's hard to determine which fabric is 'best' by just looking at raw samples and since their not that different from eachother, I would suggest you make you decision based on something like weight or color(dark or light etc.)<br /><br />The opportunity here to make you own custom jean is unique. Not only can you choose your own denim but you can also decide on which rivets and buttons to use. It's also possible to design your own backpockets and, I believe, get a customized patch.<br />It doesn't stop there. If you're not happy with what history has to offer you can even mix and match the decades--if you like tighter cuts but want the detailing of mid-century Levi's, it's possible to get a '70s cut with '50s detailing.<br /><br />For inspiration when making more original products like the Double Knee overalls or the 1850s Logger overalls, Ooe has a large amount of magazines like Lightning, Free & Easy and old Boon.<br />They also have rare books like "Denim", My Free<span style="font-style: italic;">damn!</span> and old American catalogs from as early as 1900 and 1902.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFP_5RbAdm1nOF1R03AGbMwo3Wcfca_xt5xaKVcGg9dEGGRb-K-VoVCL-sOtGBrAPo-ukxVh4nL667bPf-0dyr_PKOg7l93viKV9kFJA5Fyo28biV0BUt3t265UUTkkcujB1Kh/s1600-h/IMG_6027.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFP_5RbAdm1nOF1R03AGbMwo3Wcfca_xt5xaKVcGg9dEGGRb-K-VoVCL-sOtGBrAPo-ukxVh4nL667bPf-0dyr_PKOg7l93viKV9kFJA5Fyo28biV0BUt3t265UUTkkcujB1Kh/s200/IMG_6027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311812321002954802" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3KGiiaUL_Hxtg9OFL0islsz3rEWjUIK4xIJeTr6oDO7NmPMEBfQ2UWKkFoxYYWv5JwnWJiRW_i8UEx-1Fct8mRUHSn61yesfRRD5coG4SBzK0SN6rQFTPp9iIjC6zrNQOhfL-/s1600-h/IMG_6026.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZCGN5swaJICw3bi_IFdaGHsNmlD6g-iTeAlM1Ki6tLZLI1o8U2kvZ7UGSmqRGVPt1MSWQQZezrP3ICytPgOTrCTcRcNxqu9j_GZtje6wE1P1IBEL92IQg2QxoGxD5a7c74tnh/s200/IMG_6028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311810206584136322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The 01XX, 1947-1951 501 model, cut is made with an early '50s 501 as a base. The cut up original was used to get the pattern for this model.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9eZTKQyj698h0dQdD79Vqe7uHWustay9bo5V79isSuDc_GlPiDCtK2PSjGsUopp-0KihKxMMC948ub67zYxOVC724xx9EikG2BPxTAS9hnxVdnjOaWkYW5qhgK3Acj1Ct6o_/s1600-h/IMG_6066.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9eZTKQyj698h0dQdD79Vqe7uHWustay9bo5V79isSuDc_GlPiDCtK2PSjGsUopp-0KihKxMMC948ub67zYxOVC724xx9EikG2BPxTAS9hnxVdnjOaWkYW5qhgK3Acj1Ct6o_/s200/IMG_6066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311810201650954818" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4AEynDTAeIt3HI3sWm5c8O4p9kCVj2woQMqDzyOTToR13Xbmje2KC74xTG0keEePDfYL09jQWclf4z08_-TigPo-DrgB0AWeAU4wmX-dONrpBzf88hifcAgee8l2AwP33suT/s1600-h/IMG_6065.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4AEynDTAeIt3HI3sWm5c8O4p9kCVj2woQMqDzyOTToR13Xbmje2KC74xTG0keEePDfYL09jQWclf4z08_-TigPo-DrgB0AWeAU4wmX-dONrpBzf88hifcAgee8l2AwP33suT/s200/IMG_6065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311810201236255842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhOHOPYGx7Cjx9Aeen9xKPFkrMf2kQ02Y8EoBxbuMyZU-Mnfc9kTCbGEPc4bXwv4q-iq6RrFFwlG5C1K6-4hRR_lSpSLipZBUpBWDTdHTKo-lj7nDqo3jWmarOdW1u6gvhm8G/s1600-h/IMG_6067.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwhOHOPYGx7Cjx9Aeen9xKPFkrMf2kQ02Y8EoBxbuMyZU-Mnfc9kTCbGEPc4bXwv4q-iq6RrFFwlG5C1K6-4hRR_lSpSLipZBUpBWDTdHTKo-lj7nDqo3jWmarOdW1u6gvhm8G/s200/IMG_6067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311808326999909490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunsrsW15B4vElUl2ijJL9NHX7_76qY72qno_vZVz_PzF1jfMUJ1fhhfBr-6n5JE12NWwOqLYz4KdnBr2AI1S1g58iPJCP01YvqKJ6RLM5OMZc4ip2ob8wOILfNmyTb9MnNfRl/s1600-h/IMG_6064.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiunsrsW15B4vElUl2ijJL9NHX7_76qY72qno_vZVz_PzF1jfMUJ1fhhfBr-6n5JE12NWwOqLYz4KdnBr2AI1S1g58iPJCP01YvqKJ6RLM5OMZc4ip2ob8wOILfNmyTb9MnNfRl/s200/IMG_6064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311810203837653490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYo9fxOzrsW37HVm7u2zflJc-TRi-nWvLyOYDyXoQAeKyw7MkVbENs_55Qe4jCUHetOhGkOnWmGKoZi5Fcz0M6X9iVAhc9pTr3_w0e4zoMU-65P31IRwxe0TBbdvUyAEl5DFC/s1600-h/IMG_6063.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYo9fxOzrsW37HVm7u2zflJc-TRi-nWvLyOYDyXoQAeKyw7MkVbENs_55Qe4jCUHetOhGkOnWmGKoZi5Fcz0M6X9iVAhc9pTr3_w0e4zoMU-65P31IRwxe0TBbdvUyAEl5DFC/s200/IMG_6063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311808331617016882" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The backpockets are shaped slightly differently.</span></span><br /><br />I compared my pair of 1101XXs to the once again sewn together original of roughly the same size and the result was pleasing. There are a few millimetres of difference here and there between the two, but all in all this is a very good replica, especially considering that there were large variations between individual 501s at the time.<br />As for the denim, it's very close too. It's very toned down and not trying to be innovative as some other Japanese brands. If innovation is good or bad is for everyone to decide by themselves but right now I'm personally more interested in a vintage type denim that will work together with my real vintage garments(I can't afford to buy real vintage jeans just yet, so I opt for reproductions).<br />The No. 11 denim has more slightly more vertical unevenness or striation than the original, which in my mind makes it look a little more like a mid-to-late fifties pair, but it does not bother me.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QYqn3Ohs1_DQwOnJ4TMzs7aYnGVZVdsDWIPC7terTb6HpVUptmXy1pCfZ_cAvdrG9j3WlkaZVJASOQvPZhxltT9Z_W3tvtk_M8iKonY6GVHhbiN1_PBocaDyOaVBf4ZAcCQh/s1600-h/IMG_6068.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3QYqn3Ohs1_DQwOnJ4TMzs7aYnGVZVdsDWIPC7terTb6HpVUptmXy1pCfZ_cAvdrG9j3WlkaZVJASOQvPZhxltT9Z_W3tvtk_M8iKonY6GVHhbiN1_PBocaDyOaVBf4ZAcCQh/s200/IMG_6068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311810208010441026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehvwj6OR9r6iF1axz7FgT7bzx5CnXg9IYzcK16-S2Sh95_gYeK3tJ8ipytf86kXH_eGGAvBgsqIIZBx079eTYUsuU9ZEBdLb9osEAyyAKtH-lb3L1OgML_-sI906hNz1tn2Vw/s1600-h/IMG_6168.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgehvwj6OR9r6iF1axz7FgT7bzx5CnXg9IYzcK16-S2Sh95_gYeK3tJ8ipytf86kXH_eGGAvBgsqIIZBx079eTYUsuU9ZEBdLb9osEAyyAKtH-lb3L1OgML_-sI906hNz1tn2Vw/s200/IMG_6168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311799938678669842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-R3hzTTB0LiOUdTupR1mzZOXE6tKNd3ftRyNQDcAWHH318qjmfImCvwwvu-2XTCw_lha38YD4WMf1DbTYu04Zl1Mf2PulsBeJlxRePh6yTGzhTcCaHLL0UFTu3tsCPQbdd2Y-/s1600-h/IMG_6178.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-R3hzTTB0LiOUdTupR1mzZOXE6tKNd3ftRyNQDcAWHH318qjmfImCvwwvu-2XTCw_lha38YD4WMf1DbTYu04Zl1Mf2PulsBeJlxRePh6yTGzhTcCaHLL0UFTu3tsCPQbdd2Y-/s200/IMG_6178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311799932962648610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All in all, I'm very happy with my pair. Ryo even showed me details I had no knowledge of before, like how the fabric for the backpockets is cut and folded before attaching the hidden rivets. This is different between WW2 501s and the '47-'51 era 501s and is replicated correctly on the 01 model. The correct type of UFO rivet is also used here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XOhcIB_1irvlvcpzP5PHLFSVpDr3qGGNHn88-T-Cv2GTnnwJLowtxMJidTKRME5wlASpwGthMIE9pYhKy6N85zrK3TQmZ14ZbgBvWITU-42AC_JYixmcERL12AdI-k_yHZCF/s1600-h/IMG_6088.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6XOhcIB_1irvlvcpzP5PHLFSVpDr3qGGNHn88-T-Cv2GTnnwJLowtxMJidTKRME5wlASpwGthMIE9pYhKy6N85zrK3TQmZ14ZbgBvWITU-42AC_JYixmcERL12AdI-k_yHZCF/s200/IMG_6088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311807804910469106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I find that the backpockets even wear 'realistically' thanks to this. See the comparison below of the area around the hidden rivet:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFSsAzshtFTUpDRQ0sAMMAHqjPaEnTF2llPBkLJtvPUuNYJczUD9l_j75tXj0-0hG2muOQ-t4biOnMncsqHbFvH9trfbJM6WkUPfuvT0v5HUOx-256pa0vCtZRotNMd6MpNW_/s1600-h/IMG_6049.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGFSsAzshtFTUpDRQ0sAMMAHqjPaEnTF2llPBkLJtvPUuNYJczUD9l_j75tXj0-0hG2muOQ-t4biOnMncsqHbFvH9trfbJM6WkUPfuvT0v5HUOx-256pa0vCtZRotNMd6MpNW_/s200/IMG_6049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311808325324300706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Lju9h0126NrOm4QsznstQb1HwwHYPDoSnMq2kPp3jAqn_RL6R8VxWSUw6Jwpq49vFKpSVzO6VSoVmLmmjsIrIdd2o1IOA3yba-QjK5il_j3FbyQXiLpq8J1lLmI4ZJav1pir/s1600-h/IMG_6542.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Lju9h0126NrOm4QsznstQb1HwwHYPDoSnMq2kPp3jAqn_RL6R8VxWSUw6Jwpq49vFKpSVzO6VSoVmLmmjsIrIdd2o1IOA3yba-QjK5il_j3FbyQXiLpq8J1lLmI4ZJav1pir/s200/IMG_6542.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312121801485316978" border="0" /></a>'<br /><br /></div>Here's my pair of AG1101XX compared to a new pair. I've worn my pair for about 4.5 months and washed twice by hand, twice in machine.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonTlKj4rKNM_MgCnQsxtzIWIiFIUVJIzB-7JncDmVRHRtfws_-qyQoiYCpXrdaTbaJUKlgH2W2UFWihBrgfVMzBwVnGDsHMO-nkf1_dEcAej23Vzip6lM-jBC0LXgZdCThXrQ/s1600-h/IMG_6249.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonTlKj4rKNM_MgCnQsxtzIWIiFIUVJIzB-7JncDmVRHRtfws_-qyQoiYCpXrdaTbaJUKlgH2W2UFWihBrgfVMzBwVnGDsHMO-nkf1_dEcAej23Vzip6lM-jBC0LXgZdCThXrQ/s200/IMG_6249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311797458812392258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkrH952u1DDnTnzCFfO1oP505krtr94bo1QeoMf2I-QL2jsOCnEUSOvcjc1Wu-o8pYAWpo8LMSKu2xmhxGtF1y-gC0zT_tTh99jbMb9gPE1bmzZeO5yZPuug1fxegHuhpunnz/s1600-h/IMG_6223.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkrH952u1DDnTnzCFfO1oP505krtr94bo1QeoMf2I-QL2jsOCnEUSOvcjc1Wu-o8pYAWpo8LMSKu2xmhxGtF1y-gC0zT_tTh99jbMb9gPE1bmzZeO5yZPuug1fxegHuhpunnz/s200/IMG_6223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311799331570317298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm3Z2MFN07CfJj2kqa9FDe2Yit_mFN49xrGxBX-pNNLx84AN4tykndxzkz6hZpAQjK0Zll3PD1QKeImT9jqaLWPAUdDTc2TDB8jREZwH518rRQ-Zt0ynXK7dgkRO7w6O_FQUH/s1600-h/IMG_6191.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm3Z2MFN07CfJj2kqa9FDe2Yit_mFN49xrGxBX-pNNLx84AN4tykndxzkz6hZpAQjK0Zll3PD1QKeImT9jqaLWPAUdDTc2TDB8jREZwH518rRQ-Zt0ynXK7dgkRO7w6O_FQUH/s200/IMG_6191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311807590576772674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83kQsAukcsA9xx9_k5v88esta4OmY911Nt0NbhciuNYWJNQRsCcPBJWugkemVPTx329n0mJPrL4lCb5kq-V16xb8HTY87w2tupauskdxuTeAvXS9nWQ1TGx6YC0PymB6GMPJr/s1600-h/IMG_6231.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83kQsAukcsA9xx9_k5v88esta4OmY911Nt0NbhciuNYWJNQRsCcPBJWugkemVPTx329n0mJPrL4lCb5kq-V16xb8HTY87w2tupauskdxuTeAvXS9nWQ1TGx6YC0PymB6GMPJr/s200/IMG_6231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311799335824572450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />As you can see there's not much in the ways of honeycombs, and I have no hopes of them developing either. Defined honeycombs require infrequent washing and stiff denim. You pretty much need to wear your jeans for 4-6 months between each wash to get sharp honeycombs and I'm washing more and more frequently. This denim is also not very starchy and 'just' 13.5 ounce.<br />I've barely seen any vintage Levi's with pronounced honeycombing though and I attribute this to how they were treated, basically washed a lot.<br /><br />The all-yellow stitching brings my thoughts to Levi's jeans during the WW2 era. It will be interesting to compare these jeans to the ones <a href="http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2008/11/harajuku-streets-ww2-levis.html">Inoue</a> was wearing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2b2uSx35ykcQz2xucCPy6-1OhN6j2W9GUeCR_ZzqkBZJJwDqy6sSUYQruFE9LOu7EsiJtJ8dxBt4eL33_2Rj3PLIMrUbONjptVMx8kyJ5C7cYf-DelD45QOOu0Oa23-OYkXT/s1600-h/IMG_6205.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2b2uSx35ykcQz2xucCPy6-1OhN6j2W9GUeCR_ZzqkBZJJwDqy6sSUYQruFE9LOu7EsiJtJ8dxBt4eL33_2Rj3PLIMrUbONjptVMx8kyJ5C7cYf-DelD45QOOu0Oa23-OYkXT/s200/IMG_6205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311807590518289538" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMnooX0TQnAYbFuGymktMX85dwdCJ1hAtlEnn95fnPVP8cJRwkyX5aYY_5uOEMhMfX5SEmHKwxIg5qrD0G29cEHygwBynfBaY3kuuRqG4tzA9ZD6o2xk3a7Alpr7jBtnd4dDH/s1600-h/IMG_6211.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMnooX0TQnAYbFuGymktMX85dwdCJ1hAtlEnn95fnPVP8cJRwkyX5aYY_5uOEMhMfX5SEmHKwxIg5qrD0G29cEHygwBynfBaY3kuuRqG4tzA9ZD6o2xk3a7Alpr7jBtnd4dDH/s200/IMG_6211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311807593021079426" border="0" /></a><br />Ryo and Hiro have worn their jeans a bit longer than I have. Ryo on the right is wearing the 402XX and Hiro is wearing a pair made from the #11 denim. She's worn them for about 6 months and washed them once every or every other week. The denim certainly doesn't get ruined by washing, it actually just gets better with wear and washing. Washing fairly frequently is also necessary if you want to get a fade that looks authentic.<br /><br />Old Ooe samples. The right-most picture is of a sample in unknown denim next to the original Levi's. The denim is very close to the original.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohijZbUkDQqxy-Uws476EKOqps9q59o0vCBLm6MFwPCsHOQc-DC3RURGjFCYhCYmk_AFlaFYo-vanqkL17kiqfiiuuh4dJgZbF2JsrQIE2ZXU8Imzi4H7Lu_lShsumPcaNPOd/s1600-h/IMG_6288.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohijZbUkDQqxy-Uws476EKOqps9q59o0vCBLm6MFwPCsHOQc-DC3RURGjFCYhCYmk_AFlaFYo-vanqkL17kiqfiiuuh4dJgZbF2JsrQIE2ZXU8Imzi4H7Lu_lShsumPcaNPOd/s200/IMG_6288.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311797450513234722" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4DMcQz8ZGG3eDrR1m8EZ_5PzvBXW6eOVwjXExy6I5WRt5EtKJI0ROkwwPPj-_j6iq2ck03ndv4nAmZQN5CyvYKWmKqNEAK8B5hGe1eGz588KKRhJeT2DEKaQPOokjauV7jI1/s1600-h/IMG_6294.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL4DMcQz8ZGG3eDrR1m8EZ_5PzvBXW6eOVwjXExy6I5WRt5EtKJI0ROkwwPPj-_j6iq2ck03ndv4nAmZQN5CyvYKWmKqNEAK8B5hGe1eGz588KKRhJeT2DEKaQPOokjauV7jI1/s200/IMG_6294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311797461627716498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFS0WPymaoToEa52aLlvXF2ADnvpF93fc65pv0o4-BFkTaP7Bb3UuKJcBBJB-5vQhew2HINthjH5iBKOWOABzOQ4UmOmuHEXKf16hyFk4stKvcQPNKa2DU5RHd9MP658vAXvN8/s1600-h/IMG_6297.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFS0WPymaoToEa52aLlvXF2ADnvpF93fc65pv0o4-BFkTaP7Bb3UuKJcBBJB-5vQhew2HINthjH5iBKOWOABzOQ4UmOmuHEXKf16hyFk4stKvcQPNKa2DU5RHd9MP658vAXvN8/s200/IMG_6297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311796837653883938" border="0" /></a>spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-59691915012508548212009-02-27T07:45:00.000+01:002009-02-27T07:45:01.061+01:00Harajuku Streets: Coverall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W3gk7i2OKT8Z6aaec_lVNhz1pSJng2yxsXQwf_0OZTMayYfD_vlJRdXTeomi4_fPv-6RAT-KnuY6OM-EFi8Z4WfezOFMMof2q7hPbxY9RrSiQm8RvLMWDHPoJfyOgBttU5DU/s1600-h/IMG_5966.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W3gk7i2OKT8Z6aaec_lVNhz1pSJng2yxsXQwf_0OZTMayYfD_vlJRdXTeomi4_fPv-6RAT-KnuY6OM-EFi8Z4WfezOFMMof2q7hPbxY9RrSiQm8RvLMWDHPoJfyOgBttU5DU/s400/IMG_5966.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306625417709924930" border="0" /></a><br />Another vintage lover I've met on the streets of Harajuku is Hide. As I've come to expect now, he only wears vintage. This day he was wearing a Can't Bust 'Em, an old sub-line of Lee, denim coverall and a leather backpack of unknown make. So simple, but it hardly gets better than this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8w_YOxH92ng-yLwj7GTVkFFFUwGkQgHnoo-QNHBzgNVqj_IQqLNSsTkX6M44U6rO20T4fBJr0LcueyCbVo6XaAppYDuMAcw4KN3zZihb0jsAQtJGF0pH5KwGRRTporY85YkSw/s1600-h/IMG_5961.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8w_YOxH92ng-yLwj7GTVkFFFUwGkQgHnoo-QNHBzgNVqj_IQqLNSsTkX6M44U6rO20T4fBJr0LcueyCbVo6XaAppYDuMAcw4KN3zZihb0jsAQtJGF0pH5KwGRRTporY85YkSw/s400/IMG_5961.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306625476304504690" border="0" /></a><br />Hide is 26 and has been into vintage for about 5 years. He's also a hairdresser, a common profession for people who get their picture taken because of what they wear here. Hairdressers are actually some of the biggest trendsetters here!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurKBgDAqRjClnno-1BRgrjKIE4y4uTrZrzOIemAGG3r_M2nRzXoe9ZweTBI0JYKWxfAPdxOhax19Tw8SB9g2G63SvYxE0pWULso15hUdNmfRz8ZjcA5ac8f2pzdm8Ok12wGaB/s1600-h/IMG_5962.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurKBgDAqRjClnno-1BRgrjKIE4y4uTrZrzOIemAGG3r_M2nRzXoe9ZweTBI0JYKWxfAPdxOhax19Tw8SB9g2G63SvYxE0pWULso15hUdNmfRz8ZjcA5ac8f2pzdm8Ok12wGaB/s200/IMG_5962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306625632346379154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nrjnsQA2uhlPPoxc2kQF3BQfmwstNTi7XcPscgNih7GkE82LeEW1uLWRovnF9fX6TCMokB1PQ0gJRdl1nm3QvcENsHZ2M7z54qtnt_XK2ge6zQCtaRckNL_hXOtzhMqe3bT8/s1600-h/hide1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0nrjnsQA2uhlPPoxc2kQF3BQfmwstNTi7XcPscgNih7GkE82LeEW1uLWRovnF9fX6TCMokB1PQ0gJRdl1nm3QvcENsHZ2M7z54qtnt_XK2ge6zQCtaRckNL_hXOtzhMqe3bT8/s200/hide1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306625631049321202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihesY8kLnBSbknAzG5EfdvQ7ympNy_eVxzdhB9QRw0rz35ojJtLTguATcKl67q1fStCxYsbAf67NpIXWXD0ObZL0rsWgbt0gJ9yRi8ymunRjO_kZqUvGP7wzZpzAAUJFTMvVFw/s1600-h/IMG_5970.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihesY8kLnBSbknAzG5EfdvQ7ympNy_eVxzdhB9QRw0rz35ojJtLTguATcKl67q1fStCxYsbAf67NpIXWXD0ObZL0rsWgbt0gJ9yRi8ymunRjO_kZqUvGP7wzZpzAAUJFTMvVFw/s200/IMG_5970.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306625628347656626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4IrfG3c_fQgGiUWfR6E4hmlphR6OpvdRSCrBJFK4JmxvPW6DisIYxQ1sNEMlie57YWFtzPHgf-PNCxmNjDJOPZKSSpuTzwQr0hXx_q3b73OhhsC0Yt_v2vi6jQLRs7LQzCGZ/s1600-h/IMG_5968.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4IrfG3c_fQgGiUWfR6E4hmlphR6OpvdRSCrBJFK4JmxvPW6DisIYxQ1sNEMlie57YWFtzPHgf-PNCxmNjDJOPZKSSpuTzwQr0hXx_q3b73OhhsC0Yt_v2vi6jQLRs7LQzCGZ/s200/IMG_5968.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306625627780755122" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E_tsYj-euzbxMLynvK0U2muzVXcASg8ozZ-gTBI04XZeXFTgr0B7gVOzqYvYl41UpcFYbpe_RLJzQG8lFhlaPTQTjV8qUp_CsD4IT6q95crg1FLITCKRJt_F5PEOPjYUwKE3/s1600-h/IMG_5969.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5E_tsYj-euzbxMLynvK0U2muzVXcASg8ozZ-gTBI04XZeXFTgr0B7gVOzqYvYl41UpcFYbpe_RLJzQG8lFhlaPTQTjV8qUp_CsD4IT6q95crg1FLITCKRJt_F5PEOPjYUwKE3/s200/IMG_5969.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306625626343256146" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks Hide!spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-19802728411236540452009-02-25T06:34:00.000+01:002009-02-25T07:37:45.645+01:00TAROCK with ricco, Ura-Harajuku<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOmSZxPMkTLaqUHjwAzHwb64Q_4AWehTis7taUz1qyecFzwy06Ymcj-YL3MK9NYy4-kiAybiXLuNUFrsWWS_JD9_rPTntVWW5iR-n55wgASyLkvjxPeomseGQrKj8jXfO3IHV/s1600-h/IMG_5821.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOmSZxPMkTLaqUHjwAzHwb64Q_4AWehTis7taUz1qyecFzwy06Ymcj-YL3MK9NYy4-kiAybiXLuNUFrsWWS_JD9_rPTntVWW5iR-n55wgASyLkvjxPeomseGQrKj8jXfO3IHV/s200/IMG_5821.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303639800117003890" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNW91BcInbOCETTD9pFch3J8RFbGNgcmutgEB2cZYRK5ozgRHmuGeKuWL2pmgEF5eXFJtrTOEyitLM5DO6E9z2j7Z0QD367atG_HdZsPUdDjDBC6tGDkPOP3mBlEtSo7smTHC/s1600-h/IMG_5822.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyNW91BcInbOCETTD9pFch3J8RFbGNgcmutgEB2cZYRK5ozgRHmuGeKuWL2pmgEF5eXFJtrTOEyitLM5DO6E9z2j7Z0QD367atG_HdZsPUdDjDBC6tGDkPOP3mBlEtSo7smTHC/s200/IMG_5822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303639803150558754" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d2wnKGgRYKeIZO4RNr0qsuW84m3q5MmCVYN32WbkMmKIcnix1_MbeTiaswHe6yIfVKrWlv28R7gAazvtkPt-BuRo2r9GIoQpL0dSd0aTz2pMwxFYE-KeFWjXI9DRzs06M66z/s1600-h/IMG_5751.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4d2wnKGgRYKeIZO4RNr0qsuW84m3q5MmCVYN32WbkMmKIcnix1_MbeTiaswHe6yIfVKrWlv28R7gAazvtkPt-BuRo2r9GIoQpL0dSd0aTz2pMwxFYE-KeFWjXI9DRzs06M66z/s200/IMG_5751.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303645574836714994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It has suprised me how high and consistent the level of the vintage stores here are, in terms of both goods and the atmosphere of the interior. In many stores there's literally a thousand little things lieing around for you to look at and they all create such an intriguing world.<br /><br />TAROCK with ricco is one of those stores that maintain a high level in all areas. Pretty much every shop here carries American vintage from the first half of the twentieth century but they all have a slightly different profile.<br />This shop does have some workwear pieces but isn't focused on it. I'd say it's more of a casual and sometimes dressy store that also has small odd items and accessories. TWR also has many quirky one-off items that you won't find elsewhere.<br /><br />One of the owners, Kentaro, is also a person who has inspired me a lot here in Tokyo. He wears mostly vintage but a lot of the time in his own way, like very oversized workpants and a workshirt with unpatched holes like shown below.<br />Akiko is equally great as an inspiration if you're a female.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhFK_tbF6mRHMb1dfJm_AIJHI9znpKzfzK5RxUbUPbXVccjXP0xtRFfq6pot2jdFOxS6dbwpEj4Xkv9uVImWIWaT164PSh5Caa7AiZXpKNFZCSTIkFGxfka3UcHsPTlpwBCKn/s1600-h/IMG_5741.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkhFK_tbF6mRHMb1dfJm_AIJHI9znpKzfzK5RxUbUPbXVccjXP0xtRFfq6pot2jdFOxS6dbwpEj4Xkv9uVImWIWaT164PSh5Caa7AiZXpKNFZCSTIkFGxfka3UcHsPTlpwBCKn/s200/IMG_5741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303645579206544914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidr1FtY5HCiqbyoq-oZz06Agan5T6c08bVpZxAwtY-JUYqFSou-JEWlTGkzj9OqTU8F_RsjT3eKn9g6zUj80dNUmQIlJgy4Z_X1V2dPj3Ze1uURz-fCdbuDMvzXjXiEJ-_ZZq5/s1600-h/IMG_5745.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidr1FtY5HCiqbyoq-oZz06Agan5T6c08bVpZxAwtY-JUYqFSou-JEWlTGkzj9OqTU8F_RsjT3eKn9g6zUj80dNUmQIlJgy4Z_X1V2dPj3Ze1uURz-fCdbuDMvzXjXiEJ-_ZZq5/s200/IMG_5745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303645965891678290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Akiko and Kentaro.</span></span><br /><br />I feel that this makes vintage even more interesting since it's a way of making it your own based on how you wear it and with what. The looks are not what you could find in a photo of the '40s and I appreciate that even though I'm also a fan of authenticity. There's just so many people into vintage here, it is a 'trend' or maybe rather 'style' for sure, so I like to see individuality and creativity.<br />Kentaro also wears designer stuff like that of Margiela together with these old pieces. I'm not a fan of designer clothing in general but I find that it works for Kentaro.<br />Partly because of him I now not only like vintage but also find myself appreciating more ecclectic pieces and ways to dress.<br /><br /><br />Let's have a look around inside TAROCK with ricco!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-WDazy2zpSAypjtWAs360qC6iMaxcPwXsNb4FR8f1MfH7KwT0X1gq8hNVYTuhw3QGEF_RG92BMuj55k17BufvC1ljfpvCAaRHNpb-z-8tdxMcAAWch3AAHh0octS_QZ5wnd8/s1600-h/IMG_5802.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT-WDazy2zpSAypjtWAs360qC6iMaxcPwXsNb4FR8f1MfH7KwT0X1gq8hNVYTuhw3QGEF_RG92BMuj55k17BufvC1ljfpvCAaRHNpb-z-8tdxMcAAWch3AAHh0octS_QZ5wnd8/s200/IMG_5802.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303639809517392370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmukcqICxJUK3UkHfse1s0w3al_4J5tmWvAH_04dAev59Y5KWZxfo7P7dv5bp7kJG4FO493q2AC7vi2qZM6CKoH9SiUUkK8aE0UTvp5aWGdgF0TyEuS3X7BJtDnzqJixIsYFq/s1600-h/aaf.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Items like these are why I like this shop so much.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4xTkpNhcJiSjphPCnsi3hbZdEtQUbiB-LJcYvUWHlNdZz5M9Sz9WUx6jHmiNsLC1hE48d_1Ulkhp-e3zHT-NMDP_bNGGlOvitbJs_bFEMFN9yW5J9CWwMzYGVghTCN3bQGxw/s1600-h/IMG_5803.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4xTkpNhcJiSjphPCnsi3hbZdEtQUbiB-LJcYvUWHlNdZz5M9Sz9WUx6jHmiNsLC1hE48d_1Ulkhp-e3zHT-NMDP_bNGGlOvitbJs_bFEMFN9yW5J9CWwMzYGVghTCN3bQGxw/s200/IMG_5803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303640916463146834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7Idr0ArWIeaBtLueM81WP5f-ThjVHVx5N-ZAso4iE1pfHGdhFXi0RmIGjswA9iTEr2bAWykwYzDRu_wP0l4PEZiofCYbvdNY3Kf_Y9C4uVQ8dtlof4iMrTlzsN3EHPAr3EUU/s1600-h/IMG_5774.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7Idr0ArWIeaBtLueM81WP5f-ThjVHVx5N-ZAso4iE1pfHGdhFXi0RmIGjswA9iTEr2bAWykwYzDRu_wP0l4PEZiofCYbvdNY3Kf_Y9C4uVQ8dtlof4iMrTlzsN3EHPAr3EUU/s200/IMG_5774.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303641646287887634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRu3PnSWsXMnmKAv7rPX9YwjTJmXeV-tZLOa1NNd92KdfOFeUbAJ4-go5-WzI4Ubj523vjCw39AjAJgmxcmAVw4o1g80zA8hRnKOOFKSsp-3tAmhjIevx53ozpoliAYsoXFjG/s1600-h/IMG_5773.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRu3PnSWsXMnmKAv7rPX9YwjTJmXeV-tZLOa1NNd92KdfOFeUbAJ4-go5-WzI4Ubj523vjCw39AjAJgmxcmAVw4o1g80zA8hRnKOOFKSsp-3tAmhjIevx53ozpoliAYsoXFjG/s200/IMG_5773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303641108476985042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />More traditional Americana items can also be found here.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3MrBi5lwkn-eCTaWw0adcPi5_f0vg_2Efw9P0zUpR0JNDZYkar427bS-wcE3ieoONlbJtwNerTjxiw6DPP9Qm47LguSuK_7cBfqiVyg-y9tnePK0V1LfSFTJqQAms_sgQuNt/s1600-h/IMG_5797.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA3MrBi5lwkn-eCTaWw0adcPi5_f0vg_2Efw9P0zUpR0JNDZYkar427bS-wcE3ieoONlbJtwNerTjxiw6DPP9Qm47LguSuK_7cBfqiVyg-y9tnePK0V1LfSFTJqQAms_sgQuNt/s200/IMG_5797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303641099707621970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_KlJK4wYm9iImG2oDFiRMXLk_-MZnKwSkBOfFFbigMpNuVbUp1xDod-Z-kjAI1ezZK7-tDf80sXbBSY16oBc5J1ejJepC4t209kPdyiCY_lITCLsZRxc_F4GPsQTgMv5B8Dp/s1600-h/IMG_5795.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd_KlJK4wYm9iImG2oDFiRMXLk_-MZnKwSkBOfFFbigMpNuVbUp1xDod-Z-kjAI1ezZK7-tDf80sXbBSY16oBc5J1ejJepC4t209kPdyiCY_lITCLsZRxc_F4GPsQTgMv5B8Dp/s200/IMG_5795.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303640920479572914" border="0" /></a><br />There really isn't any reason to buy replicas when you have vintage shops like this. The deadstock flannels are great and can generally be had for less than a new shirt. I prefer worn out ones though and they're even less expensive! They can usually be had for 3000-6000 yen(which used to be $30-$60, but now it's a bit more. I don't even want to think about how much the price has changed for us Europeans..).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PvLZXmHU2Zh_SHbDAihF8wdhTtw3ZDG1dustbAFMRtfut9XVymP5ux6IWo5G0cmjOHjzp2SNUhdsL9JZKPKp0_ykCQRAMA_ZUEhxvZhu7uipjN6WsMh-gl1teEbyOpbd-SZl/s1600-h/IMG_5796.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0PvLZXmHU2Zh_SHbDAihF8wdhTtw3ZDG1dustbAFMRtfut9XVymP5ux6IWo5G0cmjOHjzp2SNUhdsL9JZKPKp0_ykCQRAMA_ZUEhxvZhu7uipjN6WsMh-gl1teEbyOpbd-SZl/s200/IMG_5796.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303641093605283522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQb7a9am3ms7NI6zNkuPJR_dCEnIg-m7sjF_hmzMkY179r8PzJTrROgdk2r8qQ6RiNNvID5O3j3p8ozNDYd_ad9kgAdLRmqchwtBccjjp1AL9gWLLSURh2iooZPs-aFYjn1UC/s1600-h/IMG_5798.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQb7a9am3ms7NI6zNkuPJR_dCEnIg-m7sjF_hmzMkY179r8PzJTrROgdk2r8qQ6RiNNvID5O3j3p8ozNDYd_ad9kgAdLRmqchwtBccjjp1AL9gWLLSURh2iooZPs-aFYjn1UC/s200/IMG_5798.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303641097934553138" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A one wash denim workshirt from the early '50s and a brand that I had never heard of before-- Fly's. The tag alone makes me want it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPHdPp2Nb5qExkTRlSk3mKQUopwgmfLKXIXXcpaqIBWs0qKyO0GAy9ec3Pt87YHdKqVYmXMBZdNg1Z9RoTTR2RDpDTf5Y_OinycQl2B3Ti02JOHmVGUbCtshaimOjnNFPm9LA/s1600-h/IMG_5778.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVPHdPp2Nb5qExkTRlSk3mKQUopwgmfLKXIXXcpaqIBWs0qKyO0GAy9ec3Pt87YHdKqVYmXMBZdNg1Z9RoTTR2RDpDTf5Y_OinycQl2B3Ti02JOHmVGUbCtshaimOjnNFPm9LA/s200/IMG_5778.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303640916454003506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJX3HiufQ0yho0IizuqVabSxTXFnVQgCm_NKMtea5ChVijWsTmzdm86BeTdVDaSyYR6ayJCvj2bL-AwgCf9pcjSQjuQrH84mF3V492OEpeXWwnkuhc0CGd63PQ31Ye17d6itI/s1600-h/IMG_5794.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJX3HiufQ0yho0IizuqVabSxTXFnVQgCm_NKMtea5ChVijWsTmzdm86BeTdVDaSyYR6ayJCvj2bL-AwgCf9pcjSQjuQrH84mF3V492OEpeXWwnkuhc0CGd63PQ31Ye17d6itI/s200/IMG_5794.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303640919173993506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPI5tyKHRHGZM9e42ByM-O40B-BSh6jU5EO0o8ceZ8T-WrE4yR2xM7MtMduRB6m9ZNQyRGO5BD07GxR6tMRfm63h35o6WAhigHdEWH5pdjO2mDxBJWdq1GEZI5w-3Yi6CzoCM/s1600-h/IMG_5785.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWPI5tyKHRHGZM9e42ByM-O40B-BSh6jU5EO0o8ceZ8T-WrE4yR2xM7MtMduRB6m9ZNQyRGO5BD07GxR6tMRfm63h35o6WAhigHdEWH5pdjO2mDxBJWdq1GEZI5w-3Yi6CzoCM/s200/IMG_5785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303640915452095090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4d4cH5bLaRCgZwGIX-xQj8oS5PtiVmCQ9lRzn_JX1fNE5skXnyo0QYgECJrzKpbCttGkPzdzqu_WmZpG-OXFwO-fGNVZx4JKlaqOp15gL8OkdA6jJi3PMLgfKUW9PeLOBvKr/s1600-h/IMG_5811.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4d4cH5bLaRCgZwGIX-xQj8oS5PtiVmCQ9lRzn_JX1fNE5skXnyo0QYgECJrzKpbCttGkPzdzqu_WmZpG-OXFwO-fGNVZx4JKlaqOp15gL8OkdA6jJi3PMLgfKUW9PeLOBvKr/s200/IMG_5811.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303639797925576866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv6GXn25Eux2145F_MWC3TNPK5koqgySGtspx4CMx379lA9DICalpHZOupKo26xRgeRV6-CzUdaHWsBJNNRx6KRhCqZoIp5VOnwjAhyphenhyphenI8TsUfOimVo2B6Dkq2egOvErHcPHQx/s1600-h/IMG_5809.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHv6GXn25Eux2145F_MWC3TNPK5koqgySGtspx4CMx379lA9DICalpHZOupKo26xRgeRV6-CzUdaHWsBJNNRx6KRhCqZoIp5VOnwjAhyphenhyphenI8TsUfOimVo2B6Dkq2egOvErHcPHQx/s200/IMG_5809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303639793298191314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It seems that robes are coming out big this spring in vintage Tokyo. I want to wear one too when it gets warmer and this is the one I want!<br /><br />By the end of this post you probably got it--if you go to Tokyo, don't miss TAROCK with ricco! I will keep posting my favourite vintage shops here, next up is ZOOL or 3DAM.spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-63734475703542139012009-01-22T11:56:00.005+01:002009-01-22T13:00:56.659+01:00Short storiesHi, I'm alive and well(well..). This time I have a few interesting tidbits to share.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Samurai wallet progress</span><br />Some of you might remember that I <a href="http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2006/12/samurai-wallet.html">won</a> a very nice wallet from Samurai a year or two ago. It was produced in a very limited number, 3 for customers of Samurai and one for the boss of Samurai(his name escapes me).<br />The interesting thing is that it has a denim in-lay, something which I hadn't and still haven't seen before.<br />Mine is still completely untouched but Mr. Samurai has given it infinitely more wear-time than I have.<br />Here is a photo of his wallet from Lightning Magazine no.1 2009.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S8sHmHvgM-950vDbgR5Ftnt1DhonMfOQqm9Pzs_sGsyTYjPVagHwlR9FU1Q6Jy1ZmMMjWdOcPS7GTvmTCOnv3HltHRTKYaLpQpkg_Ab7FTzhAqWdWjcx7bupMhbqhAjWlg2j/s1600-h/samurai-wallet.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0S8sHmHvgM-950vDbgR5Ftnt1DhonMfOQqm9Pzs_sGsyTYjPVagHwlR9FU1Q6Jy1ZmMMjWdOcPS7GTvmTCOnv3HltHRTKYaLpQpkg_Ab7FTzhAqWdWjcx7bupMhbqhAjWlg2j/s400/samurai-wallet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294081379889784962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edwin Vintage Collection</span><br />Do you remember the new <a href="http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2008/04/edwin-vintage-aw-2008.html">Edwin Vintage Collection</a> that debuted this fall? Did anyone get a pair? How do you like them?<br /><br />In the Meiji jingumae(Harajuku) station there is a poster showing off the collection. I found that to be a little amusing. If you happen to see the poster you should also visit the Edwin store since it's very close by. They also carry Lee Originals and Wrangler Blue Bell, which are both made by Edwin.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE6ZccM8SQdY9InIxFZDVIuKs67eaBJkvSBDLnrkdNmnPXyZoOBIaKWWfzJu5-u7W8mHt_jgrzQnPESBonPrI_rVkht2kpQDopcuon29Pk4-tUforgx6iioWHLWdLjET5Qhcp/s1600-h/edwin-subway-harajuku.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipE6ZccM8SQdY9InIxFZDVIuKs67eaBJkvSBDLnrkdNmnPXyZoOBIaKWWfzJu5-u7W8mHt_jgrzQnPESBonPrI_rVkht2kpQDopcuon29Pk4-tUforgx6iioWHLWdLjET5Qhcp/s400/edwin-subway-harajuku.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294081383465990690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cuff</span><br />I found an interesting post on <a href="http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=37502">The Fedora Lounge</a> regarding trends and cuffs in the 1950s.<br />Here's what the user Warbaby said;<br /><blockquote>As someone who was in high school in the mid to late 50's, I can give you the straight skinny on what was cool in jeans style - at least for one particular region and culture. It wasn't a hip place like L.A. or N'Yawk, but a small town in Arizona (which should give it a certain cachet for jeans style authenticity).<br /><br />New, dark blue jeans were definitely not cool, nor were deep turned-up cuffs (only the dorkiest of dorks wore them that way).</blockquote> <blockquote>The usual treatment for breaking in new jeans was to wash them every time your mom did a dark wash and when they were dry, lay them on the bed and beat them soundly with a baseball bat or big stick til they softend up. Hanging them out in the Arizona sun certainly helped the fading.</blockquote><blockquote>As for the cuffs, some kids wore them plain and uncuffed, but the really cool guys, the ones with DA haircuts and their cigarettes rolled up in their t-shirt sleeves, reverse-rolled their cuffs like dress trousers. You bought them with legs a lot longer than your own, turned a deep cuff under, then turned the cuff up on the outside about 1" to produce a narrow cuff that matched the rest of the jeans. The first few times you had to iron them that way, but eventually they'd stay. Being unwilling to take unnecessary chances with my coolness, I sewed mine...</blockquote><blockquote>Don't know how it was elsewhere, but this was the style in that one place and time.</blockquote>It made me think of <a href="http://ethandesu.blogspot.com/2008/07/butter-kusai.html">this</a> post at ethandesu. I may try it one day.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading material</span><br />One of my treasured readers, The Buzzard, was kind enough to post a link to an interesting article <a href="http://outside.away.com/outside/culture/200901/brit-eaton-hunting-for-vintage-denim-1.html">vintage hunter Brit Eaton</a>. A kindred spirit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vintage blog</span><br />Another dear reader, Dana, has a great <a href="http://indiansummervintage.wordpress.com">vintage blog</a> herself. Check out her leather jackets.spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-21440775913629592412008-12-28T14:57:00.007+01:002008-12-28T16:02:43.339+01:00Harajuku Streets: Daisuke<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY14dinLX3E8KEy9nYOOUPWsxKCcMDLPYgCFTtIwNV_ZqNcj_L1mmpDlyz_IbiQ4xX7-tQt3rPF6OwfshgKMyQFntmIk3AogfVKl1Iv6Stm3GafHNaSsc0FYKPecaNkrVFrwUs/s1600-h/IMG_5162.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY14dinLX3E8KEy9nYOOUPWsxKCcMDLPYgCFTtIwNV_ZqNcj_L1mmpDlyz_IbiQ4xX7-tQt3rPF6OwfshgKMyQFntmIk3AogfVKl1Iv6Stm3GafHNaSsc0FYKPecaNkrVFrwUs/s400/IMG_5162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284843688395960738" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday I did my first real 'vintage snap outing'. The two previous people I've shot have been more coincidental but now I've started thinking that it's really interesting to see vintage items actually being worn and coordinated with other vintage pieces. (Would be great to hear what you think about it.)<br /><br />Omotesando dori is still packed and might not have what I'm looking for anyway, so I set up my tent on Harajuku street. As I've mentioned before, this is where most of the vintage shops are located so it's logical for me to go there.<br />I'm now learning how take street snaps and it's a little more difficult than it seems and takes a little more time, too. Capturing the spirit of a person and place like The Sartorialist can is very hard.<br /><br />What I do now is that I hang around on a parking lot, leaning on a vending machine all day. It's really a very relaxing thing to do for me, it gives me a lot of time to think, about clothes but also everything else in my life, and looking at people is fun too.<br /><br />Daisuke was the first one I shot yesterday and he was a real easy catch as he works at ZOOL, one of the absolute best vintage shops, right next to my spot and was having a break when I saw him.<br />He's 26 and has been into vintage clothing for about 15 years. They certainly start young here, I'm just a rookie in comparison!<br />His favourite garment is '30s and '40s leather jackets. He collects them and has about 50 jackets!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLYzf7Se9SyUTkDZL0pXhOrlEB8NW8aShKaEt0uF30zI1XvAVP7Y-7lY0qirisJuC3hDsXiUaTwBdbLl2xxXYQHgIMhdE9eFu0PhRI8fxen3J2dy9IczX8UCxmYTIpUrPJxjV/s1600-h/IMG_5125.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLYzf7Se9SyUTkDZL0pXhOrlEB8NW8aShKaEt0uF30zI1XvAVP7Y-7lY0qirisJuC3hDsXiUaTwBdbLl2xxXYQHgIMhdE9eFu0PhRI8fxen3J2dy9IczX8UCxmYTIpUrPJxjV/s200/IMG_5125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284847812548253490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPkX-LLJ-FPxXsclCBdQlgqUDaQzHXBo9nWnEicFlbYySZ_KjdjkAgnhwIJW2aZArgXf99miSu3S-5JZ6EzIaARHDqJYxQBYqCPTqSC7YfrLzUlOUyob80F6cCj-SFWuil-ma/s1600-h/IMG_5141.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPkX-LLJ-FPxXsclCBdQlgqUDaQzHXBo9nWnEicFlbYySZ_KjdjkAgnhwIJW2aZArgXf99miSu3S-5JZ6EzIaARHDqJYxQBYqCPTqSC7YfrLzUlOUyob80F6cCj-SFWuil-ma/s200/IMG_5141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284844090533245826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTq6LWAvQJ_T1kl5GPk5627LVPowTMqWoTVGQrwJ5oCAqbDSh5re071ZllbpFB7P5JMtx1pReFFpM3Q_nPA_jt8-DhdLDMOTWudS8n41AiPJXKyVFDeT_sAnnSggdDmFwSfeE/s1600-h/IMG_5167.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWTq6LWAvQJ_T1kl5GPk5627LVPowTMqWoTVGQrwJ5oCAqbDSh5re071ZllbpFB7P5JMtx1pReFFpM3Q_nPA_jt8-DhdLDMOTWudS8n41AiPJXKyVFDeT_sAnnSggdDmFwSfeE/s200/IMG_5167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284844073913853698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90YAECZB4VM3ksf4J_IqggUN7q_76lMI-ktNZXOjCXK6opV00ozeTf13oHM2Oee03Q1KU9BLD7n33mvAQV8MD7rzL6GbK7uZ4FmFKahu5nbsaOyBKYiPHnTYqh_gpKtUS6evq/s1600-h/IMG_5147.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90YAECZB4VM3ksf4J_IqggUN7q_76lMI-ktNZXOjCXK6opV00ozeTf13oHM2Oee03Q1KU9BLD7n33mvAQV8MD7rzL6GbK7uZ4FmFKahu5nbsaOyBKYiPHnTYqh_gpKtUS6evq/s200/IMG_5147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284844089682055794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73maloGYz063tMPFJrBAArKFroOx0vUegaevcNs7aAlTFLOu-wp67MRgAycEA8_qtcGPyABnhihnAiMZs_ylQUdqUrfgNFwR9_cu7FlXC-montO4UHBZyGlS3c1ezgevo2MlR/s1600-h/IMG_5139.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj73maloGYz063tMPFJrBAArKFroOx0vUegaevcNs7aAlTFLOu-wp67MRgAycEA8_qtcGPyABnhihnAiMZs_ylQUdqUrfgNFwR9_cu7FlXC-montO4UHBZyGlS3c1ezgevo2MlR/s200/IMG_5139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284844085214037602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqi3wftWeNyK-pHcyf2R3YiizFcpvqGDsieH04hbmR4eXeR5KlF1kSWA6TlTXiv-hty_xtcQPEdbkRRruNxW4oRO6oFYoQ2t0RZp3KERNk3k7Q0BRmRKlpq7rdKYZKUT6hOF9O/s1600-h/IMG_5154.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqi3wftWeNyK-pHcyf2R3YiizFcpvqGDsieH04hbmR4eXeR5KlF1kSWA6TlTXiv-hty_xtcQPEdbkRRruNxW4oRO6oFYoQ2t0RZp3KERNk3k7Q0BRmRKlpq7rdKYZKUT6hOF9O/s200/IMG_5154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284847808824539778" border="0" /></a><br /><br />He's wearing a '30s-'40s Brown's Beach jacket, a '50s shirt, WW2 work pants and '50s engineer's boots. The only item that isn't vintage is his <a href="http://www.dappers.jp/">Dapper's</a>, a brand that makes reproductions as well as new but vintage inspired designs, cap.<br /><br />The Brown's Beach jacket is a very sought after item and quite rare too. What's special about the Beach jacket is the speckled wool fabric, it's like a blown up salt and pepper fabric.<br />Go <a href="http://www.grandberryjam.com/product/406">here</a> to look at better pictures of an identical Beach jacket.<br /><br />I guessed that his pants were U.S. Navy and so did he when he first got them, but he was then told by a U.S. vintage dealer that they weren't. They're just work pants, but they are very similar to Navy pants.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyW9pYyRQvMUM-Y5kiSCBUdM3mUNJrbRIDYJb0HURz6Oycj5NZ3h5u2E5S_7J6HlUQ6PsD9p1dph3Ty_Uss6cuxkOd0-LayaAWiZvcwV2ujzBMWkUbiDdr1iFd5Ah0O6VI5k6/s1600-h/14wii.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 140px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEyW9pYyRQvMUM-Y5kiSCBUdM3mUNJrbRIDYJb0HURz6Oycj5NZ3h5u2E5S_7J6HlUQ6PsD9p1dph3Ty_Uss6cuxkOd0-LayaAWiZvcwV2ujzBMWkUbiDdr1iFd5Ah0O6VI5k6/s200/14wii.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284848854955817650" border="0" /></a><br />What dates them to the WW2 era is the laurel leaf button that can also be found on Levi's and many other brands of the same era.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8l5nm44c3cdrl9k_Yp2Hu0eXRw3jSC2wS6D7GH14IAHLRG21tTyvTiB3FoHwfiaIK5hCmSiY9fi8IcC6eHVyF_OH8oTQ8YuNIS0wBBiP1VmgzCIEgEIxwPhyphenhyphenrggksrJEkj-1/s1600-h/IMG_5152.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8l5nm44c3cdrl9k_Yp2Hu0eXRw3jSC2wS6D7GH14IAHLRG21tTyvTiB3FoHwfiaIK5hCmSiY9fi8IcC6eHVyF_OH8oTQ8YuNIS0wBBiP1VmgzCIEgEIxwPhyphenhyphenrggksrJEkj-1/s200/IMG_5152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284844099683040082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thank you Daisuke!spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-13379948057409410172008-12-21T15:35:00.007+01:002008-12-21T16:03:53.524+01:00Harajuku Streets: Patches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ceUZpWakMJumsS8a1zFZZL9wf6G6YBRFOO68WFehKg7AGrSKMJku6sueyOEcpz4k4am2v4jexOqmduYpucpLWvIu5rtnGhdTm6cDvb1KhmOWGfWqu41XQkM00stXi3ugaJ7y/s1600-h/IMG_4969.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ceUZpWakMJumsS8a1zFZZL9wf6G6YBRFOO68WFehKg7AGrSKMJku6sueyOEcpz4k4am2v4jexOqmduYpucpLWvIu5rtnGhdTm6cDvb1KhmOWGfWqu41XQkM00stXi3ugaJ7y/s400/IMG_4969.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282252494833533170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Today I tried to repeat my last successfull vintage spotting by going to Harajuku to take pictures. My initial plan was to go to Omotesando street, where a lot of people pass and where pretty much all <a href="http://pingmag.jp/2006/09/15/interviewing-omotesando-street-fashion-crews/">streetstyle photographers</a> hang out because of this.<br />However, the streets were literally crammed with people and even though there wasn't really any space at all to take a photo, there were photographers everywhere. Outside H&M the line was also almost as long as before the Comme des Garcons release.<br />I've never seen Harajuku like this and I couldn't fathom why until I sat down to write this--it's Christmas, I just remembered! Christmas spirit is non-existant for me here, but I don't really miss it much.<br /><br />Anyway, I gave up and decided to head further into Harajuku, to Harajuku street where there is a cluster of at least 10-12 great vintage shops. This is one of my favourite places for vintage shopping and I highly recommend spending time there, but going through the shops will take at least 30 hours if you actually try stuff on.<br />Incidentally, I went to Lost Hills to look at a nice, thin Wrangler denim jacket that I was going to wear as a shirt. This shop is the one that <a href="http://repeattofade.blogspot.com/2008/11/harajuku-streets-ww2-levis.html">Inoue</a> showed me.<br />While there I saw another fine gentleman and asked to take his picture.<br /><br />His name is Shingo, he's 30 and a 'salaryman'. Salaryman is a loanword that is basically used to described the millions of identically looking, black suit-clad office workers in Tokyo and Japan.<br />Today he looked nothing like a salaryman and I bet he appreciates his weekends when he can wear what he likes the most, vintage.<br />Here's another guy that wears only vintage, there's quite a few of them here and it makes me happy to see.<br /><br />He's wearing a '70s-'80s Powderhorn Mountaineering jacket, a '70s-'80s women's wool cardigan, LL Bean Boots and unbranded, beautifully patched, light denim work pants.<br /><br />This type of pant has been produced by many different brands like KEY, Big Smith and Boss of the Road. The UFO rivets are iconic for this type of pant and era.<br />I would date these jeans to somewhere around the 1940s, but they could also be slightly later or earlier. Shingo bought them in this worn and patch state in nearby shop VOICE.<br />I have personally been looking for pants like this with bright orange stitching in a one wash state that I can break in myself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUOv-np0MASnOOQ9yT7K0akTzli0ZyEK1AD43i-YJNHBCuu-i3vNKgJ9ITyP_7ufBJZTXbNc9l9MNoVM1l62Ta2Op2ATzClwFEW_BInoH4CnykLud51tdeaoJLxWK8QE07bew/s1600-h/IMG_4960.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUOv-np0MASnOOQ9yT7K0akTzli0ZyEK1AD43i-YJNHBCuu-i3vNKgJ9ITyP_7ufBJZTXbNc9l9MNoVM1l62Ta2Op2ATzClwFEW_BInoH4CnykLud51tdeaoJLxWK8QE07bew/s200/IMG_4960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282252265649151362" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cIjvzPSYLZF23vdMeLLKv3VT6Z5iDHT0-TBr15LVz5wQ1LFhXYzRKESEJ7t_6U6u40Pn3E4NhjfgBC15YHA5ocgMKAx39ptjJrzDxMyPI8pZbI9xnLLQsH-K4rBPvYg5jwzu/s1600-h/IMG_4968.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ImhCe7KGDZtpAbn3r8NBf-o6opgQGUNliPz4U0aqH7pyuVbCFmbb8wQrRWl1iWgPZNw2ps-JHtIBLh0JBydsW_7fkXvxVvk0So5-i488fzUuyeJTv8KxgODg03cIO-idv0Vl/s200/IMG_4995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282252276454613170" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8tgmaPx8vKtyaSgtH-TlOXUgLBgTNEDbFrgJrOvRigGD6WHDdg-2NxL0KrwSrIipY_0GImLss53jDAe6Haw2Euzf_N3uDQNcbeuXN5S77HVJj2XXm7c8jdm_m8StcRoT5ITp/s1600-h/IMG_4982.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8tgmaPx8vKtyaSgtH-TlOXUgLBgTNEDbFrgJrOvRigGD6WHDdg-2NxL0KrwSrIipY_0GImLss53jDAe6Haw2Euzf_N3uDQNcbeuXN5S77HVJj2XXm7c8jdm_m8StcRoT5ITp/s200/IMG_4982.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282252275610113186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN75DDPBx_2n1eZgAXr2dDBPahPRk3wvBJIUddsWNNg5uceISVqgDuX43XaU84Qq48b2GamU5csqpMjBtDD5LTlj4u8iPfqd9wywR5fknMGQcy96VStv-0z8xJtMYdbItIscRO/s1600-h/IMG_4993.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN75DDPBx_2n1eZgAXr2dDBPahPRk3wvBJIUddsWNNg5uceISVqgDuX43XaU84Qq48b2GamU5csqpMjBtDD5LTlj4u8iPfqd9wywR5fknMGQcy96VStv-0z8xJtMYdbItIscRO/s200/IMG_4993.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282252378902068322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gX8tHOI5gdk8_vCaJklRPOUO5fIe8aJomTNggMBi2CDNVWOV9itOV-yTmtt51Cx99LTpNXncU5wdDfsaQHHG3AlcOucN_44-JuLZt844rIyt6F0okuSwqIbL6HWqE1TNF_Aw/s1600-h/IMG_4989.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gX8tHOI5gdk8_vCaJklRPOUO5fIe8aJomTNggMBi2CDNVWOV9itOV-yTmtt51Cx99LTpNXncU5wdDfsaQHHG3AlcOucN_44-JuLZt844rIyt6F0okuSwqIbL6HWqE1TNF_Aw/s200/IMG_4989.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282252376333774354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks Shingo!spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-27248908322396289612008-12-17T07:44:00.003+01:002009-03-13T01:56:06.058+01:00LVC 'Wrath & Dust' S/S '09: Men's **<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0FkA5f2hyphenhyphen0dANWHpOxDflto9zc06p73h_2GWCO37LmF9HC2zwyrWAt4Q_oy-V-fdFZUZbHw24JDJIf6ayGkPyeg0LTEq1RTgB1HVlQSRjwipenkmYira1WCfI69UMJa0Qbb0/s1600-h/tops.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm0FkA5f2hyphenhyphen0dANWHpOxDflto9zc06p73h_2GWCO37LmF9HC2zwyrWAt4Q_oy-V-fdFZUZbHw24JDJIf6ayGkPyeg0LTEq1RTgB1HVlQSRjwipenkmYira1WCfI69UMJa0Qbb0/s400/tops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280751870577023234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It's hard to find a nice white t-shirt today, especially one that isn't cut too modern. I wear a lot of white American Apparel tees because I could get them for $7, and am sort of happy with them, but the cuts are too tall and slim in my opinion.<br />This spring you'll be able to buy LVC tees by themselves, not just packaged with jeans like earlier seasons. There's a lot to choose from in regards to fit and era, but they don't come cheap. I think they retail for $60/EUR60 or so.<br /><br />We can now choose from t-shirts from the '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s and '80s.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cRnBQWBOAStLMhas0ovVhm73RsKvDi4h72O495WopuLNsBnNPbFeX3QD5aX_NuRLGeuEcT0h9AdupUs0lRdz_P9GnBjVNgr5Rz0SS_a_y3RFlqs970wC3oupEKQz5jceBkWW/s1600-h/IMG_0973.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3cRnBQWBOAStLMhas0ovVhm73RsKvDi4h72O495WopuLNsBnNPbFeX3QD5aX_NuRLGeuEcT0h9AdupUs0lRdz_P9GnBjVNgr5Rz0SS_a_y3RFlqs970wC3oupEKQz5jceBkWW/s200/IMG_0973.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278069371063010498" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-oJJixTOZcbCG1wR8zk0qlvC5q7eJqtJkiP1H16lzZRBWE3b5LKUP-98qltLUe-Ek5J9ViYK_vmRiEIjr0G4g0Qq_cZdHGN_h1038XQ7NtUsWLx1gD8KammA5h7YXPksV93c/s1600-h/IMG_0974.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-oJJixTOZcbCG1wR8zk0qlvC5q7eJqtJkiP1H16lzZRBWE3b5LKUP-98qltLUe-Ek5J9ViYK_vmRiEIjr0G4g0Qq_cZdHGN_h1038XQ7NtUsWLx1gD8KammA5h7YXPksV93c/s200/IMG_0974.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278069375450778370" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1920s Sunset t-shirt</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENP7Vw4vHayqlyMxlf_nqOWj_GQpFRoVwgP8XSsoj5HPXlbCbjPNxYlTGPGLDGyEBeG7NfU4QuOoKZMZv6UxQFmTD982t27cKz3HRrDoI6VhnoR7CUTO0sSE3iywQHPjZKrBx/s1600-h/IMG_1005.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENP7Vw4vHayqlyMxlf_nqOWj_GQpFRoVwgP8XSsoj5HPXlbCbjPNxYlTGPGLDGyEBeG7NfU4QuOoKZMZv6UxQFmTD982t27cKz3HRrDoI6VhnoR7CUTO0sSE3iywQHPjZKrBx/s200/IMG_1005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278069383064385906" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NmBWFj_JTalvDIv1AwKgTSrmmiVFlliKPs_5wXa6NVcJhD9aqQ3Ey8aJAXp6xXa1rRpgSVE13JMdi21NJt2QHNao2v1LOTr7O0pUh074k4yegTeBM43r-yNIlByf00yHUxK6/s1600-h/IMG_0998.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2NmBWFj_JTalvDIv1AwKgTSrmmiVFlliKPs_5wXa6NVcJhD9aqQ3Ey8aJAXp6xXa1rRpgSVE13JMdi21NJt2QHNao2v1LOTr7O0pUh074k4yegTeBM43r-yNIlByf00yHUxK6/s200/IMG_0998.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278069375643318722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Off-white cotton t-shirt with ribbed hem sleeves and shell buttons from Levi's higher-end label Sunset. I guess it was for those who'd finally found their gold.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1930s Bay Meadows t-shirt</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST_q20wPbZqoyoE2lQUTDWbVgkFE8xQlBKK5246jKxhufUL2u_oYlHeE_XetQEeOo9BSdtBigzVwg29lJem_a-amTZ-p1uC-ZXQ9b2MGLaiaHJdbahw_nJZ6I9FC41mNc0NgC/s1600-h/IMG_1006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiST_q20wPbZqoyoE2lQUTDWbVgkFE8xQlBKK5246jKxhufUL2u_oYlHeE_XetQEeOo9BSdtBigzVwg29lJem_a-amTZ-p1uC-ZXQ9b2MGLaiaHJdbahw_nJZ6I9FC41mNc0NgC/s200/IMG_1006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278086662858547986" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkxzAfd2jFxKEwo7oGZ67uVOIi098NNHjAGvZv1jpEAoNSS4M_Kfe7YfNGUW8glnv90ge-LJGPRRe7UtXVZIE_b6wkjUY8RcXVXtuKfj-K098fFWRuLEf_BEP9eNhf8vlx5SM/s1600-h/IMG_0996.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkxzAfd2jFxKEwo7oGZ67uVOIi098NNHjAGvZv1jpEAoNSS4M_Kfe7YfNGUW8glnv90ge-LJGPRRe7UtXVZIE_b6wkjUY8RcXVXtuKfj-K098fFWRuLEf_BEP9eNhf8vlx5SM/s200/IMG_0996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278083748965062114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thin, white cotton jersey with un-ribbed neck and short sleeves.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1940s t-shirt</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpyHIsJCeko5KsamBgjRUU4GSxqBnHU2b2IJHEcvnmhyIhVj3cmXkzvsocukkbpfu8L6Lzz3MyDZXssGjfaZY-e0sHaOZuM1KLZFPDsmts1KoQJbvk_oc1TZHvqsfsH2GywiT/s1600-h/IMG_0977.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKpyHIsJCeko5KsamBgjRUU4GSxqBnHU2b2IJHEcvnmhyIhVj3cmXkzvsocukkbpfu8L6Lzz3MyDZXssGjfaZY-e0sHaOZuM1KLZFPDsmts1KoQJbvk_oc1TZHvqsfsH2GywiT/s200/IMG_0977.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082789498083010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSzsQSDyCjMgsusWOo3lU3hiwZ2iQPVQx2xZyU1110Mpak42-bn1MwOJCRNV4qoSKZqz58gI06umOnoEU6Ts8K1XJ6ZD0-DDGQiez2t3Px8-VU1VKTkWWDNTCoBiRhTqCAu3j/s1600-h/IMG_0994.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSzsQSDyCjMgsusWOo3lU3hiwZ2iQPVQx2xZyU1110Mpak42-bn1MwOJCRNV4qoSKZqz58gI06umOnoEU6Ts8K1XJ6ZD0-DDGQiez2t3Px8-VU1VKTkWWDNTCoBiRhTqCAu3j/s200/IMG_0994.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278083739874559442" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuzL0z6z21K_uGZCFPfPjay2r8HT3s304-NqzBOmL_XiIbTxyRshXo2PD-8YcKnEd2dy3Rlct-H8GpGs72ZNjymQRR7aZNEr52oE12P2_qNh1j4IZk7L9Bkp8lQhvcBYxDWdc/s1600-h/IMG_1013.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuzL0z6z21K_uGZCFPfPjay2r8HT3s304-NqzBOmL_XiIbTxyRshXo2PD-8YcKnEd2dy3Rlct-H8GpGs72ZNjymQRR7aZNEr52oE12P2_qNh1j4IZk7L9Bkp8lQhvcBYxDWdc/s200/IMG_1013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278085213588750658" border="0" /></a><br />Short and boxy. The ribbed neck returns.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1950s t-shirt</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMutDftODqrH9Ku7DhU_VmVBnwvWSuhU3m6XEYAWuXtY_pMxo_FBn4DR4L7sTrCGpjkTae8dV-IOmPCKNWGwBXvECX3odCnV-UQzw-Yjg7QrLuYJ0JvKMcrbwCBttiBx1whWo/s1600-h/IMG_0978.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMutDftODqrH9Ku7DhU_VmVBnwvWSuhU3m6XEYAWuXtY_pMxo_FBn4DR4L7sTrCGpjkTae8dV-IOmPCKNWGwBXvECX3odCnV-UQzw-Yjg7QrLuYJ0JvKMcrbwCBttiBx1whWo/s200/IMG_0978.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082795332597682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJS0qT80a_bMi0J5wAaEt4_Y7WfqH29dIQE2uYEJGds2MWM7VpBL9H5kBkF17CtDHnazuV9PfcGDgapsDse-9USjl4aFJcybehyphenhyphenq_qtBSN5BGAnG42fstVN6hPaSyn2SYPZaY/s1600-h/IMG_0992.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFJS0qT80a_bMi0J5wAaEt4_Y7WfqH29dIQE2uYEJGds2MWM7VpBL9H5kBkF17CtDHnazuV9PfcGDgapsDse-9USjl4aFJcybehyphenhyphenq_qtBSN5BGAnG42fstVN6hPaSyn2SYPZaY/s200/IMG_0992.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278083734851686130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMLuaVsNMWqUHmIaI3R0Fu7NRAJU6_oZjXeH7rb9Awx3nVzyxsXqhwIS-eA3tuUeE4GkX4tz60EnCfdjTR6Ag2YZAUCIQA7tXRYP06CVg9Pv1ljXZTjRIFLxnLOgsAGdr2dlI/s1600-h/IMG_1015.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaMLuaVsNMWqUHmIaI3R0Fu7NRAJU6_oZjXeH7rb9Awx3nVzyxsXqhwIS-eA3tuUeE4GkX4tz60EnCfdjTR6Ag2YZAUCIQA7tXRYP06CVg9Pv1ljXZTjRIFLxnLOgsAGdr2dlI/s200/IMG_1015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278085221921734978" border="0" /></a><br />Now slightly slimmer and taller, with a neck that is slightly wider.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1960s t-shirt</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicD2Jtws1pC3brriNXSSyVDGcdcdfS-ShkLbeqwEGu6d0kws_HEbIq8wAF3Hxqob1yg60CmqNIUPUMc6ZRVSlB9lDllfqTvSCYU_xfFNmw6s9t-ykazRyB3-2gnCjScTgGxXI2/s1600-h/IMG_0979.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicD2Jtws1pC3brriNXSSyVDGcdcdfS-ShkLbeqwEGu6d0kws_HEbIq8wAF3Hxqob1yg60CmqNIUPUMc6ZRVSlB9lDllfqTvSCYU_xfFNmw6s9t-ykazRyB3-2gnCjScTgGxXI2/s200/IMG_0979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082800109669010" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHWw_fmLjx85VIQtOneu8Lahstt-KOgJezBfRfX3sHSTHXRd00XL-WJR8WmPA1TsHrFGxFF9rhQO6VJuFZ46MWOtTAQd_v92ibIng3e41iLtprOIjTXy7bLkdDAkreLRlCE73/s1600-h/IMG_0988.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHWw_fmLjx85VIQtOneu8Lahstt-KOgJezBfRfX3sHSTHXRd00XL-WJR8WmPA1TsHrFGxFF9rhQO6VJuFZ46MWOtTAQd_v92ibIng3e41iLtprOIjTXy7bLkdDAkreLRlCE73/s200/IMG_0988.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278083730019389970" border="0" /></a><br />Tight and short, small neck.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1970s t-shirt</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wu6_GsQ8x9S4T-w9NzmNZiugketz8BkJeFsmksU9yu_UTCjzcqZLYYHPKkTP806q-EDy7LsIoeXI6-ZA6XM1pJqYBivZz1nrJxp32RnJgJA-vzFqJc5S8LQV1brlh8s0MWdE/s1600-h/IMG_0987.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wu6_GsQ8x9S4T-w9NzmNZiugketz8BkJeFsmksU9yu_UTCjzcqZLYYHPKkTP806q-EDy7LsIoeXI6-ZA6XM1pJqYBivZz1nrJxp32RnJgJA-vzFqJc5S8LQV1brlh8s0MWdE/s200/IMG_0987.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082803380100034" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuRjCtrFkV-ep3BantyC00Pm_wAJvkyWBNeyU6rryiIEbGFAjiMGHWNcLtxDnMvyzNAThqfenSA9k2cOvaaIThOg2S3i2T_JdID1GjWuyAMOvusVfZF-1X8qO-mf1fqZZstzx/s1600-h/IMG_0980.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuRjCtrFkV-ep3BantyC00Pm_wAJvkyWBNeyU6rryiIEbGFAjiMGHWNcLtxDnMvyzNAThqfenSA9k2cOvaaIThOg2S3i2T_JdID1GjWuyAMOvusVfZF-1X8qO-mf1fqZZstzx/s200/IMG_0980.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278082803723199250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEjK2Lf6qW3k1Dym6ROUoravwTvXiArV8mapGhBPcji48XDyNgsWZb0ACS3oWDNcHvrozg2LF2Pd4bvLHAAIFgMZuO7zIvdni00tVTU31hS8IzmKrB7t6VirRPaS1HiMvKvI5/s1600-h/IMG_1020.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkEjK2Lf6qW3k1Dym6ROUoravwTvXiArV8mapGhBPcji48XDyNgsWZb0ACS3oWDNcHvrozg2LF2Pd4bvLHAAIFgMZuO7zIvdni00tVTU31hS8IzmKrB7t6VirRPaS1HiMvKvI5/s200/IMG_1020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278085230156277282" border="0" /></a><br />Tight and short. Ribbed neck and sleeve. Mix of cotton and polyester.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1980s t-shirt</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtVX4XBhydrtdR0EI53ShhiELuzzQWZDm1tHcxpJGyFlpxR6mHc8FCowIjHZWuC2ci0y1LF4cFtvugSjVyLQ63CWnQbd8cCnQZRAjFvOQFt5JKLY24rRUOuzUExZgE6MlmhI3/s1600-h/IMG_1026.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtVX4XBhydrtdR0EI53ShhiELuzzQWZDm1tHcxpJGyFlpxR6mHc8FCowIjHZWuC2ci0y1LF4cFtvugSjVyLQ63CWnQbd8cCnQZRAjFvOQFt5JKLY24rRUOuzUExZgE6MlmhI3/s200/IMG_1026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278085231035969794" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX2XnS5KEjaKgn02h0aUfXbctYIhLwvCLZov56ZhOp1IBGPm7D05jVuJyikgbA6IN6LWnSV5e4plAlyuUs62zz8LwM9teBpx09AoF_lmjViW9ctg1Y7RYojnDCS5MxC0Rf4Db/s1600-h/IMG_1028.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyX2XnS5KEjaKgn02h0aUfXbctYIhLwvCLZov56ZhOp1IBGPm7D05jVuJyikgbA6IN6LWnSV5e4plAlyuUs62zz8LwM9teBpx09AoF_lmjViW9ctg1Y7RYojnDCS5MxC0Rf4Db/s200/IMG_1028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278085937743377890" border="0" /></a><br />Loose fit, resembling the '40s shirt, with a wide neck.<br /><br />'I love you' is still my favourite.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Collared shirts</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSh_Y5gMxHJrYHWLfC81KnlFkF_qNyTTauZcdRtr4ee-XKsHFs8gE7nB9CfHL2pV5VK42kgdupj-VVlfE6tNUrdSH3vrPwzYscY7RaUkiQNlL5DcPhlV5M2nPMXEHjhUIMrYD/s1600-h/IMG_0717.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSh_Y5gMxHJrYHWLfC81KnlFkF_qNyTTauZcdRtr4ee-XKsHFs8gE7nB9CfHL2pV5VK42kgdupj-VVlfE6tNUrdSH3vrPwzYscY7RaUkiQNlL5DcPhlV5M2nPMXEHjhUIMrYD/s200/IMG_0717.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087193924350274" border="0" /></a><br />The shirts of Spring are a pleasant mix of denim, chambray and brushed cotton, in distressed states that I actually don't mind.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1902 Sunset striped shirt</span><br />The original was found in a mine in the West. Made in a soft, striped brushed cotton fabric, with a hidden button down collar.<br />It has the peculiar small left chest pocket that you'd think was made up design, but it's actually true to the shirts of the time, and the design was used by brands other than Levi's too. I wonder why a small pocket would be smaller than a full-sized one, though. 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I would have no problem wearing this, like I do with most pre-distressed things.<br />e-Workers is a small Japanese brand that remakes vintage pieces in a very limited quantity, and they have a <a href="http://www.e-workers.net/items/shirt_sunset/1.htm">Sunset shirt</a> in their collection. 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It had started out black, now it was worn, faded and torn. 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This shirt comes from Levi's old line Western Wear, a very descriptive name I must say.<br />This shirt is heavily washed and very soft. Comes in a Western Wear box.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4fgrRwX-7CYLO7eWU_AF5uzts2gdWmc0UP7xwuxZqAO76-Emc3TThwR6AVAfBOfcZ14L0UK20Zw7fk-5KkA3OuMKBEGzsSUawL1FZFum3fqiJaTkDMsFaPwVBI5OTERgBF8F/s1600-h/IMG_0690.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv4fgrRwX-7CYLO7eWU_AF5uzts2gdWmc0UP7xwuxZqAO76-Emc3TThwR6AVAfBOfcZ14L0UK20Zw7fk-5KkA3OuMKBEGzsSUawL1FZFum3fqiJaTkDMsFaPwVBI5OTERgBF8F/s200/IMG_0690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087183683901234" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8ztsUqHh5fubJUb0BWmvlTwjB5Y_qtZEWJsa6oQ4bFeiGqNISpOVYIg8TNVl3YRcS2DQ1REdz011ElRnmF9JcLliGxZn5mL6b_J-MEQ4bXVVgJ5a_HFz4mmUOjPcn-xRtipG/s1600-h/IMG_0696.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8ztsUqHh5fubJUb0BWmvlTwjB5Y_qtZEWJsa6oQ4bFeiGqNISpOVYIg8TNVl3YRcS2DQ1REdz011ElRnmF9JcLliGxZn5mL6b_J-MEQ4bXVVgJ5a_HFz4mmUOjPcn-xRtipG/s200/IMG_0696.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087183175702738" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u7iMmLBqJST5EL30Sdj3fqFdNakvavhUcfprOACIYU2qKJCWcTDwDGHK6V1FXb-n8L4GSJisb0vkPW6-5S7wXr1TFb47e5gRG7sMar5xC13abxP_BtomMMuQQcbq_ifCmyZy/s1600-h/IMG_0711.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-u7iMmLBqJST5EL30Sdj3fqFdNakvavhUcfprOACIYU2qKJCWcTDwDGHK6V1FXb-n8L4GSJisb0vkPW6-5S7wXr1TFb47e5gRG7sMar5xC13abxP_BtomMMuQQcbq_ifCmyZy/s200/IMG_0711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087186995388258" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLM7krVVI4QQ89v57ugSY_P7doAnHoXmEDLz_zRo__qnHi-sKz7befoDrA-3n7Q9oZTBqgtLL2B6DO-Dv7LLVWnksWbSRZ3YLalG2hmbPKmpnOMpe9h-E_j1w37PQrtCjNwNa/s1600-h/IMG_0708.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLM7krVVI4QQ89v57ugSY_P7doAnHoXmEDLz_zRo__qnHi-sKz7befoDrA-3n7Q9oZTBqgtLL2B6DO-Dv7LLVWnksWbSRZ3YLalG2hmbPKmpnOMpe9h-E_j1w37PQrtCjNwNa/s200/IMG_0708.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087189393695074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1955 Sawtooth denim shirt</span><br />Another inquisitor, but a classic one. Pretty much the same shirt as above but in a heavily washed denim. The last two seasons it's been available in unwashed denim but now we only get it washed. Again, the distressing is done well and something I can live with, and in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEDy4rtNUZkUj96AeqT7tf-ivmPjgP9H9vjCIMGsse9RDey05yy_Airlq_wtkaCA3FCJ-_w7dmW70GRZR-v5ZKCKLSHAPhNZeBdIfbuX433gnCpM8icquXml5L8nYlazNScLR/s1600-h/IMG_0722.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqEDy4rtNUZkUj96AeqT7tf-ivmPjgP9H9vjCIMGsse9RDey05yy_Airlq_wtkaCA3FCJ-_w7dmW70GRZR-v5ZKCKLSHAPhNZeBdIfbuX433gnCpM8icquXml5L8nYlazNScLR/s200/IMG_0722.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5279501185602963186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHTBU_MPdh5fexkL8Geh1brh8z8afqkPhyEN7_7_Q8ei-Stp_k2HAH7V5fi-25P3IyTSiCfU5iKlaMJefoMQx-f8VPfKpeY5CtWoot6e2nKFTQ-qW97pT1kXT7-qxqNOKd9Sa/s1600-h/IMG_0790.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjHTBU_MPdh5fexkL8Geh1brh8z8afqkPhyEN7_7_Q8ei-Stp_k2HAH7V5fi-25P3IyTSiCfU5iKlaMJefoMQx-f8VPfKpeY5CtWoot6e2nKFTQ-qW97pT1kXT7-qxqNOKd9Sa/s200/IMG_0790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278089272173457106" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5y8cDt2QeuGNKJPk9VWb_MGJKhsVi-Grcf-DZ7HlIS0PGnbXVbqHq4B0hnQ0fAv9POs1HzmnkdFnjfd3wcJW021iHONwqgzUHpdsU54f9mPesFZ7uXV1wPYwc8CMaH2GQaysB/s1600-h/IMG_0758.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5y8cDt2QeuGNKJPk9VWb_MGJKhsVi-Grcf-DZ7HlIS0PGnbXVbqHq4B0hnQ0fAv9POs1HzmnkdFnjfd3wcJW021iHONwqgzUHpdsU54f9mPesFZ7uXV1wPYwc8CMaH2GQaysB/s200/IMG_0758.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278087657088296914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1920s Sack Coat</span><br />More in the vein of farmers and laborers than the usual denim jacket, which was perhaps the choice of the cowboy instead, is the sack coat. 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Omataseshimashita!<br />This season there's a few new faces, and some unfortunate losses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQfD0DKtuOeyRPNZEYQUU0pJmOEGy9osNCWxDWC2a8J0B9OHZ4SnrgyvSbtLQ9IIjcRqNks9bWaVxkNDTyAXzNdUnbj60faMiOG-fI97qy_5Gwo3YkCejZLsKJt6aLJOrFJKc/s1600-h/IMG_0637.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQfD0DKtuOeyRPNZEYQUU0pJmOEGy9osNCWxDWC2a8J0B9OHZ4SnrgyvSbtLQ9IIjcRqNks9bWaVxkNDTyAXzNdUnbj60faMiOG-fI97qy_5Gwo3YkCejZLsKJt6aLJOrFJKc/s200/IMG_0637.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280029591595639026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPX2AotGKgg2Hg3oQtqkdE5a4wRsGObD_BUsbqHuvUgum61kjVFjr7bSSd-BM0c4KT-8bUp413duKl5QD7rtwoJF7A002MAUpPR_HQVCRgVVr5VKsMq9f_DT4cCAh9xMXoTjt9/s1600-h/IMG_0658.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPX2AotGKgg2Hg3oQtqkdE5a4wRsGObD_BUsbqHuvUgum61kjVFjr7bSSd-BM0c4KT-8bUp413duKl5QD7rtwoJF7A002MAUpPR_HQVCRgVVr5VKsMq9f_DT4cCAh9xMXoTjt9/s200/IMG_0658.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280029602261886050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0I_r5aRSVyVqukFSn-S3olpDv7Dg0BGScKpmfDvY7m1kKQSotgB2iRG6yx8QmeYysxXd_xJu0hfj_AlToZjQkPnrrpCS9rBFX-A8GRMYqTFHB11z41uWunfxAcjNgnxVpgsW/s1600-h/IMG_0654.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0I_r5aRSVyVqukFSn-S3olpDv7Dg0BGScKpmfDvY7m1kKQSotgB2iRG6yx8QmeYysxXd_xJu0hfj_AlToZjQkPnrrpCS9rBFX-A8GRMYqTFHB11z41uWunfxAcjNgnxVpgsW/s200/IMG_0654.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280029598664692850" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKCFevrzFqJBoPhWX5eNsRe11n3tsj-GSpcsoDjdXa-CVCEf03u_ri1f56sBC4KOpMi2LSss9EMQOzmsiveU-tHymXxLOYE-G2EppL-fgr_KJ70WugZkYz5Z-SbX0n6RHLan2/s1600-h/IMG_0651.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidKCFevrzFqJBoPhWX5eNsRe11n3tsj-GSpcsoDjdXa-CVCEf03u_ri1f56sBC4KOpMi2LSss9EMQOzmsiveU-tHymXxLOYE-G2EppL-fgr_KJ70WugZkYz5Z-SbX0n6RHLan2/s200/IMG_0651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280029596073973170" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We start with the first 501 in 1890, gain a pocket in 1901, are awarded in 1915-1917, gain weight in 1927, Act to help the Nation Recover in 1933, take a deep breath, adjust the cinch one last time and prepare for war in 1937, paint our pockets in 1944, invent the Classic in 1947, find zippers to be faster in 1954, can't at all seem to find the '55er, expose our ankles in 1966, Buy Our Exact Size in 1967, go back to the roots in 1978 and finally make our last selvedge jeans in 1983, now in 14 oz redline denim.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1890 XX 501</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcHKQiuqGHo_xLIUL-DQVnVnkDTKvHrBvcU8tGu9Yuya0WqrEArSQAHaw7Ycu5EmGtkFSZU1KYF9OFyvauvRrPdgX0vBrhXRCzcedMp-J_ZJCa1_Ei6epe6ZYaIYjWbc8c5iq/s1600-h/90.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 92px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcHKQiuqGHo_xLIUL-DQVnVnkDTKvHrBvcU8tGu9Yuya0WqrEArSQAHaw7Ycu5EmGtkFSZU1KYF9OFyvauvRrPdgX0vBrhXRCzcedMp-J_ZJCa1_Ei6epe6ZYaIYjWbc8c5iq/s200/90.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280746511969715074" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Made of the best 9 oz blue denim made, sewn with Saddler's linen thread.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">$0.75</span><br /><br />Before 1890, the top of the line Levi's jeans was simply called XX, referring to the strong denim used. 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXXrAMsNWaJlxDuYwL8qeXYXONqAF5P5_5i7sQZmx2ocuD0ah-fMwodKmyIds9FMD1bil4VnGzeLCZ81C4TAU4YCMgeob_mUi1DLvgBOMonYG7nL4ChwJR3K46ch5x6ghP1Ep/s200/IMG_1070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280033917127616834" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm very sad to announce that I do not have product pictures of some of the normal, raw denim jeans that have appeared before in the LVC line. I simply ran out of time looking at the new items. I apologise and promise to do better next time. I hope that scans will do for now.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1901 501</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpM6UUoiSVacdELfoQWX5r76rlKxrH0QPMQPyTSBHIxZ9vSQfd_i9Hnm2bEM8ekfC0DdBAtxFJ31492Il2S8DyfEBwC3Rm82bxRvAb49N6fBY1EG06K45nYo4AR0hGsD70b-KQ/s1600-h/Untitled-3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpM6UUoiSVacdELfoQWX5r76rlKxrH0QPMQPyTSBHIxZ9vSQfd_i9Hnm2bEM8ekfC0DdBAtxFJ31492Il2S8DyfEBwC3Rm82bxRvAb49N6fBY1EG06K45nYo4AR0hGsD70b-KQ/s200/Untitled-3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280748009246930370" border="0" /></a><br />It wasn't until 1901 that the 501 got its fifth pocket(so much for '501' having anything to do with the five-pocket jean!). I'm not sure why it took so long, maybe people really liked the diaper-look.<br />I wonder when the six-pocket jean will be introduced, the designer will surely be declared a genious.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1917 501</span><br />The 'XX No.1 Indigo dyed' received an award in 1915 at the <a href="http://www.sanfranciscomemories.com/ppie/history.html">Panama-Pacific International Exposition</a> and the 501 hung on to its award for a few years, imagine how proud it must've been.<br /><br />Of all the new additions in this collection, it's definitely my favourite vintage. What I like the most is that not only are the arcuates different between the two backpockets, but the shape of the actual pockets are different too. I think that they're more aesthetically pleasing than the 1901's backpockets because they're smaller and more rectangular.<br />I also very much like the short length of the stitching, at the coinpocket for instance.<br />The original was made from Amoskeag natural indigo denim, but the re-issue is made in Kurabo denim, which is pretty nice too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JHu9-FHkmXjQiFyQ3Ge27cu3woWk6Yg8rWQ2Yw5Iax1aA2gl5lUKUvgwIlQEuCholdPM3xcE1LWovzG_LHO6uigNct-TdiXnpyp6WTB5W7P6dLwm8T_NG9SseRm0jnS_wNzI/s1600-h/IMG_1333.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9JHu9-FHkmXjQiFyQ3Ge27cu3woWk6Yg8rWQ2Yw5Iax1aA2gl5lUKUvgwIlQEuCholdPM3xcE1LWovzG_LHO6uigNct-TdiXnpyp6WTB5W7P6dLwm8T_NG9SseRm0jnS_wNzI/s200/IMG_1333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280339579365217730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpucptF7xZ1_DdPB0gUJ1BTJ6MylYx9fto0mK9mcD4MLptvTP3AAl1iO7NE0PlgfvP2P0cfZPzYWr3t9_PlKlI2xDRUUs0DFxqB201lWlbi0umCa4jl3EEGa5_aY9NFd7EfzR0/s1600-h/IMG_1320.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6-sjX7fTL8O6Okda9cnV15eMXUH6tBRv6hHZpmHzadNTpKj35TB8LdlR6qMJDU4ocZolETN41or6G_jt4fjTmAsCygB-BDdt3yMaulf-wt3A0GstxpyMKSkjJgQq8CpqQCG4/s200/IMG_1277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280339313746516050" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-2FssCmSLJTJX_289xlu67JLyIklTgfX4WgdaWXB9RRuifH_leQEoAH74vpDpBUn7OL-iKztnjMLcxsf0pVx63O5hgIFP8OUN4Ol83smesa2Uoi8DDNjuLeZoViD0we6NI0n/s1600-h/IMG_1367.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ-2FssCmSLJTJX_289xlu67JLyIklTgfX4WgdaWXB9RRuifH_leQEoAH74vpDpBUn7OL-iKztnjMLcxsf0pVx63O5hgIFP8OUN4Ol83smesa2Uoi8DDNjuLeZoViD0we6NI0n/s200/IMG_1367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280345295816643538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1927 501</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURXCId2xgx8uebmvmXeZI_bKFWv_dntLLBy_bqgN9KgbMXqquGYZxCtfPuFuMJ692zbr-KGvomkngDwkRBx_ugfvrT8a-AJEu2gIBQnYId9k1zrvbCDZDgOx7txk2_3TR0O1y/s1600-h/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiURXCId2xgx8uebmvmXeZI_bKFWv_dntLLBy_bqgN9KgbMXqquGYZxCtfPuFuMJ692zbr-KGvomkngDwkRBx_ugfvrT8a-AJEu2gIBQnYId9k1zrvbCDZDgOx7txk2_3TR0O1y/s200/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280747997778031666" border="0" /></a><br />You've seen this before. For more pics, have a look at the 2008 A/W LVC post.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1933 501</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-g-X2NPv_EPk7zD1FnutFy5ILx-mdLouAQhh8rNZX63Me6BlldJp4nLF7LVBlGO3mWt-U1cdTkhyphenhyphenEbNYpT8YX0KxZO5RX_VnOEDNGx3UDC1DtRk7EpkzRzMksRO_1aLh8lKx/s1600-h/Untitled-4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA-g-X2NPv_EPk7zD1FnutFy5ILx-mdLouAQhh8rNZX63Me6BlldJp4nLF7LVBlGO3mWt-U1cdTkhyphenhyphenEbNYpT8YX0KxZO5RX_VnOEDNGx3UDC1DtRk7EpkzRzMksRO_1aLh8lKx/s200/Untitled-4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280748011742548402" border="0" /></a><br />The little white tag is the National Recovery Act tag. Levi's followed the rules set by Roosevelt's National Recovery Administration and were therefore allowed to use the tags on their garments.<br />Ironically, this act deepened and prolonged the recession.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1937 501</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_U-2CDS5c7lAYlfMDoWwgr-LPWElyZxQV8WUxUkJtq3LvslTbDl8nkfcblVjHdYhYIp5jwtuV50WlYB2vpWJ5cpAoJDZchrUDJ4U2cY_zwJ4HeOrMTldR56LtQ-hTxV8HEtq/s1600-h/37.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 101px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS_U-2CDS5c7lAYlfMDoWwgr-LPWElyZxQV8WUxUkJtq3LvslTbDl8nkfcblVjHdYhYIp5jwtuV50WlYB2vpWJ5cpAoJDZchrUDJ4U2cY_zwJ4HeOrMTldR56LtQ-hTxV8HEtq/s200/37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280754141474953922" border="0" /></a><br />The Last Cowboy. The suspender buttons are gone but the cinch remains even though it would often-times be cut off after purchase. Suspender buttons were still handed out on request, though.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1944 501</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFLn6r-TcpWbiv_zCYOhOeni55j-gHAK4crJH3sXn3e-lnNLbRh2nvCuSES7pcAkpsFv_-jP-9qAwEkZ9EP0-fyh4QkuVERRynf18ZUuJLzqzJqrCo0RxFiuYk-yP5Mv06vFs/s1600-h/Untitled-5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 106px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDFLn6r-TcpWbiv_zCYOhOeni55j-gHAK4crJH3sXn3e-lnNLbRh2nvCuSES7pcAkpsFv_-jP-9qAwEkZ9EP0-fyh4QkuVERRynf18ZUuJLzqzJqrCo0RxFiuYk-yP5Mv06vFs/s200/Untitled-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280748021091150850" border="0" /></a><br />This is my favourite year together with the 1944. I don't own a pair of either, but my Flat Head 3003XX are a '44 replica and I customized them by putting on suspender buttons, so I sorta own both, kinda.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1947 501 </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaelnFqliZHM6oQBvYBJQSgVUHCpqNwAb2Ivur5RLhhPQz8cnUdTpUBcdsr6MHA6pBDXXEYeFxa8fOvEAOspDDW8ScTJ7LaH7bPLqXhu1K_NU2xvlBAA7P7tJLAIWKsqpwtw3D/s1600-h/47.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 98px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaelnFqliZHM6oQBvYBJQSgVUHCpqNwAb2Ivur5RLhhPQz8cnUdTpUBcdsr6MHA6pBDXXEYeFxa8fOvEAOspDDW8ScTJ7LaH7bPLqXhu1K_NU2xvlBAA7P7tJLAIWKsqpwtw3D/s200/47.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280746502875738546" border="0" /></a><br />The most iconic of the 501 versions. I'm not sure why it's so popular, perhaps it's the cut, because it can easily pass as modern, compared to many other years at least.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Frayed Dry wash</span><br />This is a heavily washed pair with dirt and paint specks embedded in the light denim.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqU0hsVIDDIadNaDveVjLfBLV2qdpoe-So1_LO5SOf6pFJjzahEEt4RuKrPWijmGm5hjWK1AZyP19jzuEJqjskOLqhkcEjGYz3utoqtlIexBmP5thdE5JowvQFr7xGEPlBmT0/s1600-h/IMG_1107.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqU0hsVIDDIadNaDveVjLfBLV2qdpoe-So1_LO5SOf6pFJjzahEEt4RuKrPWijmGm5hjWK1AZyP19jzuEJqjskOLqhkcEjGYz3utoqtlIexBmP5thdE5JowvQFr7xGEPlBmT0/s200/IMG_1107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280356856940753650" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bLhmyM-9dI4PWs5DVcQpiMENt6RJleMo_Wc37EyZjvJ0H5QanZqi6roppuKk6Mf64vS1RB-Bgovk7J9FLjVN6X3lLlH-e25AfGS2uPIT8q6eupWvwARFXx7o-ptBH5SpeoSo/s1600-h/IMG_1100.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bLhmyM-9dI4PWs5DVcQpiMENt6RJleMo_Wc37EyZjvJ0H5QanZqi6roppuKk6Mf64vS1RB-Bgovk7J9FLjVN6X3lLlH-e25AfGS2uPIT8q6eupWvwARFXx7o-ptBH5SpeoSo/s200/IMG_1100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280356845535555746" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ0G-YYdZ9ZAYXdoHICpUhyBiQnLFA6I6mWwjIUzFen5H0Xu3kucse89YXVHDp-dYL6p5LeOzRvvCbWZeo-P-7HYpKGlCKbZOfakV9w10fx11yk3fdVlFugu41bUyvQ4yKzOU/s1600-h/IMG_1108.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ0G-YYdZ9ZAYXdoHICpUhyBiQnLFA6I6mWwjIUzFen5H0Xu3kucse89YXVHDp-dYL6p5LeOzRvvCbWZeo-P-7HYpKGlCKbZOfakV9w10fx11yk3fdVlFugu41bUyvQ4yKzOU/s200/IMG_1108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280356858853908722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46FoVPOlHURlmXZT3Z-nFY1aOhapvnDbVIdfcaLFKVB3KZCjIOFcDVGfi-WzS4K0jpA9cbYuorG0414pR5S6g253WQndjVU2m1RbvSQlmy0CYaUxtLPVRrlQRU9f_jMNxit0s/s1600-h/IMG_1523.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46FoVPOlHURlmXZT3Z-nFY1aOhapvnDbVIdfcaLFKVB3KZCjIOFcDVGfi-WzS4K0jpA9cbYuorG0414pR5S6g253WQndjVU2m1RbvSQlmy0CYaUxtLPVRrlQRU9f_jMNxit0s/s200/IMG_1523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282247851284930146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFYDZrXlirJYv600bN8DYhYLH9eQFJ4N2SzEgbl-EH0v-9hhI5pHjXBXYuIhxyqwA7R5nm0g_7YcPQFyCwkmyD4uJ4IDgTLt6UFBeZN2ndQL3oO-paUtMNJbbIKMhtZeglLKf/s1600-h/IMG_1514.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFYDZrXlirJYv600bN8DYhYLH9eQFJ4N2SzEgbl-EH0v-9hhI5pHjXBXYuIhxyqwA7R5nm0g_7YcPQFyCwkmyD4uJ4IDgTLt6UFBeZN2ndQL3oO-paUtMNJbbIKMhtZeglLKf/s200/IMG_1514.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282247834189885874" border="0" /></a><br />1944, 1947 and 1954 501 compared. Slight variation in denim.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1954 501Z</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZj2l2J-oDRXXTsY78GEajDvhQTrcCoWaSPPp8Z5Wfne3cx1gvAaeGcqvcwls_Ex20VicFl3IuA8sNEZFPzvbHjMxQyXoVv_5JmZLT1odu0qEMKR72RiHL2j_oENuhr5fi3nkn/s1600-h/54.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 103px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZj2l2J-oDRXXTsY78GEajDvhQTrcCoWaSPPp8Z5Wfne3cx1gvAaeGcqvcwls_Ex20VicFl3IuA8sNEZFPzvbHjMxQyXoVv_5JmZLT1odu0qEMKR72RiHL2j_oENuhr5fi3nkn/s200/54.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280746508987738498" border="0" /></a><br />The '50s was when the jeans first became an item of style, not just utility. It's evident if you read On the road(written in 1951), where blue jeans are referred to simply as 'levis'[sic]. Levi's and jeans were pretty much synonyms at the time, much like Rollerblades meant inlines and vice versa some years ago.<br />The 501 got a larger audience and some of them really, really had to go, so the 501 Zipfly was introduced. The regular 501 was still sold however.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Rootless wash</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXB3vuhLiwm9-D6UbAsrwko4tCmwrOWLMYeeBimvmG14WqQUihVoh4ci44MZ_DwfXGOEwp2jqFiUZItOfsk_9XQ8_xuDu2PxR-WUNYfJLpqoe7hY15vmo3_Yo8t_3S5jBjEf_/s1600-h/IMG_1114.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXB3vuhLiwm9-D6UbAsrwko4tCmwrOWLMYeeBimvmG14WqQUihVoh4ci44MZ_DwfXGOEwp2jqFiUZItOfsk_9XQ8_xuDu2PxR-WUNYfJLpqoe7hY15vmo3_Yo8t_3S5jBjEf_/s200/IMG_1114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280366790892258578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCB3DIBHlCVQs0IzwB7RSF6L1Qgxb8OFVwiiCyvwsK1xNqRawmdS65zO08FkBLNkg9urv2VD7RWfoy5Ay5L28ZZcjokD6Xh2WqP6uWxi57dv1PvGWsH_xkPTdHlctXoSEO2t4Z/s1600-h/IMG_1117.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYL0QVXSNUYf89ZTu-qQWnyVoGtCGU-KUxce59ZCZLedaolHNGgGcXGXPe1um8p486RMlxTcN5YXaUJab-9c7ti83fBR-y9jlvNNB0TDt90GJUQ9FQeDOxTKjJlktzSrpzVvfD/s200/IMG_1112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280366786078313426" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36KzXL26rfyNvEWNhBdXdHNpKLWjAOkPL_Xwfj38MUcFKqZ7kxPTRfVzw2ExUQdKHuyLgO5mb5SwDBWKCWeF3JH6OIfyIImOe-tq5tfURUhMY62iKDIFwrqGeRuEfDfiQ1KsC/s1600-h/IMG_1110.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36KzXL26rfyNvEWNhBdXdHNpKLWjAOkPL_Xwfj38MUcFKqZ7kxPTRfVzw2ExUQdKHuyLgO5mb5SwDBWKCWeF3JH6OIfyIImOe-tq5tfURUhMY62iKDIFwrqGeRuEfDfiQ1KsC/s200/IMG_1110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280366784674896210" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Nils thinks he's quite fit so he wanted to model these.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUmTTBC_piSacL5s1z89NC-Z2KQ2-vNt7mO6f5KA6efF5FILJmAVW-Y8UGzH0krVui_hQa2k-u48jv1SsLIgN2gKXb-2m1NZTZXhQKodU8HC0sSrHbQOIEJWYV636dK1DEsh7/s1600-h/IMG_1273.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSUmTTBC_piSacL5s1z89NC-Z2KQ2-vNt7mO6f5KA6efF5FILJmAVW-Y8UGzH0krVui_hQa2k-u48jv1SsLIgN2gKXb-2m1NZTZXhQKodU8HC0sSrHbQOIEJWYV636dK1DEsh7/s200/IMG_1273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280371425468045378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWSRvMndfEdllsFuIih-tjCSASP5GIkS12tRmvoZbPtxhM15aNYiR8_yq0Y53IUblQYV1fjFgmyy-Crnu2O87E4l9y2C3yda8KTFZ_IAfSJ8SYpqfh3fMXPIX9BtaymNEdDK8/s1600-h/IMG_1269.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoWSRvMndfEdllsFuIih-tjCSASP5GIkS12tRmvoZbPtxhM15aNYiR8_yq0Y53IUblQYV1fjFgmyy-Crnu2O87E4l9y2C3yda8KTFZ_IAfSJ8SYpqfh3fMXPIX9BtaymNEdDK8/s200/IMG_1269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280371414114042706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa3oAY2v4ZiJGCMlOmzhwFXtfp2IwjbrS7TpDNODa7-iXvcfQIorppr-HKogUpdAPMwMo3Q13ZOeMa_Q0l1-0hGSV7ZSZxEu-4cWrFC1a4jwtjsD5_8U8Kw3AOVDDDNnbB2sG/s1600-h/IMG_1262.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMa3oAY2v4ZiJGCMlOmzhwFXtfp2IwjbrS7TpDNODa7-iXvcfQIorppr-HKogUpdAPMwMo3Q13ZOeMa_Q0l1-0hGSV7ZSZxEu-4cWrFC1a4jwtjsD5_8U8Kw3AOVDDDNnbB2sG/s200/IMG_1262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280371417170041026" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6YEZrfOa_ClhcoDgZ0a1EQ9zatSVV_L0sGcK-U5xUf3uNr1hTlUmAM6s3TKlyO7EEvhLlufPpd1Uo27Y-hLj23UNVkBdaMtJ0lHKr5Sd_BMzHneEhVs8SozCC04NaxDyB1Hx/s1600-h/IMG_1259.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX6YEZrfOa_ClhcoDgZ0a1EQ9zatSVV_L0sGcK-U5xUf3uNr1hTlUmAM6s3TKlyO7EEvhLlufPpd1Uo27Y-hLj23UNVkBdaMtJ0lHKr5Sd_BMzHneEhVs8SozCC04NaxDyB1Hx/s200/IMG_1259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280371411738096114" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Unfortunately, the 1955 501 is not in this collection. I think that's a shame as it leaves a gaping hole in the line, fit-wise. The '54 is much more similar to the '47 if I recall correctly, just a little tapered instead of straight.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1966 501 </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW0Vz-zFNXg8WPSGTCdkAtaqMJaIvQJ8fqeK8cK3juQLYrSdyyoqmxvJpP2itRk8_Zx6_mt2BQaYCniLpWpE0U3e5oDC8WYf8BVEH34f40uXcwuz7xlq1IzrxWqXug87PulaG/s1600-h/66.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 88px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikW0Vz-zFNXg8WPSGTCdkAtaqMJaIvQJ8fqeK8cK3juQLYrSdyyoqmxvJpP2itRk8_Zx6_mt2BQaYCniLpWpE0U3e5oDC8WYf8BVEH34f40uXcwuz7xlq1IzrxWqXug87PulaG/s200/66.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280750218582293186" border="0" /></a><br />The rivet-covering effort in 1937 wasn't enough, saddles still got scratched. From now on the rivets were replaced with bartacks on the backpockets.<br />The backpockets are some of the more iconic ones in the 501 history, very rectangular with a shallow arcuate.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Roadside wash</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qrIRei0BFZOeuQvrd5B3DJvD2KtR05ic8YHHk0spUHY_QSX0Fhm24Ey3p5w-r2MFxTlVWnDvbYz99JRYku9ZzNheiUWaaQaWunDhZs0_Y6ey6Y1YZebfWdJol6c_Vs9mRkvF/s1600-h/IMG_1140.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qrIRei0BFZOeuQvrd5B3DJvD2KtR05ic8YHHk0spUHY_QSX0Fhm24Ey3p5w-r2MFxTlVWnDvbYz99JRYku9ZzNheiUWaaQaWunDhZs0_Y6ey6Y1YZebfWdJol6c_Vs9mRkvF/s200/IMG_1140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280368650593425042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhao7rNUmxZa5YKfaBI80WmdjsOrq05bcyjuTddBN5Kb8cO3adHhsihdSSpTk1vfRDWKedT4N6FI_yptqiDEnPYTRyG_lxolDL11_w4rvssDmMuoToQOLTYbuvTvf1p0QuhQQGG/s1600-h/IMG_1133.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh68Sb8MWDej3lEbUeOjiwSEmWaS1SYoXua0nb02bpVoA_1wFSjB_cqFRb60TC6SYh6NEK14hy-6nu48M9SOc5NPcGRK1lXHSWWWRXg_NnI9WpknRzlB53ZgJCaAxOZkvKDg26t/s200/IMG_1176.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280372527857197426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1967 505</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykTsVmzkGnlh1p9gbft1TSEcO98hwzQRhLjlHfu3r3pg0XVxZf5f7toq0vM5-ewnWt-en8lmj02Zfv7z_uoYqszNXcOOVRK19LfPcP0URQEy8uk51ngzMll_NLEeove2wJU7d/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykTsVmzkGnlh1p9gbft1TSEcO98hwzQRhLjlHfu3r3pg0XVxZf5f7toq0vM5-ewnWt-en8lmj02Zfv7z_uoYqszNXcOOVRK19LfPcP0URQEy8uk51ngzMll_NLEeove2wJU7d/s200/Untitled-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280751790831224530" border="0" /></a><br />The first sanforized jean made by Levi's was the 1963 551ZXX. In 1967, the 505 became Exact, too. The sanforized denim suited the zipfly on the 505 much better, since it didn't twist or shrink and thus wouldn't make the fly bulge like the loomstate denim had.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Golden Ochre wash, Customized fit</span><br />The leg is even narrower on these than on the normal 505. The indigo has wandered off somewhere, perhaps it was scared away by the mudd that now takes residence in your pants.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRqEgauX0zahtwqozosDOmzs6fQJOU_x_k7Wpx-TaSkCWfJ2ULPYMu10-RVQ1u0aTxheuo3KYb9KkwpthJ7o_7fbHrLaYVN_PXN1MskQ3_IWII6o8xSck9k9DEfkpoGZbklvb/s1600-h/IMG_1204.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRqEgauX0zahtwqozosDOmzs6fQJOU_x_k7Wpx-TaSkCWfJ2ULPYMu10-RVQ1u0aTxheuo3KYb9KkwpthJ7o_7fbHrLaYVN_PXN1MskQ3_IWII6o8xSck9k9DEfkpoGZbklvb/s200/IMG_1204.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280369739957801250" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gGgBkaK9PcDXjv3LJzBaMFZYYXngOTLGzQ085b6mqO2wxiZWOdQRx4GybzJegVm9VP8rWAvWUDfGlvBaHfGw4X4Lkaui-JKpp8lkExwKTF0Kog7jrESpmOqqPGIM51-8UeDB/s1600-h/IMG_1226.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_gGgBkaK9PcDXjv3LJzBaMFZYYXngOTLGzQ085b6mqO2wxiZWOdQRx4GybzJegVm9VP8rWAvWUDfGlvBaHfGw4X4Lkaui-JKpp8lkExwKTF0Kog7jrESpmOqqPGIM51-8UeDB/s200/IMG_1226.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280369765366533746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7DBRu6wpUL65Cl35HfeK6L-YkI-IQY0cl-pGcKj0WKioVblGxiIMkbZif47FnzotkwIW3f4-BFyhMcXcagHCQBEfB7wECgeBPwVjZMjDeVMrJTpDAGv1NDTQ0m5aFfid2qN7/s1600-h/IMG_1220.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7DBRu6wpUL65Cl35HfeK6L-YkI-IQY0cl-pGcKj0WKioVblGxiIMkbZif47FnzotkwIW3f4-BFyhMcXcagHCQBEfB7wECgeBPwVjZMjDeVMrJTpDAGv1NDTQ0m5aFfid2qN7/s200/IMG_1220.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280369767831860866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Jilted wash</span><br />The guy who wore in the originals sure wished he had a sixth pocket, 'cause his pockets were full!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sdMmpBv2BuB0PG9wGae6lq62iCp-dTVtjTYnjhRdCzUoHJpmh7KSXMiLztXWLrJjO7UDyjiQgRHnfd6uFruZaDj6bSGc-vJOY2DvKHuUrCVPoARcJEmbTY4rhluFZiUdBS47/s1600-h/IMG_1199.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sdMmpBv2BuB0PG9wGae6lq62iCp-dTVtjTYnjhRdCzUoHJpmh7KSXMiLztXWLrJjO7UDyjiQgRHnfd6uFruZaDj6bSGc-vJOY2DvKHuUrCVPoARcJEmbTY4rhluFZiUdBS47/s200/IMG_1199.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280370951334500066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMz86YggWCaRx09YVasIX9h-b0moUBY8G3XJQhmeboSaRwUuZagjNr3luKwvzjqP4SbU9YctPAb3_FWRTNtZGsIZ2Jz4hi1_Uz22oFHinGbCDhhaZaDqaR6nV3Dn-563s1OEY/s1600-h/IMG_1191.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMz86YggWCaRx09YVasIX9h-b0moUBY8G3XJQhmeboSaRwUuZagjNr3luKwvzjqP4SbU9YctPAb3_FWRTNtZGsIZ2Jz4hi1_Uz22oFHinGbCDhhaZaDqaR6nV3Dn-563s1OEY/s200/IMG_1191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280370937572719058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidplAUpqkDq6iYg1P2be7iZ8cYStBClepykcT6S3ztO7RtNPqwyWvyDDPiMJqYfpo8j4gnO8O1hq1o0zJYJY7R9Qjd9Mq_FDxn9bpV73qdGU5piKYQ9Mp0lQUsB0b6D4iCoLGR/s1600-h/IMG_1197.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidplAUpqkDq6iYg1P2be7iZ8cYStBClepykcT6S3ztO7RtNPqwyWvyDDPiMJqYfpo8j4gnO8O1hq1o0zJYJY7R9Qjd9Mq_FDxn9bpV73qdGU5piKYQ9Mp0lQUsB0b6D4iCoLGR/s200/IMG_1197.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280370943121837026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1978 501</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQApu0vJ_n-kUSROJg6XG9I2igj31SQGfROhtTIBDRIR8_KCcnIjGo8KEDFZxUfm6yrIur9tltTetGJ05AKNDw1qwhRM8eocankjhB9nfPzxbAi3LX88RWD8aDeflHXqMwq4d/s1600-h/78.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 100px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQApu0vJ_n-kUSROJg6XG9I2igj31SQGfROhtTIBDRIR8_KCcnIjGo8KEDFZxUfm6yrIur9tltTetGJ05AKNDw1qwhRM8eocankjhB9nfPzxbAi3LX88RWD8aDeflHXqMwq4d/s200/78.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280746513932960818" border="0" /></a><br />Levi's was deemed more pleasing to the eye than was LEVI'S, so this red tab has a small 'e'. It's still made from selvedge denim, 14oz at that, and the cut and detailing is much like the 1947 501.<br />I'm not sure if that's a conscious design decision or if these proportions just fit the time best.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrtcMGULaSYTEX1AA-K7Xlwd4mK2ewz-lWepWA9UW_EsANCUbuthMXOT72uZZc-dsyHGKaRnKtbvYxWTV2QWDAPnNeB9gRliEvs67azXcuRpEJcqkNmk6FI5pdH_SE_MPorgB/s1600-h/IMG_1391.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrtcMGULaSYTEX1AA-K7Xlwd4mK2ewz-lWepWA9UW_EsANCUbuthMXOT72uZZc-dsyHGKaRnKtbvYxWTV2QWDAPnNeB9gRliEvs67azXcuRpEJcqkNmk6FI5pdH_SE_MPorgB/s200/IMG_1391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280373020379330082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrcr6Tdcn5Z1uu7KWb2R1WE8jcywBLr2RgEPKX9INEnrUoW1Z-4MdQE9eEEEyOjM3Id7xyFvD6Gdv5H1A2ZjYu9hPkZncqakqg4v17YrJSxggQc1fWU0sqrdU6mlGu6rjJtjV/s1600-h/IMG_1380.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRrcr6Tdcn5Z1uu7KWb2R1WE8jcywBLr2RgEPKX9INEnrUoW1Z-4MdQE9eEEEyOjM3Id7xyFvD6Gdv5H1A2ZjYu9hPkZncqakqg4v17YrJSxggQc1fWU0sqrdU6mlGu6rjJtjV/s200/IMG_1380.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280372995994367282" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMQgjTZyoR5vF4uhDgP42iZttIA0sqHhReTLYX-kntuLvTQytsXFhBm-c4EB-WBZxChsuoicCCEFaFSPoOo1PyIVBFXtEGQ-2cx0qSSVx7M_rxTXVq9sx6Y3oaxgNcO6yd1m0/s1600-h/IMG_1396.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbMQgjTZyoR5vF4uhDgP42iZttIA0sqHhReTLYX-kntuLvTQytsXFhBm-c4EB-WBZxChsuoicCCEFaFSPoOo1PyIVBFXtEGQ-2cx0qSSVx7M_rxTXVq9sx6Y3oaxgNcO6yd1m0/s200/IMG_1396.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280379166636231954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJy67eHkpRS31fhDhKYz7blMVFoWl6yitGt3MT83LNsmhEjKRyvIp3q69NdTiafmd2opaqwYwGOpU0-_gIz4EgyISrO56nQ5DJRXrKeSAEtnXtseFHuiJkb2J72iP35G0OSVj/s1600-h/IMG_1389.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJy67eHkpRS31fhDhKYz7blMVFoWl6yitGt3MT83LNsmhEjKRyvIp3q69NdTiafmd2opaqwYwGOpU0-_gIz4EgyISrO56nQ5DJRXrKeSAEtnXtseFHuiJkb2J72iP35G0OSVj/s200/IMG_1389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280373016739809970" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1983 501</span><br />The Last Selvedge. The First Open-End. Endorsed by Bruce Springsteen~~<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPGgnRdMC_hPSplzoU5Bmp21pA6mz3jqgOBnl0mYGVX94aCYG2HYbQVhcFHCXe2pveQ69uIHr3UonTUh2vuATJoHSiyK4JSsxuJwyU9vLeKSfw4HmcsNHuG8EKZoa2EmgHfIs/s1600-h/IMG_1409.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwPGgnRdMC_hPSplzoU5Bmp21pA6mz3jqgOBnl0mYGVX94aCYG2HYbQVhcFHCXe2pveQ69uIHr3UonTUh2vuATJoHSiyK4JSsxuJwyU9vLeKSfw4HmcsNHuG8EKZoa2EmgHfIs/s200/IMG_1409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280379176393902914" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzcoKwfswPTIeEGhLH_ItJkChuhPHUARldkvpsfV6BavEMQhZJ4s89TedI0vw29J_SUOvOjaNRKy-jPpvuUdJi58e-CobibA5bl_clWP2ik5bYUzH_YkAK2g7UJTa2hzrJ4Bh/s1600-h/IMG_1417.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; 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width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKnUPHArokWEEDpRbho0Xn0SSYZ_VU9VaAgw7dozVHn24txB0MKo51QCtITCBp8dro9VivYTN9-tPHOd2l1J_m1KtsFX4NtVsvKHHNDh_xhhiw2nRKA4DXm3pNzCoTtJ3uBET/s400/IMG_4856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282249523820519682" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><!--START MERCHANT:merchant name OKI-NI from affiliatewindow.com.--><br /> <a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?s=139374&v=2083&q=85253&r=89727"><img src="http://www.awin1.com/cshow.php?s=139374&v=2083&q=85253&r=89727" border="0"></a><br /> <!--END MERCHANT:merchant name OKI-NI from affiliatewindow.com-->spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-44096246791825280172008-12-03T02:16:00.002+01:002008-12-10T07:50:11.280+01:00Interesting eBayEven though I'm in one of the worlds greatest cities when it comes to shopping, eBay remains my number one stop shop. It's great place to get older for less, and if you let what pops up on eBay dictate what you wear, you're bound to have a very interesting style after a while.<br />Please note that I'm only talking about the Vintage section, the rest I couldn't care less about.<br /><br />You already have replica jeans, so why not get another piece of history to match your 1873 XX? It's actually possible to purchase a high quality copy of the original 1873 patent for riveted waist overalls, given to Jacob Davis and later passed on to Levi Strauss.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYxc-6KWj6M08H-aU2Lm-8lc9OVb3uY7p2Wwu5ZSnwe2IVoLF9eAMyObptl9_I9fulr5zzm9V7U3-gb_dfH5xlx-tStNem3o08hCmK_hb9JTcXdlaM9Ak45XWsoEWFf46KJhe/s1600-h/Levi's-1873-patent-1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMYxc-6KWj6M08H-aU2Lm-8lc9OVb3uY7p2Wwu5ZSnwe2IVoLF9eAMyObptl9_I9fulr5zzm9V7U3-gb_dfH5xlx-tStNem3o08hCmK_hb9JTcXdlaM9Ak45XWsoEWFf46KJhe/s320/Levi's-1873-patent-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275369479106329346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj076wQsSjtnTUMQsV4rx9_Eqc81jPDIduANpSyoPyoQSVwlzUNdLG4Sq2ap59MVkpMP1ntPTRr3aql1CLYmuqs-mPOUEzSw5zzTDWp0vTNcUJX2RYJcaMvbub_v4v4A3CLjdKF/s1600-h/Levi's-1873-patent-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj076wQsSjtnTUMQsV4rx9_Eqc81jPDIduANpSyoPyoQSVwlzUNdLG4Sq2ap59MVkpMP1ntPTRr3aql1CLYmuqs-mPOUEzSw5zzTDWp0vTNcUJX2RYJcaMvbub_v4v4A3CLjdKF/s320/Levi's-1873-patent-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275369479304448738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/1873-Levi-Strauss-Denim-Jeans-US-Patent-P01C-NTP_W0QQitemZ350132340163QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintage_Men_s_Clothing?hash=item350132340163&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1209%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50">Go here to purchase your copy.</a> Then, carry it with you at all times, in your cherished single backpocket.<br /><br />Lots of Levi's lately, ne? Let's continue the streak.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfPEJ8Lf_d9zihmzf9Q4Lm1_WSBlpFr9rlygfFi414AYesTQcTJGPDwccOmDi7owCgAYU0x_xcV3MITDoAm4zYqeHayO1zWcwmkAw3nz2GURhApXC5UFrynx1D3Z_9uMSfF_w/s1600-h/6f0b_3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfPEJ8Lf_d9zihmzf9Q4Lm1_WSBlpFr9rlygfFi414AYesTQcTJGPDwccOmDi7owCgAYU0x_xcV3MITDoAm4zYqeHayO1zWcwmkAw3nz2GURhApXC5UFrynx1D3Z_9uMSfF_w/s200/6f0b_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275372303107137202" border="0" /></a><br />Women's Levi's are ridiculously inexpensive on eBay, regardless of condition. I've seen deadstock 701s go for $70. Right now <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=180310645326">there</a> is a pair of deadstock 1947-1951 701XX in size 34x32(31x29 after wash) up for grabs, current price is just $100.<br />It's cheaper than the reproductions, if you could even find a pair of them, and even if they weren't, they'd still be worth it. But could you bring yourself to wearing them? I personally intend to get at least one pair of deadstock vintage Levi's to break in, but I don't know if I could sacrifice a pair of jerky tag ones just for my own pleasure.<br />I'd probably get a pair of '70s 501s from Fake Alpha, Harajuku, instead and keep the old stuff for display purposes. I'm such a softy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguY8Je4X3gTxexgxUDYy5y7QjV2g83GM6-j-sZAaU-07tpHdXSWQ5JgL18MsiFAN9amo1XSnkMx8l2TEkNhdBJ8X3wzXWXt2Nd-s8IUMolleJdb18f7h7w1EsOFcKrsi6c20ZY/s1600-h/691d_3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguY8Je4X3gTxexgxUDYy5y7QjV2g83GM6-j-sZAaU-07tpHdXSWQ5JgL18MsiFAN9amo1XSnkMx8l2TEkNhdBJ8X3wzXWXt2Nd-s8IUMolleJdb18f7h7w1EsOFcKrsi6c20ZY/s200/691d_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275372296682029586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjvhVJX2mtPN4d54XRRgWOIwj4XQliOR_A21K4e3RUpSiMiENTUKuggbfaEeXVcUdvsHqqRO0ua7SaGUe9aqI_iW0RagUGeVTLjswaFkixLBSCmJRVHdalT6M-C4cjCN9yKC6/s1600-h/69d9_3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 127px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjvhVJX2mtPN4d54XRRgWOIwj4XQliOR_A21K4e3RUpSiMiENTUKuggbfaEeXVcUdvsHqqRO0ua7SaGUe9aqI_iW0RagUGeVTLjswaFkixLBSCmJRVHdalT6M-C4cjCN9yKC6/s200/69d9_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275372295155756626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0BYx8SQyHBr0AYtkYOiTCJ1oVaSISusToPA634G5Iq8b2mWNANuAzVKYsAbl_F2cEApENZnyyP_1T4omeO8rSyaq1Kfb5a0ShSFFD_Guz1kE9RKNMUM9InrNMmiXNktOiDv3/s1600-h/7066_3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0BYx8SQyHBr0AYtkYOiTCJ1oVaSISusToPA634G5Iq8b2mWNANuAzVKYsAbl_F2cEApENZnyyP_1T4omeO8rSyaq1Kfb5a0ShSFFD_Guz1kE9RKNMUM9InrNMmiXNktOiDv3/s200/7066_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275372306863212514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TsIAZ-09yhe4I_F1_CDsx9Lyyq2SoWKbyfsqHO9wUIiz6XYiMY6R7Fb38WxMq31mtB5fnvDmyBxI_qOtP0uDlWMQCInKH4fdJYmbx2WbNOafcy2dNxhm_LEom3xCGeUVQaib/s1600-h/716a_3.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TsIAZ-09yhe4I_F1_CDsx9Lyyq2SoWKbyfsqHO9wUIiz6XYiMY6R7Fb38WxMq31mtB5fnvDmyBxI_qOtP0uDlWMQCInKH4fdJYmbx2WbNOafcy2dNxhm_LEom3xCGeUVQaib/s200/716a_3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275372305669747330" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Good luck shopping!spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-34238706811622577052008-11-27T01:15:00.001+01:002008-11-27T01:47:33.514+01:00Harajuku streets: WW2 Levi'sYesterday I was riding the subway to Harajuku and I noticed this fine gentleman who was exquisitely dressed. He was wearing a heavy sweatshirt that looked like it could be vintage, even though it was in great condition, together with some mid-blue jeans that were vintage Levi's or Levi's replica.<br />The jeans had not so distinct fading but very nice texture and a few stains and repairs here and there.<br /><br />He got off at Harajuku too and while standing behind him in the escalator I got a chance to have a closer look at his jeans. I noticed the crooked stitching on the backpockets and the curved shape of them and that there was no trace of an arcuate at all. They were real World War II Levi's!<br /><br />It's a rare sight to see these worn, even though it does happen from time to time in Harajuku, so inquisitive me stopped him and asked to take his picture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGjPw5yCRnyR6muoljJN-1_t792s9txRkq0ek_pceHFmBvEm8Hg_k5a_Ko-zlyMw0UfgLVv-2yTbrqEQi5c7LE2DiSurNsl-EbNXtSwMrw-JjArjt7AqyX5dX_-Gc-zSVacvD/s1600-h/IMG_4538.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPGjPw5yCRnyR6muoljJN-1_t792s9txRkq0ek_pceHFmBvEm8Hg_k5a_Ko-zlyMw0UfgLVv-2yTbrqEQi5c7LE2DiSurNsl-EbNXtSwMrw-JjArjt7AqyX5dX_-Gc-zSVacvD/s200/IMG_4538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273128144561086194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuRHubkkrOS5I8Fl-UrfdN0DKZM2PAFZJQNa-vbzu5XNCz4IBQUK9HY2XH09eJTtiaRdd8CqNO3oCYBs97Pnvh6VOW2IsernoWGLYpcZ3f2YEXn9hG7x7SBjcoMClYbRsdkKu/s1600-h/IMG_4541.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEuRHubkkrOS5I8Fl-UrfdN0DKZM2PAFZJQNa-vbzu5XNCz4IBQUK9HY2XH09eJTtiaRdd8CqNO3oCYBs97Pnvh6VOW2IsernoWGLYpcZ3f2YEXn9hG7x7SBjcoMClYbRsdkKu/s200/IMG_4541.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273128144176628594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNRpgvrvqrLy0JLs9nWESPmi0qPvMKiIv_0HeOCU4XpNkWitrj8l7PGmYIv1LGNtGVMyFkzbmKNENK42byIbKTeMMUU7vDHdAb8TdQHJpQJVsgRSQTed79rHzAn7EcrSD4r-M/s1600-h/IMG_4553.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNRpgvrvqrLy0JLs9nWESPmi0qPvMKiIv_0HeOCU4XpNkWitrj8l7PGmYIv1LGNtGVMyFkzbmKNENK42byIbKTeMMUU7vDHdAb8TdQHJpQJVsgRSQTed79rHzAn7EcrSD4r-M/s200/IMG_4553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273127696323223474" border="0" /></a><br />Mid picture: notice the crooked stitching on the coinpocket. Also, look at the long vertical yellow stitch that connects the back piece with the front piece at hip level. Ryo from Ooe Yofukuten & Co. taught me that you can use this seam to date Levi's--on pre-50s Levi's it will reach below half the height of the backpocket, but on later Levi's it is shorter and ends at about 1/3 of the backpocket.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23bLh5eRZLgtwo2uv5lZCddjyeUpAGjNQAFjNSU0OBFc1_TrNDMsIsFDdZ9MSqicu35P_surI_RkLFlPASG6xqnpz4r38K-9tKZMiZMjZF9x9v4TC2tG1Pg2RgeGmOvcGDCys/s1600-h/IMG_4557.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj23bLh5eRZLgtwo2uv5lZCddjyeUpAGjNQAFjNSU0OBFc1_TrNDMsIsFDdZ9MSqicu35P_surI_RkLFlPASG6xqnpz4r38K-9tKZMiZMjZF9x9v4TC2tG1Pg2RgeGmOvcGDCys/s200/IMG_4557.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273127685044907778" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gmEHZO8Ylgv8dPINfs0zuHl71WimuLyKRSJBvlQNZDVeHc2HiFqLYxOwWNM_6DGbPsgQ0gcJHbdPc3OWn5ZX5SNO53znvTZ-foDE3IFHPSy5fd5OuC3VYT9Ho9ltO-IK1Ure/s1600-h/IMG_4559.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gmEHZO8Ylgv8dPINfs0zuHl71WimuLyKRSJBvlQNZDVeHc2HiFqLYxOwWNM_6DGbPsgQ0gcJHbdPc3OWn5ZX5SNO53znvTZ-foDE3IFHPSy5fd5OuC3VYT9Ho9ltO-IK1Ure/s200/IMG_4559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273127670844708226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirK0ncBkYRJgBTAqxDVk6EmHkQbnuS3FwOwnK-2Bihp50J4Vxh7wcEaFc_VcbUbI2uogZzmCCVAY-0My71h6S3Ucvub7zbMtKfIAD96gz4Kujmad53fpgHQE8MUxKCAHvAImYD/s1600-h/IMG_4549.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirK0ncBkYRJgBTAqxDVk6EmHkQbnuS3FwOwnK-2Bihp50J4Vxh7wcEaFc_VcbUbI2uogZzmCCVAY-0My71h6S3Ucvub7zbMtKfIAD96gz4Kujmad53fpgHQE8MUxKCAHvAImYD/s200/IMG_4549.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273127696357797554" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnLU610FmJ4LSJnOI-fovxqHeTg-fFNgCZfJXKSDE8ZmDD7HUovjnfuc9V_-m6NR0WIg47D80jZ8eciyANT9CpB5Rggb428tc5hLYGTGHjpvlkcJsoISOOq0YTg8PVqAAS_1-/s1600-h/IMG_4554.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnLU610FmJ4LSJnOI-fovxqHeTg-fFNgCZfJXKSDE8ZmDD7HUovjnfuc9V_-m6NR0WIg47D80jZ8eciyANT9CpB5Rggb428tc5hLYGTGHjpvlkcJsoISOOq0YTg8PVqAAS_1-/s200/IMG_4554.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273127691823672706" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwz42-wb-QUolcrgCSZ53kVHBn9ajua4OkR2mfeq2mL3pmIZ3-KBbeWy80bywmiiN7lBKkQybTCsGBS2n0ol1Kx5z-LRoOXxfn5_uKTFdUIOIL0t69GFmKqArQCA2m1aiXFB0/s1600-h/IMG_4548.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTwz42-wb-QUolcrgCSZ53kVHBn9ajua4OkR2mfeq2mL3pmIZ3-KBbeWy80bywmiiN7lBKkQybTCsGBS2n0ol1Kx5z-LRoOXxfn5_uKTFdUIOIL0t69GFmKqArQCA2m1aiXFB0/s200/IMG_4548.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5273128148349424642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />His name is Inoue Satoshi, he's 24 and a carpenter. No, don't be afraid, he doesn't wear these jeans to work!<br />He had been interested in vintage clothing for about ten years, since he was a little kid. Nowdays he wears vintage almost exclusively.<br />In his bag he had another pair of Levi's, 1947-1951s, in a similar state as the jeans he was wearing, and a vintage leather jacket and some other vintage garments.<br />The sweatshirt he was wearing was 1950s vintage.<br /><br />His favourite vintage stores were BerBerJin(likewise), Santa Monica and Lost Hills, which I actually hadn't been to before since it's on a small street off Harajuku street. It's a nice store that deals with 50s-80s, mostly American but also some European, vintage clothing, with fair prices.<br /><br />And yeah, in case you wonder about the prices of vintage Levi's in Tokyo, these jeans cost 300,000 yen or about $3,000.<br /><br />Thanks, Inoue!spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-28171379797702995732008-11-24T06:11:00.002+01:002009-03-13T01:56:34.593+01:00LVC 'Wrath & Dust' S/S 2009: Ladies first<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFnzIskEoLawScz0cmBiduZX4jN-Qk_hg2mxG6ryZw5CeoDlpdOb6k60pe_sRSaL7okqNiywEbJryh8qUAjx8uadRMcibRp8CiezstDluYyYyPTLTlfpnGXbbPeKp-3Vlrlbq/s1600-h/IMG_4430.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaFnzIskEoLawScz0cmBiduZX4jN-Qk_hg2mxG6ryZw5CeoDlpdOb6k60pe_sRSaL7okqNiywEbJryh8qUAjx8uadRMcibRp8CiezstDluYyYyPTLTlfpnGXbbPeKp-3Vlrlbq/s400/IMG_4430.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272200847191978722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The year of 2008 is nearing its end, and with it the LVC 2008 A/W collection, if there's anything left of it in stores! It's an entirely good thing, and I'm sure the fall items will be loved for many years to come, because with the new year comes a new collection from Levi's Vintage Clothing!<br /><br />It's time to present what is decidedly, most definitely, without a shadow of doubt, money back-guaranteed the best LVC collection ever!!<br />I looked at it in August and was overwhelmed. Until now I could only remember my feelings and impressions about the collection clearly, and not so much the actual pieces.<br />When I looked through my photos again, it was the same thing over again.<br />I don't mind hyping this collection because it really is this good, with a few exceptions.<br />The 2008 A/W was the first time I really felt that Levi's could compete with Warehouse and other Japanese brands in terms of finishes and fabrics, and this spring Levi's is doing it again, but on a larger scale and maybe even a little better.<br /><br />I'm fairly sure that my readers are mostly male so I decided to start with the women's line. Completely nonsensical, you say! Later I'll show you the men's line and the newly introduced Orange Tab collection.<br /><br />The collection is based on the Depression era and the 'Dust Bowl' time that followed it and continued to plague farmers in the U.S.<br />Might as well just have you read Levi's own story, I've got a headache:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdqCIyub3ilzWFJmuDHhDei2LnrZPJGHfO3u2BtZS0LdXw9TAIgviSO8UQO6_qTmAopEcvUfn9Jsc4XUtzAHPjBFmnLMbQGSSLcf6ypSAIaJZaU869yV0RLw3bgyw1cZSnZ3C/s1600-h/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdqCIyub3ilzWFJmuDHhDei2LnrZPJGHfO3u2BtZS0LdXw9TAIgviSO8UQO6_qTmAopEcvUfn9Jsc4XUtzAHPjBFmnLMbQGSSLcf6ypSAIaJZaU869yV0RLw3bgyw1cZSnZ3C/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272114348872288098" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay, let's go!<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1Osal3iKMMe4hAF8dEBULjixf6aZA8YcgMHkwNhR-dUHjqbgiWnVkYiST_9_8PCGyN9iN1LWWdVSg5IsEtlaF_3AnIbc_URuf-0AF5dv_3ZsWPK7RTycTo64dkgnjE1iyUZs/s1600-h/IMG_4470.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis1Osal3iKMMe4hAF8dEBULjixf6aZA8YcgMHkwNhR-dUHjqbgiWnVkYiST_9_8PCGyN9iN1LWWdVSg5IsEtlaF_3AnIbc_URuf-0AF5dv_3ZsWPK7RTycTo64dkgnjE1iyUZs/s400/IMG_4470.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272114522091210738" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lot 66 Bib and Brace Customized, Haystack</span><br />Based on an original engineer's garment from around 1912. Comes with seven pockets, including a ruler pocket.<br />Elastic suspenders and donut buttons.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2ag28Fb8SuWCsEfW7KweXwxFDh7JaktW7N3AhS-ED1PNT7hCr5fbqVt2ODDlkRL5GzyB57Vyuki30Anf1XWS1z3aeS0ha532XUuORFn-BFNyIK-nyIK25N2-mcbsv9vN_nD5/s1600-h/IMG_1960.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2ag28Fb8SuWCsEfW7KweXwxFDh7JaktW7N3AhS-ED1PNT7hCr5fbqVt2ODDlkRL5GzyB57Vyuki30Anf1XWS1z3aeS0ha532XUuORFn-BFNyIK-nyIK25N2-mcbsv9vN_nD5/s200/IMG_1960.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272192190287120450" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohxnZ7xfXVa7Ue_qrLtFQC4dxbQ_eT4Z-YcgUxaW4FLrNJsup4l11X0WWzJDGIF7r3e4EeHrfZuN1Z6TXeS8nCGaCgXrbAmk7V7fT_xr5B1YUH3K7Ca0_mp_ebeIw_aicx5zo/s1600-h/IMG_1970.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwnq8zYnUDfbx2iwLdV3TLZT-GGFKhMnAg3T9ZGZiN-BjCh_QyvrvWRQYGEySylXa3VBQJJUdNcJvlQqRQrq1c3-btyM9T8kbRVNlTX2eJ2agDelJHYL5nH4jBaqv9aYLq2Kp/s200/IMG_1985.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272191838072742034" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1933 501 Short short, Hard and Angry<br /></span>A wonderful pair of men's jeans that were worn hard and then taken over by the girlfriend, and repaird with the cut off denim after the jeans had been transformed into shorts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ8DxycmPj4o1_CC1c-ttBuxWojIpNjYMoN7_SFZeJzE5nACMPaBrIhlXRT_-2mxNZvnQuTizeUuMzp4iXqVKjZcNmG0XnyAWB4crPd_9GCMr0iMxQDvKlc6dQvt-GEZ7qmz8/s1600-h/IMG_1844.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrZ8DxycmPj4o1_CC1c-ttBuxWojIpNjYMoN7_SFZeJzE5nACMPaBrIhlXRT_-2mxNZvnQuTizeUuMzp4iXqVKjZcNmG0XnyAWB4crPd_9GCMr0iMxQDvKlc6dQvt-GEZ7qmz8/s200/IMG_1844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272188639069888962" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjniIMeoR6tw1wjxOOc32CyQkLmc3_te_i5OH7CQMpC7aZ80q2708DDlzn9T5ycH8lNBdkvSXMqEPW_qo7Pi7ptS0BYZHu-SbK7hEA8eVFQUDac189WFySHLAa-j6paFxgu2LFY/s1600-h/IMG_1850.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe_CAEN9V0Jtp8-chkuYyeVj9HyJMXRkEKpMHegb-oyDbIPOclgUS2Bsp4PkmCkPaO7laCW1SNakFcgv75U5YXn2HrOgsW1E81eM-1Pdk7geqK_Nrle581f5hlAhdXkj0vcOYM/s200/IMG_1880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272188187895050610" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1937 701 Onewash<br /></span><span>The 1934-37 701 was the first Levi's jeans made specifically for women. 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width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jQls0p2QDU16RWdeZ2J1idmyLspi4WR3jIP12yfXHZnyxb32lRHOowZkH736w2sSfY8Etzb6_2hWSY6FPytnAQ46o5qawHJX84r0Wh1Z_GT6fSMqFv5lLrUR-tylobjxpTbL/s200/IMG_1719.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272174370750539730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">1950's 701, Shut Tight</span><br />The 701s of the fifties came with a zipfly, unlike the 501 that had a buttonfly, and a pink selvedge. 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width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZGDz-qLPAVK1HI7ipXlkK_cPZOGxAJCGaoU19yeWyIQm6L5zPMz0JVJ5xbX1f7myzzClEqiiOivPMzSSNppiC1W_zqQ1BjvXPFaQJ7WwEOm73vCxYJBlh3WXJGCiHyCg3-2aJ/s200/IMG_1822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272184228751808290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Used my Flat Heads as a reference when looking at the denim.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1K9bADdWuqprNoES9kuOVZicgkigz7EX0l8HAY5IGU0G6CBjsDwDm5K7fzWqFc3hxT8wvhweg34PikBqNH0Xzn5rPtySleejqNdEQwX4sWV-XP9qqKC4QwppfdO2GbQGYG6w/s1600-h/IMG_1826.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB1K9bADdWuqprNoES9kuOVZicgkigz7EX0l8HAY5IGU0G6CBjsDwDm5K7fzWqFc3hxT8wvhweg34PikBqNH0Xzn5rPtySleejqNdEQwX4sWV-XP9qqKC4QwppfdO2GbQGYG6w/s200/IMG_1826.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272184225480836866" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjdR6pDjBuD3DkLoo8LJJIWD-JXUjGzCVbH0Hw9x6Po5BGvjWXtGNINzU6WeHNyMyAGjfMRH51tedRl4L9P2IpZOEEryGysTl8YybBLKbWBa1giU4NXdFVtERrZDm0MGMuvdo/s1600-h/IMG_1834.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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With button front.<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVcz-GEXpK3iTvBLEc8lDP-CelYD9Hg6OJ0NbP-dM9F7bDAICuslbF7HiOo3dan_I4w6gCCkhJ2qaccXUbLLA71qGzDoGeS0qYTuQ8mGl1l9DlcyXG98jEFop5RR_OEWYYZHl/s1600-h/IMG_4459.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDVcz-GEXpK3iTvBLEc8lDP-CelYD9Hg6OJ0NbP-dM9F7bDAICuslbF7HiOo3dan_I4w6gCCkhJ2qaccXUbLLA71qGzDoGeS0qYTuQ8mGl1l9DlcyXG98jEFop5RR_OEWYYZHl/s200/IMG_4459.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272194292940837922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunset Chambray Shirt Customized, Last Rain</span><br />Originally a men's shirt in XL. Worn out, cut off, pleated for femininity.<br />Repairs don't get much better than this. 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I actually tried it on and it fit me very well in my usual size. I'm getting this one for sure!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6C3k2KkT3cxY08kLFlw0LMm1SB3WsYQiU6KqkkgOdiZRWweGDwqXB_QgJCFKXHx83gHi6dDL7oupn4_2YjUwoiuQBsBa5FYCafVhQ-FE1XCetCdlX44dEOfemZGscBjq9ZPk-/s1600-h/IMG_2135.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6C3k2KkT3cxY08kLFlw0LMm1SB3WsYQiU6KqkkgOdiZRWweGDwqXB_QgJCFKXHx83gHi6dDL7oupn4_2YjUwoiuQBsBa5FYCafVhQ-FE1XCetCdlX44dEOfemZGscBjq9ZPk-/s200/IMG_2135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272194954819590146" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-nj8cxW_CeJnddtpRrKNIiyXGlLdKCxcnEow288ZT-Oq48WpBjUjzSqrOKVw_f5hppgqiXAX_dswJedGCWtiIK4Ww5h1YztYClrqSCwsYg5YSsEzjg8i2V3MA2pGSI3fqFAt/s1600-h/IMG_2137.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-STGRu4tiAQtcodg1v4d-13Z-ndP7QFnPElb_TQKOAmaK4N7nmKKJ6qVGuZL0KlG1lxF9Mk1uN0khOZYPol30wMJ4_gEeJCd5G5JQhVqkmK_eUxNStqmSN76_bef5pB40qNFO/s400/IMG_4443.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272200842918752626" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Please keep itching for my next LVC update!<br /><br /><!--START MERCHANT:merchant name OKI-NI from affiliatewindow.com.--><br /> <a href="http://www.awin1.com/cread.php?s=139374&v=2083&q=85253&r=89727"><img src="http://www.awin1.com/cshow.php?s=139374&v=2083&q=85253&r=89727" border="0"></a><br /> <!--END MERCHANT:merchant name OKI-NI from affiliatewindow.com-->spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-6241344902986544352008-11-03T03:08:00.003+01:002008-11-08T06:39:01.481+01:00Ooe Yofukuten & Co.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqeY-sHYAGOWJOro6BXMaorQESoODeYRE55SqOltEtFqKTeAyXM0uhc3hL_q0l2YmiuutCLZx3IR2oL3G2Cn7Po1BBmiDUYrASkQum66Dypd0c4jwUWkIsiRt19sfj6xilNaZ/s1600-h/20080709184249.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfqeY-sHYAGOWJOro6BXMaorQESoODeYRE55SqOltEtFqKTeAyXM0uhc3hL_q0l2YmiuutCLZx3IR2oL3G2Cn7Po1BBmiDUYrASkQum66Dypd0c4jwUWkIsiRt19sfj6xilNaZ/s400/20080709184249.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266148205441100482" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Since coming to Tokyo, I actually haven't bought more than one pair of jeans. There are a few different reasons for this, but the biggest one is Ooe Yofukuten & Co. I bought a pair of their AG1101XX jeans and am now participating in their first aging contest and could not be more satisfied with my current denim situation.<br /><br />Here's my pair of AG1101XX;<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEakV8Pwzzm70vDct_a-xAV4-tHdWLdrWlVWzDz4UdYBPV_mvtUOf57DU_Ojos5qNmTNgomcLWHqHFromAPgRo7urD6WoRLqMpRgc0QwzzjV4VWOJwBMBHIittqzA6eV-tnRXp/s1600-h/IMG_3349.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEakV8Pwzzm70vDct_a-xAV4-tHdWLdrWlVWzDz4UdYBPV_mvtUOf57DU_Ojos5qNmTNgomcLWHqHFromAPgRo7urD6WoRLqMpRgc0QwzzjV4VWOJwBMBHIittqzA6eV-tnRXp/s200/IMG_3349.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264781414390932418" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkmzTmfKIdAJzhaToA8ThWOFTSSiPWK8Ga5Cej5sxfVdQ7JspOAk7AYy8paSo3e_k4VYvLuEMgAIFU30zb59STXK4sHqY212gL1zpYPBm8P9ZRmXrH3JuJo1nr7I-V_63WdQ9p/s1600-h/IMG_3354.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Black selvedge.</span></span><br /><br />The AG1101XX is a 1947-1951 501XX replica and fits pretty much exactly the same as the LVC version and is sized the same--it starts out at tagged size and shrinks 2".<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IOJDbgTebDAecYpCO68teCMJtjfrfQwnyaqtCmtQC2gv0OPmSO5uwwZibNBIk_bkvv1LrDjCo910ny-16c2LwNUNwgK_WUyfr_vB5WfX6MGOu3881PY6ET9WwiioLCtOCx6i/s1600-h/20081027224312.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5IOJDbgTebDAecYpCO68teCMJtjfrfQwnyaqtCmtQC2gv0OPmSO5uwwZibNBIk_bkvv1LrDjCo910ny-16c2LwNUNwgK_WUyfr_vB5WfX6MGOu3881PY6ET9WwiioLCtOCx6i/s320/20081027224312.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266148475093426082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg6rVzN2sv94nmRQ-jxp3QSmvDpGH5HBBK1RSTsxwyGz6eqDs2m0HwAlFRpy4vZYUw_C4S9oT9cg0WSRNJ3XKYjdPYjYGzpmK0O86WeXfP__V8278dCokFQsf4-t0rAhK7MZq/s1600-h/20081027224329.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg6rVzN2sv94nmRQ-jxp3QSmvDpGH5HBBK1RSTsxwyGz6eqDs2m0HwAlFRpy4vZYUw_C4S9oT9cg0WSRNJ3XKYjdPYjYGzpmK0O86WeXfP__V8278dCokFQsf4-t0rAhK7MZq/s320/20081027224329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266148476996262514" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The denim is 13.5oz and has quite a lot of excess fibres, making it look 'hairy', just like it should. It's not very starchy after the initial wash that I gave my jeans before wearing them and it stretches quite easily.<br />The texture reminds me a lot of the Warehouse 1000XX denim, but it is a tad darker in color.<br />This model is very barebones and simple, but the character comes after the wearing process, and I expect the jeans to look a lot like the ~50s worn-in Levi's I've seen in shops in Tokyo.<br /><br />If you're interested in acquiring a pair, you can't, but you can instead get the same model with slightly different denim and details at the Ooe webshop. You can get the <a href="http://ooe-yofukuten.com/001xx.html">sanforized</a> or the <a href="http://ooe-yofukuten.com/1301xx.html">unsanforized</a> flavor.<br /><br /><br />Ooe Yofukuten & Co. is one of my most pleasant findings here in Japan and perhaps also the biggest surprise because of their background.<br /><br />The brand consists of Ryo and Hiro who started making jeans only after meeting eachother. They did however start out a long way from this business.<br />When they met, Ryo was working for his father's construction company and Hiro was a programmer.<br />Hiro had no interest whatsoever in vintage jeans, but Ryo had a huge interest since childhood and went through highschool with empty pockets, because he was always saving up for vintage jeans. His grandfather had been a tailor and an inspiration for Ryo. Ooe Yofukuten & Co. was the name of his shop and is now used as a tribute to him and means 'Ooe Clothes Shop', where 'Ooe' is the surname of Ryo and now also Hiro, as they are a married couple.<br /><br />After they met, Hiro also started working for Ryo's father's company. After a while, though, Ryo's passionate talk about jeans started to get to Hiro.<br /><br />But how would they make the jeans? They had no way of obtaining the machinery and materials required, so they started out with just a simple all-purpose sewing machine.<br />They had no skills in sewing nor patternmaking before this, but as time passed, they got better and got to know people who helped them get a hold of machinery and fabric.<br />Today, their craftsmanship and quality of materials and machinery is second to none.<br /><br />The couple researches their new products by buying vintage pieces or looking through turn-of-the-century catalogs, from which Ryo makes patterns, using which Hiro sews the garments. The result is then promptly shown on their <a href="http://rhr.blog105.fc2.com/">blog</a> and sometimes they also display their pieces at fleamarkets.<br />Ooe Yofukuten & Co. is still such a small operation that all garments are sewn by Hiro.<br /><br />Ooe is not represented in any store, only sold on their website with their enthusiastic blog as the only advertisement. They are residing in the small city of Aichi on the Japanese countryside, where they have an atelier and 'updated' machinery that today consists of seven different Union Special sewing machines.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlATv_ynOvf9Du2Skal_Rw9snfT6ZEQbb_hvi5W8km4n5NhThBFH-2UqmtUy80KPhyphenhyphenYfW6cG-cQgqsrMop-SDVwF2WL8U9YnYZEMgJOaZ7lu9HCIRFK_Dzznix3yD382yJ0BE/s1600-h/atelier.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSlATv_ynOvf9Du2Skal_Rw9snfT6ZEQbb_hvi5W8km4n5NhThBFH-2UqmtUy80KPhyphenhyphenYfW6cG-cQgqsrMop-SDVwF2WL8U9YnYZEMgJOaZ7lu9HCIRFK_Dzznix3yD382yJ0BE/s400/atelier.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266147935384036450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In my opinion, Ooe Yofukuten & Co.'s product is on the same level as that of Warehouse. In some ways it's actually better, because I prefer their early reproductions to Warehouse's.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF_ME4eoi6Dw1ipURLNTTpAgvSBm7YAL6M4RnnPiVhy2AlGWvhpFNyrzMi0gKV5O4B-Lrso6hCnZjSbKK0YJMIAhOiwRBR9zzpsiEjRJVrWaqpdDgltDssKOUWf8wDWoPhQki/s1600-h/20081102205222.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPF_ME4eoi6Dw1ipURLNTTpAgvSBm7YAL6M4RnnPiVhy2AlGWvhpFNyrzMi0gKV5O4B-Lrso6hCnZjSbKK0YJMIAhOiwRBR9zzpsiEjRJVrWaqpdDgltDssKOUWf8wDWoPhQki/s200/20081102205222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266146500874293586" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFyhPh9zuThxuMX8EtJ6YBp03FLNcxQPg9kMMm8p_IXogOXt9FyVJxEo2UXmaDLMYbO4E3Hr56hATOKut8IGR9-kv5HQpysvb-eGkEukeEg5b1jRCPNd8LBh6zysqYVOAPsLF/s1600-h/20081102205209.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFyhPh9zuThxuMX8EtJ6YBp03FLNcxQPg9kMMm8p_IXogOXt9FyVJxEo2UXmaDLMYbO4E3Hr56hATOKut8IGR9-kv5HQpysvb-eGkEukeEg5b1jRCPNd8LBh6zysqYVOAPsLF/s200/20081102205209.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266146498746470530" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQWmp3xnSHh40hiudnut_fwDV9ZEEUcD4G-Vs22K-XvhRlBhp77Q0VOSAx8VTKGZOQT0iIpbB2mkyoZw8FscktKZNUJOKv_i5AV9G6xE-aeQhPVAjHZYZgdDnRuu-xVSUl2cy/s1600-h/20081102205317.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQWmp3xnSHh40hiudnut_fwDV9ZEEUcD4G-Vs22K-XvhRlBhp77Q0VOSAx8VTKGZOQT0iIpbB2mkyoZw8FscktKZNUJOKv_i5AV9G6xE-aeQhPVAjHZYZgdDnRuu-xVSUl2cy/s200/20081102205317.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266146501684008594" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1902 Double Knee Overalls<br /><br /></span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLmeEq0wS_WuAa0h7uAIdsga5OXnPs8przrRo83GGL6NGRfjzYxhzfY_fbsY9v-eOIdAOs_9G4J6kQlh8cwPrMRPcrCAMRoBV_rZ0f1ivFMdGhEa0EGkdTabW2mehJomgQmop/s1600-h/Ooe.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLmeEq0wS_WuAa0h7uAIdsga5OXnPs8przrRo83GGL6NGRfjzYxhzfY_fbsY9v-eOIdAOs_9G4J6kQlh8cwPrMRPcrCAMRoBV_rZ0f1ivFMdGhEa0EGkdTabW2mehJomgQmop/s200/Ooe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266146491213502514" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYTFTpnlwjNWHDjsfox4JAPO3y1PlmRDV_PPQeGuGCfZ3_lOTCkAlw2oRDv-sAIZPZMvW7wcVf_PajKQVeEuMYvDjzHfy9i8k8uRoVXtPoDjrKfMwOatB56GT-1NgshtnwR81/s1600-h/20081021185636.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYTFTpnlwjNWHDjsfox4JAPO3y1PlmRDV_PPQeGuGCfZ3_lOTCkAlw2oRDv-sAIZPZMvW7wcVf_PajKQVeEuMYvDjzHfy9i8k8uRoVXtPoDjrKfMwOatB56GT-1NgshtnwR81/s200/20081021185636.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266146492929242002" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1850 Logger's overalls</span></span><br /><br />The denim they use is always strictly authentic in its look. Many other brands choose to use more innovative fabrics, like heavier or more slubby ones, and it is merely a matter of choice which you prefer, but I do know which is my favourite nowdays.<br />I think the most vintage-looking denim comes from Levi's Vintage Clothing, Warehouse, Ooe Yofukuten & Co. and Fullcount, and by that I mean specifically their standard 13.76oz denim.<br /><br />Two weekends ago I went to Lightning magazine's denim festival in Odaiba. There I met Takashi of <a href="http://denim-gallery.heavy.jp/">Denim Gallery</a>, Ryu of <a href="http://letgoasyoulike.fc2web.com/">Let go as you like</a> and the owners of <a href="http://www.e-denim.com/">e-denim</a> and <a href="http://jeanspavilion.blog77.fc2.com/">Jeans Pavilion</a>, and many of their friends.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrCcuFrsEZVLlMxNyp0_H7MuwdjS_brsUDEfi_EeYeNnrFTORz6EGcxB22zz9ccikvSLq4ieHqDRK-JpRhLs35M5QXCRQgcxeF6nZJGeHtkGawcOIZoUItx2kEFFciqvb0ODi/s1600-h/odaiba.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrCcuFrsEZVLlMxNyp0_H7MuwdjS_brsUDEfi_EeYeNnrFTORz6EGcxB22zz9ccikvSLq4ieHqDRK-JpRhLs35M5QXCRQgcxeF6nZJGeHtkGawcOIZoUItx2kEFFciqvb0ODi/s400/odaiba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266152115920830194" border="0" /></a><br />Amongst this group of people, the only brands worn were Warehouse, Levi's Vintage Clothing Japan, Edwin-made Lee Originals and Ooe Yofukuten & Co. I think this is a testament of how great their product is, not only in terms of quality but also in authenticity and spirit.<br /><br />After the festival, I left for Harajuku where I met Ryo and Hiro who were visiting Tokyo for the first time in 15 years. We went to various vintage shops for inspiration. I was very proud that I got to meet them on their first trip to Tokyo in such a long time.<br />They told me about their background, their philosophy and their ambitions and of that I have told above. Most of all, we just had a good time together.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z_7EnljKPWUHnF9re9c-kPmOJL43QfHP3MJ2Tir04lSICZJguDGutv5TUEWnB-GHRwnSvBySe0tO1Lv5GxefOIN8TZAzcSGOpev4rPP3D3pDXLc9-1X4rDKmFz7Hpk62IH4l/s1600-h/rh.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Z_7EnljKPWUHnF9re9c-kPmOJL43QfHP3MJ2Tir04lSICZJguDGutv5TUEWnB-GHRwnSvBySe0tO1Lv5GxefOIN8TZAzcSGOpev4rPP3D3pDXLc9-1X4rDKmFz7Hpk62IH4l/s400/rh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266156933745070322" border="0" /></a><br />If Ooe caught your interest, please visit their wonderful blog and look at other products at their <a href="http://www.ooe-yofukuten.com/">official website</a>.spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-34497995307289093332008-10-20T03:21:00.001+02:002008-10-21T13:58:21.974+02:00Warehouse Ebisu [Tokyo Vintage Find #1]Warehouse has three stores in Tokyo; Harajuku, Ebisu and Machida. The store in Ebisu is the biggest, and I'd also say best, but if you're like me, you'll be going to all three anyway.<br /><br />I prefer the Ebisu shop because it has the largest selection of current, and old!, jean models and because they had a 'vintage festival' going on when I went there.<br />So far I've almost only bought vintage clothes in Tokyo, with the only exception being something from Warehouse(more about that later). I much prefer getting vintage over replicas as it's usually cheaper for the same type of garment(jeans not included), the distressing will be decidedly authentic and, well, it's the real McCoy.<br /><br />Warehouse is the number ONE Japanese brand when it comes to denim and workwear reproductions. They don't only make extremely accurate 501 replicas, they do exact replicas of jeans(and everything else, for that matter) from brands that no one has ever heard of before, or of unbranded ones that can be fully or partially handmade.<br />Their shops is where you can find one of a kind garments from the late 19th century reproduced.<br />The best thing though, is that you can also buy some of the original garments that they've based their reproductions on!<br />Their stock of vintage originals is big and rivals any other vintage shop in Tokyo.<br /><br />Have a look at these pictures from Warehouse Ebisu. Pretty much everything you see here is vintage and not a replica.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i6Ty0zMiNoE1DUs10HPeJjB7rrj5_L6DRLOrksuohz7oPeZtSyW8QUdTwH3olm3GouxSDui61-rNLzh5I974mgJKfpdcG68W9lQEJu5ibJHDRrE0k5SgFBIJSwN5B464BIKZ/s1600-h/IMG_3685.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3i6Ty0zMiNoE1DUs10HPeJjB7rrj5_L6DRLOrksuohz7oPeZtSyW8QUdTwH3olm3GouxSDui61-rNLzh5I974mgJKfpdcG68W9lQEJu5ibJHDRrE0k5SgFBIJSwN5B464BIKZ/s400/IMG_3685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259437276404901170" border="0" /></a><br />'20s, '30s and '40s boots. '50s is too trendy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwTLbdI732hrNwKDUSGvcWm0YbRJawQJ9O9ih72DWiA-m0dF1qVLUlO44dpGCsU1uD_QDqW4_tkdcyxdxqWdfmr7C4P8I1p7uDgW6Az0Z4Kvpl0ktoZlmpaaszdXO7r6Jfnqr/s1600-h/IMG_3686.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwTLbdI732hrNwKDUSGvcWm0YbRJawQJ9O9ih72DWiA-m0dF1qVLUlO44dpGCsU1uD_QDqW4_tkdcyxdxqWdfmr7C4P8I1p7uDgW6Az0Z4Kvpl0ktoZlmpaaszdXO7r6Jfnqr/s400/IMG_3686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259437281973685218" border="0" /></a><br />Cook&Dunn, KEEP SMILING ALWAYS. I want this shirt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRjkgJECwgAbi_ixIoEIbEYdh7-J5gzlEH7MFP99FRNHA2g436M566knYub3TgK1k1hAUc46jY8_idBslAxNEef_0H9MyCKIiStUyExiM_02dpXoseien-wt7WyixZ_qjtIdv/s1600-h/IMG_3687.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQRjkgJECwgAbi_ixIoEIbEYdh7-J5gzlEH7MFP99FRNHA2g436M566knYub3TgK1k1hAUc46jY8_idBslAxNEef_0H9MyCKIiStUyExiM_02dpXoseien-wt7WyixZ_qjtIdv/s400/IMG_3687.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259437287754284290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLTRD9_Y27EbZvgE0_ecL0oh5MVk8KqIh-uQcblSAA_dtqt0dMx80BNOf1u4QYVfRH8s7oKiZJJkAzl6n_QaN8nZHTZINLkfB7Mx-sjjstqgGGRtlRnoN4zsH2Mo-UW_Hrula/s1600-h/IMG_3688.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLTRD9_Y27EbZvgE0_ecL0oh5MVk8KqIh-uQcblSAA_dtqt0dMx80BNOf1u4QYVfRH8s7oKiZJJkAzl6n_QaN8nZHTZINLkfB7Mx-sjjstqgGGRtlRnoN4zsH2Mo-UW_Hrula/s400/IMG_3688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259437284702706418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEide9nsH2WBDcb5CUdYhaiyxD1MznW18ZKk9YCk3seGZb6nFPYnLItB0-8-Uxj6uJrmr-8QWqw3JMXHhk19RayBEDoXa0sYOSW_PFXiFezzs-EdWnk1IiOKrENRX6PIifV-r8b7/s1600-h/IMG_3689.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEide9nsH2WBDcb5CUdYhaiyxD1MznW18ZKk9YCk3seGZb6nFPYnLItB0-8-Uxj6uJrmr-8QWqw3JMXHhk19RayBEDoXa0sYOSW_PFXiFezzs-EdWnk1IiOKrENRX6PIifV-r8b7/s400/IMG_3689.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259437291399133154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNqtYXBiNzxClro9pyem0lmghUujTcE6mbGvZaHCDzEw5Ma9OMTfsN35PmZhTJud8vaqt7zdcpv5kI4JCve9uG2agaTnowaL5xBZAP57fL7304fTkOyCOC-3VKhqONxXOh4hC/s1600-h/IMG_3680.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiNqtYXBiNzxClro9pyem0lmghUujTcE6mbGvZaHCDzEw5Ma9OMTfsN35PmZhTJud8vaqt7zdcpv5kI4JCve9uG2agaTnowaL5xBZAP57fL7304fTkOyCOC-3VKhqONxXOh4hC/s400/IMG_3680.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259436771405405554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQcj-RHGh-4o1DctDQYYeuIHrhz6rThxCqoc_gfm6BG09XTc7sIo2XmfXehHyke4ozRqZn2koKTS0vjKjCwicY0b0Q5jOhPxqQaifVYziZlaGZxc07oJ1zVM8R21536k8gZu9/s1600-h/IMG_3681.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQcj-RHGh-4o1DctDQYYeuIHrhz6rThxCqoc_gfm6BG09XTc7sIo2XmfXehHyke4ozRqZn2koKTS0vjKjCwicY0b0Q5jOhPxqQaifVYziZlaGZxc07oJ1zVM8R21536k8gZu9/s400/IMG_3681.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259436768256192594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Y0Q9xG8lvJVs852biJes-bHhJCHAeqmHN_t7Ympd3nHYUlwB6pNGJAtVyW4AZuNYVrms8qDHhCOPri36xonxGwGj9trstRpjnoEiJqTR3rrKYlLXT0tRBsEJhy-T0FaNggd6/s1600-h/IMG_3682.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Y0Q9xG8lvJVs852biJes-bHhJCHAeqmHN_t7Ympd3nHYUlwB6pNGJAtVyW4AZuNYVrms8qDHhCOPri36xonxGwGj9trstRpjnoEiJqTR3rrKYlLXT0tRBsEJhy-T0FaNggd6/s400/IMG_3682.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259436775343367362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioRRIjjJBNFx4bE2axLhIZAySeoI3kSNg67BZF0Vo0I3HPUlZebm94tJkdRbYQEXg_UbO8ceLPYRgO1M-Rf-EeJQbBQB6eTPDWnF4QeyuusuhH6603bGVxQumFaK_oMAUpPc_/s1600-h/IMG_3683.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioRRIjjJBNFx4bE2axLhIZAySeoI3kSNg67BZF0Vo0I3HPUlZebm94tJkdRbYQEXg_UbO8ceLPYRgO1M-Rf-EeJQbBQB6eTPDWnF4QeyuusuhH6603bGVxQumFaK_oMAUpPc_/s400/IMG_3683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259436778752865410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNlHBrr-pa18vN4GQJ7YzE06K4_hhDF296U_1s0h3SgEv6AFu7QHJGqp8cCPVX6-baP3mr7ec9WhuqS868hiOJrtiWsa_jK9UNo2MKLh6txk6w9DlOyeHw-5XfEfs0nKPOwil/s1600-h/IMG_3684.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNlHBrr-pa18vN4GQJ7YzE06K4_hhDF296U_1s0h3SgEv6AFu7QHJGqp8cCPVX6-baP3mr7ec9WhuqS868hiOJrtiWsa_jK9UNo2MKLh6txk6w9DlOyeHw-5XfEfs0nKPOwil/s400/IMG_3684.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259436781370686546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I did get myself a little something-something. A 1960s sweatshirt that is beautifully, or disgustingly depending on who you ask, distressed and stained.<br />It was used as an original for a kids' sweatshirt that Warehouse made.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBFuBoEFWD97xvtOWfy07qaT_Xc29kxN2rh-xEfri5QR_Sey64pOzBUpcx9C4wBVaq5aTBCJC21jFRL8-ZJJF9weTOyum1A5GCjURlZSYo_ea6s9T0a5t_8jMJ4R5JSPd2mx6/s1600-h/IMG_3781.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBFuBoEFWD97xvtOWfy07qaT_Xc29kxN2rh-xEfri5QR_Sey64pOzBUpcx9C4wBVaq5aTBCJC21jFRL8-ZJJF9weTOyum1A5GCjURlZSYo_ea6s9T0a5t_8jMJ4R5JSPd2mx6/s400/IMG_3781.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259571951952696210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp-z7fp375EdxbiUl7VxG6Js6TJ13v1KlVPPmwc3I_XfHYt4qhXYEmcqYWtu9yzFmU7SLDyLBEuOWSf73ar0_CtmU8KlxFWPNemOvt-QfiffSx2aEzn9B1nBYE8mFwDU1_z8x/s1600-h/IMG_3800.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp-z7fp375EdxbiUl7VxG6Js6TJ13v1KlVPPmwc3I_XfHYt4qhXYEmcqYWtu9yzFmU7SLDyLBEuOWSf73ar0_CtmU8KlxFWPNemOvt-QfiffSx2aEzn9B1nBYE8mFwDU1_z8x/s400/IMG_3800.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259571805210172370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa3di7ItPBXLx4yESVgbHXHe1LozOPKWXYqK4aJA2x7qsnUzOKlDbjARAu4jHflZMk4yHYdDCfawx4N-CLyYQRkeO2qNl591QOsfwonkHI_ncAe7QMVmqmQNxdXu2vZbsRm84/s1600-h/IMG_3798.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPa3di7ItPBXLx4yESVgbHXHe1LozOPKWXYqK4aJA2x7qsnUzOKlDbjARAu4jHflZMk4yHYdDCfawx4N-CLyYQRkeO2qNl591QOsfwonkHI_ncAe7QMVmqmQNxdXu2vZbsRm84/s400/IMG_3798.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259571807569516402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The back really sealed the deal. .<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMyIcMP7oXgchoHTx4b231phoHJYiauXrTFOD_Bdt0FTrWUhxCL21o_clvcDfyZqo0s9GyP1JujGVkTynGTYBB0sJsf4mkngAdha02fIIhv3BNKvILRhG87ordoyAiuiAYdp3/s1600-h/IMG_3792.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwMyIcMP7oXgchoHTx4b231phoHJYiauXrTFOD_Bdt0FTrWUhxCL21o_clvcDfyZqo0s9GyP1JujGVkTynGTYBB0sJsf4mkngAdha02fIIhv3BNKvILRhG87ordoyAiuiAYdp3/s400/IMG_3792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259571814048086754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try 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Have a look at these WW2 and '50s 501s for example:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGwk4H3jaa1rkBDH8fEdXSVZSNno8z4mAXsi7RNOBxYBXYHSoBydpaMh_VQ3SQo5yi7A40NEodSFNflVeMoZMJ9Qbdczg3I5iOhRGThPIdYUQYkl4URG1inJvEgg7XX0Wktdw/s1600-h/19345_0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGwk4H3jaa1rkBDH8fEdXSVZSNno8z4mAXsi7RNOBxYBXYHSoBydpaMh_VQ3SQo5yi7A40NEodSFNflVeMoZMJ9Qbdczg3I5iOhRGThPIdYUQYkl4URG1inJvEgg7XX0Wktdw/s400/19345_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259574236392354578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwHqgHcsBm3EQtP0KhbVJshio3cwakzJrC9HfOS5lkuK3jASJ_vmGhWzP7tt0VP8BFCFph2AjB1xBIWr5cWsNZv-wOxU80B6etFCV92lK5ua8oKvvNeBIyhyWGEdTqh0sbqnZ/s1600-h/19345_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVwHqgHcsBm3EQtP0KhbVJshio3cwakzJrC9HfOS5lkuK3jASJ_vmGhWzP7tt0VP8BFCFph2AjB1xBIWr5cWsNZv-wOxU80B6etFCV92lK5ua8oKvvNeBIyhyWGEdTqh0sbqnZ/s400/19345_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259574234246565010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL6a4sqULMlU24QTofz-1N-IS6mgBRgSI31HAffnKgiFD1OownDEvO-Aff6QNi-xigajwCfAQImA9FWqyHgA9tP6gKDT1nNCvtCJ1HjP0ms48scJR7nNBRn2XyBsk8tVRNQod/s1600-h/19341_0.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfL6a4sqULMlU24QTofz-1N-IS6mgBRgSI31HAffnKgiFD1OownDEvO-Aff6QNi-xigajwCfAQImA9FWqyHgA9tP6gKDT1nNCvtCJ1HjP0ms48scJR7nNBRn2XyBsk8tVRNQod/s400/19341_0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259574239795190562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcVz1yWcMKHiWBjOtbno8UFsMx1ws7hODjF2ezW53yQcSzDOl6iBcyhF0lWKhfvvApAm0FAJ_RlctDp-kR5jtywdTnExVP9p2Y-dG2lKFM_f2ZwVBWgbp9deUDey_iJc5b6ec/s1600-h/19341_1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcVz1yWcMKHiWBjOtbno8UFsMx1ws7hODjF2ezW53yQcSzDOl6iBcyhF0lWKhfvvApAm0FAJ_RlctDp-kR5jtywdTnExVP9p2Y-dG2lKFM_f2ZwVBWgbp9deUDey_iJc5b6ec/s400/19341_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259574238028943954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />arigatooooo gozaimashita!!spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-22911487863947382152008-09-25T13:45:00.005+02:002008-11-12T14:49:21.175+01:00Pure Blue JapanOne of my first stops in Harajuku was Pure Blue Japan's store. <span style="font-style: italic;">PBJ</span> is akin to UES, 45rpm, Kato, Kapital etc. in that they use old dyeing, weaving and sewing techniques but then come up with their own patterns and designs, which may or may not be inspired by an original vintage garment.<br />So, if you really dig retro style but can't go all the way with the high waists and so on, the aformentioned brands are perfect for you!<br /><br />For example, have a look at the jeans from PBJ.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RtwyOvs6FTKJodqyc5ptOxOY9ggVSWw_j1poV6YpMlnJ-ild9X82V-tvXXJTE5UXBF_GzYE52NFN5FylQLdqPTRDyHCGWEuaQ6cRV5yiXIezW_Lb8648wL1oRcqWFWXGbeNr/s1600-h/IMG_3331.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1RtwyOvs6FTKJodqyc5ptOxOY9ggVSWw_j1poV6YpMlnJ-ild9X82V-tvXXJTE5UXBF_GzYE52NFN5FylQLdqPTRDyHCGWEuaQ6cRV5yiXIezW_Lb8648wL1oRcqWFWXGbeNr/s400/IMG_3331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249944630615301826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />PBJ has three different cuts, all available in three different denims. From left to right is a denim with an indigo-dyed weft, a vintage-type denim and the slubby denim that sets Pure Blue Japan apart from other brands. All of these denims are equally slubby, and to be honest, it's a bit much for me right now as I've already tasted it in the Samurai S0500 Texas denim, but it's just a preference. If the dark, tight weave is boring to you, go ahead and try PBJ!<br /><br />The fits are regular straight, slim straight and slim bootcut. I do however feel that the regular cut could pass as slim and the slim as skinny, but it depends on how you size the jeans.<br />The rise is medium to low, proportionate to how full the cut is.<br /><br />PBJ keeps a collection of vintage Levi's in their store and it shows how their jeans make you a modern cowboy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhCETpFOPmxV02FgehB3FqyLfTKanjArVCAu-ZEY9Y41Rx7qM6P5gXl19om916dTgUU7DwMf4xgTccUxDpIbaQCZ2Wu-NnBtCoWBdsoF9d_s-X8UH1826lUEnBf75lsWNKqBp/s1600-h/IMG_3322.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhCETpFOPmxV02FgehB3FqyLfTKanjArVCAu-ZEY9Y41Rx7qM6P5gXl19om916dTgUU7DwMf4xgTccUxDpIbaQCZ2Wu-NnBtCoWBdsoF9d_s-X8UH1826lUEnBf75lsWNKqBp/s400/IMG_3322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249927109549875922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0_zfvpce0KPLmaSFF80wvygc3IgYL47bonGJZcTZIx_0m0uwVQVtfNnxWvoyZ1IwzA2Fqz_MF2QT2SdbskcQTRB56AdVEyvss2c8JPXfYP_v_cR1NjElXDr_aZtGPvpdQFIk/s1600-h/IMG_3323.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0_zfvpce0KPLmaSFF80wvygc3IgYL47bonGJZcTZIx_0m0uwVQVtfNnxWvoyZ1IwzA2Fqz_MF2QT2SdbskcQTRB56AdVEyvss2c8JPXfYP_v_cR1NjElXDr_aZtGPvpdQFIk/s400/IMG_3323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249927115307455666" border="0" /></a><br />Two of the jeans shown above are actually from Pure Blue Jeans. Can you guess which? And, which ones do you prefer the look of?<br /><br />Okay, the answer is that the two pair on the top in either picture are PBJ's own. The first pair is the vintage-type denim in the regular cut, please compare it to the vintage 1940's Levi's below them!<br /><br />The other pair is the regular cut with the standard, slubby denim. I was surprised that it was possible to get such a good vintage-look with it!<br />In the coming month a new type of denim will be introduced. It has an indigo warp thread but a purple weft. It is quite subtle and not at all in your face. It's practically impossible to decide which is nicer, the indigo or the purple warp, so you'll have no choice but to get both. So shifty..<br /><br />Pure Blue Japan also makes things other than jeans. Take a second and look around their shop!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIlmI5mxpZ-LcRJq_iQ5pfm0Uz5qzEcwl0QaF6_e1aeiIzS6oqCpCl2opQxjip5d2E3t1sK_9iRTAttP-PK3jAWmGO3lH_-qWTdlC1HoG-1DBBXoYHF6WFrPXi3rbUDMfQfyW/s1600-h/IMG_3324.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieIlmI5mxpZ-LcRJq_iQ5pfm0Uz5qzEcwl0QaF6_e1aeiIzS6oqCpCl2opQxjip5d2E3t1sK_9iRTAttP-PK3jAWmGO3lH_-qWTdlC1HoG-1DBBXoYHF6WFrPXi3rbUDMfQfyW/s400/IMG_3324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249927114465422578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEbHICRBThOxbaSnp2pl_nVjBfXwPPLlmQ8x17OVLHz8wXBjhqvyxXKYv7ga5dqso1ka6MI18WgpHHMga7A6m0zy5z_Sih5dhnfxndQuMUQgYkg56cqq2KF2Qxrt4FjHyeKxQ/s1600-h/IMG_3325.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnEbHICRBThOxbaSnp2pl_nVjBfXwPPLlmQ8x17OVLHz8wXBjhqvyxXKYv7ga5dqso1ka6MI18WgpHHMga7A6m0zy5z_Sih5dhnfxndQuMUQgYkg56cqq2KF2Qxrt4FjHyeKxQ/s400/IMG_3325.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249927120652254962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJk4XNZsUV3bAzTsiUHPiYImt-TacfwH5rTMHk9k_83kgQ6H9uvl9oPa1E0Ri9cgBKJJG7guIr-prgXCwFDQOtiJWEj6u1Ah1M7ysQWCbPeJ7J5ltb0KfsOy6g8y_k7-C2GFp/s1600-h/IMG_3326.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifJk4XNZsUV3bAzTsiUHPiYImt-TacfwH5rTMHk9k_83kgQ6H9uvl9oPa1E0Ri9cgBKJJG7guIr-prgXCwFDQOtiJWEj6u1Ah1M7ysQWCbPeJ7J5ltb0KfsOy6g8y_k7-C2GFp/s400/IMG_3326.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249927121578126418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1d4ScOiZBB2Zpb7ninS1H_6kM_5kQE_W2cJ6CSxYTWcqCHpsEB-3VcH5mC4HXHQLmRktMGVpsL3S6Ebb9qq7NZBwiezl4fl2Gatzy2EsHcg5GFd5aIgRKiY_6M4b7mf4uYlq4/s1600-h/IMG_3327.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1d4ScOiZBB2Zpb7ninS1H_6kM_5kQE_W2cJ6CSxYTWcqCHpsEB-3VcH5mC4HXHQLmRktMGVpsL3S6Ebb9qq7NZBwiezl4fl2Gatzy2EsHcg5GFd5aIgRKiY_6M4b7mf4uYlq4/s400/IMG_3327.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249926897248617746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA7aq5e9ZqSCJ7sLxzkBq5_-D5njJpic_IM5Ivid2VdLq_icSv37PK6DBuDTWre8u4zIt_SLEnoUtYFlVqAvyxz3tKyyQpLhOADmWLcPb4m4W6RuR4mjr5e2iJ3P27G-pOZED/s1600-h/IMG_3328.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA7aq5e9ZqSCJ7sLxzkBq5_-D5njJpic_IM5Ivid2VdLq_icSv37PK6DBuDTWre8u4zIt_SLEnoUtYFlVqAvyxz3tKyyQpLhOADmWLcPb4m4W6RuR4mjr5e2iJ3P27G-pOZED/s400/IMG_3328.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249926912519229042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwTIYBTWHN3ScyVlWKcP_KjhD9n_N9xyh8RjL5Lv8Wx7KWSzB3n34LsKDYmTxsRwQFXW16hbuM0qznihRGtwL7c9bCB271S5ofLeQFJjTx3NWOdT2LAjFYtCo9Hetic-Da1xf/s1600-h/IMG_3329.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwTIYBTWHN3ScyVlWKcP_KjhD9n_N9xyh8RjL5Lv8Wx7KWSzB3n34LsKDYmTxsRwQFXW16hbuM0qznihRGtwL7c9bCB271S5ofLeQFJjTx3NWOdT2LAjFYtCo9Hetic-Da1xf/s400/IMG_3329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249926916118353282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR1Y2l-XsFg1nvY6rPliXKosQjHHkK2xLeEHpbKvjOLlFfqhFKMt6N8qFcYMCb3TSa6hw6A5c9NzgabmMd50UQcOuwCplwhbgCI_MIuVpJ3L8NgFypJYNh9yLtewhXju_pEdg/s1600-h/IMG_3330.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdR1Y2l-XsFg1nvY6rPliXKosQjHHkK2xLeEHpbKvjOLlFfqhFKMt6N8qFcYMCb3TSa6hw6A5c9NzgabmMd50UQcOuwCplwhbgCI_MIuVpJ3L8NgFypJYNh9yLtewhXju_pEdg/s400/IMG_3330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249926927634559426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Very nice shirts. One of my go-to brands for tops, because of the nice fabrics and fair prices.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6vhylTb8xm7jROQCEKt-ebKEiNOTsqoPC8tlbOyr3IeTG7TMBOfUTedM4resSO0_megbLLwyIwX6byeUrGVNXqYdPEVfWLGcS9-O3CBBbzBbCEy7Us9YyXxjxrQPZ1WQybdk/s1600-h/IMG_3335.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH6vhylTb8xm7jROQCEKt-ebKEiNOTsqoPC8tlbOyr3IeTG7TMBOfUTedM4resSO0_megbLLwyIwX6byeUrGVNXqYdPEVfWLGcS9-O3CBBbzBbCEy7Us9YyXxjxrQPZ1WQybdk/s400/IMG_3335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249926933430002130" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I don't believe the price of this pair is fair, though!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.j-fabled.com/blue_gallery/index.htm">Pure Blue Japan fading samples at J-Fabled</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM3jTxmoTVtMNCsRkxNntCGW4eNK0WKTk7kjOF94GQFo8lINiO6no1NGBpdzJUh4mOdMND4OcxPK4p-QEOVDvmf3wT1pVNqoh8IYYZ_dlJ6kuVFlvcEY810P-GlOHXHA29Xxd/s1600-h/pbjxx006.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgM3jTxmoTVtMNCsRkxNntCGW4eNK0WKTk7kjOF94GQFo8lINiO6no1NGBpdzJUh4mOdMND4OcxPK4p-QEOVDvmf3wT1pVNqoh8IYYZ_dlJ6kuVFlvcEY810P-GlOHXHA29Xxd/s400/pbjxx006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252004945939257394" border="0" /></a>spaceloungehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05591529284866801235noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22600089.post-22490990439326160102008-09-15T14:10:00.004+02:002008-11-12T14:48:40.559+01:00UES<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7CNRR7_B4ErkiR45oKuNwtnvLHr5EE_pvrVJm8nLjGm7cpDIFJYJ5xqFtERSvmJRDKP_0PFRiNxr68gSLc0ML4xsuTmgFF9zo_xRqfpkMZNe6qW9lSSb5-I7O2anJY5chQk7/s1600-h/UES.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV7CNRR7_B4ErkiR45oKuNwtnvLHr5EE_pvrVJm8nLjGm7cpDIFJYJ5xqFtERSvmJRDKP_0PFRiNxr68gSLc0ML4xsuTmgFF9zo_xRqfpkMZNe6qW9lSSb5-I7O2anJY5chQk7/s400/UES.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246223100491505090" border="0" /></a><br /><br />UES is a small, just two shops big, and interesting high-quality Japanese brand. I went to their store in Daikanyama today after looking at their homepage and used gallery many, many times.<br />I was not disappointed, the store is as cozy as the website and I found the best denim shirt I've seen so far in Tokyo, and I've looked at many, for example Flat Head, Warehouse, Studio D'artisan, Fullcount, Omnigod.<br /><br />UES makes four models; 400R Regular straight, 400S Slim straight, 400B Bootcut, and A401XX Classic, which resembles a 1937 501 in details, but the cut is regular with a normal rise.<br />All models are unisex and therefore the rise on all models is medium height.<br />The denim used is a dark and stiff 14.9oz denim for all models except the A401XX which has a lighter shade but still stiff denim.<br />UES will repair all UES jeans and in their shop they had jeans hanging, waiting for repair. I looked at them and the one that caught my eye the most was a pair of A401XX.<br />It had been used for over a year and repaired many times all over, and I could tell that it had never been washed. I could knock on the denim and it would make a sound, like it was made out of wood. It was so incredibly stiff from all the built up dirt and starch!<br /><br />And contrary to popular belief, cellphones in Japan are huge! They are in fact so huge that you have to buy them their own bib, and so I did at UES.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk43FfX2gBRUdKPeVqILCmg3QUJ22zUKM72sjPDPeTa4oCXPAzh4DuwHd6fH6ThrMqNUosR9M0pOcGiyZUDMOGm61fXhNR2bPgwOxn5UnaeAkezZzL3-7dNYS4S7_Ds_ExH4G/s1600-h/IMG_3587.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk43FfX2gBRUdKPeVqILCmg3QUJ22zUKM72sjPDPeTa4oCXPAzh4DuwHd6fH6ThrMqNUosR9M0pOcGiyZUDMOGm61fXhNR2bPgwOxn5UnaeAkezZzL3-7dNYS4S7_Ds_ExH4G/s320/IMG_3587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246226906660041634" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvfIQUcKjwF4eqxZ3HJyqRREIomdK1YkYmeMOqpgaVVj2NE8Q-VKqpC_P5hk-_i4sie6TXKJBUCU4geEYsE2AvL6prDaqZ2Rk3h1xyLkP_kdkXAJejgGUvDD5wAF1x9KjzNgHw/s1600-h/IMG_3626.jpg"><img 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