#vintagestyle – Page 2

Had to share this piece of American History! 55-501’s 1950’s Levi’s 501

American Icons …Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, waves of amber grain and of course Levi’s

Never dreamed i would touch not to mention own a pair of Levi’s like this! Had to document as i will most likely never be lucky enough to find another pair!

I became self educated about Levi’s and other jeans thanks to a seller who gave me her decades worth of jeans to sell for her. She was planning on making denim purses when she retired and later changed her mind. In the mix of different jeans were various pairs of Levi’s.

So… what are the details that make one pair worth a few dollars and another worth thousands? Again a shout out to all others that have put this information out before me including Levisguide.com , RopeDye

In a nutshell you want to look at the Tab label and Color on the back pocket or back patch. Levi’s transitioned from “big E” to “little E” between ’67-69. Big Letter E on LEVI’S Red Tab on both sides. Prior to this they only printed on one side

Selvedge refers to the way denim has been woven. Learn more here. Shown is white line selvedge. More recent styles include red line. Now unless you have a pair of designer jeans selvedge is not generally standard, they surge the side seam instead… much less expensive. Check out the size of this pocket. It was intended for a Watch not coins. The white strip is selvedge, also unusual. 🙂

Type of stitching, this is a single stitch, in 1973 Levi’s switched to different double link stitching.

Hardware. These are referred to as Button Codes and indicate which factory produced them. This one is a letter “E”. Now they are three digits.

Hidden Copper Rivets. Not visible when on. The jeans prior to this had the rivets on the exterior back pocket. Customers were complaining that it was scratching furniture.

Lemon Yellow thread not gold bronze

V-Stitching & Offset belt loop

Again all of this information was learned from others and handling different jeans. Wanted to share this incredible find that is currently listed on eBay

So many great jeans so much history.. such as Wranglers were made for Cowboys and Rodeo use. Wrangler is the only western brand officially endorsed by Pro Rodeo Cowboys. Lee Jeans where made for railroad workers and they created the UnionWork Jumpsuit. Along with introducing the first zipper fly on jeans.

Hope you enjoyed this history lesson. 🙂

Here are the ways identified my Levi’s

Button Fly

Selvedge-White line not Red

Top Button contains and “E”

Hidden copper rivets

Single stitch pockets

no care tag

Selvedge Watch/Coin Pocket

Flat Silver LS hardware

V-Stitching

and off set belt loop

Lemon yellow thread

ADIDAS x WE Superlative Conspiracy collaboration

What an amazing find from Melrose Trading Post! Shout out to Alisha at Sinclair Vintage.

This limited edition Adidas tracksuit is from a 2004 collaboration with WE Superlative Conspiracy, a streetwear brand born in Stockholm, Sweden. Read more about the company, WeSC.

According to this article on Malakye.com, the Director of Sports Heritage for Adidas and the Managing Director at WE are friends. It seemed a natural fit to do a design collaboration. The mixing of the two brands is perfection..featuring the Tri-Foil stripes, classic vintage color combination of brown and yellow, a reversible jacket that has a modern floral pattern. This is cool, notice the zippers on the ankles and a high waist with zippered pockets.

A blouse and sneakers were produced with this collection but I have not laid my hands on them. I love sports and fashion and this combination appealed to me…

One women’s size small is available here.

Change up your clothing to be more present in your life

I remember reading that if you want to be present in your everyday life you should change your routine. It doesn’t have to be drastic it could be brushing your teeth with you other hand or taking a different route to work. The change from auto pilot actually makes you more aware of your surroundings and what YOU are doing. This article refered to it as Inspired Living, which I Love. and it noted the added benefit of instilling creativity.

What if this same idea was applied to getting dressed? Would we be more creative, inspired and present in our day? Once a week, more if you like, do something “wild” and different in your look. What is “wild” will differ for person to person, for some it may mean trying a bold accessory or different jacket.