Denim Jackets: Vintage and reproduction . . .

[Baron Kurtz]

So in this thread, i'd like to see the denim jackets owned by members. Tha is, denim jackets that are either "vintage" or reproductions of specific vintage styles.

I'll start it off with a jacket i recently acquired. Very short as compared to modern, or even vintage reproductions i've encountered. This one is a true waist-length jacket and has a sculpted waist in that it's slightly higher at the back than at the front. I think it's a vintage Wrangler which dates to 1970-'72, but may be a reproduction. Maybe the details i've photographed will give people more knowledgable an idea as to which . . .

3 pocket style. 5 button front. Waist adjuster buttons.

Wrangler in script on tag above breast pocket and on buttons + snaps (that's a snap-closure breast pocket). Note zig-zag stitching between button holes.

Selvedge denim.

Detail of stitching around handwarmer pockets. Before about 1968 this stitching would have been more of a "D", sticthed further away from the slash pocket.

Detail of script on buttons/snaps.

Black label with script "rope" Wrangler. Apparently introduced in late 60s/early 70s. note denim. zig-zag denim introduced 1972, so this earlier.

Let's see yours!!

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[HDRnR]

Nice...when I was a kid we all wore those Wrangler jackets. I still wear Wrangler jeans, the real ones not the ones advertised on tv. For some reason they stopped making the jacket with the zig zag stitching. Last time I saw one in a store was ten years ago in Jackson Wyoming.

 

[Feraud]

Does anyone else have vintage/repro denim to show off?
I know next to nothing about it but want to learn.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Only jackets, though. Trousers are elsewhere already . . .

bk

 

[Edward]

I have a Levis jacket (actually wearing it today) which in my limited knowledge I beleive to be a repro of an earlier model from the 50s? It's a Type 1 "Iconic Jacket," in that great deep indigo colour with the pointy pocket flaps. Is that range a genuine reproduction, or is it more of a "fifties inspired" design? I picked it up for GBP16 new with tags on eBay, so either way I did okay with it.

 

[fardin]

i just wanted to refer to the denim forum on superfuture. you can find there anything you want to know about vintage and repro denim.
http://supertalk.superfuture.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15

i guess if it has the pointy pocket flaps it should be the levis typ3 fron the 60s.

kind regards

I have a Levis jacket (actually wearing it today) which in my limited knowledge I beleive to be a repro of an earlier model from the 50s? It's a Type 1 "Iconic Jacket," in that great deep indigo colour with the pointy pocket flaps. Is that range a genuine reproduction, or is it more of a "fifties inspired" design? I picked it up for GBP16 new with tags on eBay, so either way I did okay with it.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

One i sold a while back. As can be clearly seen, it was too big for me. Lovely denim it were.

Front. Single pocket and double pleats on each side of the opening.

Adjustable buckle back.

Side, displaying just how much this is too big for me. Look at the bunching in the back. Not elegant at all . . .

Wheat-sheaf buttons. The back of the buttons are stamped 555.

Tag showing red line selvage denim.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Another Wrangler

This one a bit later than the one above. Made from Wrangdam denim which dates it to 1972 at earliest. Wrangler is fast becoming my favourite vintage denim. By a long way the best, in my opinion.

Note the buttonhole in the pocket flap. Presumably for a pen?

bk

 

[Burnsie]

LVC 506XX - 1996 issue

That's me on the right hanging with some horned friends in a 1936 model Levi's repro - the first issue of these had a very inaccurate buckle on the back, but it wore in nicely!

 

[dr greg]

a couple

I have a few denim jackets but only 2 vintage
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?p=585505#post585505
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=26554

 

[Zemke Fan]

Bumpin' this baby...

Hey guys... After looking at the RL show during NYC Fashion Week I got to thinking that I really, really, really need some vintage denim jackets to go with my new/old newsboy (thanks Marc!) and was wondering what combos people here have put together.

AND, Baron >> Could you fix the broken photo links, please? Thanks!!

 

[BellyTank]

The Baron has left the building, so have the photos...


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[Zemke Fan]

Well slap me silly...

The Baron has left the building, so have the photos...

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Where the heck have I been??

 

[john z]

As this old thread has been brought to the fore I thought I'd post up my denim jacket of choice. Have had many of these over a span of some 35 yrs odd. My criteria when buying is that the country of origin is the US & that the model pre-dates those with the additional hand-warmer pockets tucked in behind the front pleats. I don't know how old this one is. It was bought a few years ago on eBay as NOS at a very reasonable price. As yet it is still unwashed & is worn with my Japanese repro 1944 model Lee Rider jeans. As much as I like Levis I always had a preference for Lee's & found the fit better.

 

[Dinerman]

An old Lee jacket. Does anyone have an idea as to the date on this one?

I love the way its faded over the years.

At some point ('60s? early '70s?), one of its owners attached part of an old crazy quilt to the back. Some people (myself included) love it, others think it's ugly.

Regardless of the back, this model jacket is very comfortable and with its four large pockets, is very practical.

 

[Zemke Fan]

Great one, DM...

Yeah, I bet there aren't a lot of middle-of-the-road positions with the patchwork quilt thing on the back!

 

[Charlie Noodles]

The only true denim jacket that I own is some terrible late 90s Levi’s engineered thing. But perhaps this would be on topic enough to mention it here?

An orange corduroy type III, which I think would be late 60s.

Larger Front
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/mdalton87/Clothes/OrangeCordTypeIII1.jpg
Label
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/mdalton87/Clothes/OrangeCordTypeIII1.jpg
Pocket + Interior
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/mdalton87/Clothes/OrangeCordTypeIII4.jpg
Back
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/mdalton87/Clothes/OrangeCordTypeIII5.jpg
Collar + Label
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f367/mdalton87/Clothes/OrangeCordTypeIII3.jpg

 

[dr greg]

An old Lee jacket. Does anyone have an idea as to the date on this one?

I love the way its faded over the years.

At some point ('60s? early '70s?), one of its owners attached part of an old crazy quilt to the back. Some people (myself included) love it, others think it's ugly.

I'd imagine that to be 50's at the latest, and I saw something similar on the bay for about $500 recently, I'd get out my quickunpick and restore it to original condition mahself!
BTW Where did the Baron go?

 

[PoohBang]

a few of mine.

Vintage LEvis type 3

and a
Powerhouse chore coat

 

[BellyTank]

BTW Where did the Baron go?

Had enough- I reckon.


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