Jeans

[nightandthecity]

yeah, they look like pretty classic dungarees - triple stitched side seams by the look of it, and I'll bet they have nice big rear pockets. I think you can just about see a wrench pocket on the leg too. Very nice.

 

[Salv]

Very nice photo. They look just like my Dickies carpenter jeans, except that the denim looks much heavier and stiffer.

 

[MudInYerEye]

1950's. Nice jeans.

Looks like a pair of Penney's Big Mac work dungarees, which have been made for many decades with little change in pattern (the denim used back then was of course MUCH better).

 

[nightandthecity]

this is a pretty poor photo but I love it as an image despite the fuzziness. It looks almost modern but it is in fact female firefighters at Pearl Harbour in their USN dungarees and chambray shirts.

 

[nightandthecity]

Looks like a pair of Penney's Big Mac work dungarees, which have been made for many decades with little change in pattern (the denim used back then was of course MUCH better).

I have a pair of Big Mac dungarees from the 80s. My son took them over and wrecked them in about a month. So yes, the denim wasn't much to shout about. I guess I'll ebay them eventually, go for the "nicely distressed" angle.

 

[Salv]

These are my favourite jeans at the moment: Ace Jeans by Dress-o-Rama in Berlin. They're currently not in production but according to Dress-o-Rama they're working on a new collection.

 

[ideaguy]

Levi's-

If you're going to go with levi's, try to get the Red Label line- best quality and fit- remember-they make them in all different cuts- I like the 550's- relaxed, but still slim enough to not look sloppy with a jacket and decent hat-and a pair of killer vintage cowboy boots- Yee Haw!

Can't go wrong with classic Wranglers.

What about Levi's 501?

 

[artdecodame]

Heehee, I'm one of the only girls responding here, but I figured I'd mention a cute pair I found. Personally, I find jeans very uncomfortable, but if I must wear them, I like this style the best:
http://www.mybabyjo.com/clothes/normajeans.htm

 

[rubyredlocks]

I have my eye on those too,Artdecodame!
Jeans are so hard to find right now,the price tag doesn't even discourage me.

 

[Paisley]

Men's 501 Levi's fit me better than women's jeans. Women's pants in general are too small in the waist and too baggy everywhere else on me.

 

[Paisley]

Holey 1947 Levi's

Someone should tell the people at Levi's that self-respecting people in 1947 didn't go about with holes in their jeans if they could possibly help it. The jeans would have been patched and not worn in public except by the very poorest people.

 

[airfrogusmc]

Heres my favorite 1920s 201s made at the Valencia St factory from blue/green line 10 oz denim.

Probably my second favorite of the LVCs are the 37 201s also made at Valencia St (555) on the buttons.

 

[SGB]

Hey Allen

Just got a pair of the 1947 501 Levis, haven't done anything to them yet, but will have to wash them so they shrink enough to be wearable. I hope I like these better than the 1944's I had and hated. Luckily I sold those on ebay for a nice profit. Still hard to justify the cost of these repros, after all they are just jeans.

SGB

 

[airfrogusmc]

My advice is wear'm till ya can't stand'm and wear'm another month after that. All of my LVCs I bought raw. The ones that have faded the nicest were the ones I wore for 6 months or so with a rinse or a wash.
Heres some photos of my 37 201s I was talking about.

 

[airfrogusmc]

And these are my 37 501s I went at least 6 or 7 months without a rinse.

 

[airfrogusmc]

I almost forgot the 37 201s have only been rinsed 3 times in cold water.

 

[scotrace]

You wear your pants for 6 - 7 months between washings? I'm missing something... ?

 

[airfrogusmc]

Nope when they start getting a little rank you just hang'm outside. And you never wash only cold rinse/soak in a sink or tub.

 

[SGB]

I can't wear these '47 501's without washing and shrinking them first, they are huge unwashed. Besides being uncomfortable, they look dorky so many sizes too big. I suffered with unwashed 501's as a kid in the 50's and won't do it again. The most uncomfortable first few weeks of school, stiff baggy pants, that made a noise when you walked.....ugh.

SGB

 

[airfrogusmc]

Well the thing is the more you wash them the more the stiffness comes out. If you want those cool whiskers and honeycombs for me its worth putting up with the stiff denim and baggy fit for a while. Abrasion causes the fading. If you want that great contrast you need to go as long as you can between washings. The washing machine causes abrasion thus making the dark areas much lighter. I would say what as long as you can but if you can't cold water soak them. Heres my current collection of LVCs.

If you notice the 2 pairs of 1937 201s the dark pair has only been rinsed 3 times and the light pair after several months of wear was accidently washed and have been washed normally ever since. You drop that kind of dough on a pair of LVCs for me its better to break'm in right. This advice is pretty much what Levis recommends.