Levis Vintage Clothing S506XX Jacket 36

[Baron Kurtz]

Well, time to bite another bullet and just live with the fact that this is too big for me. I bought this jacket in the late 1990s (just possibly 2000, or 2001), and clearly it's not available any more since they make 'em in limited numbers. This is a great repro of the 1944 S506XX jacket in size 36 - though it seems to have some features from the '41 model, and some from the '44 model. See here for details: http://www.vintagemotorcyclejackets.com/index-denim.htm. Too big for me. Intended for someone with a longer torso and arms. It has been washed leading to the expected fading/patina and *I think* it won't shrink any more, but i don't make any promises. There is no fraying to any of the denim. It's hardly been worn due to the size issue.

The most recent LVC jacket retails for about 180 GBP (~$360), and you know how much the LVC jeans cost in the USA. http://www.levisstore.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2068693&cp=2068573

I'm asking nowhere near that for this jacket.

Measurements:
Chest: 20.5"
Shoulder: 18"
Length: 23.5"
Arm: 24.5"

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.

PM if interested.

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[Doug C]

I thought the Levis jacket's were sold in sizes like S,M,L,XL.. this looks bigger than I'd think a 36 would be.. would you say it's a S or M, possibly large?

Doug C

 

[Baron Kurtz]

The S506XX repops were marked with the size. The other one i've seen is a 44", and is marked as such.

Note this (probably) soon-to-be-taken-down picture of a size 44 S506XX

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[Alan Eardley]

Levi's sizes

I thought the Levis jacket's were sold in sizes like S,M,L,XL.. this looks bigger than I'd think a 36 would be.. would you say it's a S or M, possibly large?

Doug C

Doug,

Not the vintage ones - they were/are in inch sizes. Remember that denim garments from this period were oversized as new because they shrink - usually 10% in the first five washes. This will become a 36".

Alan

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Now i think of it, this has only been washed the once. So probably has some shrinkage still to come. And a lot of the apparent "bigness" of the jacket is due to bunching because of the length issues of it and my torso.

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[nightandthecity]

Baron, the measurements seem pretty big for a labelled 36. I don't have my notes to hand but I think it measures about the same as my labelled 40 now it has shrunk to fit 38. Your jacket should shrink to fit a size 34 so I'd expect the chest to be about 18" or 19" across. Did you cold wash it? It may need a good hot wash to get it down to size.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Searching my memory bank for 6-10 years ago, but i recall it's been through a hot wash.

I've found the LVC tags to be quite accurate re: size.

bk

 

[Baron Kurtz]

=== SOLD ===

For the record, the first - and winning - PM was received less than 3 minutes after posting. I was still editing the first post when it arrived. A record for the Classifieds?

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