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Streetwear Brogues
For the price (< $400) it is hard to beat AE. The McAllister is my favorite of their bunch.- Cake
- Post #13
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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The WAYWT Discussion Thread
Imitation Italian countryside. Now, that's priceless.- Cake
- Post #54,738
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Need Levi's Expert Help, Please. .
"Care instructions inside garment" were introduced in the early Seventies. Looking at the back tag which has a style number (not 0117 incidentally) and the washing instructions, yours look like some sort of re-issue. I am thinking the 1992 generic re-issue which had coin pocket...- Cake
- Post #9
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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where can I find cool watches online
I second the Omega suggestion. Good mechanical watches for a reasonable price. For both business and casual, you would probably have to get something with a steel strap, plus some water resistance. You cant' go wrong with a Seamaster. Or you can up the budget a little and get the Speedmaster...- Cake
- Post #11
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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levis 501 vs 501xx
If the XX designation was dropped then why do some new STFs still have that printed on the label? That is just a marketing ploy by Levis in the late 80s to distinguish between pre-shrunk and shrink-to-fit denim. Apparently XX == supertough denim. I guess the two horse symbol isn't sufficient.- Cake
- Post #11
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Deadstock with tags
Isn't that Talon zipper quite rare? Not really. Talon still makes zips, as part of Tag It Pacific, and they have repro'ed some old Levis zippers, but probably not the 42.- Cake
- Post #9
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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levis 501 vs 501xx
i think the xx means xtra strength. the denim is basically heavier for durability. The XX designation is historical, the Lot No. 501 was used as early as the 1890s (though not necessarily on a back patch) based on Amoskeag XX 9 oz. denim (based out of New Hampshire). The change to Cone Mills...- Cake
- Post #7
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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levis 501 vs 501xx
It depends on who you talk to, really. Collectors refer to 501XX Levi's as pre' 67 501s with hidden rivets, before the transition to plain 501 models (the transition models) starting from about 1967 without hidden rivets and with the XX designation dropped. 501XX, of course, also refer to...- Cake
- Post #5
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Need help dating/pricing vintage Levi's 501s (pics)
Difficult to say this one. You have offset belt loops, so it's probably mid to late 1950s but then again offset belt loops are on some models up until 1966. You have a paper patch which puts the earliest date down to possibly May 1955, although it could be earlier. We don't really know the exact...- Cake
- Post #5
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Levi's 902?
Type 1. The range was a flop; lots of exaggerated stitching coupled with soft denim. There are probably thousands of these in thrift stores.- Cake
- Post #3
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Any Idea about 'Maharishi'?
I would lump these guys with Trainerspotter, One True Saxon, and possibly Silas as makers of decent -- though somewhat garish -- sports/street wear. Somewhat overpriced for the designs, which I tend to avoid like the plague. If you really have to get anything British but which is not necessarily...- Cake
- Post #10
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Nudie stitching yes or no
As Nacho says, You gotta be kidding me! Why you want to remove your stitching? Don't you want a little taste of the glory? See what it tastes like? Just one time! Chancho, when you are a man, sometimes you wear Nudie pants in your room... Just for fun.- Cake
- Post #3
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Button stamp factory code
Sounds like you have the blueline selvage '29 10 oz repro which rightfully came with a linen patch. I was expecting 555 but Paul T. on Superfuture may have an idea where these came from. Great jeans, though.- Cake
- Post #4
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Button stamp factory code
Is yours the 1996 repro (Valencia St) with the 501xx designation? Does it have a leather patch when it should have been released with a linen patch? The button should be 555. 555: Valencia street 6, 2, 4, 8: single stitch redline and big E 554: Texas R: Contracted out (Los Angeles, Kentucky...- Cake
- Post #2
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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501XX 1947 Questions
This is a result of the right hand twill used in most jeans, sometimes viewed as a "defect" which gave rise to the broken twill (zig zag) weave in some jeans (beginning with Wrangler in 1964) which eliminated this problem. A recent example includes the Diesel Farco. Or "go...- Cake
- Post #4
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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5ep: A Styleforum Consensus
Another vote for the 5EP lowdown bootcut jeans with button fly. Mine is the one wash version. I would say it is a mid rise pair of jeans. But I had to snip off the Kaballah-esque red threads near the patch, though. Didn't quite like that.- Cake
- Post #17
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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your all time favorite jeans (that you have owned)
I survived undergraduate and graduate school wearing two pairs of Levis's 501s. Nowadays Nudie RRDS.- Cake
- Post #25
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Please evaluate my new jeans vs. my old ones
Those look tight to be honest. If you want to wear an untucked dress shirt then a pair of skinny jeans might not be the best choice, lest you get the "Mikhail Baryshnikov effect" of tight hosiery and billowing shirt hems. You will want something that is cut fuller in the legs (not...- Cake
- Post #10
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Which Wallet?
Have you thought about how liberating it is to NOT carry a wallet? It is highly recommended. I just carry one airline credit card and some paper money in my right jeans pocket. Any coins for parking (maximum of three) go into the coin pocket. Exactly one car key and one house key go into the...- Cake
- Post #8
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim