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***The official LVC thread***
I've just added a run-through of this spring's LVC range at loomstate. Some of the nicest items I've seen in recent years, especially this version of the Three Pleat 1874 jacket, in a new shade of cotton duck.- Pablo-T
- Post #1,005
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Self Edge SF/NY/LA/PDX/MX - Japanese Denim & Leather, Top Notch Basics, Very Nice Jewelry + Eyewear, & More
Kiya, please check your PMs. Thanks, Paul T- Pablo-T
- Post #5,196
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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***The official LVC thread***
Here's some cool footage of Mildred Bolen, one of the most experienced loom operators at Cone, who make all the denim for the post-1901 501. http://loomstate.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mildred-lady-at-loom.html- Pablo-T
- Post #923
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Albam Clothing
I just got a walk-through of the new Autumn/Winter range. I was really impressed by the clarity of thinking behind each item; I guess I'm more workwear-oriented so it was items like the jumbo cords that appealed the most to me, but there are also some terrific modern items, like the Rain...- Pablo-T
- Post #161
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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***The official LVC thread***
For fans of cotton duck, here's a story on the origins of the fabric's use in workwear, over at loomstate.co.uk- Pablo-T
- Post #878
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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White Oak Denim, Greensboro
Here's an interview with the guy who oversees the shuttle looms at Cone, plus factory photos etc.- Pablo-T
- Post #10
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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***The official LVC thread***
The 1874 Triple Pleat Jacket This jacket is one of the most interesting and historic added to the LVC range, since the Nevada back in 2001 or so. I've added a story on the jacket, how Michael Harris found the original and the process of making a replica, on loomstate.- Pablo-T
- Post #860
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Roy's Jeans - Single Man Made
Washed my Roy x Cone jeans. The new Cone Roys are a different spec'd fabric, with I think more of a 50s colour and a standard fill (the RXC is Pima) but they should have the complexity of this loomstate denim...- Pablo-T
- Post #281
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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The streetwear shoes and boots thread...No sneakers please
Forgive if anyone else posted it already... but here's a pretty good overview of william lennon boots, the difference between their lasts, and how they're made. Lennon factory tour- Pablo-T
- Post #4,389
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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The Official RRL Thread
The London showroom on Mount Street just opened. Very nice. Full story, including their beautiful Cordovan boots, on www.loomstate.co.uk- Pablo-T
- Post #7,340
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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levis - red tag with R only not word Levis LEVIS
You've had the answer already! The change came in around the mid 70s, and is very common with little e jeans. If Levi\s can trademark the red tab alone, then no one else can use one, whatever the writing on it. But Levi's didn't act in time to trademark the red tag in Japan.- Pablo-T
- Post #20
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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SUPERFUTURE GHETTO thread: All things Supertalk
Twenty four hours for the relaunch? Hmmm....- Pablo-T
- Post #3,537
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Levi's Made & Crafted Thread
Those are the chinos, a lovely item. There's the story of many of the key pieces from that range Here- Pablo-T
- Post #5
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Denim leg twist thoughts...
LEg twist is an inherent condition of loom state, raw denim which is cut straight (ie along the selvage). It was programmed out of jeans in the 70s onwards, with a technique called preskew. And jeans produced in the 70s were generally crappy quality. For that reason, people into ring-ring or...- Pablo-T
- Post #11
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Sandblasted jeans: should we give up distressed denim?
As people interested might know: 1: distressed jeans have caused major pollution, via water run-off polluting rivers in China and other countries 2: distressing jeans is immensely wasteful of energy, thanks to the use of dryers etc and now, 3: there is good evidence to show sandblasted jeans...- Pablo-T
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- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Shrinking LVC 1944's question
Don't use the dryer. You will lose the sizeing, on the warp (indigo) threads, and with it some of the indigo. For max shrinkage, wash hot - I washed my '44 at 95 degrees celsius and got nearly three inches shrinkage in the waist. Put a correctly-sized piece of wood, or similar, in the...- Pablo-T
- Post #3
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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Why is the dryer bad for denim?
According to the Tech dept at Cone, you should not use a dryer because it leaches out the last of the resins (sometimes wax) with which the warp yarns are sized, and takes some indigo with it. Personally, I find they also make the denim too soft, and with that kind of fluffy feel they seem to...- Pablo-T
- Post #11
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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***The official LVC thread***
I believe so, at least most current produciton does Look in the inner tag. There will be a date, near the production code (often 643) M. March 2000: Season 1, 2006: SE (september?) 2007: 4809 (Season 1?) 2009- Pablo-T
- Post #790
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim
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***The official LVC thread***
34 would be wide enough in the waist - but remember, they have narrower thighs than the 67, which is more of a carrot shape. Dimensions etc here. Might be worth going to the Levi's meatpacking store to try them all on and get informed advice, ask for Robert, I'm sure he'll see you right.- Pablo-T
- Post #785
- Forum: Streetwear and Denim