Thread 18526920

>Levi's 505 edition

General discussion of all things denim, workwear, heritage and americana.

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>>18496272
>>18496272

Fade update on the Freewheelers 1947

>>18526920 (OP)
what is the loose / classic fit on levi's? is it the 505? I think I'd like a bit less slim

>>18526967
Yes, but if you buy a 1950s 501 cut it will also fit more relaxed

>>18526970
I always had trouble with slim jeans (in this case is super skinny) because when I started hitting the gym, by some weird reason I loved to do quads exercise, and now I have this weird shape around my quads (of course not in the same level of picrel, but is overdeveloped in comparison to my entire body)

what jeans should I look for?

>>18526920 (OP)
'member when 9oz was considered heavy weight? Yeah.... Where did we go wrong? How did we become such roidheads?

>>18526982
Just depends on your budget. I also have thicker quads from the gym and I fit nicely into:
>Warehouse 1001xx 1953
>TCB 50s
>Wrangler 13MWZ
>Fullcount 0105 (pic related)

Most of those are jap made 501 repros with the exception of the Wranglers, so they will range in price from $180-300. Wranglers are the more budget pair with a slightly more slim cut, but they generally look really fucking good on dudes with athletic builds and their relative value is basically unmatched. If you want a pair of jap made 501 repros, the better value pair is the TCB 50s which are around $180 last time I checked. If you want the absolute widest and most comfortable out of all those, the Fullcount 0105 is the one. In my opinion, the absolute best looking, most well rounded cut are the Warehouse 1001xx 1953. They also make a pair of 1001xx that replicate a pair of 1947 repros, but the 1953 version is slightly more relaxed. Beside all of these, I've heard great things about the Left Field Smokestacks.

>>18526982
Freenote Modesto

>>18526982
Obviously, OBVIOUSLY you have to wear Dries Van Noten type ultra high-rise, ultra- baggy fits since they will fit you like straight legs.

>>18526967
The original 505 from 1967 was a slimmer version of the 501 with a zip fly. During the 80s and 90s the rise got a bit higher and the overal cut a bit roomier.
The 551 model is also a somewhat loose cut, also introduced in the 60s.
But if you just want a classic jean that fits roomier than the 501 you can try the '54 501. Basically a 501 with wider legs and seat while the waist is about the same.

>>18526982
If you want a slim cut, most brands carry a variation of the athletic fit, which is a tapered cut but wider in the legs and seat. Levis has the 541 model.

got my pendleton wool shirt I bought off ebay
this shit is comfy as fuck

>>18526987
>8 oz US made selvedge for the equivalent of 20 bucks
that's the real tragedy

How bad is 1% elasthane on jeans? I've got these '93 501s 99% cotton and 1% elasthane which I like a lot. But I've heard elasthane jeans age poorly.

>>18527289
1 percent won’t mess with the durability of the jeans much. I personally prefer jeans with a 1-2 percent synthetic blend since it gives the jeans a bit of stretch.

>>18527289
I would guess it only helps with durability, less repetitive stress.

Somehow I prefer pure cotton because it feels more like you're wearing something substantial, but in reality having elasticity is clearly a boon.

>>18527824
To me the draw toward denim is all the imperfections and character. A well worn in pair of cotton selvedge denim is going to look and feel way better than some mall slop elastane jeans. Apart from the cut, the imperfections in the weave and the eventual blowouts in the knees are what make a pair of selvedge jeans look great. To a certain extent, I’d argue that distressed clothing even outside of denim generally looks better. I only care about “durability” to a certain degree. Then again, I’m not working some job on a concrete crew where I subject my clothing to massive amounts of daily stress.

>>18526920 (OP)
How dark do you guys like your denim? I bought this pair the other day and I really like the dark indigo color on them. Some like lighter washes, but I want to make the dark wash lighter myself over time.

>>18527824
It's not a boon. Most of the times they elastane will just blow out after a few washes and stretch the whole pants by a size or two. My size 30 jeans with 2% spandex fit more like 32 now.

>>18526920 (OP)
Jeans are starting to fade. Fucks sake, hate this shit. Looks like something an Indian would wear.

>>18527919
Depends on the season I guess.
But that usually is the best colour denim.

If I could find a pair of jeans that'd fit me like Ed Chigliak's I'd happily throw all my other jeans away. Of course Darren E. Burrows has chadlike proportions.
What's the best fitting jeans you've ever had?

What is anon's opinion on thick denim jeans for winter time? Do they look funny with their structured shape?

>>18528460
His look like a relatively more slim variation of the 501 with some taper. I would check out Freewheelers 1951 or the TCB 50s

>>18527853
>Apart from the cut
this is where im fucked. the 511s suit my slim silhouette but the last pair i bought was 70% cotton, 28% lyocel and 2% elastine. can i get 100% 501s? yeah. but in my case:
fit/silhouette/what looks best > material. what good are the 100% jap selvedge cotton if i look like a clown?

>>18528588
What jap raws did you wear? They didn’t fit you well assuming because they were too relaxed or the seat was too large?

is this true? im not about to hem anything.

>>18528520
My problem is that I have big thighs and ass, so most straight jeans tend to have too much fabric from the knee down. The tapered cuts have too much taper and make my legs look completely unbalanced, very top heavy.

>>18526967
555

>>18528950
Go for Fullcount 0105 or Black Sign Vocalion jeans. They have very large top blocks with not much taper

>>18528491
Umm, what do people wear in winter if not jeans?

>>18528460
nudie rad rufus for me. i have big legs from squats and they fit perfectly. no stretch, a bit of taper but not too much. no need to size up in the waist.

thoughts on this jap denim for everyday all around

>>18528491
I wear my iron heart 634s in -20c temps
they're just fine

>>18527919
I love rigid/raw. That goes for trucker jackets and denim shirts too.

Pic related is the model I'm currently wearing.

how many times do you guys roll up your jeans? what's the acceptable amount to length ratio

>>18527919
i already have that wash, but since i habe so many itd take forever to get them lighter so got picrel for 30 bucks

>>18529536
I’m 6’1 and my perfect cuff is a single 1.75” - 2” cuff, it’s just what worked with me. There’s not really a one size fits all approach to cuffing since the thickness of the cuff should look balanced in relation to your overall height and proportions. However, you should not triple cuff and I think if you want to double cuff it should be absolutely no bigger than 2” thick. It also looks goofy if the bottom of your cuff/hem is resting above your ankles, totally unnatural way to wear your pants. My gauge of where to rest the bottom of my cuff is based off of the position of my cuff in relation to the star symbol on the interior ankle of a pair of high top chucks. If the bottom of my cuff is resting halfway up that symbol or higher, the cuff is too high and looks tryhard and unnatural. This is why I generally like to have a tiny break/stack on top of my footwear, it looks and feels better to me

>>18526932
How long have you been fading those? How often do you wear them?

>>18529536
I do the tokyo cuff, so twice.

>>18527919
Dark indigo is the best color in the world and it is a shame that jeans are designed to loose exactly that feature. We have the means to create everlasting indigo denim, but they keep pushing that shitty muh fadez narrative for NPCs. “It’S like A wOrK oF ArT dudE xD”. Not really, you just lost the only thing that made your jeans interesting and not reddit: their color.

>>18529525
>>18529650
I love the look and feel of a dark, crisp indigo, rigid new pair of jeans. However I also love how they change and mold with use.
It's kind of a trap, really, to get you to buy new jeans every so often.
I enjoy the process and don't speedrun the fading. Also I got too many pairs to commit to just one for a thousand wears.

>>18529643
I got them in January and have had different periods where I wear them more frequently. Been cycling between these, some Iron Heart 1955s, and Real McCoys Lot 001xx. I’ve been pretty committed to them the last couple weeks, and whenever I do wear them it’s usually like 1.5-2 weeks at a time. 4 washes so far.
After some good time with them, I actually think Freewheelers is arguably the absolute best repro 501 company. The overwhelming majority of repros are not much different from one another in terms of “quality” or “durability”, so you usually end up just going with whichever cuts fit you best. Freewheelers on the other hand not only have 10/10 cuts,but they also have an actual tangible increase in durability due to the thicker density of stitching, and the construction of these are literally flawless with what is definitely the cleanest stitch work ive ever seen. All their hardware and details are just a step above everyone else in quality too. Their leather patch uses an actual dense, sturdy piece of veg tan and the ink is not volatile at all, it’s like it got embedded into the fibers of the leather.

>>18529798
Yeah, they look great. I take it you like them better than the ih 1955?

>>18530498
Well, I consider the IH1955 to be a completely different category than the FWs. One is more of an accurate repro with 14 oz, the other is heavyweight with cut modifications. If I had to choose between the two, I’d probably have to go with the FW because:
>Superior cut without any gay ass millennial taper
>Denim is more interesting, slightly more texture
>The combination of the regular weight and timeless cut makes it way easier to style

went back in my camera roll and saw pictures of my fresh century denim and got sad
it was so much more beautiful before the wear