Jeans: they’re the best.
A medley of comfort and practicality, with just a tinge of rebellion.
So here, take these: Levi’s Vintage Clothing line, available just now online.
Levi’s, the iconic S.F. denim brand, stretches back to the mid-19th century. They’ve codified the vestiary swagger of miners, mods, rockers, bikers and hipsters.
Now, Levi’s has reproduced the fits and fabrics of yesteryear.
Each piece comes complete with a date, price, fabric/design breakdown and its historical significance.
Our favorites:
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A ’40s-era, slim-fit reversible leather jacket: half deep-black leather, half rusty orange cotton twill.
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The radicalized 1954 take on the 501s, with tapered legs and a zipper in place of the ubiquitous button-fly … to appeal to snooty East Coasters. (“Like peeing into the jaws of an alligator,” chided one Westerner.)
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An early ’40s ribbed graphic tee that proclaims “I Have Seen the Future.”
But also, this: a 1950 embroidered silk bomber jacket replete with “hand embroidered banjo.”
History’s not always kind.
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