LEVI'S VINTAGE CLOTHING captures the spirit and history of American workwear while carefully recreating the fits, fabrics and details of a bygone era. Based on more than 20,000 valuable archives stored at Levi's San Francisco headquarters, we have developed timeless items by reviving iconic reprint items representing each era and Levi's precious history. I'm here.
This time we renewed the fabric. It will be made with organic cotton.
One of the reasons for adopting organic cotton is one of Levi's environmentally friendly product development, which is common to all developments.
This is a denim jacket born in 1936, lot number 506XX, commonly known as "1st".
1936 was the year that Levi's iconic Type 1 jacket was born, and nothing epitomizes American labor like Levi's 1936 Type I jacket, cut from durable selvedge denim that has long been associated with American workers. It has been considered an informal uniform worn by men.
The fabric used for Levi's vintage clothing is made by Kaihara, a leading denim manufacturer in Japan.
It is a special fabric that realistically reproduces the texture of the rough denim manufactured by Cone Mills at that time with high technology in Japan. The 506XX uses slightly light-ounce denim with little fuzz.
Denim woven with an old-fashioned shuttle machine has a width of about 27 to 29 inches, and both ends are sewn with red thread (red selvedge). Since the product is made using the fabric to the fullest extent, the selvedge can be seen on the back of the placket, creating a detail called red ears.
This denim retains the original unevenness of the cotton yarn, so it is one of the attractions that the unique texture increases as you wear it.
The big appeal of the 1st is the rugged appearance of the box type, the two front pleats and box stitching on the placket, the one chest pocket, the exposed copper rivets and the cinch back of copper parts that can adjust the fit. It also features a two-horse leather patch that represents the quality of the denim and a label with “XX”.
1936 was the first year that the red tab with a capital "E" was attached to Levi's products, faithfully reproducing the denim fabric of the time, and the details from the sewing thread to the rivets and buttons are also faithfully reproduced. .
The silhouette is an authentic style.
The body width and armholes are moderately roomy and can be matched with any style such as T-shirts and sweatshirts.
*This product is a rigid (non-washed) model, so it may shrink about 5% after washing at home.
The numbers in the size chart are actual measurements before washing (before shrinkage). As a guideline, shrinkage of about 1 size (38 → 36, 40 → 38) is expected, so please be careful.
* Only size 46 has a T-BACK.
*MODEL DATE*
・Product number: 70506-0028 ・Made in Japan
・Silhouette [thin ← 1 2 3 4 5 → thick]
・Quality: 100% cotton 12,7oz red selvedge denim, red selvedge denim, placket back selvedge, double front pleats and box stitch
One side flap pocket, one side big E red tab, cinch back, XX stamped two-horse leather patch, stamped copper rivets
* Only size 46 has a T-BACK.
*The model is 173cm, weighs 64kg and wears a size 38(S).
*The above model is wearing raw denim as it is, so it is just an image of wearing it.
If the model wears it after washing, 38(S) will be smaller.
Size/Width/Shoulder Width/Length/Hem Width/Sleeve Length
38(S)/53m/48cm/59cm/48cm/62cm
40(M)/57cm/50cm/62cm/51cm/64cm
42(L)/61cm/52cm/64cm/54cm/65cm
44(XL)/65cm/54cm/66cm/57cm/66cm
46(XXL)/69cm/56cm/68cm/60cm/67cm
*This product is a rigid (non-washed) model, so it may shrink about 5% after washing at home.
The numbers in the size chart are actual measurements before washing (before shrinkage). As a guideline, shrinkage of about 1 size (38 → 36, 40 → 38) is expected, so please be careful.
*The numbers in the size chart above are the numbers obtained by measuring one point in stock.
Please be aware that there may be a misalignment of 1 to 2 cm for each point.
*Product photos are from digital camera.
Please note that the color may differ slightly from the actual product depending on the screen etc.