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Bagaimana untuk Kenal pasti Vintage Levis

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Tidak kira jika anda di sini untuk mencari sepasang ® 501 ataujika anda hanya berminat untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenaiia, mungkin ada sesuatu pada halaman ini yang akan menarik minat anda.

Bagaimana untuk Kenal pasti Vintage Levis
By Maggie Hira, eHow Editor
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Levi adalah satu jenama yang popular jeans yang dicipta oleh LeviStrauss dan rakan kongsi, Jacob Davis, pada awal tahun 1870-an.asalnya dipakai oleh pelombong, jeans biru dengan cepat menjadijeans fesyen yang popular di sepanjang abad ke-20. Hari ini, jeans biru yang dipakai oleh kalangan semua peringkat umur, dan darisemua lapisan masyarakat. Vintage Levi didambakan dan mahalbarangan pakaian kerana umur mereka dan kepentingan sejarah.Istilah "vintage" merujuk kepada artikel pakaian yang sekurang-kurangnya 25 hingga 30 tahun. levi dibuat sebelum tahun 1980-anyang akan dianggap vintage.

No matter if you're here to find a pair of 501's® or if you're just interested in finding out more about them, there is probably something on this page that will interest you.

How to Identify Vintage Levis
By Maggie Hira, eHow Editor
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Levi's are a popular brand of jeans created by Levi Strauss and his partner, Jacob Davis, in the early 1870s. Originally worn by miners, the blue jeans quickly became a popular fashion item throughout the 20th century. Today, blue jeans are worn by people of all ages, and from all walks of life. Vintage Levi's are coveted and pricey items of clothing due to their age and historical significance. The term "vintage" refers to articles of clothing that are at least 25 to 30 years old. Levi's manufactured prior to the 1980s would be considered vintage.

WHY YOU MUST BUY ORIGINAL LEVI'S 501?

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Globally, Levi's jeans is the most copied jeans in the world. It is perceived to have high quality jeans, the material is very good. It also has higher resale value. It is a commodity. Even after wearing for long, if you want to sell it, you can sell at higher price than when you bought it. The longer you hold the jeans, the higher the price, because its considered vintage.

And why imported jeans? They have high quality control. you can see in them (the european), they are the kind of person who is so fussy, looking into much unnecessary detail and decoration. They pay much attention to details. When compared to the Asian, they are different in the mentality.That's why imitation comes from another countries which didn't pay much attention to details, and that's why the price is cheap and the material is not valuable and has no resale value.

You must learn how to appreciate the authentic Levi's 501 jeans.

About Us

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BDC TRADING is founded in 2008. It was known as Sharmi Fashion which has started from 1988. We are well known for grade a bundled clothes and garment since then. But our business was down in 1994 due to economic crises. Now we are back with more advance strategies and choices of clothing. We work in co-operation with USA suppliers to supply only grade a levi’s jeans.

We have grown considerably during this time and have been able to specialize in supplying our buyers with high quality used merchandise. We hope that our offerings will solve your search for quality product at reasonable price.

These are our offers on quality products you purchase from us:
- Our quality control is excellent!
- Our used merchandise is of exceptional quality - - BDC TRADING SDN BHD does not deal with second rate merchandise or junk.
- Much of our merchandise is available on an ongoing basis
- Our freight forwarder can give you the lowest rates available when shipping from our warehouses.
- We do not deal with broker chains. - we have available container loads and smaller loads of :
- used levis jeans
- used levis denim jackets.

Levis Shrinkage Guide

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Applicable to Jeans made with Unwashed Unfinished Denim. The Shrinkage Rate might vary slightly between garments, especially with Vintage and Vintage Reproduction garments. Any alterations (including leg lenght alterations) are not recommended Until Shrinkage Is Complete.

Levi's 501 SHRINK-To-FIT Jeans Shrinkage Guide
IF YOUR WAIST IS:	INCREASE SIZE BY:
27" (Inches) - 36" (Inches)	1" (Inch)
38" - 48"	2"
50" and UP	3"
IF YOUR INSEAM IS:	INCREASE SIZE BY:
27" (Inches) - 34" (Inches)	3" (Inches)
36" and UP	4"
Levi's Vintage Collection Deadstock Jeans Shrinkage Guide
IF YOUR WAIST IS:	INCREASE SIZE BY:
27" (Inches) - 36" (Inches)	2" (Inches)
38" - 48"	3"
IF YOUR INSEAM IS:	INCREASE SIZE BY:
27" (Inches) - 34" (Inches)	3" (Inches)
36" and UP	4"

Contact us

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BDC TRADING SDN BHD

Address : 7 pklb batu 1014,

Bukit Lanjan, Jln Damansara,6000
Phone No : +6 019 669 0878
Fax No : +603 7846 4087
Mobile No : +6 019 669 0878

Levis 501xx Rigid

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HOW TO BUY SHRINK TO FIT RIGID JEANS

If your Waist     is: 27" to 36" then add    1"
If your Waist      is 38"   to 46" then add    2"
If your Length   is 26" to 34" then add      3"
If your Length    is 36" and Up   then add   4"

How so you shrink your Levis Rigid?
If you have any special tips or tricks or want to share a story
about shrinking You Levis Rigid, feel free to leave a comment
on our forum at Face book CLICK HERE.

Levis 501 Blue Grade AAA

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Hige (Nice Faded) Grade AAA

Model Levis 501 Used/Bundle

Perfect condition, no alterations, holes, rips and tears. We experience once the item received by customers through courier service/poslaju/fedex, they asked,"Is this NEW Item?" or "New Without Tag?"
Because why? We sell only excellent condition of used Levis 501 and we don't think you can find this price out there. Its hard to find excellent condition like this one at cheaper price. So what are you waiting for? Just purchase it.

Now, we are glad to offer you a large scale of Levis 501 Whiskey – at a very attractive price:
which are becoming increasingly popular and in demand. The fact that so many celebrities are now owning them has helped contribute to the popularity of this brand...

Call Us For Dealer Price Minimum 100 Pair

Retail Price: RM170
Sale Price : RM110

Levis 501 Rigid

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Levis 501 Rigid

These jeans are rare and very difficult to get from the USA. We have to wait for weeks to get the supply. We solve your problem to get these jeans at affordable price. STOCK LIMITED. If you need them, HURRY to make your booking / buy our readily available stock in our store before the jeans run out of stock.

MENS 501 Original Shrink To Fit MENS
This Color is sold out in USA till JUNE 2010 Get them while they last
501 Original Jean, the iconic fit. Made with rigid denim that you wash to a perfect fit and finish. Keep it dark and clean by washing as little as possible, or fade it with gentle washing. Will shrink approximately 10 percent; size up 1" if waist is between 27"- 36", size up 2" if waist is between 38"- 48". Increase length by 3". Wear cuffed or uncuffed. Country Of Origin: Imported.
Sold out in most stores get them here while they last.

Levis 501 Rigid

Retail Price       :RM420
Sales Price        :RM330
You save            : RM 90

Now, we are glad to offer you a large scale of Original Levis 501 – at a very attractive price: From Factory Directly which are becoming increasingly popular and in demand. The fact that so many celebrities are now owning them has helped contribute to the popularity of this brand...

Call Us For Dealer Price Minimum 25 Pair

501 Mr bombastic 1996

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Used Dark Blue Excellent Condition
Dead Stock all Is Made In USA

We are supplier and distributor for excellent grade vintage Levi’s 501, like 80’s. Our product quality is for Japanase market. The Levi’s 501 jeans that we sell are of higher price but its solid, no tears, no holes, no rips, and no alterations, you can imagine its new. Our jeans are rarely found.If you are Levi’s 501 jeans collectors, this is the time to buy.

Our focus is to supply Vintage design Levi’s Jeans 501 new and used only. That means we are the best Retailer for you to contact right now.

Levis 501xx and 501 vintage, authentic levi's 501 button,model early 1996 to 1998

excellent condition,solid like new.size From 32 to 48 can choose base on request.

ALL LIMITED EDITION VINTAGE DEADSTOCK YOU WONT FIND THESE ANY WHERE ELSE

We aim to provide the best quality vintage clothing coupled with excellent

customer service and quick delivery.

Please note that 100% of all items sold by us are genuine vintage items!!!!

our Store Video

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NBC Bay Area

Do you ever wonder why Levi's calls their jeans the 501? So do we and believe it or not, so does Levi's.

They even have an employee on the case to figure out that and all the other mysteries that surround one of the country's oldest companies.

Ask the inventers of the blue jeans about their rich history -- that dates back to the 1850s -- and it's kind of like they've been caught with their pants down.

"It's very strange and frustrating to have a black hole in the 19th century," said Lynn Downey, the company's historian.

Levi's Invests in History

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Levi's Invests in History

Problem is, the San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 obliterated the headquarters of Levi Strauss.

"All the old jeans, everything, completely burned. So I'm not taking any chances," Downey said.

Downey is using jeans to retrace the lost parts of the company's DNA, especially really old Levis like a pair found in a Nevada mining town.

When she first inspected its rivets, Downey thought they were 501s from the 19th century.

"But they're not the 501," Downey said. "The 501 was the original jean. This was a different kind of denim workwear that we'd never seen before. It had a pocket for a ruler."

Levi's reached into its own pocket and shelled out more than $46,000 for the mystery pair they now simply refer to as the "Nevada jeans."

"I was willing to pay more," Downey said.

Perhaps she'd pay more for the answer to one ever-burning question.

"Where'd the name 501 come from?" Downey wondered aloud. "It wasn't called that when first created in 1873. It was called the 'double x,' which was the name for the denim we used."

Downey's guess is that 501 might've been an arbitrary ordering number.

"Another mystery is the pocket stitching, which has been on our jeans since day one. We don't know what it was supposed to represent or function," she said.

The Levi Strauss company's vast collection of vintage clothes also includes the world's oldest pair of jeans: double x's from 1879 valued at $125,000.

"It reflects the person who lived in it," Downey explains. "We can learn so much about who our consumers were and then our designers can understand how these can be used to inspire new products."

The company has also now invested in fireproof safes for their important archives.

original link--http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/History-is-in-the-Jeans.html?corder=reverse

How to Find the Right Size for 501 Jeans

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Most people are used to buying their jeans in a specific size and length such as "8 petite" or "Men's Large". These are not like that - you need to have your actual waist and inseam measurements in inches to know which size to select.

Since 501® Button-Flys are "shrink-to-fit" they need to be purchased at a larger size than actual inches for the waist and inseam. They will shr

ink approximately 10%, but instead of having to pull out a calculator and figure it out there is a post on the Fashion .

Levi's 501 SHRINK-To-FIT Jeans Shrinkage Guide
IF YOUR WAIST IS:	INCREASE SIZE BY:
27" (Inches) - 36" (Inches)	1" (Inch)
38" - 48"	2"
50" and UP	3"
IF YOUR INSEAM IS:	INCREASE SIZE BY:
27" (Inches) - 34" (Inches)	3" (Inches)
36" and UP	4"
Levi's Vintage Collection Deadstock Jeans Shrinkage Guide
IF YOUR WAIST IS:	INCREASE SIZE BY:
27" (Inches) - 36" (Inches)	2" (Inches)
38" - 48"	3"
IF YOUR INSEAM IS:	INCREASE SIZE BY:
27" (Inches) - 34" (Inches)	3" (Inches)
36" and UP	4"

Levis 501 Vintage

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Levis 501 Vintage

Levi's 501 Buttonfly year made 1997 size 28 to 34,limited stock and is considered vintage.
Collector item. Buy from us, we can sell at cheaper price. Before this we supply to Japan for $120.

Blue Grade AAA

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Blue Grade AAA

Flate Blue in shipment

BIG E SIZE w34 and 34

Checking step levis 501original Identifided

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Checking step levis 501original Identifided

Step 1
Check the buttons. Levi's manufactured in the mid-1970s and prior will have a single digit stamped onto them. Newer versions (as well as fake ones) have three digits stamped on the buttons. The most popular numbers on vintage versions are 2, 5, 6 and the letter W. New Levi's have "501" or "555" stamped on them.

Step 2
Look at the rivets. Older styles from the mid-1960s to the 1980s feature flat silver rivets with L.S.&CO-S.F. indented on them. Newer styles feature aluminum or copper rivets with circular patterns and L.S.&CO-S.F. indented on them. The circular patterns on the rivets are a sure sign that the Levi's are relatively new.

Step 3
The vintage Levi's red tab.
Check the red tab. This is a small red fabric tag that has "Levi's" written in white in all caps. Prior to 1971 the "e" in Levi's was capitalized and referred to as the "big E." After 1971, the "e" was written in lower case while the other letters were left capitalized.

Step 4
Read the care tags. They first appeared on Levi's in the 1970s. The tags from 1970 to 1985 were plain white with dark blue writing and contained an instruction that read "Shrinks about 10%." Newer jeans (after 1985) have care tags that are white with red writing and the Levi's logo placed prominently at the top. The older versions do not have a Levi's logo on the care tags.

Step 5
Inspect the inseam and back pockets. The style of inseam on almost all Levi's before the mid-1980s featured a single felled inseam, which is a single stitch running down the inner thigh. The back pockets on vintage Levi's have a very pronounced arcuate design. An arcuate is denoted by two wide arcs joined together in the middle, similar to the top part of a traditional heart shape. On newer Levi's the arcs are much more shallow.

Step 6
Check for bar tacks at the corners of the pockets. Bar tacks are a method of sewing that involves using extra thread to reinforce a thicker fabric such as denim. Levi's that contain bar tacks on the corner pockets are at least 20 years old and may be even older.

Vintage Levis 501 Dead Stock Made IN USA

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Vintage Levi's Jean Guide - Buttons

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There has also been a lot of questions regarding stamping on the back of the top buttons.

As a rule, jeans with a single stamped digit (2, 5, 6, W) for example are older than jeans with a 3 digit stamping on the top
of the button. Common 3 digit stampings are 524, 558, 555,554.

- Jeans with single digit or no digit stamping are made from mid 70's back, and are possibly big E
- Authentic Big E non-reproduction jeans will have either no or a single stamped digit.
- Reproductions will normally be stamped '555'
- Newer Levis and fakes will be stamped '501'
- Japanese Made Levis will have a 'J' followed by a couple of digits '21'

Era: 1870 ~ 1873 period. The hand stitched top-buttons used in the duck cloth work overalls.

Era: 1873 ~ 1890 period.
The most basic type of metal buttons used in the Levis 125 model waist overall in 1873.
note the recessed button center which differs from more modern jeans.

Era: 1930 ~ 1941 period, 1945-Modern Peroid.
The donut core was filled and molded into a solid heart top button for the 501XX series. Levis decided to include it's country of origin, and thus, " * S . F CAL * " was inserted in together with the other characters. This button is the father of the modern button used currently.

Era: 1987 ~ Current
There are two versions of this top button. Available in both Silver and Copper, the " * " which was used as a spacer was replaced with " . " instead. The silver color top button were use mainly on jeans while the copper version appeared on 505 series of jeans and jackets. Copper buttons never appear on 501 model jeans.

Vintage Levi's Jeans Guide - Rivet Designs

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Bar tacks are a sewing process that was used to reinforce the top corners of the rear pockets of jeans. It involves sewing a large amount of thread to an area for strength. It can also be used as an 'acid test' to whether or not Levi's are vintage or not. If they contain bar tacks at the corners, you can usually say that those Levi's are at least 20 years old and may be vintage.

First style of bar tacking. This is called an inner bar tack because it has to be bent down to ]
see the stitching.

Peroid: 1967-June 1976
Pockets were made with both rivets and bar tacking.

Black Dark Green

indigo blue/purple
Peroid: 1976-1983
No 'hidden' rivets, bar tacking was in various colors.

Peroid:1992-Present - This style in copper or aluminum is standard in todays Levi's 501 lineup.

Peroid:1989-1992 - Recessed letters and circular lines.

Peroid:1982-1989 Similar to above except for outter ring .

Peroid: 1966-1982 Thin silver base with L.S.CO-S.F-Levi Strauss and Co- San Francisco.

Peroid: Early 1900's : Note the lettering is now raised.
Peroid: WWII Peroid there was a simplified version used in order to conserve raw materials

Possibly the first copper style used on denim. Note the 20 in the middle and the letters on the surround are indented. also denotes a very collectable pair of Levis

Closeup of the first style and process, very rare and obiously denote very valuable piece of denim. And piece of history.

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A classic fit through the seat and thigh,
so you get
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Sits at the waist. With straight l
eg styling.
Plus, they'll look good with
anything from a
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Premium 100% cotton denim.
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This is a nice pair of Levi's jeans with
slight fade and fray.

Vintage Levi's Jeans Guide - Care Tags

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Vintage Levi's Jeans Guide - Care Tags

There have been several care tags placed in Levi's Jeans since their appearance in the 1970s. They were the replacement for having the jeans
stamped on their inner pockets with information which would fade after just a few washings.

Era:1970-1985

Era: 1984-85

Era:1985-88

Era:1988-1993

Era:1993-Present

Levi's Manufactured in Japan as reproductions:

Levis Vintage Pocket Guide

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Era: War time edition
These pockets were used during World War II when there were rationing of thread.
any detail that had no effect on the garment and was for decorative purposes only was
banned. The arcurates were actually painted on by hand and very few remaining pieces
still have their paint because it washed off or flaked off after wearing. A pristine pair of WWII
jeans with or without their paint can fetch well into the thousands of dollars from a collector.
Of course a pair with the paint would fetch on the higher side of a pair without.

Era:Post War - 1966
The arcurate design made its reappearance on this post war design