How to choose a real vintage jeans?

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Every season, you can find a steady stream of new cowboy trends and new ways to play, but one is never out of date: vintage.

Vintage first originated from cheap second-hand stores, but it does not mean old, but an enduring charm, not designed to cater to the fashion of the season.

In the second half of the 19th century, the Nuggets boom brought miners' tooling to Japan and produced the first indigenously produced jeans in the 1960s. Since then, Japan has attracted the attention of the world by virtue of its exquisite denim craft. Today, it also maintains a certain number of handmade jeans workshops. The "craftsman" spirit has made Japan one of the holy places for cowboys, and the concept of "cattle raising" has also been derived from its unique cultural, economic and resource conditions.

Onomichi Denim Project

Jeans tried by Onomichi Denim Project

Onomichi Denim Project is an old jeans shop located in Onomichi City, Japan. It mainly sells jeans that people wear through. However, unprotected dress can not achieve the desired effect. In order to leave a unique imprint on the jeans, the store also selected a group of tryers from the local area to conduct long-term trials of the fittings and perform special processing on these jeans.

After long-term wear and careful care, the price of these jeans can almost double. It is no longer a simple trouser, but an artwork. So, in this shop, you can find the most special, perhaps unique jeans.

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In vintage jeans, the most classic and popular nature is Levi's 501. It can be said that in the modern history of trousers, nothing can shake its position. Since 1874, it has undergone more than 10 revisions. Now referring to the 501, people's first reaction is the waist, straight, five-pocket, riveted front bag, buttoned jeans.

Whether you choose to fit the size of your body or create a boyfriend style with a relaxed style. In addition, its tailoring and strong elasticity are also very friendly to people with more prominent body curves. Although today's 501 is not the 501 of the past, it can still be worn as an entry-level model.

The historical evolution of 501

However, the 501 pants of different ages are also different. The standard 501 is more fat. Want to choose loose straight style can consider 55501. If you want to choose a personal style, the design of 47501 and 54501 is the most self-cultivation.

Levi's 505

Another classic 505 can be considered a modified version of the 501. For the younger generation, it will change the front position to a zipper instead of a button. It fits nicely into the buttocks and legs and is more self-cultivating. It is suitable for slim people. .

How to choose the right size? The stretch of vintage denim is not so large, so you have to choose between two and three sizes in normal jeans. If you wear 28 yards, consider 30 or 31 yards. If you want to create a boyfriend style, it is more suitable than the usual size four.

Because of the shrink-to-fit characteristics of vintage jeans (shrinking after washing), most vintage jeans sellers on Ebay and Etsy also list actual measured sizes for reference.

Dusty Rose Vintage Maresa Ponitch

Judging from the value of vintage jeans, Dusty Rose Vintage Maresa Ponitch, manager of the red-wine vintage store in Brooklyn, NY, told Popsugar readers: “The factors that make these jeans more valuable are: Welcome, quality, fineness, size and scarcity.” In general, the older the jeans, the higher the price, such as the classic 501 and 505.

In addition, there are two factors that can be referenced - fabrics and purchasing channels. A good pair of jeans has a world of difference between natural and cheap. If you are buying at a flea market or a roadside stall, the protection provided is certainly not as good as a vintage restaurant with a long history and good reputation. In addition, flipping over the trousers, you can see that the numbers of the washing labels on the inside of the trousers should be the same as those on the back.

As 501 Vintage's closing work - 1966 501 has a special commemorative significance and collection value. It was the last year to use capital "e" on the Levi's label on the hips. At the same time, it also solved the problem of back pocket rivets, and adopted an advanced technology to eliminate hidden rivets by reinforcing the needles on the edge of the trouser pocket.

Vetements stitching jeans

However, the "cattle breeding" culture is still niche in the country, even if Japan can drive this second-hand jeans sales model, it is difficult to be recognized in the domestic market, for ordinary people, spend a high price to buy the old Pants are also difficult to accept. On the other hand, the fashion industry, where everything has become very commercialized, has also aroused people's "anti-fashion" rebelliousness and attention to humanistic feelings.

Maybe this is why this Vetements stitching jeans can sell more than 7,000 yuan, but it can also cause fire in half the fashion circle. Because it seems to be simple it is full of knowledge - the two classic Levi's 501 vintage jeans styles are transformed into a collage of two. Unlike ordinary splicing, it also retains a hand-finished surface, which makes the chromaticity of each trousers different. The trousers' beading treatment creates a unique effect. This retro and trendy design concept is more in line with modern understanding of fashion.

Levi's Vintage Clothing (LVC) 2014 Spring Summer Collection

Around 2000, Levi's set up a special engraved department, Levi's Vintage Clothing (LVC), to tailor costumes to meet the needs of retro jeans enthusiasts. This series will be occasionally introduced the classic 501 pants version of the engraved version, is also considered a round of consumers want both new clothes and want to retro models dream.