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December 10, 2010

LVC Makes Its Way Back To Levi’s Stores ~One Store At A Time

The next time you find yourself in San Francisco do yourself a favor and stop by the the recently furnished Levis store. On the lower level where the Tailor Shop is housed, LVC has stocked the floor with all 9 Made In These United States 501’s from 1890-1966 (1890, 15, 33, 44, 47, 54 501z, 55 & 66). If denim isnt your flavour, youll find a bevy of the most classical of american vintage items along with a sprinkle of LVC 1920’s Made In America tees, henleys, Sunset shirts and a personal favorite, the 1936 Type I jacket. Love a pleat & buckleback!

IMG_1250 The vintage tees, flannels and military pants (ALL MADE IN USA) sit on repurposed white oak barn siding that has been plane & sanded. (for you interior folk) IMG_1232 denim wall- Constructed from salvaged city of San Francisco scaffolding that was deemed unsafe for SF city workers..ties nicely with the city that gave birth to Levi’s & the 501!IMG_1254 50’s L.L. Bean IMG_1253 70’s Harley Davidson IMG_1252I love how the masking tape they used for inventory purposes remained on! P1030090P1030093P1030092Pink sweatshirt

Photo In addition to selling vintage and LVC, the tailor shop is now cranking out aprons of canvas duck and lining a selection of Big E type 3 denim jackets with 1940’s camp blankets. I normally have problems with reworked vintage but i quite like these.IMG_1220 IMG_1247Flannel rack Flannel close up IMG_1245 IMG_1235 Two jeans from 1890-1900 are being redone. The Barnyard (shown above) and the Spurbites shown below (worn by some cowboy, the cuff area is all beaten up from his spur) and will be available at this location. Both jeans were originally made right here (w/ pure indigo dyed 90z Amoskeag plain selvage denim) in Hippie Dippie San Fran Skippie.
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November 12, 2010

Tweed Herringbone & Suede Vest Wearing Dude

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Saw this cat in the SFO airport. As with most of my subjects, he was surprised I told him I thought he ‘looked cool’.
Turquoise shirt!
That wide lapeled blazer!
suede snap vest, unfastened!
Those Vans or canvas sneakers!
Oh, & I been wearing that hat lately. fond of a captains or fishermans cap.

November 8, 2010

Day Of The Dead ~ San Francisco

P1330465 horrible belt but the shirt and blazer were just perfect. When it comes to events like this, If youre not actually celebrating a dead one, its just another reason to get dressed up. I’m cool with costume just about any day, but I will tear you apart… P1330475 When we got into the park, there was the most beautiful & scary trees, altars & costumes. P1330482 This cat definitely wasnt scary but he had one of the best looks I’ve seen in SF so far. a mockneck with a beret. very art director from back in the day. P1330483 There were some older cats that really turned it out. went in, worked it. P1330484 cant be mad at someone that just showed up and wasnt in costume. I of course liked that he had contrasting shoe laces. P1330487 Another cat that wasnt dressed up for the holiday but just had great colors! theres something special about a fella in a not precious beanie. non sagging, non cashmere etc. P1330488 say what you will about his clothes clothes. He is killing it. P1330489 oy, nakedness in garages along the parade route. P1330492 P1330494 Too many idiots/brands/stores are abusing fedoras and fur felt hats in general, this one I think I like. (he almost looks like he’s a 70’s rocker) P1330495 This dudes camera strap was pretty cool. very cool. P1330501 P1330502
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A purdy bird.
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Watch kinda effed it up, but I like the scarf with the western shirt.
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