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!
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) 
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!
50’s L.L. Bean 
70’s Harley Davidson 
I love how the masking tape they used for inventory purposes remained on! 
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.
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 Both jeans were originally made right here (w/ pure indigo dyed 90z Amoskeag plain selvage denim) in Hippie Dippie San Fran Skippie.
On a lunch break the other day I went to look at a bicycle I was thinking about buying, I brought along my friend Julian. Elements aligned, I snapped away! And if that wasnt enough, prior to us leaving the awffice, I realized he had 2 prisma color markers in his pocket that were the same color as his reynspooner (coincidence, as Julian is not that ‘type o’ guy’) (which I am). Which, in our indian summer here, One can totally wear these shirts/colors this time o’ year. 
check this out to learn more about Julians work for Levi Strauss & Co.
The kind folks of Engineered Garments invited me to tour their store that opens later today at 307 W. 38th St. in a space that used to repair sewing machines will now sell their collection as well as Nepenthes and Needles. In fact, the old signage is still there. Not covered or painted over, yet anyhow…
Bossman/Founder of Nepenthes & Needles designer Keizo Shimizu. I need those socks!! 
Hanging the work of Carrie Housman & Darbury Stenderu The show is based on designs they have done for Nepenthes in the past. I know its a sneak preview but Im gonna delve in a lil here. No two of the fourteen fixtures around the store are alike. There is one made of rare pieces of wood, cant remember the name of the wood but the Japanese use it for chessboards. 
favourite shirt. 
Suits insane. Love it. Costumey, yes, but I'm stuck in the 70's in my head. 
Rabbit I think. 
Made from actual Woolrich blanket fabric! 
I know some fellas who'll love this long shirt. Myself included. 
& just a few standard shirts for a more regular kinda guy. In the photo before this, that club collared black striped shirt on the left is so insanely beautiful. 
Mark McNairy for Engineered Garments. Exclusive Shit. 
Leather & Suede! 
Trickers Monks!!!!! 
Old bandannas made into patchwork pocket squares. They have scarves as well! 
South2 West8 
Dressing Room 
Vestibule Jewelry 
Yup, Engineered Garments poncho! 
All the buttons are different, and vintage! 
Lets just say pajamas, or my favorite things in the store. You may call them leggings, I call them longjohns! 
Feel that mohair! 
The crown jewel. So dope. 
More artwork waiting to be hung. Thank you much Angelo. That Nepenthes shirt is fire.
