SuinBruin
Well-Known Member
I guess this would be the subforum for denim jackets, then. 
I just picked up an LVC Japan type II (507xx) selvage jacket thru Rakuten. It was the last size 42 I could find, so I pulled the trigger. I had to get a Japanese coworker look at the untranslated site to clarify what it had to say about shrinkage, and boy am I glad I did. I typically wear a 40 long, and the 42 was definitely big before washing -- really blousy in the body and a touch long in the sleeves. But one cold water cycle later, it shrunk a lot. It's probably right at about a size 40 now -- perfect through the chest and gut, and a little short on me lengthwise and in the sleeves. (I think this is appropriate for the look of a denim jacket, though, so I'm not bothered by it.)
I like the looks of the jacket a lot more than the typical type III/trucker's jacket. The wife even says she likes this one. (The Alpha L-2A, not so much.) Now I just have to break it in.
Here a listing for the jacket on a Japanese web site with some pretty good shots.
http://www.joenet.co.jp/casual/levi/vintage/507xx/70507-xx17/70507_xx17.html
If folks are interested I'll try to get some pictures. (I keep meaning to do that with all my jackets but somehow always come up short in the execution.)
Anyone else have any cool denim jackets to share?
I just picked up an LVC Japan type II (507xx) selvage jacket thru Rakuten. It was the last size 42 I could find, so I pulled the trigger. I had to get a Japanese coworker look at the untranslated site to clarify what it had to say about shrinkage, and boy am I glad I did. I typically wear a 40 long, and the 42 was definitely big before washing -- really blousy in the body and a touch long in the sleeves. But one cold water cycle later, it shrunk a lot. It's probably right at about a size 40 now -- perfect through the chest and gut, and a little short on me lengthwise and in the sleeves. (I think this is appropriate for the look of a denim jacket, though, so I'm not bothered by it.)
I like the looks of the jacket a lot more than the typical type III/trucker's jacket. The wife even says she likes this one. (The Alpha L-2A, not so much.) Now I just have to break it in.
Here a listing for the jacket on a Japanese web site with some pretty good shots.
http://www.joenet.co.jp/casual/levi/vintage/507xx/70507-xx17/70507_xx17.html
If folks are interested I'll try to get some pictures. (I keep meaning to do that with all my jackets but somehow always come up short in the execution.)
Anyone else have any cool denim jackets to share?
