http://forums.nedsferatu.com/tags/505 You can find us in da tub... en-US Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:53:13 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://forums.nedsferatu.com/search.php http://forums.nedsferatu.com/topic/which-jeansbrands-do-you-preferlike#post-435 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:20:08 +0000 Klaus 435@http://forums.nedsferatu.com/ <p>Of course the majority in this forum is into STFs, and so am I. In my opinion, LS&amp;Co's 501 STFs are the only original jeans. They started it all. It's really amazing how this great product survived essentially unchange over such a long period of time. </p> <p>However, I do like jeans/denim in general and do like other styles and brands, too. For me, jeans have always been an American product. Therefore, I prefer the Big Three (Levi's, Lee, Wrangler). Coming to think of it, I do not own any other brands except one pair of Guess jeans (I'm still looking for the screen accurate version of Back to the Future) and two custom made jeans. I am not interested in other brands, but that doesn't mean there aren't other jeans that couldn't tempt me.</p> <p>I love rigid jeans. The look is classic, and it fascinates me when looking at a pair of faded jeans to think of how differently they looked when they were new and starchy. Every now and then I take all my pairs out of the closet and inspect them. I love stonewashed jeans, too. From a purist's point of view this may be despicable, but that's the way I am. As long as they finish has an even wash (no artifical whiskers and stuff). I grew up with them and loved them, there were no dark indigo washes available in the late 80ies/early 90ies in Austria.</p> <p>I'm not very much into "coloured" (twill) jeans. Jeans are blue to me, the twill version simply don't have the look. There are/were coloured denim jeans (the new STFs, for example), but as I said, jeans are blue.</p> <p>There are the Vintage lines, each of the Big Three has them. I once had the 1901 501XX model. But when talking about jeans I usually have styles in mind which the average Joe can afford.</p> <p>Fit-wise, a regular fit suits my body most. This would be 505 or 13MWZ territory. I don't know the "new" 505s, I heard they are too baggy. I only know the 90ies/late 80ies cut (slightly tapered), they fit me well. I had a look at the Lee regular fit jeans, they are reasonably priced and the fit looks good to me. What I like about them (as well as Wrangler's Cowboy Cut jeans) are the high back pockets. Who wants the back pocket on the thigh? That's a downside of Levi's 505s, the pockets are way too low.</p> <p>The '93 501 model has a great fit for me. The leg opening isn't too big, this model has a slight taper. The new ones are straight.</p> <p>13MWZs are good, the thigh could be a little slimmer. A perfect fit for my body could be a mixture of them with the 936DEN slim fit style. Wrangler's indigo color doesn't look as "classy" as LS&amp;Co's and the broken twill denim weave doesn't have the classic denim look, these are slight downsides for me. What I do like are the colored jeans from this style, here the bwoken twill weave does it for me.</p> <p>I haven't tried Wrangler Rugged Wear jeans, but their regular fit style might be worth a try.</p> <p>One thing that bothers me a lot recently are labels, trademarks and such stuff. When looking at clothes I almost get the feeling of looking at advertisments. So on some jeans I do remove them, this works well on rigid jeans as there will be no sign there was something sewn onto them after one or two washings. I quite like the look of "naked" back pockets, too, so sometimes I remove the stitching. Of course I do have unaltered jeans as well, I just like variety. </p> http://forums.nedsferatu.com/topic/levis-in-the-movie-tremors#post-420 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:00:22 +0000 Klaus 420@http://forums.nedsferatu.com/ <p>Are any "Tremors" fans here? Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are wearing Levi's jeans in this movie. Ward's jeans are looking like 505s to me, Bacon may wear them, too. The are nice, slim looking. Bacon wears a Levi's denim jacket with a brown collar but <em>no</em> lining. As far as I know the lined jackets had a brown corduroy collar, so this one is interesting. I always thought it might be leather. </p> http://forums.nedsferatu.com/topic/other-levis-models#post-173 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:09:07 +0000 Cam 173@http://forums.nedsferatu.com/ <p>What about the other Levi's models? Anyone like and wear them?</p> <p>I quite like the 517. I wish it fit a bit lower on the waist, but it's still a nice slim fit with a perfect flair hem. It's available in rigid indigo too, which is a bonus.</p> <p>The 505 is a disappointment. It's just too relaxed--it's not that far from a 550. Like the 501, I suspect that Levi's has played with the 505 fit in the past and that it used to be a slimmer fit. I'd like to find a pair of those.</p> <p>The 512 is essentially a 517 with a straight leg. Unfortunately, it isn't available in any finishes I like. In fact, it's not on the Levi's website at all, so it may have been discontinued. I bought a pair online in &quot;Clean Rinse&quot;, assuming that it was an indigo denim, but it turned out to be a black denim, which I don't much like. Moreover, it's some of the thinnest denim I've ever felt. Consequently, I'm just not comfortable in them.</p> <p>I need to get a pair of 511's. Waiting for a sale.</p> <p>550/560: Undeniably comfortable, but far too slouchy for me. They look awful on my slim frame.</p> <p>I have no experience with 514's, 527's, etc. </p> http://forums.nedsferatu.com/topic/514-question#post-444 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:34:26 +0000 Klaus 444@http://forums.nedsferatu.com/ <p>I was wondering if anyone has experience with the 514 model. After having looked at pictures of this cut, it very much reminds me of the 505s from the 90ies. It looks more like a regular fit to me, it seems LS&amp;Co goes very much for the loose fit, as the current 505s look very loose to me. Can the 514s be worn at the regular waist, I wouldn't like them below waist? </p>