“He wore a vintage leather jacket, faded Levi's, and a gold watch she didn't recognize. His waist was slim, his smile gleaming, and he looked right into her eyes while they talked, focusing on her as if she were the only person in the room.”
-extract from “The Guy Not Taken” by Jennifer Weiner
We thought we would share with you one of our most exclusive finds, a vintage Levi's leather jacket. Unfortunately not up for grabs, this preserved iconic piece has taken on the role of family heirloom and is not likely to be put on someone's frame, but in one!
As you unfold the jacket, there is a newer lining which has kindly preserved the original one and peeking behind one of the rips you can see the Levi's neck label. On the front pocket the Levi's tab proudly sports a capital 'E'; signifying the piece was manufactured before 1971. However, due to wear you can just about make out the capital 'E'. We estimate the jacket to be at least 50 years old.
Levis Strauss, founder of the company, was running a shop in San Francisco during the gold rush of the late 1800s. Using some fabric he'd imported to make tents, he decided to make hard wearing trousers for the miners. When he imported it from Nîmes in France the word Denim was 'coined'; phonetically sounding like 'De Nîmes'.
We are currently in talks with a vintage specialist at Levis to get more information on the jacket, and when we do we'll let you know.
Here is a fascinating video documenting how Levi's preserve antique and vintage pieces from collectors or flea markets to buying from consumers or even pieces found in abandoned mines...
Here is a fascinating video documenting how Levi's preserve antique and vintage pieces from collectors or flea markets to buying from consumers or even pieces found in abandoned mines...
