{"product_id":"the-501xx-book-a-collection-of-vintage-jeans-copy","title":"LEVI'S VINTAGE DENIM JACKETS","description":"\u003cp\u003eFive years after the release of the first book \u003cem\u003e501XX: A Collection of Vintage Jeans\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYutaka Fujihara\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNaoki Kawamata\u003c\/em\u003e launched their long-awaited follow-up: \u003cem\u003eLevi’s Vintage Denim Jackets\u003c\/em\u003e book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYutaka\u003c\/em\u003e is a \u003cem\u003eLevi’s \u003c\/em\u003especialist and also the director of the famous vintage store\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003e BerBerJin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ein Tokyo, Japan. And \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"\u003eNaoki Kawamata \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis the driving force behind the vintage \u003cem\u003eSmiley\u003c\/em\u003e store.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1005\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLevi Strauss \u0026amp; Co. was founded in 1853 in San Francisco, California, by a German immigrant. The brand?s famously riveted apparel has since made it a global name. Levi?s denim jackets have been manufactured for over 140 years with little alteration. In contrast to worker?s clothing such as coveralls, jackets are cut shorter and grouped into three types based on design, specs, and the period of manufacture. These vintage designs, highly coveted by collectors today, greatly influenced the enduring appeal of denim jackets. Besides presenting a fascinating history of this iconic garment, this publication gathers over 70 rare pieces preserved by dedicated Japanese collectors.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLevi Strauss \u0026amp; Co. invented the first riveted denim jackets in the 1870s. For nearly a century, the design was modified before the rivets were finally removed and the 1960s version was introduced — a style copied by fashion houses all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years later, vintage Levi’s® fans in Japan began classifying these changing jacket models as the market for them surged. A new book from Japan, \u003cem\u003eLevi’s® Vintage Denim Jackets Type I, II, III\u003c\/em\u003e, details this evolution and their classification — Type I, Type II and Type III are examples of modern classifications used to describe vintage Levi’s® jackets. The new book documents jacket adjustments over the years on everything from the shape of the collar to the stitching of the Levi’s® patch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLevi’s® Vintage Denim Jackets Type I, II, III\u003c\/em\u003e was edited by Yutaka Fujihara and Naoki Kawamata, coauthors of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e501 XX: A Collection of Vintage Jeans \u003c\/em\u003e(2015). “It’s been five years since the last 501 XX book, and I’m really happy as a Levi’s® fan and a denim fan that I was able to make a jacket book this time,” said Yutaka. “I produced this book [for] denim fans worldwide, so please enjoy!!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA writer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/levistrauss.com\/2019\/05\/02\/denim-doubles-two-lifelong-levis-fans-in-japan\/\"\u003emet up with Yutaka and Naoki\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e last year in Tokyo. As passionate denim collectors, they have spent decades gathering, collecting and selling vintage Levi’s® — and they can spot the tiniest design details.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"376\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27690 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/levistrauss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201023-TBT-JAPANESE-TRUCKER-inlineb.jpg\" alt=\"trucker jacket\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.levistrauss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201023-TBT-JAPANESE-TRUCKER-inlineb.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.levistrauss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201023-TBT-JAPANESE-TRUCKER-inlineb-250x165.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.levistrauss.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/20201023-TBT-JAPANESE-TRUCKER-inlineb-120x79.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Due to the influence of the previous XX book, I wrote this book with high expectations from the denim fan[s] around the world,” said Naoki. “I don’t think there has ever been a book like this, which focuses on jacket details and history. With the support from the archive, I think I was able to dig deeper about details and year of manufacture. It would be great if this book can convey the wonderful charm of Levi’s®.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirty-four Japanese collectors lent their vintage Levi’s® jackets for the photographs captured beautifully in the book that appear on 200 full-color pages. “We borrowed actual vintage jacket[s] from many people and there were some jackets I saw for the first time,” said Yutaka. “I learned a lot from the pieces and [was] deeply impressed by the depth of Levi’s again!” Other surprises include rarely seen LS\u0026amp;Co. catalog images from our Archives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlong with providing catalog imagery, Archives staff joined me in reviewing our extensive collection of vintage Levi’s® jackets to confirm the design variations covered in the book. This meant poring over the oldest jacket in our Archives, the Triple Pleat Blouse (dating to the 1870s), and other early Levi’s® jackets. These included the XX Blouse, Lot 506 (Type I, introduced in the 1890s), Lot 507 (Type II, introduced in 1953) and Lot 557 (Type III, introduced in 1961).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“It was fascinating to see the group of jackets that had been collected for this project and the meticulous research that had gone into the book,” said Levi’s® Vintage Clothing Designer Paul O’Neill, who also joined the team for editing support. “It was a pleasure to sift through all the images and information and see the history of our denim jacket put together in one place.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor vintage Levi’s® fans, the new jacket book is already creating a buzz. “We will see amazing details of [the] jacket,” wrote one enthusiast. “It may be [the] first time in the world to show ‘Super Vintage.’”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"meta-details\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"prs\"\u003eItem Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field--type-veneer field--label-inline field--name-product_sku data\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9784846500283\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Idea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Imported","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67866738983126,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/3107\/7799\/files\/SGN09632.webp?v=1793747948","url":"https:\/\/www.caveandpost.com\/products\/the-501xx-book-a-collection-of-vintage-jeans-copy","provider":"Cave \u0026 Post Trading Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}