Levis Vintage Clothing (LVC)

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Braul wrote: What is the right inseam for a guy who is 5 ′ 10 ″ tall? In LVC '47 and LVC '54 shrink to fit. L30, L32, L34?

Braul, welcome to denimbro. While the forum is a place of conversation, most of your questions have all been discussed over the years. Chances are you’ll find the answers you seek long before someone gets back to you here.

Next let me say throw all that marketing nonsense out the window from LVC. They’re still shrink to fit cotton blue jeans. There is no magic to LVC denim that’ll make you look like iggy pop circa 1969.
There are two two things that will guarantee you a great fitting pair of 501s, choosing the right model year and purchasing the right size. Both of those are completely in the eye of the beholder.
I’ve owned ever model for 37-78, and while there are certain details and denim recipes I like more than others the 47 is hands down the winning cut for me. I just feel the most at home in a pair of 32x34 47s. And only through trial and error have I figured that out.
When it’s time to break out a new pair here’s my method; I cut the tags off and throw them in the washing machine with the rest of my dirty darks. Hang dry on the clothing line and wear them until they need to be washed again. Repeat. Some folks here have their own methods and that’s fine too.

What would be more productive would be to offer a starting point and what you’re hoping to find and then throw that out to the bros.

Edited by robroy - 13 Aug 2022 at 2:03pm

robroy wrote: I just feel the most at home in a pair of 32x34 47s. And only through trial and error have I figured that out.

robroy wrote: It’s been my experience that the 1947 model in my size 32x34 shrinks down to about a 30x30. When I first wash them they’re about a 31x31 and with more washes they’ll shrink down a little bit more. They tend to stretch out in the waist when you wear them longer in between washes. I’m talking half an inch is all though. I’m 5’10” and 155 pounds (now). I’ve posted in this thread and the way it’s worn thread of me wearing 47s in various stages of wear. Here’s me in my 32x34 47s

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