Hello there everyone..This few weeks, I had my friend bringing me a new Levis jean and ought me to sell it out at forum. But,

i am not much experienced in Jeans and all. already googling about the fake and authentic jean..but still i am not too sure...

there is so much too learn in a single week..here my question:

1. Wut is Capital E and Big E differences? And wut distiguished them from any ordinary Levis jean?

2. How to spot stonewashed etc (the color thingy)??

3. Anyone know exactly the difference between Authentic n Fake Levis Jeans?? I had some info of em but think not enough..

4. Im kinda confuse about the model in LeVIS lineup.. they have 501, 511, 562 etc..and wut the difference between all of em (in term of quality)??

5. Ive heard that much country acquiring license for mass production of LeViS jean..some says the jean made in western country is much valuable
than one made in asian..Why the price tag between original (San Fransisco) and other country is so obvious??is it they make the jean using other
material of hi quality??

Sory to trouble all of you of such questions..if you had time,do enlighten me..appreciate the slightest answer from you all!!

thanx ya!!

1. big E is a short form for the range of jeans made with the big 'e' in the levis.. means LEVIS instead of LeVIS ...... google 'big e levis' then u wil know the history behind it.

2. duno

3. stitching, the back pocket label thing...

4. those numbers are actually the cutting. quality wise has nothin to do with the numbers. just the cutting (straight, slim straight, bootcut etc)

5. this im not sure, but some of the levis lines use diff type of denim.

thats mean, the model no meant to differentiate each model with vary cutting right..

but if you compare the price for US LeVIS with other country LeVIS, it seems so obvious where the US LeVIS might reach to $200+ dollar US??

BIG-E is type fabric cotton for levi's..BIG-E only have for levi's 501 XX (full spec or not)
this cotton is really nice n little hairly..last production for this levi's is 1986..this levi's also in one type for LVC (Levi's Vintage Clothing).

Capital-E is new levi's design, i sure not sell in malaysia..types of Capital-E is fomous is Skinny LOT 511 or 512..for me..this levi's same wit 505,517 also..

u can see that in
http://www.superfuture.com/supertalk/showthread.php?t=34010

For last question..yes the material is diffrent..because levi's made in philipines is so poor quality from made in usa..but this original because it's underlicend levi's san francisco..this is strategy company to low of cost for production..because firstly material can get a low price, can pay labour is cheap compare in USA..

One more this, for another country like japan, procdure a diffrent type and patern levi's but still LOT Number has same what USA procdure..
take a look 501 USA and compare 501 Japan..but now in boutique, all 501 are come from Japan not from USA yet..last production from USA is 2001..

This post has been edited by djduzker: Jan 6 2009, 03:04 PM

good thread...

i dont know how to spot fake Levis.. so to be safe i always buy it from Levis store.

thanx for the website djduzker..even though i am yet to finish reading it, but iam sure much we can learn from the website.

still..nobody know how to check either the jean using bleaching, stonewash, overdye and etc??kinda hard to spot them...

For me..Levi's Store also have a fake one's..huhu..because levi's since 2003 a poor quality..

actualy i've been wearin levis fenom but i dont know how it measures up to the other levis range (us / vintage etc). .. can any expert tel me? all i know is tat mine is 14oz and feels dam smooth when wearin it

Levi's X Fragrament or Fenom only product by Levi's Japan...that one's is collobration levi's only..levi's fenom follow measures levi's LOT 501XX and 503XX or LVC. Also can talk carrot shape..

The Fenom is ugly (IIRC), I don't know what the hype is all about. To each his own.

This one is 501XX BIG-E..
Reiisue 1917
x pakai belt..just hood
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/17501-0002/

i think i got mine fake one, but i pay for rm289 for 501
i bought it at levis boutique at Giant Shah Alam Seksyen 13

tag write that denim from where?
Made in Usa or just LOT Number

why ur so sure its fake? pls show us pics of ur levi's. i think u lodge a report to the consumer tribunal if u have solid proof

does original levis use button instead of zip?
coz the cheapo jeans i bought at uptown/pasar malam all are buttoned..
while jeans (not levis only) that i bought from retail shop/boutique are zipped..
i personally dont like buttoned jeans..

i have both with zipper and button fly...and they are authentic because i bought them from the boutique, and they cant be fake, or else Im scammed lol

This post has been edited by Arndt: Jan 7 2009, 08:41 PM

planning wanna get one ori Levis skinny... any recommendation? wanna get from pavi... izzit the levis store at pavi sells ori??

levis has both zipper and button-fly jeans..

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Added on January 8, 2009, 12:03 amyou can rest assure that it would most certainly be authentic if u purchase from a retail store..

This post has been edited by jind86: Jan 8 2009, 12:04 AM

hard to say. nowadays retail store also sell fake stuff. worse of it they sell it at original price

not if you go to the levi's store itself.