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Help dating a Levi's jacket

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Topic: Help dating a Levi's jacket

Posted By: Pdvbb
Subject: Help dating a Levi's jacket
Date Posted: 01 May 2019 at 10:12pm

Total denim noob trying to date a Levi's jacket I found thrifting

Pictures here: https://imgur.com/a/UjsSncF" rel="nofollow - https://imgur.com/a/UjsSncF

Key facts:
-no hand warmer pockets
-blank red tab (apparently 10% of Levi's get this? Does anyone know when this practice started?)
-buttons stamped with "522"
-double stitched adjacent to bottom button hole
-no care tag
-navy accent stitching

Basically I can't tell if its actually vintage or LVC (Levi's vintage-inspired reproductions from what I can tell?) If it is vintage, I think it's from between late 60s to mid-80s but would love to get more specific if anyone has any insight.

Thanks!

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Posted By: Mr Black
Date Posted: 02 May 2019 at 5:37am

I'm certainly no authority, but i'd say it was definitely vintage rather than LVC.

Your proposed timeline is probably about right. Mid 70's at a guess.

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