Vintage Levis Jeans Orange Tab

What was traditionally a blue collar workwear was now a fully defined fashion.

Vintage levis jeans orange tab.

Authentic vintage levi s jeans are those manufactured before 1970. This helps determine at what end of the 1970 s your levi s were produced. The black tab with gold lettering meant the pants had undergone the sta prest process non iron. This listing is for one pair of brand new never before laundered or worn first quality not a second or irregular levi strauss and company vintage boot cut levi denim jeans style number 517 0217 orange tab boot cut in the color indigo blue and size 34 x 34 in crisp mint condition.

In recognition of this towards the end of the 60s levi s introduced the orange tab. You can easily verify the true vintage of the jeans with this easy trick. By the 1970s the copper orange was the dominant thread color and by the end of the decade the lemon yellow thread was phased out completely. In 1971 levis had changed its tab to red levi s rather than levi s.

Orange tab was for fashion jeans white tab was generally for levi s for gals except it was also for corduroy. Find the red tab and. Make offer vintage levis 951 relax fit tapered leg orange tab light blue jeans womens 10 j371 vtg 70s usa levi s 684 orange tab bell bottom jeans sz 30x36 mea 27 5x36 199 99. Vintage levis jeans levis 505 orange tab 34 trashed jeans distressed denim 90 s jeans 1990 s jeans ripped high rise high waisted buffysbohocloset.

For the fall of 2013 levi s vintage clothing revives their youthful sublabel. Vintage levi s denim jeans orange tab talon zip cowboy m pocket 529 60s mens 38. Today those early original orange tab levi s items which include shirts jeans hats and accessories are sometimes considered collectibles. Levi s vintage usa orange tab 517 jeans mens 36 x 29 medium blue denim bootcut.

5 out of 5 stars 523 523 reviews 48 00 free shipping add to favorites. Tips for buying vintage levi s. The european vintage line offers slightly different options than traditional orange tab levi s including skinny jeans and jeans with more curve at the hip. Make offer vintage levi s denim jeans orange tab talon zip cowboy m pocket 529 60s mens 38.

Of course the orange tab isn t dormant it currently shows up on select levi s vintage clothing items and will return this spring for an upcoming collection. The orange tab denims were an affordable alternative to the red tab workwear. Like with the vintage jackets levi s made use of both copper orange and lemon yellow thread in their jeans.