$500 Levi's Jacket for $20. Berlin Thrifting Find!

[@davesmith3664]

For some reason, saw your video and remembered my Levi's jacket purchased about 1968, outgrown in a couple years, washed and hung in the closet with my letterman's jacket. Found it, still there with the peace sign patch on the arm. Washed and hung up about 1969.

[@nicolasfarnsworth9486]

Love the video! A few years ago after my grandfather passed we had to clean out his home and sort out his belongings. After a long weekend of sorting we had finally gotten to his garage as the last area to go through. After some while there I noticed an indigo sleeve hanging from a wheelbarrow that was filled with gardening tools and such. I then immediately dug it out and it was a 60's era Levis type III very similar to the one in your video. The jacket has plenty of wear, character, and fade patterns with minimal washes along with a frayed collar (on your point that the collar shows the most wear and likened to a crotch blowout). I was so happy to find something of my grandfather's that I can wear too and it speaks to his great style and taste. Thanks for sharing your own vintage Levis find and enjoy the piece!

[@CeeAreDee]

Ah Nikolas. That’s a lovely story! It’s so great to have that real personal connection. I guess you still have it and wear it?

[@nicolasfarnsworth9486]

@@CeeAreDee yes I still have it and wear it, thankfully my grandfather and I were a similar size. Don’t plan on ever letting it go!

[@orlog3343]

Nicolas Farnsworth stories like these are exactly why I invest in quality! Wanna have something with character to pass down :)

[@thethriftyfawn]

"I'm 10 years younger than this, and I'm more faded than this jacket." I as watching this while eating breakfast and started laughing so hard, I almost spit my tea on the kitchen counter! 😂

[@pherble]

I enjoy the excitement you convey when you find a product that works well for you.

[@thethriftyfawn]

With regards to information about this jacket, the washing and care instruction labels on Levi's were made mandatory in 1971. So I believe this piece is from 1971 (possibly bit after that?) as opposed to from the late 60s 🙂

[@strengthandbulkMadness]

I think it would be interesting to find out when exactly the first black denim jeans and jackets started. I always thought it was the 70s and 80s. How could nobody have thought of producing black denim before that? I remember in the mid 80s having a pair of black Levi’s was a big thing.

[@df540148]

Truly a great video. Love the investigating, digging and untold stories behind this jacket.

[@benmarch9241]

I have a Levis type 3 from that era which has a paper size (44) tag sticking out of the top of the oblong brown paper in the same position as the fabric one shown in the illustration you found online and also apparently, originally on yours. I've sent you an email with a photo of the size tab on mine.

[@christianbarros1580]

I'm gonna say this in the sweetest way...you lucky bastard (:))...just a $20? WOW! I just got one like yours (68-69) but quite beaten up and also with a cool patina for $130 ...and I thought I was lucky, up until I saw your video. Great content!

[@wzrdreams]

I would LOVE to see more videos from denim heads sharing their vintage jackets or show and telling the story of their vintage denim. I have one… it’s a Levi’s safari jacket, which I thrifted for around $12 in the 90s.

[@theratlab]

Yay! Informative video, thank you. I have a type 3 I bought in the late 70’s or early mid 80’s. I was in high school. It had the cardboard tag, but it eventually crumbled & I removed it way back then😐. The button holes are stitched in orange & the 3 dig numbers on the back are 511. I would love to know more about the three digits & orange stitching on the button holes. Im guessing maybe its from the 80’s.?! Thanks from So Cal, Pasadena.

[@CeeAreDee]

The three digits were the factory it was made I believe and the stitching, there are so many variables over the years… even from factory to factory at the same time that it’s hard to say anything concrete. Love that you’ve kept the jacket for so long.

[@TheMarissaHope]

This was so helpful! I recently found a “vintage” Levi’s jean jacket, but wanted to see how authentic it was. I planned just to wear it casually, and this video was super interesting!

[@jasonmitchell5219]

Man what a find! I can see you're still in shock and I don't blame you. I don't know about keeping it as Berlin gets just as cold as Glasgow and if I can't close a jacket then I'd flip it but I can see the appeal of keeping something that cool. I thought the fades were particularly sweet. That, and the love the previous owner had for the jacket. Anyway, stay safe. J.

[@CeeAreDee]

Haha. Colder but not as damp. I remember being out at the Barrowlands when I was 20 in a T shirt in November tho. I’ve gone soft in Europe. 😂. Guess I’m keeping it as a collector’s piece more than anything. Don’t collect much vintage but this is something special. Hope you and yours are well, Jason. Take care.

[@darrenhall7454]

Ah man, I left my vintage denim in a little hipster shop in Berlin… you haven’t seen it have you? 🧐😂 What an amazing find! Super envious here. Good work.

[@CeeAreDee]

Not seen it 🙄

[@mindcache5650]

There’s a used clothing shop ear to me where I’m buying up unused Levi’s, Japanese denim for $8 and occasionally winter jackets with tags then selling it on EBay and Facebook for $35. It’s because the used shop just buys clothes by the KG weight and the going rate is $1.50 per KG .

[@CeeAreDee]

Nice! Good business

[@orbispictus6127]

Thrifting is really hit sometimes. Once I found a real 50's type II levi's and it was barely worn, only for 40 euros. Great video and congrats !

[@CeeAreDee]

Nicccceeee. You found that in Europe? You’re motivating me to keep looking!

[@orbispictus6127]

@@CeeAreDee yes, in a thrift shop in France. Best thrifting experience ever!

[@stompit4616]

great video and great levis jacket. love my levis denim jackets, too.

[@CeeAreDee]

Was delighted with the find. Cheers

[@Sjshusussbs]

Hi...I'm cha from malaysia....(if u ever heard!?)...just found your videos n it's just like a reunion with my old friend. Somehow n somewhere there are still some true vintage just pop-up in the middle of us ....and the best is bro...!? You are the luckiest !

[@CeeAreDee]

Hey Cha. Good to meet you buddy. Super nice of you to say. And yeah. Sometimes we’re lucky.

[@nickbeach2679]

Awesome find and great video. Love what you said about the curated vintage stores kind of ruining the mystery of a great thrift or vintage find. Of course there are so many great vintage pieces out there, but it's blessing and a curse that SO many people are into it now. Anybody with an Instagram can kind of start a vintage business (often without the correct knowledge or sourcing practices).

[@CeeAreDee]

I guess it works out as a net positive. More second hand, less new consumed. And maybe we find bargains from the guys who don’t know 😂

[@fernandoocampo7541]

Check the pocket bartacks (under the flaps) if yellow it is older and a jackpot🎉

[@patrickfoster8341]

Great video!! Loved it. Makes me wish I had kept my jackets from my teens

[@CeeAreDee]

I know right! But who would have thought…

[@x7j4]

After watching your video I went into my storage area and pulled out my old Type III jacket that is almost identical to the one you found in the Thrift Store. I had several of these jackets between 1967 and 1995, but I just have one now. It’s an orange tab with the code number 70504 printed on the collar tab, but it looks almost identical to yours. Also, the orange tab does not have the word Levi’s printed, it only has the letter R with a circle around the R. Apparently Levi’s had to produce a certain number of jackets without the word Levi and only the registration mark to maintain their registration of that style without the registration being applied to the name only. Is my jacket worth anything?

[@mehrazbd]

I bought a 25 years old 507xx repro jacket made in usa with 555 fty (SF) serial for 50 bucks and it was in unworn condition. It's just a lot of vintage shop owner don't know much about vintage denims. Good for us denim lovers 🤣

[@CeeAreDee]

Need more of those guys here. The vintage guys know their stuff here. But not all of them I guess 😂

[@jurajbrugos6411]

Be carefull what you say and wish for :))) You pulled this one uppon yourself. These miracles happen when you least expect them to. I Found a nice Schott leather jacket today for 3 euros, not a Perfecto but pilot kind it has numbers and all so I gotta look into it. Hey I am happy for you!!!

[@CeeAreDee]

Oh nice find. A pilot jacket is one I need in the collection!

[@luisabejko4015]

In the type 3 jackets the pockets/hand warmer were added in 1984.

[@manueltedesco]

I don’t understand. If care labels started to be introduced in 1971 and that same year the big E was removed, how is this not a repro? Am I missing something?

[@neilgordge9360]

watched this video about a week ago by chance walked past a local vintage clothing store today, thought i'd walk in and walked straight into a type 3 from the 70s good fit, very tight around the mid section, but probably wont keep it buttoned anyway. paid £20

[@CeeAreDee]

I love to hear these stories.

[@CAFEAE319]

The only one missing in my collection. Great vid.

[@CeeAreDee]

You’ve got a vintage type 1 and 2? 😳

[@zenja372]

Such a cool find!

[@CeeAreDee]

I’m super happy 😃

[@bingkaryadi]

Niiice. I notice the shape of the triagle chest pockets flaps of the vintage trucker 2's are larger than the modern ones.

[@bingkaryadi]

Sorry. I ment trucker 3

[@pastense]

The advantage with those “trendy vintage” shops is sometimes they don’t really know what they have! I’ve scored big a few times on some pieces that were obviously underpriced! Sucks for them!

[@CeeAreDee]

Yeah. My issue is that I’m not into the hunt.

[@eirikapett]

I always thought the three numbers on the button tells what factory it was made in. If it starts with a 5 it’s USA. 555 is Valencia street.

[@CeeAreDee]

In think it was that way for the lvc but they earlier stuff I’m not too sure. Makes sense tho, right!

[@philiphanan1493]

I just picked up my Levi’s cropped denim trucker jacket for only $13.99 new, but it’s only worth $50.00.

[@roryprice4369]

If you want the opposite experience of Vintage Revival, then I suggest you check out Meins and Deins on Danziger strasse. A chaotic labryrinth with a good humored owner.

[@MadMan559est69]

Bro, hitting select thrift spots in California, im from time to time finding big E Levi's. Best sold in Japan.

[@CeeAreDee]

Good finds!

[@gads994]

I just bought a H&M divided distressed denim jacket in the other day in ukay-ukay here in the philippines where you can buy secondhand items sold for a cheap very cheap price.. it cost only 0.36 USD not bad for the original price 71.31+ USD imagine?? 😂

[@CeeAreDee]

Good deal indeed.

[@pokerwiz101]

I'm glad to see your glasses and hat went from hipster youth group pastor to hipster disgruntled coffee shop worker.

[@CeeAreDee]

Triggering was it? Share with the group if you need to, Thomas.

[@justincase4792]

I have one almost identical to that one in amazing condition. 522 code on button. I think it's vintage but it's almost too good to be true.

[@CeeAreDee]

Finding that one was too good to be true. So yours might really be legit.

[@justincase4792]

@@CeeAreDee I hope so. Its blanket lined as well.

[@viktoraleksikj4123]

greetings from serbia..from the balkans ... i have a denim Levi's trucker jacket from germany it says 70500 04 ... can you tell me what kind of jacket it is ... it's almost new.. it washed once...on the inside of the buttons there is a number as far as I could read 137

[@mahmoodazali636]

Thanks for your information from Malaysia

[@BoStark]

What t-shirt is that? I'm in a hunt for a nice one.

[@CeeAreDee]

This is some really cheap fruit of the loom. It was the middle of pandemic and I needed some shirts. These were the only ones available as crazy as thar sounds. Normally I like to go for a sustainable cotton brand. Stella and Stanley are pretty good. Or check out this vid. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6TCY4NjqayphpY all about the best white Ts I know.

[@sylviapineda6717]

Awesome Video - Calif-

[@ilBUZZo]

My favorite, German, clothing store is KIK. KIK rules 😂

[@CeeAreDee]

Long as you’re happy 😆

[@snakeindigo7085]

Congratulations!

[@DylanoTheWizard]

mine has a 316 on the button what time is it from?

[@Godzillah]

Thrifting is good especially when u get a good sell never paid regular price. I don’t followed influencers that paid full price bad for your wallet.

[@CAFEAE319]

I´m so jealous, mate!

[@CeeAreDee]

Haha. I was just super lucky.

[@remmasangcay5348]

What do you think of Kato Brand?

[@CeeAreDee]

Can’t say I know it.

[@remmasangcay5348]

@@CeeAreDee can you do a video on them?

[@CeeAreDee]

@@remmasangcay5348 I’ll look into it.

[@remmasangcay5348]

@@CeeAreDee awesome matt👍😎

[@NikonFM2n]

I wear Steinhart too, great watch.

[@CeeAreDee]

Yeah I shouldn’t be so mean about mine. It’s done me well. Might have some salt water I. It after this week tho 😢

[@NYCBigBull]

Disappointed with your ceiling fixture.. not the best, thought u would have a nice mid century one

[@RenataBruegel]

Ese es el tallaje correcto que debe tener una chaqueta, ya sea de jean, piel, etc.

[@redtabutopia8374]

Thrift store in my country sells old clothes by kilos..

[@shortboy4442]

I found a Big E type 3 on FB marketplace about a month ago and went to go and meet the guy last week but he ended up being an asshole and stood me up to wait for someone else to make a higher offer smh. Oh and btw 😅 I recently made my 1st YT vid on how I style my type 3 and 2 denim jackets and would like to know what you think. I know the vid and audio quality isn't great lol, but hopefully, I'll be able to improve in the future. 😄

[@CeeAreDee]

Ahhh. I hate it when that happens. Had it happen to me recently as well. People suck sometimes. Can’t get a link to the vid buddy. Looking forward to seeing it.

[@shortboy4442]

@@CeeAreDee Of course! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d16uaKiOds90kM0 Thanks for giving it a watch.

[@kevincollins7320]

Good deal levis jacket

[@NYCBigBull]

Do u think wearing denim with denim is too much.. it's kinda Jay Leno no?

[@QuasimodoButter]

Do you ever button your jacket?

[@CeeAreDee]

Always.

[@QuasimodoButter]

@@CeeAreDee The open look is pretty stylish to tho.

[@jonathanpforr3844]

What up what up!!

[@CeeAreDee]

🙌🏻

[@chris101gray3]

People weren't "weird shapes" back then, they were simply neither overweight or obese.

[@WesternEasterMan]

Denim

[@zerorez4960]

⚠ ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ PEOPLE BACK THEN WERE T H I N ! ? SO W E I R D ! ! ⚠ ⚠ ⚠ ⚠

[@michaelschafer6379]

Maybe some just see as what it is: a piece of clothing

[@CeeAreDee]

Ah. For some it’s a piece of clothing. For some it’s an exciting find. Life would be very dull if we just saw things for what they are.

[@georgemakuca8870]

Yeah I bought in Central London about 3 years ago in a vintage second hand shop a Levis Mrk3 jacket a "Made in USA" It's a size 48L. On the label it says: 100% Cotton WPL 423 527 013 77970 5 71506 0216 On the collar it writes; 71506* 0216 48L And it has 3 digits on each button inside the jacket stamped : 527 You are right about the buttoning the jacket! I am 185cm high and 115kg in weight, but I must say the jacket fits me over well with the shoulders and the arm pit nicely but the problem is buttoning up! I must admit I have to loose about 10kg if I would like to be buttoned up! Oh and before I finish my writing it is a small "e" and paid 30 £ for it.