Levi Red Tab Without Letters
1 out of 10 red tabs on the backpockets of a pair of levi s jeans is a blank red tab and does not include the full name of.
Levi red tab without letters. Orange white and black. For the real denim collectors it s a true treasure when you find an original levi s big e item. Tags denim jeans levis levis 501 levis patch levis pockets levis quality levis review levis tag levis trademark levis waist lvc red tab vintage. Original poster 6.
Start date jul 4 2007. Check the red tab. Orange tab was for fashion jeans white tab was generally for levi s. Anyone know why levis is missing from the tabs on some levis jeans.
In the 1950s the brand started making double sided tabs where the white levi s lettering was visible on both sides. The original red tab had levi s in all capital letters on the front no trademark and no writing on the back. Continue this thread level 2. Some red tab on levi s jeans are blank and only has a registered r on it.
First prev 2 of 2 go to page. There was a massive levi s lawsuit against a number of japanese manufacturers a few years ago for exactly this sort of reason. Check your red tab and see if your pair is one of them. Joined apr 26 2011.
Tags denim jeans levis levis 501 levis patch levis pockets levis quality levis review levis tag levis trademark levis waist lvc red tab vintage. Red tab levi s have six rivets on the front pockets whereas orange tabs have only five. Joined jun 25 2007. In the big e area there were some more different tab colours on the back pocket besides the famous red one.
This is a small red fabric tag that has levi s written in white in all caps. The red tab was added to levi s jeans in 1936 because competitors were mimicking several features especially the arcuate the signature stitching on the back pockets. Prior to 1971 the e in levi s was capitalized and referred to as the big e after 1971 the e was written in lower case while the other letters were left capitalized. Levis red tag with r only not word levis levis.
Levis red tag with r only not word levis levis. Levi s jeans red tab with lowercase e on a pair of levi s 501 jeans from the early 70 s. Back pockets on orange tabs are square whereas red tabs taper from top to bottom. 1 of 2 go to page.
Japanese repros for ex from printing a different word on a red tab and claiming levi s copyright only extends to tags with their brand name. Orange tab levi s have seven belt loops where red tabs have only five. On a pair of orange tabs the hip pocket has no top stitching and the inside front pocket features only basic stitching. But in 1971 the capital letters were changed so that only the l was capitalized.
Start date jul 4 2007. The design of the red tab was changed several times with the trademark r and levi s on both sides being introduced in 1950. Although the red tab has remained affixed to levi s since its creation the tab lettering took on different forms in very subtle ways panek says.