Comments on: Classic American Made: LEE http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/ Where high fashion meets the streets Tue, 22 May 2012 04:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Arcieri Keness (@ArcieriKeness) http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-9320 Arcieri Keness (@ArcieriKeness) Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:29:16 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-9320 @mike868y @holdadesert http://t.co/O3Az3XMJ @mike868y @holdadesert http://t.co/O3Az3XMJ

]]> By: JET AGE http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-4618 JET AGE Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:58:21 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-4618 Browsing around looking for information about the last of the union label LEE jeans, I come accross your site. I as well as every american are perpetualy annoyed at the fact that american made is all but gone and what it connotes. I'm 45 years of young age and remember a few things that I would like to share, over the last 45 years our american production has split out of town but I'm now at my parents age when I was a teenager. I grew up on military bases and was in style for wherever I was at and my parents had roots in the country (blue collar, farming, raising horses) Lee jeans and other Lee wear meant hard work and fashion work casual, like your khaki Lee jacket. The point is that with Lee there was a comfortable choice. Levi's were too expensive to work in (1970's) and Wrangler was just about on par with Lee. Then the "Jean War" hit hard and suddenly my family could not afford the madness, we went to K-mart for the blue light specials and J.C. Pennys for thier "Plain Pockets jeans". My father said "they should have kept the W.P.B. (War Production Board) and this would never have happend, reffering to WW2 and our ability to make everything here in the U.S. I also overheard alot "Kennedy and those damn brazilian womens shoes, thats what did it, now everything is going to go downhill". I still look for those old items and still wear them as I'm american and need an american fit. I still know of quite a few walk in stores in my area where I buy right off the shelf 60's 70's 80's vintage jeans, shirts, whatever! I like your site and what you have to say, I do not like the fact that you went to EBAY to get that Lee jacket. I have a friend from childhood who now runs his old family store, he is hard working, raising a family, but he has alot of stuff from when the store was a downtown family department store, he mainly works the big and tall side and medical uniforms nowdays as obviously he cannot compete otherwise. His name is Mr. Jason Leiter (leitersbigandtall.com) 770-428-6136. He's a good guy, I know he has what you might want or need. Hope I helped you out in your endeavor. P.S. Damed shame you had to bid on that jacket, I believe it undignified to bid on clothing, land yes clothing no! Browsing around looking for information about the last of the union label LEE jeans, I come accross your site. I as well as every american are perpetualy annoyed at the fact that american made is all but gone and what it connotes. I’m 45 years of young age and remember a few things that I would like to share, over the last 45 years our american production has split out of town but I’m now at my parents age when I was a teenager. I grew up on military bases and was in style for wherever I was at and my parents had roots in the country (blue collar, farming, raising horses) Lee jeans and other Lee wear meant hard work and fashion work casual, like your khaki Lee jacket. The point is that with Lee there was a comfortable choice. Levi’s were too expensive to work in (1970′s) and Wrangler was just about on par with Lee.
Then the “Jean War” hit hard and suddenly my family could not afford the madness, we went to K-mart for the blue light specials and J.C. Pennys for thier “Plain Pockets jeans”. My father said “they should have kept the W.P.B. (War Production Board) and this would never have happend, reffering to WW2 and our ability to make everything here in the U.S. I also overheard alot “Kennedy and those damn brazilian womens shoes, thats what did it, now everything is going to go downhill”. I still look for those old items and still wear them as I’m american and need an american fit. I still know of quite a few walk in stores in my area where I buy right off the shelf 60′s 70′s 80′s vintage jeans, shirts, whatever! I like your site and what you have to say, I do not like the fact that you went to EBAY to get that Lee jacket. I have a friend from childhood who now runs his old family store, he is hard working, raising a family, but he has alot of stuff from when the store was a downtown family department store, he mainly works the big and tall side and medical uniforms nowdays as obviously he cannot compete otherwise.
His name is Mr. Jason Leiter (leitersbigandtall.com) 770-428-6136. He’s a good guy, I know he has what you might want or need. Hope I helped you out in your endeavor. P.S. Damed shame you had to bid on that jacket, I believe it undignified to bid on clothing, land yes clothing no!

]]> By: Keith http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-2988 Keith Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:27:07 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-2988 I love that jacket. Your whole ensemble looks fantastic. I love that jacket. Your whole ensemble looks fantastic.

]]> By: JfkJean http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-2978 JfkJean Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:11:54 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-2978 I swear this guy Trav is a beast!...and the best part is all of his pics say "I just shitted on you and you didn't even realize it". I love it!! I swear this guy Trav is a beast!…and the best part is all of his pics say “I just shitted on you and you didn’t even realize it”. I love it!!

]]> By: Trav http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-2952 Trav Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:11:59 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-2952 ^^yea man true to size ^^yea man true to size

]]> By: kd http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 kd Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:36:03 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-2951 hey trav great fit as usual im in france and i want to order these boots could you tell me if they fit true to size or anyone else thx in advance peace hey trav great fit as usual im in france and i want to order these boots could you tell me if they fit true to size or anyone else thx in advance peace

]]> By: Trav http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-2941 Trav Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:08:28 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-2941 <strong>blackactionhero: </strong>Thanks man...ill have to say that black men do think outside the box ..just in dif ways.I see your point though.. Thanks for the Props! <strong>TK: </strong>Thanks man...nice blog you have there <strong>DeeMo;</strong> Thanks for the info..i didnt see credits on the LEE site...u did the Concept Animation? Dope! <strong>VeeUrbanite:</strong> Yeh its a rare site to be seen <strong>cam:</strong> Thanks :) <strong>Missiah:</strong> lol judging from what im seeing...they dont <strong>Chief:</strong> Seeing that im a big fan of well made reasonable priced items, i wear products by companies that produce in different countries. There is not much to pick and choose from here in the U.S. and they are usualy much more expensive seeing that the production costs here is so much more than Asia <strong>samuel:</strong> Thanks man..yea cookie boots are hitting big right now <strong>Prêt-à-Porter P:</strong> Thanks a lot man...i didnt realize ACL had that list. Dope stuff. <strong>Luke:</strong> thats so crazy man. This stuff is so fascinating..another reason why I'm a marketing major lol. <strong>Kadeem J.:</strong> Thanks man. B) <strong>Craig:</strong> yea man..its a shame..maybe they'll bring some over to these sides sooner or later. <strong>willy cheesesteak:</strong> Thanks man..yea i wanted to switch them up a bit..thanks for the love <strong>Chris:</strong> yes, they are Thin Finns blackactionhero: Thanks man…ill have to say that black men do think outside the box ..just in dif ways.I see your point though.. Thanks for the Props!

TK: Thanks man…nice blog you have there

DeeMo; Thanks for the info..i didnt see credits on the LEE site…u did the Concept Animation? Dope!

VeeUrbanite: Yeh its a rare site to be seen

cam: Thanks :)

Missiah: lol judging from what im seeing…they dont

Chief: Seeing that im a big fan of well made reasonable priced items, i wear products by companies that produce in different countries. There is not much to pick and choose from here in the U.S. and they are usualy much more expensive seeing that the production costs here is so much more than Asia

samuel: Thanks man..yea cookie boots are hitting big right now

Prêt-à-Porter P: Thanks a lot man…i didnt realize ACL had that list. Dope stuff.

Luke: thats so crazy man. This stuff is so fascinating..another reason why I’m a marketing major lol.

Kadeem J.: Thanks man. B)

Craig: yea man..its a shame..maybe they’ll bring some over to these sides sooner or later.

willy cheesesteak: Thanks man..yea i wanted to switch them up a bit..thanks for the love

Chris: yes, they are Thin Finns

]]> By: Chris http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-2935 Chris Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:23:04 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-2935 Are those the nudie wax denim? if so what style are they? Thanks. Are those the nudie wax denim? if so what style are they? Thanks.

]]> By: willy cheesesteak http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-2923 willy cheesesteak Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:45:14 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-2923 Good stuff. That is a fantastic jacket too along with what you did to the Cookies, actually looks a lot different now than all the other Cookies you see on the streets. Good stuff. That is a fantastic jacket too along with what you did to the Cookies, actually looks a lot different now than all the other Cookies you see on the streets.

]]> By: Craig http://streetetiquette.com/2009/10/26/classic-american-made-lee/comment-page-1/#comment-2904 Craig Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:34:24 +0000 http://streetetiquette.com/?p=2140#comment-2904 another great post and I agree the boots look great. Living in the UK I fdid wonder why I did not see any Lee products whilst in America. It's a shame as they have some great pieces in their collection every season in particular their checked shirts. another great post and I agree the boots look great.

Living in the UK I fdid wonder why I did not see any Lee products whilst in America. It’s a shame as they have some great pieces in their collection every season in particular their checked shirts.

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