{"product_id":"vintage-levis-70505-big-e-cut-off-denim-mc-vest-hells-crows-california","title":"Vintage Levi's 70505 Big E Cut-Off Denim MC Vest with Hells Crows California Back Patches","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA vintage Levi's trucker jacket, offered as a 70505 with the Big E red tab, cut down into a motorcycle club vest and dressed in full colours: a Hells Crows top rocker, a crow perched on a skull, an MC tab and a California bottom rocker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vest follows the oldest custom of American motorcycle clubs. Sleeves and collar are cut away and the back becomes a banner. Here the top rocker reads Hells Crows in black capitals on cream, the centre emblem shows a black crow with a hooked grey beak gripping a white skull, a small MC tab sits to the left, and the bottom rocker reads California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath is the classic Levi's trucker, with pleated front panels, flap chest pockets, shank buttons and back waist adjusters, the denim faded to a pale, even blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Levi's, offered as model 70505 with the Big E red tab\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Trucker jacket cut down into a motorcycle club vest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePatches:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hells Crows top rocker, crow and skull emblem, MC tab, California bottom rocker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFabric:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cotton denim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eButtons:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shank buttons, backs described as stamped 525\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e No size label; please go by the measurements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShoulder width:\u003c\/strong\u003e 45 cm (17.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChest, flat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 51 cm (20.1 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58 cm (22.8 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage, described as 1960s to 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured flat by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFading, sun fading and marks across the denim, as expected of vintage wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaining on the cream patch grounds and frayed patch edges.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArmholes and collar cut raw and frayed, as intended for a club vest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good, light wear)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as a vintage Levi's 70505 with the Big E red tab; the red tab and the shank buttons appear in the photographs. Hells Crows is the name stitched on these patches and is not presented as any particular club. Hand wash cold, inside out, and dry flat in the shade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe vest is folded by hand in Japan in a sturdy carton and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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