From the Levi’s® Archives: Conserving an 1890s Levis® Sack Coat

Step into the Levi’s® Archives to hear the story of how Levi’s® acquired and preserved an 1890s Sack Coat discovered in Utah.

Join Archives Director Tracey Panek and conservator Meg Geiss-Mooney as they examine, clean and reveal the second oldest jacket in the Levi’s® Archives.

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[UnlimitedEmeralds]

Wow nowadays you can’t get a $70 pair of Levi’s to last 2 years. They sold the “premium” Levi’s for $98 that were the old quality of the jeans, just far more expensive. They’ve since done away with that line and brought in the “vintage collection” for $250+ per pair of jeans. Oh and get this, none of them are made in the USA. You’re better off spending $10 at goodwill for a pair of Levi’s from the 1990s.

[elgabbocap]

what's more surprising to me, is how this jacket still stands after 130+ years, fabric pollution ain't no effing joke.

[frankjoyce]

I really think you all should recreate the earliest catalog products so we know what it looks like when it was made in 1800's

[barrilitomusic]

Yeah great history. Wish Levi’s would make repros of all of their archive pieces at an accessible price, not only for LVC.

[adrianhowell]

I wish that Levi, s would start making them as good now, as they did then.
Quality always outlasts quantity .
Thanks for the video .

[mottopanukeiku]

Very cool, kudos to Levi’s and their folks. This would be the ultimate in the worn-in heritage look for denim heads. The “one sleeve” thing could become a trend.

[BLAISEDAHL]

Dear Levi’s,

Please bring back American manufacturing, like ORIGIN USA.

[huntrrams]

Amazing video! I want a whole series of this!

[mrnobodyinvr]

Levi's should reproduce those products from that era, I bet they would sell out of every production run. Make them tough and strong like they used to be, and customers will praise the products.

[Deseko]

Better condition then my year old trucker jacket

[colemancalgary]

I’ll be waiting patiently for the LVC version!

[RedMartyr]

I heard an econimist talking about how items retain their value over time (It was actually about watches) - but he mentioned how in a perfect capitalist system the intrinsic value of an item would be reduced upon production by causing deliberate damage to a product before it ever hit the shelf. Funny, if you think of how nowadays they sell you pre-ripped and pre-faded denim and call it style. Think about that

[denindenim]

Fantastic, keep posting videos like this please.

[rizaldycruz]

I admired LEVIS SINCE MY HIGH SCHOOL DAYS era of 70.S

[tappintheamericanwest]

Thank Tracey for doing a great job and restoring the jacket… ps it was nice meeting you😊

[DomP]

Now if only they still made their jeans in the USA..

[Joe-kkhv]

. You can see Tracey labouring to enunciate every last letter of a word.

[Official._slyx]

How much this cost??? Cuz I’ll buy it an be wearing it out the archive

[Midplaysfordays]

Pretty wild how a style of clothing has lasted over a century

[memopinzon]

"It's second hand thrifted bro."