Lévis

Why r/BuyItForLife recommends Lévis

3 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 4, 2025

  Need new wardrobe. Do I go LL Bean, Filson, Patagonia, Huckleberry? Main goal is to last a long time.

  Start by building a bit of a uniform first not just heading to a store. Clothes you wear to work, clothes you wear to the gym, and clothes you wear everywhere else. T-shirts, button downs, jeans, khakis, jackets, coats, shoes, sweaters & sweatshirts. Then start ticking things off the list. Like: 4 Tshirts from Muji, 2 pair Jeans from Buck mason or 3 Sixteen or Levis or wherever you like to get your jeans 3-4 good sweaters of varying weight and color. 3 pair khakis from Jcrew or wherever in tan/green a good grey sweatshirt a good blue blazer, a good tweed blazer At least one good pair of dress pants that go with the above blazers button down shirts from wherever a good winter coat, a good fall jacket, a good dress winter coat, a rain coat/shell, a hoodie stuff for the gym, dedicated gym shoes everyday belt, dress belt (match dress belt to dress shoes) You don't need to buy it all at once, but only certain items are going to be "Buy it for life" things like selvedge denim jeans, well made jackets/coats/blazers, and if you're lucky your sweaters will last but you'll have to replace the rest at some point.

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• #2Dec 4, 2025

  How Did America’s BIFL Culture Die Here… But Thrive in Japan?

  As a lifelong vintage collector, I noticed in the 80s and 90s many Japanese consumers focused on collecting American-made brands. All the classic brands many of us take for granted (Levis is a good example) they were buying up, so much so that the Levis company actually sold their original loom to a Japanese buyer, and to my knowledge, the first production runs of Evisu jeans were made of denim from that loom. I used to live next to the original Levis building and it looked neglected and boarded up. So much for respecting an American heritage brand... This was around the time Levis was mass producing in China. Anyhoos, because Japan's market collecting American brands was booming, many US vintage sellers would sell their goods straight to the Japanese market because they will pay top dollar for our goods. On a side note, I worked with a retailer selling used US military uniforms, and we could not move our basic made in the USA coats and jackets to US consumers. However we had a few buyers from Japan that would visit a few times a year and buy out our stock. Many buyers just value a brand name or cheap priced goods unfortunately, while the Japanese consumer respects the details and quality.

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• #3Jan 8, 2025

  List your 3 favorite BIFL items and at least 1 regret or fail

  Pipe wrench. Old, made in Canada. Goes with me everywhere. Saved the day on many occasions. Was like $4 at a flea market. Cast iron beauty. Lévis jacket. Thrift store. Much nicer pattern than anythong ive found in modern times. Has a phone pocket labeled for a blackberry style phone AND another phone pocket labeled for those long cell phones that only have a number pad and a tiny screen. Black plaid, but throughout its interupted with solid black, males it look schnazzy. Canadian tire uniform. Been my work shirt for almost a decade, used in forestry, somehow it is my longest lived work shirt. Everything else always gets snagged and tears eventually. Breathable, it has a collar so it looks decent, and has pen pockets sewn onto the shoulder. (It doesn't get used in canadian tire)

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