Nice jacket on Ebay. You know the maker?

[ton312]

Indeed. The truth is that many jackets, from a myriad of makers producing thousands of jackets a year, are stitched up quite well and will "last" as long as required. The devil is in the details and hide quality, above anything else, is something you just can't fake.
It's not to say those jackets don't have their place. They certainly do. But they simply can't compare to the elite makers and their products. It's like putting a 10yr old in the NFL.

 

[jonesy86]

THe seller uses LVC and Menlo (the model name of the LVC version of this style) in the auction title, however that seems to be an attempt to manipulate the search returns algorithm, as the auction itself lists it as "unbranded". Which is against eBay rules, but it's amazing how widespread a practice that is, even among commercial sellers that should know better.

My guess is that it's nothing special in terms of a name, or it wouldn't have had its maker's label removed at some point, whether by the seller or a previous owner.



Seems most likely. Them I've seen around on eBay a lot; it appears they specialise in copying popular designs (often ripping off their photos too - they've definitely used Aero photos in their auctions, as well as Aero TMs in the titles - Aero Aeromarine and such).



It's a style that was revivied about ten years ago, I think, by Himmel first and then the buzz on thed forums meant most big brands worked up their own version. That seems to attract the likes of Aliexpress. I'm sure that if you were to win it for a song it could well be a serviceable enough garment, though tbh I'd be wary of product quality from a company that is prepared to use the tactics they have in the past to sell. Caveat Emptor, an' aw tha.

So, what do you think about the actual Levi Vintage Clothing Menlo? Do you think that this one from Russia is actually an LVC?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/263187034055?ul_noapp=true