Questions about vintage 1955 Levi's Denim Sawtooth Shirt.

[Matt Crunk]

I'm looking online at what an eBay seller is calling new with tags (NOS?) 1955 vintage Levis denim shirt with the sawtooth pocket flaps and pearl snap buttons. Price with shipping would be slightly more than double what a new modern version of the same shirt would cost me retail. Questions:

1. How can I tell if this is really authentic vintage?
2. How much would it differ from the modern shirt in weight, details, craftsmanship, etc. (enough to justify the price?)
3. I know standard sizes have changed over the years. I usually wear an XL in modern shirts (or occasionally a large if the sizes run big), so assuming this is truly vintage NOS, what size would I likely need?

 

[Dinerman]

Like one of these?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390694921791
http://www.ebay.com/itm/390686484144
The Levis Vintage Clothing (LVC) line did a re-issue of the sawtooth shirt to a 1955 pattern. If it's running double what one of the regular Levis sawtooth western shirts is new, I'd guess it's from the LVC line, and not an original. The originals from the 1950s generally run significantly more, like so: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321324944071

 

[Matt Crunk]

Thanks for the info. I suspected it might be something like that when I saw "Levis Vintage" on the hang tag.