Vintage Original Late 1960s Early 1970s Wrangler Plain Pocket Houndstooth Tattersall Check Cotton Poly Blend Drainpipe Jeans-Pattern Trousers Skinny Pants with Wide Talon Brass Zipper, and Wrangler Rope Logo Brass Button & Yoke Label | Made in USA | 30 W 30 L |  Reversible Alterations | Mod 

Details:  

* Brand: Garment: Wrangler; Zipper: Talon  

* Manufacturer: Garment: Blue Bell, Inc., Greensboro, NC (Wrangler was established in 1947 by Blue Bell Overall Company, upon enlisting the services of Polish Jewish immigrant tailor Bernard “Rodeo Ben” Lichtenstein, who proceeded to devise a new and innovative jeans prototype enthusiastically endorsed by rodeo men: the Wrangler 11MWZ; in 1986 Blue Bell was acquired by VF Corp. of Reading, PA, and by 1994 Wrangler ceased production in the United States); Zipper: Talon, Meadville, Pennsylvania (Established in 1893 as the Universal Fastener Company; effectively defunct since the late 1980s) 

* Country of manufacture: United States of America

* Decade: 1960s, 60s, Sixties, Nineteen-Sixties, 1970s, 70s, Seventies, Nineteen-Seventies 

* Style / look: Mod, Mod Revivalist, Western, Punk, Grunge, Drainpipe, Tapered, Neat, Trim-cut, Slim-fit, Midcentury, Country Attire

* Fabric: Durable medium-weight cotton polyester blend 

* Color combination: Lovely dark brown and taupe houndstooth tattersall check on ecru ground (in the vein of British country attire); Brass hardware; White pocket linings 

* Closure: Zip-fly and waistband button (see Photo 7) 

* Hardware / fasteners: 

— Wide (5/8”) Talon all brass zipper (see Photo 7) 

— Wrangler rope logo riveted brass shank button at waistband with code A7D stamped on back (see Photo 5) 

* Waistband / belt loops: Seven-loop 1 ¼-inch width waistband with extra-wide 2 ½-inch loops that drop a full inch below the waistband seam to accommodate the wider belts of the period (late 1960s through late 1970s) (see Photo 4) 

* Pockets: 

— Two round front pockets (see Photo 3) 

— Two plain pentagonal jeans-style back patch pockets (sans double-stitched “W”) (see Photo 4) 

— No watch pocket 

— No rivets 

* Label: Small (1” x 3/8”) black woven yoke label with yellow Wrangler rope logo sewn in between yoke stitches above back right pocket (see Photo 6)

* No other labels or markings present 

* Seams: Flat felled inseams, plain outseams; classic jeans-style double stitching throughout 

* Non-denim jeans-pattern trousers 

* Wearable year-round; especially suitable for autumn 

* Can easily be let out an inch at the waist; trousers were taken in at hip/right front pocket (presumably to avoid meddling with the flat felled center seam, and bringing the two back pockets too close together; see Photo 3) 

* Tapered legs also may be let out to restore original (presumably slightly flared) silhouette (see Photos 9 and 10) 

* NOT REPRO

* NOT NEW

Measurements (in inches): 

* Waist: 30 (let out: 31)

* Waist laid flat: 15 (let out: 15 ½)

* Inseam: 30

* Outseam: 40

* Rise: 11

* Waistband width: 1 ¼ 

* Belt loop width: 2 ½ 

* Pant leg hem width (laid flat): 6

* Pant leg hem circumference: 12 

* Back pocket width: 6 ¼ 

* Back pocket length: 6 ¼ 

* Yoke width (widest point): 2 

Note on fit: These trousers would suit best a human of svelte build and average height, whose jeans size tends to be W 30 L 30 or W 31 L 30, and who is sufficiently slender-legged to slide into them. It must be emphasized that the legs have been taken in to create an extremely tapered fit. If you are dubious about your foot passing through a 12-inch (circumference) opening that has little to no stretch, these may not be for you — unless, of course, you opt to let the legs out. On this score, it is important to note that the trousers have been taken in in such a way as to enable reversal of the alteration (see Photo 10). However, you may wish to enlist the aid of a professional, if you do not feel confident enough to do it yourself. At any rate, please carefully go over all the measurements listed above, and all photos provided, before purchasing. No returns will be granted based on fit unless the measurements are shown to be vastly inaccurate — a highly unlikely eventuality. 

Condition: 

* In excellent shape for half-century-old garment 

* It must be underscored that these trousers have been altered by a previous owner in two respects: (1) as aforenoted, they have been taken in approximately an inch at the waist with seam running down into front right pocket, resulting in a certain, very slight asymmetry (readily undone with a seam ripper) (see Photo 3); and (2) the legs have been radically tapered down to a hem/opening with a mere 12-inch circumference (6” laid flat), albeit with all the extra fabric and original serged seam preserved, so that they might be taken out, quite easily, if desired (see Photo 10) 

* Low price takes garment’s altered state (RIP William Hurt), and the possibility that you may need to have a professional let them out for you (at a cost of no more than $25), fully into account 

* Small worn spot along left thigh; does not penetrate fabric 

* Some loose threads along seams 

* Original Wrangler rope logo label frayed a bit along lower edge but intact (see Photo 6) 

* Talon zipper slightly patinated, as is to be expected (and even desired), but in perfect working order 

* Wrangler rope logo brass button in lovely shape 

* No discernible stains 

* No odors or other afflictions

* Freshly hand laundered with hypoallergenic, ecologically conscientious laundry liquid

Comments: Whether riding the bull with Debra Wranger or getting its horns with Molly Wrangwald et al. at Wrangle North High, these 100% wreal wrope-logo Wrangler tattersall trousers are warranted to hit the sartorial bullseye with every wear. 

Please closely review all photos provided.

Inquiries and offers welcome.

Price: $150

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