[levi's 557XX]
Levi's tracker jacket.
This is the third time that something that would fall into the TYPE3 category has appeared.
I've done it before. Don't think so!
I made a very, very big discovery.
I would like to have fun writing about the maniacal specifications that can only be seen in the early days of TYPE3 and the deeply moving changes.

PIC1,2
There is no big difference in the overall silhouette from the later model, and it is TYPE3 just as you imagined.
TYPE3 has a major design change from TYPE1 and TYPE2, and the shape is not as unrefined as TYPE1, and it feels more balanced without feeling as tight as TYPE2.

PIC3,4,5,6,7
The outrageous act of using 5 images when only 10 can be posted is a flap.
As you can see from PIC4, the back of the flap is made of a thin separate fabric.
This is a specification that has been seen for a long time in both TYPE 1 and 2, so if you look at the past, there is nothing to write home about, but looking at the future, the back of the flap will no longer be made of a separate fabric, and instead of a two-piece construction, one piece will be replaced with two pieces. The specifications will change to fold.
This is an important point for me as I was very excited about the single flap structure.
The flap is sandwiched between the rolled stitches, so you can't see what's sewn inside, but there's another point.
It is a "temporary fix".
In the future, temporary fixing is done with Kandomes, and it is a romantic specification where it exists as a hidden Kandomes that cannot be seen from the outside.
By the way, LEE and Wrangler are temporarily secured with lock stitches.
I previously talked about this spec.
“These are the reasons why Levi is the king.”
We end up talking about things like that.
So what was the initial TYPE3 like?
It was a real stitch. . .
You really did a great job of changing it!
Isn't Kandome more efficient? Thank you to those who realized that at the time! lol

And PIC6 turns your hypothesis into certainty.
Please take a close look at the kandome on the edge of the pocket opening.
You can see that the upper edge of the kandome is set high enough to be sewn into the wrapping stitch. In other words, this is
``It's not that the stitching is added at the end after sewing, but there is a stitching process in the middle of the process.''
This tells us that.

That means...
Isn't it more efficient to temporarily fasten the flap in the same way as this process?
This suggests the possibility that
In fact, it definitely is! this.
The considerations, changes, and transitional periods are really interesting.

I think one of the big points will be how to think when sampling TYPE3 and making things today.

PIC8
Sewing specifications for armholes.
This too~
The same thing can be said about the flap structure in the previous section.

TYPE1 and 2 are rolled stitches.
The latter half of TYPE3 started with rock music.

So what about the early days of TYPE3?
It was a rolled stitch.

This is also very emotional!
Even though I have been sewing without using a lock so far, I will change to a lock in the later model.
Why?
I think it's probably because the change in shape (silhouette) has made wrapping stitches more difficult.
Although it can be said that it is just a change in the content of the sewing, there are many things that can be considered from the changes in the sewing specifications.
The shapes change from TYPE1, 2, and 3, making it difficult to sew, and the sewing specifications change.
If you look at it from a different perspective, you can think of it as prioritizing the silhouette over the sewing specifications.
What made you rock? This is something that only the person in question will ever understand, but he truly grasps the meaning of wrapping and sewing curves and searches for compatibility with the shape.

Should I wrap the armholes? Will it be locked?
I don't like rock for some reason. Am I the only one who feels lonely because of this?

PIC9
collar.
Where are the edge stitches on the collar overlapped?
I wonder how many people have even paid attention to such things.
It's not 100%, but vintage G jackets are pretty much in the same position.
You might be able to unravel it by looking at the flow of the ground stitching and stitching.

PIC10
The tabs are also folded in during the ironing process at this time.
Actually, the construction is slightly different from the later model.

so,
It was fun this time too! !
Please take a look at your TYPE3.
[levi's 557XX] This is it.