Levi’s keeps going back to its own archive, and the Levi’s 1953 Type II Jacket is the one that explains why. This faithful update of the original 1936 design stays true to the source. Levi’s cuts it from rigid 100 percent organic cotton denim in a medium wash. A double-pleated front and waist adjusters complete the front. The Two Horse leather patch and Big E Red Tab mark it as a Type II. That detail sets it apart from the later trucker everyone knows.
The difference that matters is the silhouette. Compared with the Type III trucker that took over in the 1960s, the Type II is boxier and shorter. Production ran only from 1953 to 1961. That short run is part of why the originals carry cult status.
Levi’s makes this Levi’s 1953 Type II Jacket in Japan with a standard fit. It layers over a tee now the way it would have over a work shirt then.
