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Levi's Men's 501 Shrink To Fit Jean | 
| Brand: Levi's
Category: Apparel
Department: mens
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 45
Fabric Type: 100% cotton
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 15.2 x 15 x 1.9
MPN: 297822
Model: 501-STF
ASIN: B0018OMRWQ
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| Features:
| • | Keep it dark and clean by washing as little as possible, or repeat washings to fade them to your liking. | | • | Straight leg with 17.25" leg opening |
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Product Description
You can never go wrong with a classic. This rugged jean is stylish enough for the club and durable enough to stand the test of time.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 52
Classic, Original, and 501 are meaningless, but these are the old-fashioned style September 25, 2009
Steven Whitney
32 out of 32 found this review helpful
If you're looking for the old-fashioned style Levi 501 jeans like the ones you bought in the 1970's or 80's, that are made of heavy denim and you bought them oversize and washed them hot to shrink them to size, at least one of the ones listed on this page is the right one: the Color: Rigid STF (at the moment it is the color at the far left).
It took many hours of searching and researching (researching blue jeans!) at several online stores and non-store websites to determine whether equivalents to my old ones were even made anymore, and if so, which ones they were. Levi calls countless styles Classic or Classic Fit, and countless others Original, and the 501 number was apparently successful, so they call a lot of them 501, too, to the point where these adjectives and style number have no meaning anymore. Classic and Original probably just mean they're Levi-Strauss, and 501 is meant to catch your eye. Maybe they hope you'll make lots of mistakes and have to buy lots of jeans while hoping to find the right ones. If it sounds like I'm joking about that, I'm not.
So it was with some relief that I got these, saw that they're the right style, shrank them down, and they're fine. There is even an improvement over the old ones: the button-fly holes are now are reinforced with stitching, which they didn't used to be. Mine say Made in Haiti; quality seems just fine. The denim is heavy-weight.
If you're looking for the type of old-fashioned plain style jeans that I described, the keywords to look for are: Rigid, Indigo, Shrink-To-Fit/STF, Straight Leg, Button-Fly, Rivets, and 501 (even though it can mean almost anything). When you're looking at an item description, the more of these keywords are omitted, the more suspicious you can be that you may be looking at an "impostor", possibly even an impostor style made by Levi itself.
Shop carefully. It wasn't an accident that I ended up with the ones I set out to buy. It took more than a day of traversing the Levi-Strauss style minefield.
How to buy and wash STF 501's January 9, 2009
Eric Schrantz (Bellevue, WA)
23 out of 25 found this review helpful
Hey, what's up! I think Levi's Shrink To Fit 501's can still look as cool on a guy as they did back in the 80s when I was in high school. Here are a few tips that I've learned over the years. Go to a store that sells pre-shrunk and try them on to find your size, then use that size to buy your STF pair -- adding 1 inch to the waist and 3 inches to the inseam. And when washing, turn them inside out (avoids the permanent fold lines down the legs they sometimes get) and in Warm water and Medium dryer. Washing Hot fades them too much and creates a blotchy or marbly look that looks weird. And Cold water doesn't fade them enough. So, inside out, Warm water, Medium dry. You'll look like a stud.
The original and still great November 27, 2008
Great Faulkner's Ghost (Washington, DC)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I have found that these shrink a bit less than what Levi's says. In the waist, they shrink about an inch as opposed to the tho inches that Levi's says. The leg shrinks about 2 3/4 inches, rather than 4. So don't buy them too oversized, unless you are going to be washing many times in hot water and a hot drier. Since most people like these dark nowadays, that is unlikely. Also, these are very well made. While much negative commentary concerning Levi Strauss's move away from domestic manufacturing has focused on the button-fly 501s, the bigger problem I have seen is with the old 1970's standby, the 505, which has a zipper as opposed to button fly. The variability on sizing and sew quality with the 505s means you really have to try them on to see how they fit. The 501 are much easier to buy online or by mail order because the sizing is much less critical on the waist, which is the so-called "anti-fit" waist, meaning there is no curve to the rise (the distance between the crotch and the top of the waist), because the original 501s were merely cut down bib overalls which were made to hang, rather than be fitted to the waist. The biggest problem I have noted on the 505's is the variability in size in the thigh area, meaning that some fit baggy and some seem rather tight, even though they are theoretically the same size of a label. The 501s are pretty safe as far as sizing.
Jeans That Fit an Active Guy November 30, 2009
crazymilo12 (Leominster, Ma United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Typically, it's very hard to find jeans that fit an active person with a small waist and developed hips and legs and look and feel good. Relaxed and loose fit jeans just look sloppy, no matter how you wear them. These jeans fit well and look good. They are a straight fit, but since they form to your own body, there is nothing better unless you can get a pair of custom made Levis. However, at this price point why would you even bother.
The button fly is great. I thought that it would take some time to get used to, but I prefer a button fly to zippers now.
These take a bit more work to break in than the already distressed jeans, but it's worth it. Every mark and amount of wear that's put into these jeans will be all yours.
I discovered these jeans about three months ago at a Levi's store and now I swear by them. The STF are great in every color that they come in even if they aren't made in the USA anymore.
The only ones that Fit! August 15, 2009
R. Cruzan
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ive worn 501 jeans since the late 60's when they were the "valueline" of jeans what else could we afford when there were several sons in the house? In fact my crazy brother used to split the seams on the leg so that mom could sew in extra fabric for some wild looking bell-bottoms!
For me they are still the value line and let me tell you why I am short with even shorter legs we are talking a 28' inseam which really hurts as it is impossible to find this inseam. Next time you get a chance ask how much it costs to take up an inseam, believe me it is expensive, if you can find someone even willing to do denim as it is a tough job. 501 jeans are made with a 31' inseam and the rule is you add 3 inches. 31-28=3 Perfect for me no trips to the tailor, no extra expense.
Everyone in their reviews keeps throwing out crazy ideas on washing. This is what I do when I first buy them I wash them with cold water then I throw them in the dryer regular heat and dry them till they are dry. From then on I wash them cold and hang them to dry. As big as a hassle it is to get pants the right length I am taking no chances, also drying clothing wears it out a lot quicker.
As far as the buttons being a hassle yeah at first they are a bit stiff but after a couple of washes even a clumsy fool like me can manipulate the buttons with ease. So please buy a lot of these jeans so they will stay in business even better if the length is 31.
Now if someone can provide me a solution for my expanding waist but thats the price I guess I have to pay for being married to a great cook.
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