Levi’s 501 Comparison
Levi’s 501 jeans are frequently brought up as “timeless” style. And then like clockwork someone will respond that the 501 cut has changed many times as tastes have changed. We are familiar with the general differences between 40s, 50s, and 60s 501s through repros. My question is has anyone done a comparison of more recent 501s? For example 2005 vs 2010 vs 2015 vs now?
I understand that this is probably an impossible task because of the amount of countries and factories used in addition to QC issues and variances in mass produced clothing. And used wouldn’t work for STF due to wash and drying differences. For a true answer a Levi’s designer would need to answer the question or a statistically significant sampling would need to be conducted.
But I’m still curious if anyone has done an initial cursory investigation?
I understand that this is probably an impossible task because of the amount of countries and factories used in addition to QC issues and variances in mass produced clothing. And used wouldn’t work for STF due to wash and drying differences. For a true answer a Levi’s designer would need to answer the question or a statistically significant sampling would need to be conducted.
But I’m still curious if anyone has done an initial cursory investigation?
