Levi’s 1960 501 Z Selvedge Men’s Vintage Jeans 32

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In the late 1960s, young Americans rebelled against the status quo to create a grassroots environmental movement that would eventually go global. Levi ™s ® Vintage Clothing ™s Spring/Summer 2022 collection, Project Survival, celebrates the student-led teach-ins and marches that inspired the very first Earth Day in 1970. Our limited-quantity collection reflects the aesthetics of these young activists and the grassroots origins of their demonstrations. The 501 ® Z, first released in 1954, represents Levi’s ® expansion into new territory. Up to this point, Levi’s ® were primarily worn out West, where they had earned a loyal following. East Coasters, however, were largely unfamiliar with this button fly work pant. In order to familiarize the East Coast with this American classic, Levi’s ® took the original 501 ® Shrink-to-Fit Jean and replaced the classic button fly with a zipper, and named it the 501 ® Z. It retained all the other details loved by longtime wearers: the famed silhouette, rivets and tough-but-flexible denim. Eventually, retailers began providing customers with both options;the 501 ® Jean and its zippered brother, the 501 ® Z. Today, Levi’s ® recreated the 1960 iteration of the latter in premium selvedge denim from the world-famous Kaihara Mill. An archival reproduction of a pair of 501 ® Z jeans from 1962 This jean includes the rivets and tough-but-flexible denim loved by longtime wearers True to the original, these jeans feature a zip fly Crafted with premium selvedge denim and finishing for the Levi’s ® Made & Crafted ® collection Made in Japan by expert artisans using traditional techniques Double-needle arcuate stitching Two back pockets with concealed rivets Big œE single-sided Red Tab Iconic Two Horse Jacron paper patch