Levi's® Vintage Clothing

1901 “japan” 501® ​jeans

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Levi's® Vintage Clothing

1901 “japan” 501® ​jeans

Sale price is CHF649.90
Member Exclusive
Sale price is CHF649.90
Colour:  Lvc 1901 Rigid Katakana - Blue
Low Stretch (1%-20%)
About this Style

In 1901, the license plate made its debut, a famous trumpeter was born, a man crossed the Atlantic in a box and the fifth pocket was added to 501® Jeans. Many assume this to be the coin pocket, but no—the fifth pocket is the left back pocket, half of the now-iconic Levi’s® rear view. “Jeans,” as we know them today. A year later, Levi Strauss died at 73 in California (just five years before The Great San Francisco Earthquake that devastated his adopted city). Without this final creative act, 501® jeans might never have existed.

  • An archival reproduction of 1901 501® jeans
  • Features two back pockets with exposed rivets
  • With a center back cinch and suspender buttons
  • A “Two Horse” leather patch
  • Finished with a crotch rivet
  • 501
  • Mid rise
  • Straight leg
How it Fits
  • 501
  • Mid rise
  • Straight leg
  • 100% Organic Cotton
  • Denim
  • Non-Stretch
  • Button fly
  • 5-pocket styling
  • Made in Japan
Composition & Care
  • 100% Organic Cotton
  • Denim
  • Non-Stretch
  • Button fly
  • 5-pocket styling
  • Made in Japan