A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®

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May 2019

A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®

After 112 years in operation, Cone Mills White Oak® closed its doors in 2017, bringing an end to a long-standing partnership between Levi’s® and the North Carolina mill. Cone Mills was one of the last producers of American selvedge denim and had been supplying Levi’s® with its XX 501® selvedge denim since back when Woodrow Wilson was in office (1913, give or a take a few years).

To celebrate the end of an era, Levi’s® Vintage Clothing created two limited-edition pieces made from White Oak® denim: a 1955 Levi’s® 501® Jean and a 1953 Type II Trucker Jacket. Both styles feature six different Shrink-to-Fit fabrics recreated just for us by the mill. This is the first and the last time all six fabrics are included in a single garment — and in a limited run of 150 of each piece.

As an extra tribute, all White Oak® 501® Jeansand every White Oak® 1953 Type II Trucker Jacket will include a special commemorative box made out of white oak wood.

    A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®
    A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®
    A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®
    1953 Type II Trucker Jacket
    A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®A FAREWELL TO CONE MILLS WHITE OAK®
    The 1955 ® 501® Jean
    You can find this limited-edition Levi’s® Vintage Clothing White Oak® collection at these select boutiques:

    EUROPE

    5 Newburgh St London

    Royal Cheese

    American Classics

    Cultizm.com

    Slam Jam

    JAPAN

    Osaka

    Harajuku

    KOREA

    Garosugil

    TAIWAN

    J SHOP

    UNITED STATES

    Canoe Club

    Unionmade

    Opening Ceremony

    Hudson’s Hill

    AUSTRALIA

    Maple