Levi's® Vintage Clothing

1944 501® Men's Jeans

Sale price is$249.98Original Price Was $495.00
Levi's® Vintage Clothing

1944 501® Men's Jeans

Sale price is$249.98Original Price Was $495.00
About this Style

An ode to an era built on perseverance and ingenuity, this limited-edition Levi’s® Vintage Clothing collection celebrates the beauty in flaws and non-uniformity.

Called Perfect Imperfections, every jean will be a unique creation. Each of the five versions represents the hodgepodge of inconsistencies found on Levi’s® jeans during the war. You’ll notice things like pockets missing red tabs, pockets with extra red tabs, and sundries in a range of materials, some branded and some not. Fabric pocketing on each jean will also be different, representing the random scraps of fabric used on the original 1940s 501®s. And, since thread was rationed during the war, all of the original 1940s Levi’s® jeans had printed arcuate stitching on the back pockets. We recreated those printed arcuates for the Perfect Imperfections collection, though some pairs will have regular arcuates, some will have arcuates that are crooked, misshapen, or upside down, and some will have no arcuates at all.

We made each jean in the collection in limited quantities, with 101 pairs of the first version and just 100 of the rest—for a total of 501 pairs in the entire world.

And because we crafted them using the rest of the ultra-rare Levi’s® Vintage Clothing 1940s Cone Mills White Oak denim, these jeans are the last of their kind.

  • A reproduction of a pair of jeans from 1944
  • We created five versions of this WWII-era icon, each recreating unique design inconsistencies caused by wartime rationing
  • True to the original, it features unbranded standard-issue buttons with a laurel leaf design and printed arcuate "stitching"
  • Made from the last of Levi’s® Vintage Clothing’s 1940s deadstock Cone Mills White Oak denim
  • Get this limited-edition pair of jeans while supplies last
  • Regular fit through the thigh
  • Sits at your waist
  • Front rise: 13"
  • Straight leg
  • Leg opening: 17.25"
  • Measurements are taken from a size 33 waist
How it Fits
  • Regular fit through the thigh
  • Sits at your waist
  • Front rise: 13"
  • Straight leg
  • Leg opening: 17.25"
  • Measurements are taken from a size 33 waist
  • 100% cotton
  • Non-stretch 1940s 12 oz. Red selvedge denim (14 oz. after wash)
  • Button fly
  • 5-pocket styling
  • Back pockets with concealed rivets
  • Big “E” single sided red Tab
  • Two Horse Pull leather patch at back waistband
  • Wash your jeans once every 10 wears at most; this increases their lifespan and saves natural resources
  • When you eventually launder your jeans, wash and dry them inside out with like colors; liquid detergent is recommended
  • Read our definitive guide to making jeans last longer here
  • Imported
Composition & Care
  • 100% cotton
  • Non-stretch 1940s 12 oz. Red selvedge denim (14 oz. after wash)
  • Button fly
  • 5-pocket styling
  • Back pockets with concealed rivets
  • Big “E” single sided red Tab
  • Two Horse Pull leather patch at back waistband
  • Wash your jeans once every 10 wears at most; this increases their lifespan and saves natural resources
  • When you eventually launder your jeans, wash and dry them inside out with like colors; liquid detergent is recommended
  • Read our definitive guide to making jeans last longer here
  • Imported