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What are some good, high-quality alternatives for someone who is a fan of the original Levi's 501 (button fly) jeans?
by wyclif 2y ago
What are some good, high-quality alternatives for someone who is a fan of the original Levi's 501 (button fly) jeans?
- dublinben 2y agoThe Unbranded UB301 is probably a good place to start.
- wyclif 2y agoI like Unbranded a lot, but I wish they sold their jeans with an inseam shorter than 34"...I don't like rolling mine up.
- captnasia 2y agoUniqlo's selvedge jeans I've found are pretty good, although not button fly.
- ziml77 2y agoLast time I bought jeans I accidentally got the 501s because I didn't realize they were button fly. I thought I was going to return them but I ended up giving them a shot and now I love them. They're way less trouble to do up than I was expecting. (And because you work from the bottom up, I've never forgotten to close my fly... something that I managed far too often with zip flys)
- neuralRiot 2y agoI like button flys because they’re less prone to the “zipper boner” when you sit down.
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- iamben 2y agoSure, start with 501s in Levi's LVC line. You'll get better quality, selvedge denim and they'll be based on 501s from different eras (so slimmer legs, wider hem, etc etc). If you're lucky you can find some with Japanese or Cone Mills (USA) denim. LVC are often in the sale, shop around. Then look at the Japanese brands. Most of them are reproducing 501s from various eras. FWIW, I like TCB (https://tcbjeans.myshopify.com/ https://tcbjeans.myshopify.com/) - the price/value ratio is superb, the quality is better than LVC and retail is cheaper. Their 40s and 50s jeans are both brilliant and they age amazingly. Hope that helps!
- gautamcgoel 2y agoWhere do you buy TCB? I've seen sites like Denimio and Bears Tokyo that sell them - do you have any experience with such sites?
- wyclif 2y agoIt does, thanks! I know what I like, but at the same time I know very little about the Japanese selvedge denim scene. I'm fascinated by how Japan successfully copies and, in many ways improves upon, American designs. The paradigm I'm most familiar with is Japanese Fender electric guitar copies.