1982 Vintage Levi’s 501 Redline Selvedge Distressed Jeans
Made in the USA
Actual Measured Size: 27 x 32
Fit’s Women’s Modern Size: 25/26
(Tagged Size: 29x36)
Material: 100% Cotton
- Waist: 13.5” flat
- Hips: 18.5” flat
- Rise: 10.5”
- Inseam: 32”
- Leg Opening: 7.5”
Decade: Early 80s
Style: 501 STF
Button Code #524
- Redline Selvedge Denim
- Straight Leg
- High-Rise
- Button-Fly
- 5-Pocket Styling
Excellent vintage condition. Good fades, some lighting of denim at knees. No rips, holes or stains. These look gently, rarely worn. Purchased from the original old time cowboy owner.
Vintage 501’s Typical Fit:
- Sits at true waist (high rise) w/ Button Fly
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Straight fit through thigh & leg opening
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501s are the perfect go-to jean & can be worn snug for a peaches shaped booty OR loose & boyfriend style. Don’t forget you can always belt them!
How to Size Vintage Levi's:
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Vintage Levi’s were typically purchased 2-3 sizes bigger than needed to allow for natural shrinkage of the raw denim. It is very common for vintage Levi’s from this decade to fit 2-3 inches smaller than the listed tag size. The actual measured size is also typically 2 sizes smaller than a woman’s modern size because of new vanity sizing practices. Please ignore all tags and review the listed measurements to find the best fit.
Tips to find your best measurements:
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Waist - Measure where you want your pants to sit. This one is very important, as it will be the starting point for selecting vintage denim. For high-rise measure the smallest part of your waist.
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Hip - Measured at widest part, typically near your hip bones and around your booty.
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Rise - Measured from crotch seam to top of the waistband.
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Low Rise - 6.5-8”
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Mid Rise - 8.5-9.5”
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High Rise - 10-12”
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Inseam - Depends on where you would like your jeans to hit at the bottom leg; crop, ankle, top of shoe or floor. Measured from the crotch, along the inner seam down to the bottom of the jeans.
No two pair of Levi’s are the same!
*Each pair, each style, each decade have a unique fit, size and wash for many reasons. Every pair is also unique in its fades, wear and characteristics. That’s what makes them so highly coveted!
Any major wear or flaws will be shown in photos and noted in the description.
*No two pairs of vintage Levi’s are the same. Each pair, each style, each decade have a unique fit, wash and size for many reasons. Every pair is also unique in its fades, wash, wear and characteristics. Any major wear or flaws will be shown in photos and noted in the description.
*If you don't own a fabric measuring tape, a piece of string and construction measuring tape will do just fine.
