501 Original Fit
- Apparel
- 1873–
- $25–$120
- New or used
Speeed’s take
Brando in 1953, James Dean two years later, and suddenly jeans meant nonconformity. Parents, teachers and police hated them, which is exactly why teenagers could not get enough. Resurgent again in the eighties.
“It's a scary time for pants width these days. I think if you want to go for a timeless vibe it's something in the middle. Levi's 501s and Levi's 505s never go out of style.”
“In 1953, Levi's were thrust into the mainstream when a 29-year-old Marlon Brando showed up on screen in The Wild One wearing a leather jacket, an off-kilter motorcycle cap, and a pair of Levi's 501s.”
