Omega Owners Forum

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  

News:

Please check the Forum Guidelines at the top of the Newbie section

Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Down

Author Topic: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'  (Read 1914 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Big_Al

  • Guest
Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« on: 17 March 2011, 21:44:42 »
 Been up the town today looking for some 501's.  They were all I used to wear way back in my youth.

What they now sell as 501's are nothing like what I remember them being then.

Part of the deal was the real "Shrink to Fit"  thing where you sat in bath with them on for an hour  :o :o :o ;D ;D ;D

They were really thick ,heavy denim,. almost to the point that they would almost stand up by themselves when new. :o :o

Then of course there was that unique strange sort of musty smell of  a brand new pair of Levi's  ;D ;D ;D

Each pair would need at least 20 washes before they had faded enough & softened up to have their own  "Levi" personality  ::) ::)

Don't know where they are made now,(probably China).  but it used to be the good ol' USA

Seem to remember my first pair being about  4 quid ( lotta money back then ) ;D ;D ;D ;D     today in town  55 quid :o :o :o :o

Anyone got any Levi memories :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

Logged

albitz

  • Guest
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #1 on: 17 March 2011, 21:49:16 »
Use to wear them all the time myself. Still got a Levi jacket I bought in New york in 2000.
I wanted another pair last year and used a £70 Debenhams voucher I had as a birthday present to buy a pair in my usual size. Got home, tried them on, couldnt get the top two buttons done up. ::) :-[ :'(......gave them to my son.
Was looking at them in Debenhams in Colchester yesterday. £80 a pair. :(
« Last Edit: 17 March 2011, 21:50:03 by albitz »
Logged

Big_Al

  • Guest
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #2 on: 17 March 2011, 21:55:43 »
Quote
Use to wear them all the time myself. Still got a Levi jacket I bought in New york in 2000.
I wanted another pair last year and used a £70 Debenhams voucher I had as a birthday present to buy a pair in my usual size. Got home, tried them on, couldnt get the top two buttons done up. ::) :-[ :'(......gave them to my son.
Was looking at them in Debenhams in Colchester yesterday. £80 a pair. :(


shopping in Debs   Albs - Forgot you lot were posh in that part of the county ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Logged

albitz

  • Guest
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #3 on: 17 March 2011, 21:58:19 »
One reason Al - gift vouchers, not yet spent from Xmas. ;) ;D
Logged

Debs.

  • Guest
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #4 on: 17 March 2011, 22:01:55 »
 :P No......but, I heard about them through the grapevine! ;D
Logged

Dishevelled Den

  • Omega Queen
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 12545
    • View Profile
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #5 on: 17 March 2011, 22:14:08 »
Quote
:P No......but, I heard about them through the grapevine! ;D


Ooh yeah Babe. 8-) 8-)


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZe9OtFNt_8[/media]
Logged

holtender

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Suffolk
  • Posts: 383
    • 2.5 CDX Facelift
    • View Profile
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #6 on: 17 March 2011, 22:53:58 »
Buying a pair of Levi's back in 1969 was a real expensive fashion statement at £3 12s 6d, but with the Doc Martens and Ben Sherman were essential for every well dressed teenager.

I still wear Levi's but only in black these days.
Logged

jonnycool

  • Omega Baron
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Merthyr Tydfil, S. Wales
  • Posts: 3565
  • We shag 'em, you eat 'em
    • View Profile
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #7 on: 17 March 2011, 23:31:33 »
They had a bit of a revival in the 80's and they were just the perfect shape to show off a shapely girl's rump. I always said that whoever invented them deserved a big gold medal  ;)
Logged
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving probably isn't for you

Shimmy

  • Intermediate Member
  • ***
  • Offline Offline
  • St Albans
  • Posts: 447
    • Omega 3.2 Elite
    • View Profile
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #8 on: 18 March 2011, 00:07:12 »
I inherited all my dad's 501s  ;D

Saved me a few quid!
Logged
Budget tyres, false economy.

albitz

  • Guest
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #9 on: 18 March 2011, 00:41:41 »
I was paying about $20 a pair in the states in 2000 (about £15 then) I wish I could get them for that price now. I still think they are by far the best jeans money can buy but Im not going to pay £80 a pair, just cant afford it these days.
Logged

feeutfo

  • Guest
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #10 on: 18 March 2011, 01:10:10 »
Used to wear them, they just wore out too quick, moved on to Diesel still got them 5 years on.

501's rubbish ime.
Logged

Seth

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • South Wales Valleys
  • Posts: 6646
  • If there's a 'system' - play it ... !
    • '99 2.5TD GLS Estate
    • View Profile
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #11 on: 18 March 2011, 01:54:54 »
I'm a Lee 'Brooklyn' fella meself - around 30 quid a pair from Matalan!
 ;D ;D ;D
Logged
Gettin' seriously hacked-off by those who ignore the wisdom of proven experience ... and Forum guidelines.

Banjax

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Perth
  • Posts: 5510
  • We're just a virus with shoes
    • View Profile
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #12 on: 18 March 2011, 06:13:02 »
501's were never "shrink to fit" were they? they were always a more relaxed fit?  :o
Logged
50 bucks!?! For 50 bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow!!

Big_Al

  • Guest
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #13 on: 18 March 2011, 06:42:32 »
Quote
501's were never "shrink to fit" were they? they were always a more relaxed fit?  :o


you maybe right there  :-[

Maybe I should have just titled this thread "original Levi's" not 501's

I'm sure in the late 60's / early 70's there was only one type available & they were def "shrink to fit" as they had it on the big cardboard label that was attached to one of the back pockets. . Could be wrong though -  it's an age thing ;D ;D ;D

I just seem to remember 501's as the original Levi jeans

I'm  sure Albs will know -- see if he replies  : ;D ;D

« Last Edit: 18 March 2011, 06:45:28 by Big_Al »
Logged

Banjax

  • Omega Lord
  • *****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Perth
  • Posts: 5510
  • We're just a virus with shoes
    • View Profile
Re: Original Levi 501's- anyone remember em'
« Reply #14 on: 18 March 2011, 06:48:06 »
Quote
Quote
501's were never "shrink to fit" were they? they were always a more relaxed fit?  :o


you maybe right there  :-[

Maybe I should have just titled this thread "original Levi's" not 501's

I'm sure in the late 60's / early 70's there was only one type available & they were def "shrink to fit" as they had it on the big cardboard label that was attached to one of the back pockets. . Could be wrong though -  it's an age thing ;D ;D ;D

I just seem to remember 501's as the original Levi jeans

I'm  sure Albs will know -- see if he replies  : ;D ;D



nowadays mine say to me "shrink, too fat!"  ;D
Logged
50 bucks!?! For 50 bucks I'd put my face in their soup and blow!!
Pages: [1] 2  All   Go Up
« previous next »
 

Page created in 0.015 seconds with 17 queries.