I’ve introduced a small section of this site devoted to denim.
 
It includes an FAQ on the Levi’s 501 and a model-by-model geek’s guide
 
Click here for a story on Cone, the mill in North Carolina, which has been producing denim since 1895, and still produces denim for LVC 501 models.
 
Click below for the model-by-model 501 guide, which is being updated bit by bit...
 
Cinch from Levi’s ‘Nevada jean’, circa 1880. Photo courtesy Stefano Aldighieri
 
 
501 models: 1880 XX • 1880 Nevada • ‘First Blue Jean’ • 1890 • 1901 • 1917 • 1922 201  • 1933 • 1937 • 1944 • 1947 • 1955 • 1966 • 1978 •
 
 
 
 
 
DENIM (UNDER CONSTRUCTION!)