Levi’s 511 Slim Selvedge: The Modern Fit With an Old-World Weave
Wore a regular pair of 511s for years before I even understood selvedge was a thing worth caring about. Someone at a denim shop the kind of…
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Baggy Jeans for Men: How to Wear Them Without Looking Like You Borrowed Them
Owned exactly one pair of baggy jeans in my twenties, hated them, gave them away within a year. Bought another pair last summer on a whim, mostly…
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Levi’s Black Denim: Why It Fades Faster Than You Think, and How to Stop It
Bought my first pair of black Levi’s thinking I was getting something that’d look the same in year two as it did the day I bought it.…
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Barrel Jeans: The Shape Everyone’s Wearing and Nobody’s Explaining Well
I almost walked past a pair of these in a store without a second look, assumed they were just an oddly cut straight leg that hadn’t been…
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Levi’s 511: The Slim Fit That Doesn’t Actually Feel Slim by Noon
I avoided slim-fit jeans for years on principle, mostly because every pair I’d tried before eventually turned into a slow-motion fight with my own legs by the…
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The 1944 501: The Jean That Was Built by Rationing, Not Design
I bought a pair of these expecting a normal, if slightly dressed-up, pair of 501s. What I got was something closer to a small history lesson stitched…
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The Levi’s Baby Brooklyn Bag: A Small Bag Doing a Lot of Work
I don’t buy accessories on impulse, usually. I’ll deliberate over a bag for weeks, add it to a cart, close the tab, come back a month later…
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Levi’s A-Line Shorts: The Denim Short That Actually Fits Real Thighs
I have a drawer of denim shorts I don’t wear, and every single one of them failed for the same reason: they fit through the waist and…
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Boys’ Levi’s 505 Jeans: Why This Is the One Pair I Actually Rebuy
My son goes through jeans the way most kids go through snacks fast, and with zero regard for how much they cost. For a couple of years…
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The Levi’s Military Overshirt: Is It Actually Worth the Hype?
A friend of mine showed up to a casual dinner wearing one of these over a plain white tee, and I spent most of the meal only…