Second Hand LVC 1890 501xx Made in USA 555 Valencia Street Jeans W36/L40

Here is a pair of Second Hand 1890 501xx Made in USA 555 Valencia Street Jeans in size W36/L40.

This is the Levi's Vintage Clothing reproduction of a 501 model from 1890. The 501 from this era could be describe as the mother of blue jeans and were created back in the days when a pair of denim trousers were intended to be worn as a protective garment working in the mining industry in western USA. The miners needed durable garments and quite a few companies started to produce work garments in the San Fransisco area during this period. Levi's was one of them and thanks to the patented granted in 1873 for the invention of reinforcing the distress points of the garment using copper rivets the brand is the only one remaining still in the business of making blue jeans today. 

These Levis Vintage Clothing jeans was made back in the year 1999 and part of the first few years when Levi's started the reproduction line Levis Vintage Clothing back in 1996. Back then they made all the garments in their old factory located on Valencia Street in San Fransisco.

The factory on Valencia Street was opened as the new headquarter and main production facility for Levis back in 1906 and it got to serve as a new start for the brand after the devastating earthquake and fire that occurred earlier that year. The factory was used for different purposes from that time up until 2002 when Levis were cutting costs and decided to close down the production in the old factory.

In other words, the so called "555 LVC Made in the USA" products were the last garments made in the old Levi's factory. LVC later moved their production to Turkey and after that they turned back to the United States, but to the garment district in Los Angeles. 

These garments have become collectibles among the reproductions and they are easy to spot since the back of the buttons that are stamped with "555". You can also look at the care label, these are stiff and have a silver thread that goes along the edges and you can read the text "555 Made in the USA" written on the label.

These jeans are close to new and has most likely never been washed. Made of a shrink to fit fabric so you should calculate with a 10% shrinkage when washed for the first time.

Hemming is always included when you purchase a pair of jeans from us! Give us a comment during check out and we will shorten them before we send them. Keep in mind that you won't be able to return the jeans if we alter the length for you. For hemming, we'll use a vintage Union Special chain stitch sewing machine, to match the original seam of the jeans.

- Second Hand LVC 1980 501xx Made in USA 555 Valencia Street Jeans
- W36/L40
- 100% cotton
- Unwashed shrink to fit fabric
- Fly, front and back pocket rivets
- Button fly
- Cinch back
- Produced in 1999
- Made in USA

All measurements are in centimeters and measured on a flat surface. The thigh measurements are taken 10 centimeters down from the crotch straight across the pant leg.