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First up is the 501 with white tag in size 32x34. Made in Mexico This is sized one up for me.

Here comes 501 with no white tag in 32x34 made in Dominican Republic.

The only thing I see is the seat is a tad bigger in the non white tag but when I saw this I took them both and measured across seat at top and bottom of pockets and both are the same, like within two marks on tape measure. So if there is a difference it's extremely subtle. Also in these pics the non white tag ones have had more sitting down wear and where worn while damp while the white tag ones were not. Also the white tags saw a hot soak, washer, and dryer while the non white tag ones got a hot soak and run through washer.

I have same size in both no white tag and one with white tag. There is no difference in the fit whatsoever.

Edit: Fit pics of both coming soon

It was on Levi site for LVC two weeks ago and it was there then. It's no longer there. They are pulling the line.

Edit: IDK this for fact but my retail mind tells me when you aren't planning on selling something anymore you almost always remove it from your site that you sell from along with your retailers.

Gville, NC. I went to ECU for undergrad and grad school. Fun town, if you are 18-25, or in my case 27 and looking 18. I plan on returning once I look 21 lol.

I like knowing if my jeans come from a company that operated just 2 miles from here before closing up. Like doing business with a neighbor who moved away.

Almost all textile manufacturers in NC have moved operations to another country.

Culp Mills, Wespoint Stevens, VF Corp, Hanes, etc

I figured I'd read this thread, it's been getting some action..

from what I gathered, the only fit I like on this whole thread would be Lorax's fit...

methinks I'll mess with these, I'm feelin the green cast rigid ones more than the regular indigo ones.

I want a slim fit, I hate some of the fits I see here they are baggy and bulging everywhere.. so I'll size down to the max where it hurts to button them and then do a hot soak in the tub with them on, this should keep the waist stretched and the legs should slim down to a nice slimmer fit.

really feeling the green ones though... what to do?

Do this to them and you will have them skin tight. I can't post pics of mine that I did this way but lets just say it doesn't look like another person fits in them with me like the green ones I posted here.

Here's what I do…

- First check to see if your shit is sanforized.

- Then throw it in hot wash no soap.

- Then throw that shit in the top hot setting dryer and dry the mo'fo till the rivets are melting.

- Then throw that shit back into a boiling hot soak for 3 hours.

- Then line dry the bitch till that crispyness comes back.

"Magical" process is thus preserved

Someone on this forum posted that in a thread I read when searching something but I didn't save the link. It works like a charm and the jeans are soft out the dryer but once back in water and drip dry they are stiff as a board. Stiffer than the green I posted here.

DO NOT SIZE DOWN IF YOU DO THIS! I bought my tape measure waist size of 32 (not waist but hips I guess since thats where they go) and 3" more in length. I lost some in waist like this and a full 3" in length. They are much tighter than the 32 waist I just did 3h scalding hot soak with. Only size down if you plan on just doing a hot soak in a tub and drip dry. This will be my preferred method from now on.

Here is a picture of some Verdes after shrinking them. Not sure how much I will wear them as I do not like how they fit. They also do not lose much color compared to the Indigo when you soak them.

Yeah I put them back in with super hot water for 2 hours nad kept pouring hot water on the seat of the pants in the tub since I laid them out. It tightened it up some and got the legs shorter. I'm leaving as is and probably moving on to something cut slimmer above the knee for sure.

warm soak for 30-45 minutes with you in the jeans.

hope this helps!

I did this and they shrink nicely. Stayed in 32 minutes. They just won't dry out all the way. Been over 8 hours and still almost too wet to wear.

Edit: I mainly wore them while shrinking b/c I was scared if I didn't I wouldn't know how far to let them shrink. Will longer times in the water of same temp make it shrink more? I could lose another inch off the legs and some in the seat area.