levis 505 cut and fit

[chris_n]

Hi i am chris_N and i like jeans. i was wondering what type of cut and fit the 505 was in relation to the 501.

i ask this because i am considering purchasing some dead stock orange tabs to play with.

edit: i should mention that i have searched and was unable to come to a conclusion to my question.

Edited by chris_n on May 2, 2006 at 11:52 PM

[BumbaClot]

The 505 have quite a large seat to them. The orange tab's break it real nice though.

[chris_n]

so, i'm about 125-130 and have a 29-30 or something waist, 32 inseam.

are you saying that these jeans are made for big booty?

Edited by chris_n on May 2, 2006 at 11:54 PM

[McdoBigmac]

I've been thinking of getting the 1967 dry selvage 505.

Is the fitting the same as other 505s?

Edited by McdoBigmac on May 3, 2006 at 04:14 AM

[M.O.A]

i think they have a large seat and a more tapered bottom then the 501 although i am not 100% sure

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[chris_n]

does anyone have pics of themselves wearing the 505 orange tabs?

[mspark]

Definetely a larger seat and a narrower leg opening than the 501. I think I like the 505s better.

[choice_genes]

dude,

if you're interested I've got some deadstock orange tab 505s in 29/30 (still have tags attached). I got them on ebay a month ago and tried them on once but they're too tight in the waist...I'm a 29 in nudies, evisu...but these will only fit if I wear them real high...so if you wanted to wear them low, you'd need to be a 28 or so.

They're quality denim though.

anyway, email me if you're interested. not asking much at all (however I live in Australia, so postage will need to be factored in).

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[chris_n]

thanks for the offer, i'm a 29 or 30 waist as well, so they would not fit me since i wear somewhat lower. (no wedgies here!)

[choice_genes]

no probs man, that was exactly my problem with them. I'd say look for a 30 or a 31 and you should be ok. Good luck!

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[walletboy]

Not sure about the 1967 dead stock 505 Orange tab. However, I am quite familiar with the orange tab 505 jeans made in the '80s and '90s. Other than the zipper fly, they don't have much in common with the red tab 505 made today. Today's 505 definitely has a big seat, a longer distance between the waist band and the top of the pockets (i.e. the pockets six lower), and the V in back is much deeper. Today's red tab 505 is basically as Levi Strauss describes it--a 501 with a zipper. The old 505 Orange tab was a slimmer cut through the seat and waist, with a slightly high rise and more of a trouser look. They were really cool jeans and I wish Levi Strauss still made them.

[mspark]

i like the red tab 505s better than the 501s but those Orange tab 505 sound good.Might have to do a search.

[cheapmuthafukr]

go to a thrift store... theres usually loads of them.

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