The OG of the Denim World
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I have a pair of brown whipcord Levi's still in rotation.
They're right IMO. There were denim pants, but Levis riveted and sewed them into jeans before anyone else. I think they also added the pocketwatch and fifth pockets before anyone else.
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-origin-of-blue-jeans-89612175/
This is interesting–literally the year the rivet patent expired, enabling competing jeans, they rolled out the 501.
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@Jett129 never worn Levi's, couldn't afford the repro stuff when I was in college so used to wear solely black skinny jeans. I did have an acid wash Type III which I thought was amazing but got stolen in a nightclub
Giles lent me the book Ametora a few years back which gave me the first proper insight in to how a lot of it began!
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Pretty cool @AdamJ I didn't think anyone would answer yes to that question,and BAM! right off the bat. I grew up wearing Levis Shrink to Fit Raw 501s,and Lee Riders. It was my growing dissatisfaction with Levis that lead me to Google Heavyweight Denim for riding a motorcycle,and the rest is,as they say,History.
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I quite enjoyed Ametora. Cool shit.
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Yep, that claim is valid.
If you want to learn more about the early days and the first "jeans brands", I would suggest the book "Jeans of the old West" by Michael Harris. -
Yep, that claim is valid.
If you want to learn more about the early days and the first "jeans brands", I would suggest the book "Jeans of the old West" by Michael Harris.This. Jeans of the Old West is a fantastic book on denim history. Levi's in general should be considered the OG of jeans. Doesn't mean they're the best any more, but they are certainly the OG.
