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Are Levi 501s uncool?

post #1 of 69
8/11/09 at 3:41am
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Or are they still stylish/fashionable and cool albeit mediocre/middle of the road?

I wouldn't mind paying $100 for a pair of jeans I really really liked, but often times I like different colors and styles and fits for different outtings. Plus I have a sort of brand loyalty.
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post #2 of 69
8/11/09 at 3:44am
no, they are not uncool. Go to an army/navy surplus store and get them for dirt cheap!
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post #3 of 69
8/11/09 at 3:45am
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I usually get the best deals at Kohls.. 20% off or $5 coupon etc..
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post #4 of 69
8/11/09 at 12:44pm
Levis 501s are classic. What's uncool are all these trendy jeans that you'll no longer be wearing a year or two from now.
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post #5 of 69
8/11/09 at 12:52pm
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Originally Posted by TyroneFig View Post
I usually get the best deals at Kohls.. 20% off or $5 coupon etc..


Don't they only have the washes, though? No STF, right? Something about every Levis wash that makes even the 501s fit like shit.
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post #6 of 69
8/11/09 at 1:16pm
I've yet to see that "12 rise look good on anyone. Everytime I see someone post a picture of their "classic and understated" 501s on here I think they would look so much better with a slightly lower rise. There is an area between dad jeans and 3" rise emo pants.
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post #7 of 69
8/11/09 at 1:41pm
They will look cool to people on SF but to the average person you'll look a bit off, like hamish said high-rise isn't always cool or flattering. People need to get off this vintage = automatically and uncontestably awesome thing; wearing cheap STFs and a western shirt will make you look like a gay cowboy
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post #8 of 69
8/11/09 at 1:58pm
Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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post #9 of 69
8/11/09 at 2:05pm
I've never seen anyone and think they look like a gay cowboy. Even the cowboys in Brokeback Mountain don't look like gay cowboys.

Actually I don't think you can look like a gay cowboy at all, just...gay.
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post #10 of 69
8/11/09 at 3:55pm
Just don't wear a Western shirt with them. Almost every "genre" of street style has incorporated 501s in some way.
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post #11 of 69
8/11/09 at 4:17pm
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People need to get off this vintage = automatically and uncontestably awesome thing; wearing cheap STFs and a western shirt will make you look like a gay cowboy

On the contrary, I think western shirts are one of the few ways a men can be flamboyant, and not look gay.
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post #12 of 69
8/11/09 at 4:26pm
In the right fit and color hey are cool. The mom-jean stone-wash color can look atrocious though. I just bought a lovely pair from Macy's in a dark-faded indigo color. The new style fit better - the thighs are slightly tighter.
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post #13 of 69
8/11/09 at 4:37pm
no, they are cool. Especially the 30s styles.
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post #14 of 69
8/11/09 at 5:30pm
People here always talk about getting 501's really cheap. Does that also apply to the new selvage version?

Anyway, my favorite Levi's cuts are 1947 501's and 1967 505's.
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post #15 of 69
8/11/09 at 5:35pm
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I've never seen anyone and think they look like a gay cowboy. Even the cowboys in Brokeback Mountain don't look like gay cowboys.

Actually I don't think you can look like a gay cowboy at all, just...gay.

What about the guy in the YMCA song?
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