Levis fit difference

[gcap74]

Hi Everyone....

My sister was married in June in a small family ceremony, but in 3 weeks she is having a larger reception for friends and extended family. More precisely she is having a hoedown. On the invitation she encouraged cowboy boots and suggested khakis. She specified "no jeans". However, after having dinner with her this week and discussing what to wear she actually encouraged me to wear jeans since I would wear "nicer, dressier" jeans. She put no jeans on the invitation because most people would take that to mean any pair of bad faded denim..... and since this was a hoedown complete with square dancing... denim seemed appropriate.

So now I am trying to find a new pair of jeans for the event. Most of the darker pairs of 505s I have are beginning to wear and fade a bit so I want something a bit more elegant for the wedding.

I'm not a small guy and I carry a lot of my weight in my stomach and thighs.... I own a couple of pairs of Levis 505 in a 38x30 that fit well. The 38x30 514 slim fits are just too thin in the thighs. But I did have a pair of 40x30 slim fit that fit well. I haven't worn a pair of 501 since I was in High school (20 years ago)....

So essentially I am beyond confused as to what to do... my question to you fine people is really 3-fold.

1) What is the difference in cut between the 505 and the 501. If the 505 fit well but dont have a ton of room in the thigh will the 501 work? Also, since I don't have the 40x30 514s anymore... would the smaller 505s actually be slimmer than the larger 514s?

2) Choosing a color is also a challenge. My gut tells me that the 501s would be best in Dimensional Rigid (but would Clean Rigid be better)... but if I go with the 505 or the 514 I am not sure. I can get the 514s in Starvos, Kale, or Tumbled Rigid. And the 505s I can get in Panic or Tumbled Rigid. So the question is... which of these would be the dressiest.

3) That leads to my last question.... I plan on wearing this sport coat and these brown cowboy boots. Would any of the above denim colors work better? But more importantly... what would be a good shirt option for this?


Thanks for your input!