Levi’s Vintage Clothing has chosen to celebrate 501® Day – celebrated tomorrow, May 20 – the day of the year dedicated to jeans par excellence, with a special edition of the classic 501® that takes its cue from the archives of the brand founded in San Francisco in 1853.

The version made for this occasion is inspired by that of the 1955 501® and is are made in Japan with Japanese selvedge denim. Just like last year’s release, inspired by the 1966 version, everything from the back-patch, to the red tab, from the packaging to the stamping on the buttons, has been translated into Japanese.

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The 1955 501®s possess a comfortable fit and wider leg than contemporary versions, have a button closure and Big-E red tab.
The Japanese denim from which it was made is 12 ounces and features a texture typical of Rising Sun denim.

Speaking of this release and 501® Day, Levi’s Vintage Clothing head designer, Paul O’Neil said: “we wanted to celebrate this mutual commitment to quality, craftsmanship and meticulous attention to detail with a limited run jean that’s also made in Japan. The 501®, after all, has such a long and important history in Japan—to this day, vintage 501®s are very covetable jeans on the Japanese market, so it seemed only natural that this limited edition jean should be yet another classic 501® from the Levi’s archives”.

The 1955 Levi’s 501® will be available starting tomorrow, May 20, in only 501 units worldwide.