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   Eric
   

   junior member
   Joined: Feb '09
   Posts: 8

   First off, a huge thanks to Ned for hosting all of this in the first place!

   About me...I'm 43, born and raised in the Seattle area. Levi's 501's aren't too popular around here, but there is enough diversity in every way, shape and form that anybody who does something cool or looks good in their outfit is happily accepted and maybe even copied.

   I found this site in a google search on shrink to fit 501's, actually more to find good prices, but also to learn anything I could about them due to the number of pairs I've bought that I either sized too big or too small, and each one seems to come out of the factory a little different. And I had no idea there were such enthusiastic posts and users explaining about all the very intriguing ways to buy, soak, wash, dry and shrink them. Wow!

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   Posted 3 years ago #
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   Klaus
   

   preferred member
   Joined: Feb '09
   Posts: 134

   Hi Eric! Each pair of jeans will be different, as the seamstesses are human and cannot make every pair, say, a 30X34. There seems to be an inconsistency in sizing now, though. Just browse through ebay and look at NWT jean, where tag sizes and actual measurements differ quite often. This may be due to production in third world countries, where wages are low and pressure is high, so quality suffers. Also, the workers there are not working for Levi's, they may sew 501s one week and Tommy Hilfiger of Adidas products the other. A friend of mine wore 501s exclusively until the change in 2003 and he once said that he only went into the store, grabbed his size and payed. He never had to try the jeans on. It looks like those times are over.

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   Edmund X White
   

   senior admin
   Joined: Jun '07
   Posts: 187

   Welcome Eric! I'm glad you are here! It's my pleasure to host this discussion, we've got a great crew here.

   Jeans are so complex and personal and expressive it's easy to slide down the rabbit hole of the "denimhead." I find it's a fun and knowledgeable group to chat with and I hope you will too! Thanks for sharing and welcome.

   EdmundXWhite.com

   Posted 3 years ago #
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   Tim
   

   member
   Joined: Feb '09
   Posts: 48

   Hi Eric!

   Good to have another 501 guy on board. I live in San Diego. Not that far from you. If you're down this way, we can get together and wear our 501s.

   STF 501s are readily available in stores here. No need for mail order. Thrift shops are well stocked with cast off 501s. Sometimes a good buy. Another guy breaks them in and you benefit from it.

   I always try on a pair of STF 501s before I buy. I can tell by the way the unshrunk 501s fit, how they'll fit after washing. I wear the raw unwashed 501s as long as possible. I always wash them in cold water and sun dry them. Each pair of STFs fits differently. That's why I try them on first.

   Tim

   Posted 2 years ago #

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