Levis 501 White Oak

The white oak denim plant is the grand ol lady of our industry.

Levis 501 white oak.

Levis 501 second import. It s the company that supplied levi s with 501 selvedge denim for 70 years. This is the first and the last time all six fabrics are included in a single garment and in a limited run. A 1955 levi s 501 jean and a 1953 type ii trucker jacket.

Get the original iconic design that revolutionized generations of clothing. 501 2543 white oak condenim made in usa. Following the closure of cone mills white oak plant in 2017 the jeans giant scrambled to find a denim mill replacement for their premium line of vintage reproduction jeans before finally making the switch to kaihara mills back in spring of 2019. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with fast free shipping on many items.

To celebrate the end of an era levi s vintage clothing created two limited edition pieces made from white oak denim. These made in usa series 501s are made with some of the last white oak red line selvedge denim in existence honoring a true american legacy with one of the most iconic pairs of jeans. If you ve recently found yourself on the hunt for a pair of jeans utilizing cone mills white oak denim before there are none left to be had you may be in luck by way of none other than levi s themselves. While cone mills continues to operate mills in mexico and china leading to some deceitful attempts to cash in on the american mills prestige by brands like uniqlo when we refer to cone mills in this article we are speaking.

No man s life is complete without a pair of levi s 501 original fit jeans for men. Levi s made in the usa 501 jeans advertised as being made with some of the last yards of white oak selvedge image via unionmade. American production for the 501 was waning piece by piece until the last straw broke the two. Both styles feature six different shrink to fit fabrics recreated just for us by the mill.

Download the levi s app to become part of our worldwide community and access unique offers one of a kind products and our most inspiring stories along the way. The white oak plant was the last remaining selvedge denim factory left in the united states producing at scale. Cone mills white oak was the very last industrial scale selvedge denim operation in the united states and a good number of brands relied on them for fabric.