Over the years, the 501 became catnip for a particular type of brooding all-American archetype—Brando in The Wild One, Dean ...

Based on a pair of vintage jeans from the 1920s, this faithful reproduction is made from Japanese selvedge shrink-to-fit ...

Another great pair is the Levi's Premium Selvedge 501. Here you get the modern fit with a more classic, slightly higher-quality selvedge denim. Lastly, there's the 501 Original Shrink-to-Fit ...

This month, journalist Emma McCarthy charts the rise and rise of the most noteworthy jean of all time, the Levi's 501 ... their hands on the original shrink-to-fit jeans. Made from raw denim ...