Customer Reviews Levi's® Mens 501® Original

Sizes run a bit small, so buy one size larger than you usually order. Great jeans, great fit, exceptional service!

I was very impressed. I bought a pair of Levis. Zappso had the best price and free shipping. I received my order approx 18 hours after I placed my order. I think that it extraordinarily fast so the take away should be they are well priced and fast. I recommend them.

Love the color, fit, and style of these jeans. They would easily be an all time favorite except for the built in wrinkles. For me, the wrinkles detract from the look and restrict where I can wear them.

The Originals, shrink-to-fit and wear well. These are excellent jeans that shrink down to your size when washed. Wash them inside out in cold water to keep the dark. Zappos offers them at a great price and I received mine the day after I ordered them. Excellent service. Zappos goes above and beyond.

If you are used to wearing shrink-to-fits and they fit just right after shrinkage, note that these will likely be a couple inches too long on you. Consider a shorter inseam vs. shrink-to-fit.

The buttons are too difficult - i need the zipper jeans

Too long, we think they are mismarked

Jeans are ok enough. Then the back pocket has a lot of stickers between stitches and showing dirty paper including jeans lot number so I had to take all tapes was adhered at inside of the back pocket maybe it's manufacturer issue for old stock but still bad experience. Zappos usually ships fast and let me experience great Cs but this product was really disappointed

Not the same fabric as in the past. Doesn’t wear like the oldies.

They did not fit so that’s why I sent them back

Fit was off. Other Levi's I recently bought from you in waist size 33 was perfect. These did not fit in 33 waist too tight

The jeans are nice and comfy. The only issue is they are not a white-white. They are somewhat off-white.

This pair was way too tight in the thighs and the annoying defect that plagues too many jeans—crooked outer seam (right leg) that points to your shoe laces (I absolutely HATE when that happens!) Otherwise it's a really good pair of jeans. Maybe I just got a lemon so I'll try again.

Too small Tight Will return

I've been wearing 501's for over 60 years. When did Levi start adding "a skosch more room in the seat and thigh" to this model? The material is nice and they're well made. However, they fit like clown pants. I'm a 31 X 32 and I can fit two butts in the pair I just received. This pair was made in Mexico. Do different factories work off different patterns? I know it's a crap shoot, but I'll order another pair with the hope they will fit like the "old days". After all, I'm old!! By the way, the last pair I ordered about five months ago fit fine.

These 501s were extremely tight, especially though the seat/thighs. Almost like a pair of skinny jeans. Got these in a size 36 waist and they fit tighter than a size 34 in the 505 style. Having to return them as they don’t fit whatsoever.

These are a classic for a reason. Comfortable, classic, look good on everyone. However, I've found the American-made version lasts much longer than the Mexican-made ones. You pay a lot more, but they'll last at least five times as long.

Fair disclosure, I'm a female who turned to men's 501s because I cannot abide spandex or "whiskering" in my jeans and have basically no other options. These don't fit me perfectly but they're better than any alternative I've found in more than a decade of dedicated searching. The basic item is still what I would call a decent pair of jeans, but be aware that quality, fit, and other characteristics change a whole lot depending on the color. In the same size, the Rinsed color fits me great, but the Medium Stonewash and Light Stonewash are way tighter in the thighs and have a lot of extra room in the lower belly. The Black and Optic White are nice high-quality twill, but the Dark Charcoal/Garment Wash pair I just received are made of super thin and flimsy fabric and looked saggy the second I put them on, so I'm returning them. Also, it seems like more and more of the "colors" are actually cotton-synthetic blends...almost as if Levi's is phasing out the high-quality cotton product they used to be known for. I wish these blended versions would be listed separately from the original product. It's kind of a pain to wade through them looking for the original.

This is for the Dark Charcoal Garment Dye. Same great fit as always. The material on this one is definitely thinner than normal however. Also, the color has a definite greenish blue tinge to it, not straight gray. So the outfit looks funny when matched with shirts on the blue or green spectrum.

Jeans were a great deal, but did not realize they were button fly. Looked a little cheap, but hey- for the price it's worth it.

I bought these jeans in two colors for my son. His built is narrow and slender. His size is typically 30x31. These jeans are like skinny jeans and made him uncomfortable. I have to wonder just how thin you'd need to be for these jeans to have some room. Returning and hoping to find Levi's with a more comfortable fit.

I am not really satisfied with the jeans. I bought two pairs of jeans from this seller. One was Beluga Garment Dye and the other was Timberwolf color. It's been for a long while since I've purchased 501 jeans. Maybe its sizing method has been changed or maybe the origin of the items affected, but it was a size bigger than it used to be. especially around seating areas. It was made in KOREA, and Beluga one was thin like made for summer time and Timberwolf one was thick as usual. If you are wondering about the size and thickness, I recommend think one more time. Good Luck.