Customer Reviews Levi's® Mens 511™ Slim

Washed before wearing, dried on Perm Press and even though they were removed from dryer right away they came out with deep wide wrinkles. Had to press with steam iron. Hopefully they will soften up as time goes by. Also, don't care for the ironed in wrinkles at the back of the knees. Otherwise they are good style.

The item as sent (just what I had ordered) showed definite signs of wear - creases in legs, fading at pockets. All labels are intact however.

The fabric at the little copper rivets is separated/holes, every one of them

I have ordered Levis slim fit jeans that were fine but these slim fit jeans were not slim, they were very baggy thats the reason for return.

have 2 other pairs same pant # and size , and yet these dont fit.

Argh! I went looking for 100% cotton jeans, since the stretchy ones get too hot in the summer (plastic weave will do that). These were billed as 100% cotton, except for certain colors. So. . . I ordered Sanibel State, which is NOT listed as one of th not-100% cotton. They arrived. They fit. They look as good as jeans can look on me. But. . . they are 70% cotton, 28% Lyocell (whatever that is) and 2% Elastane (aka plastic). Bummer. Maybe I'll keep them and just wear them in winter. The quest for 100% cotton continues. But I guess I'll have to shop in person, since this item was not accurately described on Zappos.

Beware, the Bee Eye version are STRETCH jeans, run very large. Not listed as stretchy in the description, I ordered a pair to replace a pair of 511 Bee Eye jeans bought a year or so ago, which are not stretchy. The new pair measured 1-1/2 inches wider in the waist without the big stretch available. Also had large washed out sections on front of thighs. Returning for a smaller size, hoping the color is more uniform.

The 30" inseam, which I always wear in Levi was too short.

Garbage jeans

I ordered two pairs, one black and one gray, and the material is totally different between them--one more like regular denim and one more solid and shiny. Also one pair fits perfect and the other one is too loose and too short! Same size and style. Doesn't make any sense and it's annoying. Returning one pair.

Larger and baggier than normal 511's. Also had some perma-wrinkle thing going on in the crotch area that I could not see in the picture. No bueno!

These are different than the 511's sold in regular Levi's stores (which often have a black Levi's sizing patch on the back). The ones in the Levi's store fit me great, these are much too tight. I then tried to exchane these at the store and the guy said these are the jeans sold at the outlet. Even the small red tag on the back pocket doesn't say "Levis" on it. If you have tried on 511's in the store and are basing your sizing off of that then you will be disappointed.

Ordered the Rinsed Playa 32x36 and the advertised color in the pictures is not even close to what I received. The jeans are actually a MUCH lighter blue in person and I don't believe the pictures are of the correct color. Also ordered the same size and cut in a khaki version and those fit as expected while this other pair did not. They were much tighter around the waist and crotch than would be expected and are longer in length than any other 36" pant I've had. I may exchange for a different color in a 34x34.

I bought a pair of these last year and loved them. They wore down pretty fast, in less than a year, but when paying this price, I felt I couldn't expect much more. So when I bought a second pair, I was extremely disappointed to find that they changed the fit (plus they got rid of the sequoia color, which was perfect). I bought the same size, because the last pair had fit me great right out of the box, and the new pair did not fit me in the waist and thighs, while they were looser in the cuff, taking away from the "slim fit." Levi's said they changed the name and not the fit, but that is not the case. Sorry to say, it's not.

The images show a solid dark denim, but when I received them, they were already very faded on the thighs and knees, not the style I was expecting.

Levi's are really the only types of jeans I own and wear. The thing is, they vary so much from pair to pair. I bought two of the exact same style and size, the only difference being color. One fits great. The other, I can't even get on. Have to return them.

I'm 5'4", 140 lb, fit build, 29x30. I noticed that the material was much lighter i.e. "thinner." But just like the previous ones, a perfect fit. Off to a wash, then to the tailors' for an alteration. That's when I noticed a significant change. The thighs, calves and everything else were constricted to say the least. I understand that it'll shrink after a wash but this feels like it shrank way too much. I've been a Levi's wearing man for decades, but I don't remember them shrinking this much. I love the fit of these jeans (before the wash), I might buy a size up & experiment.

Before you buy this particular style, you should know that these have those permanent wrinkle marks that only teens would have worn three years ago. I've only seen these ridiculous wrinkles on the front thigh, so I didn't notice them in the picture. They are being returned. The fit of the pants is good. I ordered a size up, so they are more tailored, but not skin tight.

I would not recommend the Anthracite. I have other pairs of the 511s in other colors (e.g. black stretch) which are among my favorites. The Anthracite pair, however, has a weird crunchy/plastic-y feeling, as if the fabric were coated with resin or shellac. So while the pants technically fit OK, they have a weird uncomfortable feeling that has not gone away after a couple of washings. They look good though, so if that is all you care about knock yourself out.

I have several pairs of 511s. My prior pairs? Awesome. The most recent pair in Anthracite? Not so awesome. If you order the Anthracite color, be forewarned. I washed on the gentle cycle with cold water and hung them to dry, following the instructions on the label prior to wearing them. The color that washed out slightly left a brown undertone (perhaps the color of the underlying fabric?) and a few white streaks in creases. Meh. I'll stick with 511s. Just not Anthracite.

Nice fit out of the package. However on washing in cold water and drying on low cycle, shrinkage was 8.6%. A 29 inch inseam became 26.5 inches and unwearable. You need to figure in for that much shrinkage on ordering. Waist measurement was minimally affected.

It is a low rise, with a very firm inner seam that rubs ones private parts very roughly. It is still noticeable when worn low as recommended. Regular fit on me are very blouse'y in the seat and legs. Recommend Levi improve their inner seams.

t is a low rise, with a very firm inner seam that rubs ones private parts very roughly. It is still noticeable when worn low as recommended. Regular fit on me are very blousey in the seat and legs!

In case you can't tell from the pictures, these are rigid - completely unwashed. And the waist size is much smaller than listed. Going back to Zappos - nice color though.