Customer Reviews Levi's® Mens 501® Original Shrink-to-Fit Jeans

I've been wearing this jeans for over 30 years. I don't bother going through any special shrinking method. I just throw it in hot wash immediately after purchase (before wearing) and dry in hot dryer. While I'm at it I usually wash the new ones with the old ones for several laundry cycle so any color bleeding would just transfer to other 501s. it takes a few wash/dry cycles to completely shrink it, but once it's shrunk it fits me perfectly. I suppose since I don't take care to do any careful shrinking as recommended I do get some wrinkles along the seams sometimes and excess color rubbing off at such wrinkles, but that's the charm of this type of jeans anyway. after wash/dry they always go on a bit snug, but stretch out just enough to be comfortable. I'm female (yes. I fit in man's 501 better than woman's) and for pre-shrunk size, i wear 28-30. but for shrink-to-fit, I buy 28-32 as it shrinks in the inseams much more than the width. Once you figure out the right size to get the post-shrunk size, buying it just based on size has never failed me.

My husband is 6'1", 165 pounds, with a 30" waist and muscular rear/legs. We consistently have fitting issues due to all of these factors. It is quite a process to shrink these jeans down (soak in the tub, partially dry, then wear them without bending at the knee until fully dry -- rinse, repeat; hot iron if necessary to shrink the knee if he bends), but he has successfully accomplished a fantastic fit. We do not launder these jeans, so cannot attest to how they change after being washed in a machine.

Great! No problem with a usually hard to find size and color. And I received it so fast. Thanks!

I wear these when I go out

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