Levi’s Revisits Rock Heritage with Launch of 505C Slim Fit Jeans

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Published August 15, 2016

Matthew Hitt models Levi's 505C slim fit denim jeans.Pin
Matthew Hitt models Levi’s 505C slim fit denim jeans.

Levi’s revisits its iconic 505 jeans with the release of its 505C style. A reinterpretation of the 1970s must-have, the brand’s latest take on the classic sits at the waist and fits slim through the thigh, before relaxing for a straight leg.

The Rolling Stones' 1971 album cover for Sticky Fingers, which features Levi's 505 denim jeans.Pin
The Rolling Stones’ 1971 album cover for Sticky Fingers, which features Levi’s 505 denim jeans.

Discussing Levi’s 505 jeans, which were featured on the cover of The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers album as well as embraced by punk rock band the Ramones, Levi’ SVP Apparel Design, Jonathan Cheung shares, “The 505™ was introduced in 1967, the Summer of Love, and coincided with an explosion of culture in the West Coast.”

A vintage picture of the Ramones wearing Levi's 505 denim jeans.Pin
A vintage picture of the Ramones wearing Levi’s 505 denim jeans.

Cheung continues, “The late sixties was an incredible period for music, cinema, counterculture and civil rights, and the 505™ was introduced right at that moment, along with another seminal Levi’s® design, the Type III Trucker Jacket. It’s amazing that two of the absolute staples of modern clothing, the denim jacket and the zip-fly slim jean both came out of Levi’s® during that special time in San Francisco.”

Levi’s 505C Denim Jeans Range

Cole Mohr pictured in Levi's 505C slim fit Joey ripped denim jeans, with a striped t-shirt.Pin
Cole Mohr pictured in Levi’s 505C slim fit Joey ripped denim jeans, with a striped t-shirt.
Cole Mohr rocks Levi's 505C slim fit denim jeans in Elvis.Pin
Cole Mohr rocks Levi’s 505C slim fit denim jeans in Elvis.
Cole Mohr jumps off the stage, wearing Levi's 505C Joey slim fit denim jeans.Pin
Cole Mohr jumps off the stage, wearing Levi’s 505C Joey slim fit denim jeans.

Shop Levi’s 505C Denim Jeans

Yuri Pleskun models Levi's 505C Deedee slim fit jeans with a leather biker jacket.Pin
Yuri Pleskun models Levi’s 505C Deedee slim fit jeans with a leather biker jacket.
Jamie Wise rocks Levi's 505C slim fit Elvis jeans.Pin
Jamie Wise rocks Levi’s 505C slim fit Elvis jeans.
Yuri Pleskun pictured in Levi's 505C slim fit Joey jeans, which feature ripped knees.Pin
Yuri Pleskun pictured in Levi’s 505C slim fit Joey jeans, which feature ripped knees.
Yuri Pleskun sports Levi's 505C Marky</em slim fit jeans.Pin
Yuri Pleskun sports Levi’s 505C Marky slim fit jeans.
Jamie Wise is front and center in Levi's 505C slim front Tommy jeans, which feature a distressed light rinse.Pin
Jamie Wise is front and center in Levi’s 505C slim front Tommy jeans, which feature a distressed light rinse.

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