Levis 501 White Oak Cone Denim Jeans

Selvedge denim selvedge denim refers to the term self edge the woven strip on both edges of a roll of fabric.

Levis 501 white oak cone denim jeans. Honouring white oak and the plant s legacy i felt it fitting to share this profile. Call it a eulogy if you will. And when cone mills denim mill in greensboro north carolina named white oak announced it would fold due to a lack of orders at the end of 2017 after 112 years in business the news was a big. 501 day denim inspiration.

The levi s cone mills golden handshake recently commemorated in a 2015 lvc collection. But most importantly the jeans come from cone mills denim with an indigo warp outer layer and a brown tinted weft inner layer this means that as the denim fades a brownish thread will show through giving you a more rugged looking dirty fade to your denim. Levis 501 premium goods selvedge denim jean comparison. Vtg levis 501 jeans white oak cone denim seldvege raw 34 x 30.

Selvedge jeans are made of premium quality denim with a clean tailored look. In 1915 to be the exclusive manufacturer of the xx denim used in the brand s 501 jeans. After 112 years in operation cone mills white oak closed its doors in 2017 bringing an end to a long standing partnership between levi s and the north carolina mill. The white oak shop lives on as a tribute to the talent legacy and innovation that will forever be the heart and soul of cone denim.

Unboxing the limited edition 1955 levi s 501 jean tribute to cone mills white oak. These made in usa series 501s are made with some of the last white oak red line selvedge denim in existence honoring a true american legacy with one of the most iconic pairs of jeans. Au 14 72 shipping. Cone s denim heritage dates back to 1891 and fuels the natural passion and inspiration for denim designers and their connections to our historic white oak mill which produced denim from 1905 to 2017.

It s an unparalleled loss to the jeans industry and to anyone who loves denim. The denim that made levi s. Cone mills was one of the last producers of american selvedge denim and had been supplying levi s with its xx 501 selvedge denim since back when woodrow wilson was in office 1913 give or a take a few years. Cone is to denim weaving what levi s is to jeans making.

Levi s vintage 501 lineup 198. Nwt 98 levi s 501 white oak cone raw denim shrink to fit jeans purple sz 32x30. White oak was perhaps most noteworthy for the golden handshake deal struck with levi strauss co. Real vs fake levi s 501 jeans.

We ve got one of the biggest selections of men s selvedge jeans for all the denim heads out there. Au 14 74 shipping.