Object: Man's jeans
Brand:
Levi Strauss & Co.
(American, founded 1873)
Date: c. 1953
Medium: Cotton denim
Country: USA
Credit Line: Gift of Richard Martin
Object number: 89.50.2
DescriptionDark blue denim jeans.
Label Text:Levi Strauss & Co.’s 501® model is widely considered to be the “original” blue jean. Patented in 1873, Levi’s® denim trousers included copper rivets at different stress points. Now a mainstay of jeans around the world, the specific placement of these rivets has not changed in more than 150 years (except for the distinctive “crotch” rivet, which was removed during World War II due to rationing).
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Denim: Fashion’s Frontier