Man's jeans
Brand
Lee
(American, founded 1889)
c. 1946
Cotton denim
Gift of Phyllis Feldkamp
Object number85.62.2
“Lee Riders” were Lee’s answer to the Levi’s 501®. First introduced around 1924 as the “101 Cowboy Pant,” they were renamed “Lee Riders” in 1944. Lee developed a few distinctive elements to distinguish its jeans from the Levi’s® model, such as the “Lazy-S” stitching on the back pockets, and a “U-Shaped Saddle Crotch” (for ease of horse-riding). These features were highlighted in advertisements geared toward the new dude ranch vacationer.
DescriptionBlue denim jeans; 3.7 cm five belt loop waistband, back hip yoke; tapered leg, 39 cm bottoms; patch pockets left and right back hip, riveted key pocket right side waist and slant pockets left and right front hip; topstitched; four metal button fly front closing. Lee Riders.Collections
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