1955 - Beatnik Jeans

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Levi's has always been ahead of the trends. The 1955 model of 501s are for the beatniks who gathered in North Beach and Greenwich Village. Explore this iconic pair in my most epic 501 video yet.
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00:00 Beat Jeans
11:37 What Did Beatniks Wear?
14:12 Fit
15:41 Paper Patch
17:34 Details
18:49 What Did Beatniks Consume?
22:05 LVC Variations
28:19 Letters
33:48 Film Recommendations
37:19 Overall

Пікірлер: 39

  • @kylemccaffrey3003
    @kylemccaffrey3003 Жыл бұрын

    Was having a pretty crummy Friday getting over a cold, but absolutely loved this video and your combination of culture as well as literature. Thank you very much for this!

  • @user-bg7xp8of4p
    @user-bg7xp8of4pАй бұрын

    Not every day I get to watch a 45 minute video essay in my two favorite subjects

  • @bobhewitt5047
    @bobhewitt50473 ай бұрын

    Love my 2 pairs of 1955’s … bought a long time ago for 50cents secondhand in a Californian mom & pop thrift store that was closing down

  • @syntax9228
    @syntax92284 ай бұрын

    Your video is excellent. Very impressed with the way you explained not just about fashion that time, but also the cultural and historical context behind. A big salute from Japan.

  • @denindenim

    @denindenim

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks. These are the best compliments. I’ve always been a history buff and I’m loving how this series worked out.

  • @cosmoelbrujo7829
    @cosmoelbrujo7829 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting documentary ! Bought some vintage industrial machines to make my own pairs of selvedge denim and this video will sure help

  • @denindenim

    @denindenim

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s incredible. Hit me up on Instagram if you want a shout out on the channel.

  • @kevinbarrett9615
    @kevinbarrett9615 Жыл бұрын

    Great doc ! , I was born in 55 and I sold 501’s back in the early 70’s when nobody wanted them. I love the smell of the cotton sizing and I often was in the basement of this little clothing store folding them and putting them back in stock.

  • @CatHostage
    @CatHostage Жыл бұрын

    This is something i never knew existed but now i will relentlessly search for, thanks! By the way, just recently found your channel and I’m loving your content and style!

  • @yie1918
    @yie191811 ай бұрын

    Love Denin 🇺🇸⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🦅

  • @LifeofBrad1
    @LifeofBrad1 Жыл бұрын

    I like how they look. If I bought a pair of LVC jeans, I'd either go for these or the 1933's. Love a relaxed fit. The look and feel is so much more appealing to me than a tight fit.

  • @VeronicaCid
    @VeronicaCid Жыл бұрын

    I think I was a beatnik in another life! 😎

  • @JeffMudrick
    @JeffMudrick Жыл бұрын

    This was great. Thanks 🙏

  • @luisfaria101
    @luisfaria101 Жыл бұрын

    Cool video man👍

  • @againalfred7542
    @againalfred7542 Жыл бұрын

    thx u! your're best man!

  • @RokinLee
    @RokinLee Жыл бұрын

    Got black lizard and deep space (which look really cool after a hot wash!). Surely the 1961 551z suze jeans (and other 2019 folk city) should get a mention Dylan being the beatnick bard after all - awesome jeans by the way.

  • @denindenim

    @denindenim

    Жыл бұрын

    551 will get its own episode.

  • @phitsanuboonprasert3086
    @phitsanuboonprasert30865 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @juncalsskidrow8670
    @juncalsskidrow86704 ай бұрын

    501 is the best jeans for me ..

  • @sf2explus184
    @sf2explus184 Жыл бұрын

    wow nice camera

  • @65strad
    @65strad5 ай бұрын

    Only question to the authenticity is the lack of diagonal stitching at the lowest part of base of the button fly flap. Rivets convinced otherwise, I think lol! Ordered my first 2 pair of of 501 premium selvedge.

  • @Smudge4199
    @Smudge4199 Жыл бұрын

    I have a pair of 30x32 and honestly they run kind of small especially after you wash them. I usually wear a couple pairs of 29x29 569s from the 2000s (same size waist as my 55s when measured, but with much baggier legs) so my current 55s are just too slim for my taste when wearing true to size. going for 33x32 next go round so I don’t have to worry about them getting too small post wash and it don’t matter if I gotta cinch them. Looking forward to fading out some baggies in the next few years

  • @denindenim

    @denindenim

    11 ай бұрын

    I think rigid run slightly smaller than distressed models.

  • @503punxoioioi9
    @503punxoioioi9 Жыл бұрын

    You know anything about The Majorettes "White Levi's" song from 1963? Apparently a promo record by Levi's and given away with white Levi's when you bought them back then.

  • @denindenim

    @denindenim

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s a cool factoid. The song is pretty cheesy and I love doowop. I’ll try to integrate it into a video.

  • @russellpotts3069
    @russellpotts3069 Жыл бұрын

    Well put together. great job. I bought a pair of the shrink to fit salvage 55's back in 96 or 97. I bought a pair of non salvage 501s in a thrift store that looked unworn and they have a very similar boxy shape and anti-fit of the 55. Any idea when they were from.

  • @sf2explus184
    @sf2explus184 Жыл бұрын

    own a near new 1966 (cone mills button 4420) and a 1947 pair not cone mills but made in bulgaria i think or turkey. 1947 is the pair i will start wearing cone mills will have to get stored away

  • @denindenim

    @denindenim

    Жыл бұрын

    I have the same. My 47s are too tight. I hope to get a new pair and break them in from rigid. I’m working on the 47 redux now.

  • @mitchelljennings9220
    @mitchelljennings92206 ай бұрын

    Do they still make the xx denim today?

  • @denindenim

    @denindenim

    6 ай бұрын

    Modern denim is a lot stronger than 19th century XX but only pre-1966 says XX on the label. It’s an arbitrary term to mean extra strong. No real measurement but it applied to 9 oz denim.

  • @danallison4138
    @danallison41383 ай бұрын

    Fourteen seconds was enough of this guy

  • @vashts718
    @vashts718 Жыл бұрын

    Is LVC line still going to be retired?

  • @denindenim

    @denindenim

    Жыл бұрын

    Either they are keeping lvc but slimming it down or there will be a new historical line. I’ll cover more on the live stream on May 20th.

  • @vashts718

    @vashts718

    Жыл бұрын

    @@denindenim keep up the good work enjoying these videos

  • @gwugluud
    @gwugluud22 сағат бұрын

    Beats didn’t have ponytails down their backs.

  • @daveystrange
    @daveystrange11 ай бұрын

    Being a slimmer frame, 511s for me. 501s make me look like Jeremy Clarkson.

  • @RadioMcRadioface
    @RadioMcRadioface3 ай бұрын

    chin glizzy, interesting touch.

  • @rhithym
    @rhithym4 ай бұрын

    DEMOCRACY RELIES ON LITERACY!!!

  • @bonkersblock
    @bonkersblock2 күн бұрын

    Boroughs killed his wife in Mexico and moved to tangiers Morocco and become hashish addicted writer.😂

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