Any info on Levi 501 jeans with coloured fly buttons and US flag pocket liners?

[Nobby B]

Hi there

Can anyone help me get an idea of age or if my “vintage” jeans are a special edition of some kind?
They are lighter weight denim, dark blue Levi red tab 501s with blue stitching. The inner pocket bags are red & white stripe on right, and blue & white stars on left. The fly buttons are all blue red or white. They were made in Turkey and have price label in US $. The Large Levi label on the waistband is real leather. All tags are complete and look quite fresh.

 

[BlackLotusVintage]

Hi there, cool jeans! I found a listing online (not mine) that indicates they are special addition- HERE
You can check a few things to determine if they are vintage:

• Check if the word LEVI’S® is in all capital letters, or whether it has a small letter “e” instead. The Tab with LEVI’S (also known as “Big E”) means the jeans are from before 1971.
• Look for care tabs, which were introduced to Levi’s garments in the 1970s.
• Examine the inseams to check for a single stich running down the inner thigh. This is an indication that the jeans were made before the mid-1980s.

 

[Nobby B]

Thank you so much for the info and link. I don’t know how you found that but it’s great.
Mine are definitely not very vintage, eg they have small ‘e’ Levi tab. Silky care labels and the multi-stitched inseams. They do however still have all original sales labels and have never been worn. (Original price $78. Which to me suggests ‘80s or ‘90s at earliest) Now I have to decide if I’m going to wash and wear them!
Many thanks

 

[Nobby B]

Hi again
I just found some good info here on the forum- there is a CW no. on a care label that apparently means “Cut Week” the digits are 0613 which apparently means week 3 of 2013, so my jeans are 12 years old, brand new old stock. Every day’s a school day!
( I need to thank Ceiran Allan Wright for that info.)