Levi's® Vintage Clothing 551Z Customized Jeans

Inspired by an original design from 1961 worn by Bob Dylan, these Levi's Vintage Clothing 551Z Customized Freewheelin’ Suze Jeans are made from pre-shrunk selvedge denim with purposefully added fading at the knees and marks across the thighs. The waist is fastened by a branded metal button which sits above a zippered fly and at either side deep pockets are reinforced with copper coloured rivets, with an additional smaller pocket on the right side. On the reverse a shaped yoke has been stitched above two patch pockets with curved top stitching and a paper ‘Levi Strauss & Co.’ label has been attached on the waistband, highlighting the model number and size. Adding further shaping to the silhouette, fabric inserts at the calves have light fraying for a unique finish, and are inspired by customisation of Bob Dylan’s Levi’s, done by girlfriend of the time Susan Rotolo, which had inverted ‘U’ inserts that allowed them to be worn over boots, as seen on the ‘Another Side’ album cover.

Entitled ‘Folk City’ this season sees Levi’s Vintage Clothing look to the music scene in New York City’s Greenwich Village during the 1960’s, where beatnik style and free thinkers were a part of a revolutionary movement that included the likes of Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie and Joni Mitchell. Like previous seasons, high attention to detail has been given to thread count, label reproductions and accurate handfeel for a truly authentic finish.