This is a July 1982 Levi's 501 from the El Paso factory (engraved 524 on the back of the button) with a red eared fabric. The earlier Levi's 501 made in February 1982 (engraved 555 behind the button at the Valencia factory) used fabric without selvedges, indicating that the transition from fabric with red ears to fabric without red ears was not uniformly made.
Still in dead stock condition with glue on. The flasher is attached, but the guarantee ticket is missing.
The length is 36 inches long, making it look narrow. Small tapered towards the hem.
paper patch
It's a paper patch with tear-off tabs and a Care stamp on top of a "501".
flasher
When "Levi's" was still written in large letters (later it was changed to "501"). . The lower half is different from the 501 with selvedges made in September 1981, because the size guide is written on the lower half and the notation of ○C1966 is missing.
inner tag
The description of 10% shrinkage suggests that this is a red-eared model, not a late-66 model.
inner tag
"7 2 524" indicates that it was made at the El Paso plant (July 524, 1982).
back pocket
The arcuate stitching is shallow.
back pocket (back)
It is in chain stitch.
red tab
It has a small E print tab attached to it." The letter "V" is uneven on the left and right.
bar tack
It has a black bar tack.
top button
A top button with a pitter-patter between the letters. Next to the top button, parallel stitching.
front button
Excluding the top button, there are three buttons.
fly button
Like the top button, there is a pitter-patter between the letters.
top button (back)
The engraving on the back of the button is "524", the same as the notation on the inner tag.
rivet
Iron rivets with copper plating but with a magnet.
rivet (back)
Engraved aluminum rivet back.
coin pocket
The back of the coin pocket is chain stitched. The fabric of both the pockets and the cloth on the other side is used vertically.
outseam, selvedge
The hem is chain stitched and has a large seam dislocation. It's hard to tell from the photo, but the red thread on the ears runs just at the edge of the fabric.
fabric
There is little to no slaviness, but there are some nips. The color is a slightly dull blue, but not deep.
| size | waist |
seat | front rise | back rise | thigh | inseam | opening | total length |
| W27/L36 | 27.5 | 38.5 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 35 | 7.5 | 44.5 |