Cue numerical values: first being the 501 (and the 201, an affordable alternative). Though the reasoning for the numbering remains a mystery, Levi’s used it as the foundation for styles to come: the ...

Lastly, there's the 501 Original Shrink-to-Fit ... Personally, within the Levi's lineup, I think the 505 is a better bet. Those jeans have a zip fly with a more relaxed, almost baggy fit.

Levi's: the OG purveyor of denim jeans ... Though a single digit higher than the ‘501’, the ‘502 Tapered’ didn't arrive until eighty years after their predecessors, in 1967.

So now, as an homage to the company’s legacy, all Levi’s fits are denoted by a number: 501, 505 and 511, among others. Each number denotes a cut designed for a specific style and body type.