Decade

1970s denim

Small e Levi's with redline selvedge, the 505, 517 and 646, and care labels sewn into everything from the early 1970s. It's also when department stores sold their own jeans in volume, from Sears Roebucks and Toughskins to JCPenney's Plain Pockets later in the decade.

8 models we cover.