What it's for
Dressing a decade
Jeans and jackets for a specific look, from Big E 501s and Type III jackets to 1970s bootcuts and flares. Old cuts fit differently from new ones, so measure the rise, thigh and leg opening as carefully as the waist.
13 models we cover.
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Levi's · Straight leg
501Levi's 501 Big E
Big E tab 1936–1971; this page covers the bar-tacked pairs of about 1966–1971
$460–$925 typical ask
33 on eBay
Levi's · Straight leg
501Levi's 501 Small e Redline
1971 to the mid-1980s
$300–$525 typical ask
88 on eBay
Levi's · Straight leg
505Levi's 505
1967–present
$35–$65 typical ask
231 on eBay
Levi's · Jackets and coats
557XXLevi's 557XX Type III Jacket Big E
late 1961–1971
$270–$525 typical ask
148 on eBay
Levi's · Jackets and coats
70505Levi's 70505 Trucker Jacket Small e
1971 on (US-made until 2003)
$65–$120 typical ask
234 on eBay
Levi's · Bootcut and flare
517Levi's 517 Bootcut
fall 1969–present
$55–$95 typical ask
207 on eBay
Levi's · Slim
519Levi's 519 Corduroy Jeans
1970s–1990s on the vintage market
$40–$75 typical ask
179 on eBay
Levi's · Bootcut and flare
646Levi's 646 Bell Bottom
from fall 1969
$120–$190 typical ask
222 on eBay
Lee · Straight leg
101Lee 101 Riders
1924–present (Cowboy pants until the mid-1940s, then Riders)
$35–$70 typical ask
201 on eBay
Lee · Jackets and coats
100-JLee Westerner
Late 1950s into the 1960s
$400–$525 typical ask
4 on eBay
Wrangler · Straight leg
13MWZWrangler 13MWZ Cowboy Cut
About 1952–present (the renamed 11MWZ)
$35–$50 typical ask
230 on eBay
JCPenney · Slim
ForemostPenney's Foremost Western Jeans
Late 1940s to the mid-1960s
$80–$250 typical ask
48 on eBay
Sears · Straight leg
ToughskinsSears Toughskins Jeans
1971 into the 1990s
$25–$55 typical ask
84 on eBay
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