FINAL SALE - no exchanges or returns The original jean. The 501 is Levi's signature fit with a button fly and a classic straight leg. Hudson is a dark, raw indigo 100% cotton selvedge denim fabric that will break in and wear and fade beautifully.

These are SHRINK TO FIT unsanforized raw denim and WILL SHRINK SIGNIFICANTLY! BUY 1-2 INCHES UP FROM YOUR REGULAR WAIST SIZE AND 2-3 INCHES UP IN INSEAM! Example: Size 34 x 30 should purchase and wash a size 36 x 32.

This is how we did our wash test, and the results:

Remove tags. Turn inside out. Get the water in the tub faucet to run as hot as possible, then turn off the water and lay the jeans flat, inside-out on the bottom of the tub. Turn hot water back on and fill the tub until the jeans are submerged entirely, just a few inches. Try to smooth out all of the wrinkles in the jeans, you may need to press out some air bubbles. Be careful about the water temperature on your skin!Let the jeans soak until the water is cold, then drain the tub. Leave the jeans in the tub as it drains and try and let as much water drain out of them as possible. They will be soaked and dripping heavily, so let them dry out as much as possible!Once the jeans are dry enough to move, ideally you want to lay them flat to dry in the sun. If you don't have an outdoor area to lay your jeans, you can lay them flat on an absorbent towel. If you are drying indoors, you really want to make sure the jeans are not dripping water when you lay them out to dry. If you don't have a good place to lay soaking wet jeans anywhere, you can hang them to dry.When the jeans are fully or almost completely dry, you can either start wearing them or throw them in the dryer on hot with some fabric softener sheets to soften up some of the starch.

RESULT:Tag size: 36 x 30, size true to measurements.

After wash: Significant shrink, 2 inches in each direction. Measured size is now 34 x 28 (see photo - double the waist measurement of 17")