Only Haute Hippies Need Indulge in Valentino's Elevated Levi's 517 Jeans

Pierpaolo Piccioli loves a good collaboration. The Valentino creative director has enlisted the aid of several legacy labels over the past few years, including Birkenstock, Onitsuka Tiger and UNDERCOVER, with Spring/Summer 2021 realizing another partnership by way of two special Levi's jeans.First seen on the runway in late September, Valentino's bespoke Levi's take on 1969's 517, a bootcut style that enjoyed widespread popularity in both hippiefied and blue collar circles. Ostensibly a cowboy c...