Levi's Creates 'Stitch-for-Stich' Reproduction of the Oldest Pair of Jeans in Its Archives

As a brand that was founded in 1853, Levi's has a sprawling collection of archival pieces.The company began making its still-popular 501 jeans in 1873 and patented its design just two years later. Today, the 501s are regarded as the first pair of blue jeans in history.Levi's is paying homage to its origin story - and the garment that got the ball rolling - by recreating its first pair of jeans. While the company was celebrating its 150th anniversary last year, historians set out to locate some o...