Always been a big fan of the above-mentioned 519's....used to pair them with a hanes sweatshirt and cheap sears sneakers circa 79-81, started buying them again at thrifts in the early 90's. It's a great cut, the 70's ones particularly are just slightly slimmer than the 80's, making all the difference. Even better are the 60's slim fits, usually 518. I believe this is what you see worn in some take ivy snaps, and are basically (i think) the same cut as the 'white' levi's worn by the beach boys etc and mentioned in Bob Greene's 'Be true to your school' book (great diary of high school life in the early 60's). And a dark horse contender---Maverick Lean Fits. Great slim but not tight cut.

I tried several sizes of 514's on at Ross and found them low-waisted and boxy.

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^Ditto. Sadly.

Staceyboy

urbanoutfitters is now offering levi 511 cords. i just did a comparison measurement of a pair of levi 511 twills and a vintage pair of levi big e slim fit 518 cords.
518 i got as deadstock 32x29 , have been washed about 10 times. they measure waist 32", inseam 28", rise 11", zipper 6", seat 19", thigh 10.5", knee 8.5", hem 7".
511 were tag size 33x30, and measure waist 34", inseam 31", rise 9", zipper 5", seat 20", thigh 10.5", knee 8.5", hem 7.5".
still not a fan of the low rise but overall a pretty good cut.

looked at those but the ultra-tapered leg isnt my thing. if they did the 514 in cord theyd probably clean up. urban "bdg" ones were ok, and cost 10 bucks, but the quality looked suspect.

Two things I was wondering if Weejun wouldn't mind letting us know which wale of cord he went for as I'm terribly ignorant about this kind of thing. And secondly I wondered if Klook would let us know if after having the trousers for a few months that he had made whether he was still pleased with them. Thanks alot

Mine were chinos not cords, so it's a slightly different proposition.

Broadly speaking, I'm happy with them. I ordered them too short, but that's no one's fault but my own. The one thing that slightly bothers me is that the waist has elasticated adjusters of some kind, there is probably a technical term for this but I don't know it. As someone with a distinct lack of flesh on the bones, this comfort element is slightly annoying.

Despite this, with revised measurements, I will probably get another pair - and come the summer, I'll try a pair of cords too.

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