Levi's Men's 502 Taper Fit Jeans (Also Available in Big & Tall)

I've been looking for "moisture wicking” Levi’s 505s for over 15 years, after I found myself working in Spring monsoon season in Asia. All I found at the time was old man travel pants and some baggy skater jeans. I had to replenish my supply of 505s, and while poking around the Levi’s website, found out about the All Seasons Tech fabric. It is not described as “moisture wicking”, but described as more breathable in hot weather. But this fabric is only available in a few cuts / model numbers, and not 505. 502 was the closest fit I could find. The rise is one inch less, so they are “lower rise”, not “low rise”. The thigh and upper leg is not quite as generous as the new 505, but not as snug as the old (1990’s era) 505. The leg is narrower between the knee and ankle, tapering down about an inch. The 541 and 531 are much larger in the thigh and butt, and baggy on me.The one negative in this is that there are only three color options in the All Seasons Tech fabric with the 502s, only one of those is blue, the Cholla Subtle. I am not sure what they are trying to do with this fabric. It has to be aimed at some specific niche market. The stitching is navy blue, instead, of gold, and they have heavily over dyed the denim fabric with navy blue dye. They look like WW2 era, navy issue dungarees, like you would see in a 1945 war movie. It’s so heavily over dyed that they bleed terribly on the first washing, and the white pockets turn blue. Because this is a stretch fabric, you can’t use bleach, like the 100% cotton jeans. Hydrogen peroxide has worked best for me with other stretch jeans, but the navy dye on the Cholla Subtle is very resistant to hydrogen peroxide. After four or five attempts at 8-12 hour soaks in hydrogen peroxide and water mix, I had barely made a dent. I ended up resorting to Rit brand color remover (two runs through the washing machine). But after each round with the dye remover, the color was even blue across the jeans, losing the fade and turning the pockets back from white to blue. So I had to soak the jeans in hydrogen peroxide after each use of the dye remover.I managed to get them noticeably lighter in color. The vertical white grain pattern has started to emerge in the darker areas, but still not white, just lighter blue.I think I could get them back to looking like denim with more of the dye remover, or possibly the Rit Fast Fade. But, at this point, I’m a little tired of fighting them. I’ve decided to wear them a while.They feel a little more comfortable in hotter temperatures, but this is definitely not a moisture wicking fabric. Just a little more breathable.I will wait until the 502s come up on sale again a couple weeks from now, buy another pair, and go at them more aggressively with dye remover or fast fade, and see if I can get them to a much lighter shade, with a the vertical grain lines in bright white.I wish Levi’s would consider doing a 502 jean with the All Seasons fabric, in a normal blue denim, with gold stitching, like the Manzanita Subtle Adapt that is available in the 512 jeans.

These jeans are beautiful colors and a great fit. Tapered jeans have always looked really good, usually they are a little too tight. These fit great though!Hopefully they last a while, although for the price these don’t need to last forever.

I wish these were still on sale! I wasn't sure what the fit of the 502 would be. It's between a 501 and a 541. Ankles aren't as narrow as 501s. Comfy fit. No buttonfly; easy zip.

El 502 es muy cómodo, producto de excelente calidad

Comfortable fit. Hard to find size! Ordered a second pair

Feel good on and look great

Perfect fit

Great except for the thighs being too loose

Levi’s seems to be cheaping out on these Amazon sold jeans. Definitely lower quality than usual.

As mentioned in the title it is a good pair of jeans and fits well. However the price here is $99 where as MSRP as per the tag found in the pant pocket is $69.50. So, obviously they are charging nearly $30 extra!

Shipped next day as promised. If I purchase elsewhere in town, I’m unable to get the leg length that I need. That means taking them for alteration, going to pick them up, and paying for the alteration

Wash up will did not shrink .

the pants fit good for my husband