Levi's Men's 550 Relaxed Fit Jeans (Also Available in Big & Tall)

I've worn Levi's for 50 years but since production was moved offshore the quality has gotten terrible. Used to be, their jeans would last a decade. Now, with cheaper, thinner denim, I can't even get a year out of them. Today the belt loop on a pair I bought in July ripped off. No trauma. Not hooked on anything. The fabric just gave way. Over the past several years, I've noticed the fabric ripping at the rear pocket inside corners. When I bought these pairs I reinforced the fabric there, but this torn belt loop is the final straw. I'm moving on, Levi's. (Don't bother reaching out. This review stays as is.)

550's have a fundamental design problem with the belt loops that causes them to fail and rip out. On 505 jeans the loops are anchored to a reinforced seam but in the 550's they are stitched into thin fabric above the seam and every pair I have own they have ripped out of . If this were a car it would be a recall item . It is a design flaw that does not appear in 505 style or Wrangler jeansI hate to say it but Levi's have become a really poor quality product. This belt loop fell off on the first washing. I've worn Levi's my whole life but have been disappointed by the last few pairs I have owned. I don't feel like they are well made anymore or a good value for the price . The integrity of the brand is gone.

For the past 20 years of my life I've worn nothing but Levi jeans. I love the durability the quality of a good pair of quality jeans and my Levi's never disappointed me. That is until today. I bought a new pair of Levi's. I didn't need him so I didn't wear them for a while when I needed them I I'm package them and I found that the denim was very light. Not light in color, but light in weight. I even went online and did a little research and found that the weight of Levi's jeans denim has varied much from manufacturing center to manufacturing center for quite a few years. I guess I've been lucky until my current purchase because it seems like I always got them same quality jeans time and time again. This time I wore the jeans less than a week and the left rear pocket got caught on one of those cheap plastic stackable chairs. To my surprise, when I got home I found they tore a little. I was disappointed and that's when I did the research on the weight of the denim material that Levi's uses. The tear was tiny so I continued to use the jeans. Heck, I've lived for a whole year with a tiny tear in my jeans without it becoming a major problem. This tiny tear turned into a 4 inch rip making the jeans completely unwearable. I'm really disappointed in Levi's and I'm disappointed in the Amazon Seller for forwarding such low quality, and I would even say cheap jeans to their customers. To my fellow jean wearers, I would suggest verifying that the denim is a good sturdy weight before putting them on. And I would return any jeans, regardless of the Levi name, that didn't have that good sturdy feel of a good weight denim.

For all those that complain about the quality, What color did you buy? I have learned the hard way that it color makes a big difference in quality. Doing actual a stone washing is expensive. I think often they use a fabric that already looks stone washed. It is often much lighter weight to make it feel softer to. Some of the dark streaky ones are even worse. Stick with the plain rinsed finish and wear it in naturally.If you can find it, raw denim is even better. These have a lot of starch in them and are very stiff to begin with. It takes several washings to get most of the starch out. These are more like the original blue jeans. They wear in the best. Rinsed is supposed to be washed enough to get the starch our but again, I think they cheat and use a fabric that is already soft.I have been starting with raw or rinsed for year. I find I often tell the difference between real warn in blue jeans and fake warn in blue jeans.

After 40 years of buying the same size and style of Levis these are the last I will ever buy. I probably have 10 pairs of Levis 550s, some from the UK twenty years ago before I moved to the US. Recently I ordered two more pairs. They are thin and soft. The belt loop on one pair caught slightly as I got into the car and ripped right off. These just aren't anything like the quality they were before. From now on I am going to have to try different brands. The cut has also changed slightly, these just don't feel the same, they don't stay up as well as the others, something has changed about the shape of the top foot of these. A few months ago I found an old pair that I may not have worn in the 18 years I have lived here, they are strong and thick. Real jeans, rather than denim pants.

I have heard in the past that jeans are a popular item for knock-off manufacturers, and so I believe I've been had. I have only worn them one day and they are so uncomfortable. They are suppose to be "relaxed fit" but fit like skinny jeans. My other pants this size fit comfortably, so it's not me! Also, the material is very thin. After reading other negative reviews, I can see that this material won't last very long, as I suspected. I'm going to go to a Levis outlet store and see if all of their quality is this bad. If they are not knock-offs, they must be factory seconds. These are nothing like other 550 relaxed fit Levis I've had, and I've been wearing them my whole life.

Delivered on time at reasonable price. Well finished and good fit as previously but it seems that every time I buy a pair of these the denim is a little lighter and not such good quality. I can still remember when Levis were made from 14 ounce denim and they almost stood up by themselves! Those days are long gone.

Owned a pair of these jeans many years ago and loved them , great to find them again great cut and comfortable fit , can move unrestricted in them , but not baggy. Nice canvas true Levi feel to em.cowboy jeans👍

As the jeans were for a relative he said the fit, colour and quality was perfect.

Arrived early, fit great, look great, thank you, AAAA++++ seller

.....with a proper waist which keeps them up. Good for older people like me, when comfort and long wear is more important than style. Could be cheaper but 501s from your local store cost this much too.