I read several horrid Amazon reviews with production and size discrepancies with Levis jeans. I almost chickened out from ordering and actually my husband has tried Wrangler as a result of previous poor purchase results of Levi jeans (short pockets, tight fit--- not as expected). I am so glad I took a shot at this, because not only was the fit perfect, but the pockets were FULL LENGTH, not the short crappy pockets we had received in past month's purchases (and this was from department stores and from Amazon) . So after buying the initial trial pair, I have ordered more. Hoping the quality holds out for the next delivery. I will let you know.

I haven't bought new jeans in over eight years and could find only one pair in the town I live and they were close outs so they wouldn't stock any more. I have always liked the 505's but they are never in my size around here and now they don't carry them anymore. I was kinda afraid to buy online without being able to try them on due to some negative reviews but they are exactly the same size the ones I bought in town are and I am very happy with them

I'm 5'9, 160lb.

A size tip sheet for 31 waist, after shrinking in hot dryer:

Made in...

Bangladesh - true size. I kept the 31w.
Egypt - a size large. Kept 30w.
Haiti - Kept 31w. An edit May 2017: I purchased the 30s as well, and the 31 and 30s are at least two sizes apart, with the 31s being much larger. Same color/product, made in Haiti, super-off sizing.
China - a size large. Kept 31w; a little baggy.
Mexico - appears true to size, but this is based on 32w.

Shame they don't put the country of origin in the description for each offering though.

Weight of the cloth varies depending on the product, but the quality seems good. After 4 years, the pairs I've routinely washed warm/dried hot after each wear are just now showing thinking at stress points.

I've worn 505s for a number of years , so I felt pretty confident just clicking and ordering my go-to size. I was wrong. I ordered three pairs. None of them were the same cut, length, or size as my previous 505s, and worse still, they weren't even sized consistently among the new pairs I ordered.

As you can see in my photos, I took one of the pairs of the jeans I ordered and laid it out next to my normal, regular, trusted 505s. THERE IS A SIX TO EIGHT INCH DIFFERENCE IN LENGTH! That's insane. I ordered these jeans because the size I have fits perfectly. Levis apparently decided they'd just tack on an extra six inches of denim for fun. What a bargain.

As you can see in the other pictures, I laid the other two new pairs out in comparison to all of them. They were FOUR INCHES shorter than the other new pair I ordered. They were also TWO INCHES longer than my old, trusted pair.

Do not order these jeans unless you just love sending stuff back. They are in no way faithful to the original 505 fit, and are not even consistently sized among themselves. You'll get them and you'll be disappointed (and perplexed) at the inconsistency of the fit,

Okay these are not the standard 505's they are the stretch jeans. They are a different fabric, which I didn't like, and they smelled strange when taking them out of the package - the scent might have gone away after a while but I didn't wait. I really didn't like the material so I returned them for the standard 505's.