The good news is that Levis has recently launched (or re-launched?) their "skinny leg" jeans, which harken back to the fit and cut of the classic Levis like the 505.
I hate the way Levis mark their jeans with the size that they are, rather than the size that they shrink to. I had a similar experience to yours with a pair of 30x32 1937s - they're currently up for sale on eBay!
The problem in the US with Levis Vintage is availability- they are actually made in large numbers but they sell way more in Europe than they do in the US- American demand and interest is pretty low, which seems strange- but then maybe a lot of Americans don't want to spend so much on a pair of jeans- accurate repro or not.
For a variety of reasons (marketing, lesser past and current popularity compared to Levis, limited production and distribution of repro versions, etc), Lee jeans and jackets get a lot less attention here and in general than Levis do. Growing up in Montreal in the 60s and 70s, Levis were at...
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