These are the same great 505 levis I've worn for years.  They've left the mens levis as is, using the same heavy cotton denim as always.  My wife is jealous because Levis has ruined the women's selections.  The womens material is that cheap, stripey, purple looking stuff and the waistlines are down near string bikini height.  Levis thinks that all women are young, tall and skinny like their models and they don't notice when cheesy material is substituted for the former heavy denim.  They're wrong.
  The instant that Levis does this to the mens I'm switching to another brand.