Levi's used to be the gold standard in jeans, but those days seem to have passed. My husband ordered two pair of 505 jeans online -- same size, different color. They fit completely differently, and neither fits well or anything like the old 505! One had an extremely thin, flimsy fabric -- more like a cotton business shirt than jeans (I expect it to last about 5 washings). The other had thicker fabric, but the side seam on one leg is crooked -- going from the hip down across his knee/shin and ending at the center of his foot! This is terribly uncomfortable, so the jeans are useless.

Do yourself a favor: if you must buy the new 505s, go to a Levi's store. We picked up a few pair -- and even they fit differently than they used to. At least you have the chance to try before you buy, and the material quality is much better. The guy at the store said they are DISCONTINUING the number. Whether that's true or not, I don't know, but I do know that there were very few of the jeans left on the shelf, so we took ALL of them in my husband's size.

Good luck.