Getting great selvedge denim doesn’t necessarily mean a trip to Okayama in Japan, and the great American heritage denim maker, Levi’s, knows just where to find the right denim fabric on the stateside– at Cone Mills in Greensboro, North Carolina. In the latest collaboration between Levi’s and Cone Mills, the duo celebrate the great American tradition of blues with a pair of limited edition 505 Selvedge Denim.

Cone Mills has been supplying denim makers with beautiful denim fabric since 1891, and is one of the oldest denim mills in the world. Heritage, combined with experience, made Cone Mills the leading expert in dying, weaving, finishing, and everything related with jeans. The fabric sourced for this collaboration is a super sturdy selvedge denim that will break in beautifully with wear. The silhouette picked for the limited edition jeans is the classic straight leg 505, introduced in 1967, which is easily one of the denim world’s ubiquitous favorite.

The new blues come in a limited run of 505 pairs (no prize for guessing why “505″), and are available exclusively at the new Levi’s concept store in the Meatpacking District. Each pair is individually numbered by hand. For those who might need some tailoring for these jeans, the new Levi’s store also offers an on-site tailor shop to make sure your blues fit perfectly.