Levi’s created the 517 Bootcut in 1969, specifically flared to be paired with the higher shaft of western footwear. They rode hard in the ’70s and are officially back in the saddle today.

He said Blazing Saddles, his Western spoof about a black sheriff in a racist town, could never be made today. "It's OK not to hurt the feelings of various tribes and groups," he said. "However ...