[Closed] Jeans buying - not a simple process!

I like Carhartt but they are well out of my price range atm.. All my jeans come from charity shops although I seem to be in shorts all year round these days

Gap denims are 29 quid at the mo. Job done.

White Face and GAP for me. Just buy when the sale is on. Resent paying over £45 for jeans as I just trash them.

No more than £40. Last couple of pairs have come from TKMaxx, Levi 506 and 504.

Saw some Carhartt's - 70 notes.

If you don't have a go-to brand that you like the look/fit/feel of then TK Maxx can be good for browsing lots of different makes and models.

Older 2nd hand Levis 758 on Ebay.

Job's a good 'un.

Double post.

Pfft, try getting a good routine of exercising regularly, cutting down on booze, eating well, blah blah blah.

You'll end up a 30" waist or less and no ******** store has any trousers in stock that fit, let alone a brand to pick from.

I know, worse problems, but it's a bit frustrating! Oh, and TK Maxx for jeans 🙂

Bear...

I know what you're saying.
Exercise difficult as buggered Achilles at mo so no biking.
Booze is out as going Sober for October - it's Sat night = beer. Not for me though, though I do have a ginger beer in the fridge.
Food - Wagamama's today - Firecracker chicken - not sure if that's good or bad but it was bloody amazing 😛

Long way off being a 30" waste - that will NEVER happen again!

When you say 30" waist, is that what the tag in your trousers says, or what the tape measure says? (taken about an inch below your belly button).

I had to get measured up for a suit recently and was shocked to find out I have a 37" waist, not the 31" waist I'd proudly declared to the tailor 🙂

Sorry, don't want to appear as if I was commenting on you, just grumbling out loud!

Only trousers I have to pick rom in TX maxx now are all stupid colours like yellow and green, and as far as suits are concerned from anywhere, forget it!

Tx Maxx really does have a great array of jean-wear though, no more that £30 for most options.

EDIT: Jambourgie, yes, that's genuine size. I have an 11" drop now, which whilst is great, is useless for buying anything off the shelf!

TX Maxx have tons of Levis 514's in blue and black, they are labelled as skinny which put me off initially (they are deffo not a true hipster skinny fit) but I have bought 2 pairs in both colours now. They are kind of stretchy fabric and not a true pair of jeans but they are a brilliant pair of kegs, especially for £25.

Prana Axiom from GoOutdoors 😉

Uniqlo do some real nice quality jeans for very reasonable money.

Every time is go shopping for jeans all I can find are those tight chino type crappy things,in fact all the clothes these days are a bit "one directiony".
Tried to find a pair of proper mans shorts to go on holiday with but no joy.

If you don't have a go-to brand that you like the look/fit/feel of then TK Maxx can be good for browsing lots of different makes and models.

+1, theres always something that fits / looks acceptible

As above, TK Maxx. Got 2 pairs last year from there, one Firetrap, one Bench, £30 a pair.

Spend about £80-120 or cheaper in the sales. Never used to spend that much on jeans but have found that selvage denim lasts longer, looks better and the cut of the Edwin and Albam jeans I buy fit me properly, they also do a 29in waist (28's too small most 30's too baggy). prefer a higher rise which the skinny fits don't do and are usually too low in the waist.
Natural selection, Lee 101, universal works do decent selvage denim, most ordinary denim feels thin in comparison and just doesn't wear as well IMHO.
Had some good finds in TK-MaXx like a pair of Edwin rainbow selvage for £30

+1 for Carhatt but way too expensive for me now ,come up big too.TK Maxx can be hit or miss so you need to go regularly and be prepared to browse if you cba.Try asking one of the more knowledgable staff when they get their deliverys,can cut down on wasted visits.
I got a pair of Etnies new from an online shop for under £20 and a Fox pair from Stif in one of their sales for about the same price too.Both really good quality and they have a range of different fits and denims.Maybe worth a look though a bit pricier now.
STW goes Normcore 🙂

Howies jeans for me love them,didn't quite manage the recommended 6 months without washing them.

I spend around £100 I prefer selvedge these days, I like Edwin but they have started to be too common but they are still my go to brand. I often keep them for 6 months then eBay them for not much less than I paid for them. If you find a good fit and brand that you like stick with them. Avoid extra pockets and over washed looks.

http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/jeans-buying-not-a-simple-process#post-6362351

True. I got fitted for a suit today. Guy measured my waist and said "hmm, you're between sizes" - I replied "yeah, 33". He laughed and said "36"

last pair i bought were £8.99, they've lasted 2 years so far

M&S. Job done.

The fit is good (proper "Man"/traditional fit) and the quality is excellent. And less than £20.

Or the Gap when on sale.

Never pay more than £40.

Buy a few pairs of the same ones when they are on sales. I bought mine from Debehams, TK Maxx, M&S whoever are selling them cheap etc. As long as they fit comfortably and not more than £40 (I think I never paid more than £35 for jeans) I am not bothered about the brand. I usually go for heavy weight jeans with good strong pockets but Jack & Jill seem to do heavy weight jeans I like.

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Selling a pair of Edwin x Folk in the classifieds, have a pair of Albam straight leg to go too. 😉

Carharrt or dickies

Only time i can get a 32 waist 34 leg easythey have tall skinnys in the states it would seem.

The work triple stitched range are far better than their fashion garbage.

its easy,

clocks go back - Raw denims
clocks go forward - washed denims

APC New Standard, LVC 1954

ignore 99% of everything posted above, some people have given up on life it seems

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Gap for me, ether bootcut or easy as they call them, only place that do decent jeans in a short fit. Always buy a couple of pairs in the sale do the job.

Its a bugger, true enough.
Ive bought two pairs in 6 years
A pair of levis, considered buying two pairs, didn't and kind of always regretted it. They were U.S. bought and they don't sell the same cut in the UK.

The last pair were lee 101 from asos, £29 bargain. Am on the lookout for another pair at the same price (or a pair of ewin ed39's)

Uniqlo and Burberry for me. I don't have to pay for Burberry though.

Gap for me.

Always a great fit and get them from the Gap outlet so half the cost from the regular Gap store

*shows age*

Lands End mail order, go down to 30" waist

Uniqlo look good and good price...might have a looksy there and at TK Maxx tomorrow 🙂

APC New Standard

My favourite jeans.

APC New Standard
My favourite jeans.

My favorite so far are those made by Duck & Cover (ahem ... not Jack & Jill as previously mentioned. Damn those brand names ...) which look similar to this one below with those patch/external pockets.

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If you're over 40, buying anything more than a tenner or from any store other than ASDA, you've failed.

If you're over 40, buying anything more than a tenner or from any store other than ASDA, you've failed.

Buying clothes from Asda if you are over 40 means you've given up.

[url= http://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_on_the_paradox_of_choice?language=en ]Barry Scwartz covers just this topic in his TED talk on the paradox of choice.[/url]

Anyone had any LC King (Pointer Brand) jeans?
Thinking of getting some sent over.

http://davesnewyork.com/men.html

Find your nearest Gap outlet store. I picked up two pairs for £6 each and they're the best fitting and looking jeans I've bought in years - regular with a nice dark indigo finish.

LMT - Member
Gap for me, ether bootcut or easy as they call them, only place that do decent jeans in a short fit.

No it's not. Far from it. Edwin, Albam, nudie etc all have much more decent denims in a short fit and variety of rises.

Can the grown men please stop buying clothes from supermarkets. The odd pair of socks is fine but not jeans there's a reason why they are cheap.

Never mind Asda - I'd consider my life to be over if I bought anything from GAP, or clothes from M&S...

TK Maxx is my usual - Diesel, or Firetrap. They seem to be creeping prices up though, especially on Diesel.

Occasionally, I'll treat myself and go £100+

Real men make.anything look good 😉

Fwiw id never pay 100 quid for a pair of jean - no matter who makes em.

60 quid is my absolute limit - 20 quid my norm.

Although i do draw the line at uk super markets.

I buy most of my jeans in the usa - significantly cheaper

OMITH: Thanks for the TED link, it was worth the watching.

My favorites are some lee 101 dry selvedge I got in the sales for about £60. I also own a few pairs of nudies which are pricey but are always on sale somewhere online.
I have a spare pair of 33x32 straight alf ropy selvedge (brand new) if they're your size, give me a shout.

[i]Last time I bought Levi's I think I paid @£45 about 4 years ago...now they're £80 which seems pricey and a rapid price hike [/i]

That'd be me doing the same shopping trip a few years ago; so I doubt you only paid £45 for Levi's 4 years ago - either earlier or you paid more. Came home with none too.

Next seemed to have stopped doing jeans that fit me, slim and long-legged. So the only ones I have now are Superdry (that the wife bought, so no idea on price - very-slim though); or ASDA at £9 🙂

I like carhart too ,there's a work wear website(can't remember)that do them for about £45/50. I'm always between sizes :wink & suffer from a massive fat arse. 🙂
Br - bet you look like someone from TOWIE with those skinny jeans on...
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I'm slim with long legs too 30/34. Some of us can get away with wearing slim fitting jeans 😉

As you will be able to tell from this post, I am a style guru and always look immaculate and 'down with the kids'*

I buy Sainsbury's jeans. They do what I need them to do. They:
1) fit
2) last well
3) are hard wearing
4) are cheap
5) are comfy
6) cover my gentleman bits
7) they allow me to spend my hard earned on stuff I [b][i]want[/i][/b] to buy, not stuff I have to

*the fact that I actually typed 'down with the kids' makes that statement null & void

Real men make.anything look good

I thought the standing fashion advice for men was 'Just wear what you want, as whatever look you're going for you'll just get it wrong'

As a bit of a thread deflection though - if you can stand brown denim instead of blue, and want decent quality and cheap..... German Police Uniform jeans can be picked up, unissued, on eBay for about £15 or less. Wide range of waist and leg sizes (although not all sizes are available all the time). Straight cut with a little bit of lycra in the material so very comfy to wear.

I think wifey gets mine from M&S outlet, havn't been shopping for years, can't think of anything worse than trudging round shops with other sheeple.

Uniqlou Selvedgedenim for £40 here.
I really like the idea of Hiut, but at £130 it's pretty hard to justify..

Uniqlou Selvedgedenim for £40 here.

Yeah that's what I have, really good quality.

Couldn't see them on site last time I looked, but the normal jeans look good too.

My last 504s came from TK Maxx, £18. Just gotta get lucky in there though, might go in next week during a lunch break actually and see if I can find some more…

Like you, I love my Levis, got a pair of Lee Coopers which feel pretty nice too though.

Few pairs of Levis 511, or as a more knock about jean some straight leg 501s. I'd rather spend an extra 20/30 quid on something I want and know ill use and like wearing, rather than the one in the shop that's cheap.

Want to try some Edwin Selvedge though.

I get my Carhartts from this lot. £40 upwards..

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I used to wear Levis, but the cost difference over what you can pay in Tesco or M+S etc is just stupid. And it's not just down to being 'better'. It's to pay for the brand. I'd rather buy bike bits.

For work and gardening, Tesco regular.
Tried Asda but they just fall apart.

TK Maxx, Boundary Mill, charity shops etc for best.

Loads of expensive, hardly worn brands in our local charity shops - nephew volunteers for one and says it's usually people who've bought the wrong size and worn them once or twice.

And what's with those new jeans with brown patches that already look filthy?
Ewww.

[quote=twinw4ll ]I think wifey gets mine from M&S outlet, havn't been shopping for years, can't think of anything worse than trudging round shops with other sheeple.

You're either saying that your wife is a "sheeple" or that you're happy to subject her to shopping with the sheeple there?

Correct.

Fair enough then! Problem that I have shopping here is that nowhere seems to sell jeans with a larger leg than waist size!

So, twinw4ll - you make wifey go and do all the graft AND do your shopping? I thought you might manage that at least, whilst you lounge around all day 😉

My jeans shopping list:

* Dark blue;
* No silly patches or pockets or belt loops;
* No pre-made wear and/or tear
* Reasonably roomy;
* Decent pocket size.

I love the look and idea of Hiut, but can't remotely justify the price. Have bought Howies in the sale before, but also can't justify the price. I liked the Uniqlo selvedge I had a while ago.

After a chance find in a charity shop, I bought some H&M jeans for £4 that ticked the list. My replacement pair was £8 on eBay. I wear them seven days a week, for work and play, and rarely wash them; they last as well as Howies ones I've had in the past, but I can buy ten pairs for the price of one.

6 foot 32 inch waist, 34 inch leg, can just about get away with skinny jeans although can be tight on the thighs. Oh and 43 years old.

Marcel.

I wear them [b]seven[/b] days a week, for work and play, and [b]rarely wash them[/b]

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Yes, my wife is fully trained. 8)

Carharrt for me.
Get them on sale at the sydney shop & they just last forever.

Probably a good time to post this again 😆

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Since having the kids, I've been skint. £8.99 in Tesco and they last about as long as the last £40 pair I had from Austin Reed.

bet you look like someone from TOWIE with those skinny jeans on...

UPDATE**UPDATE**UPDATE**UPDATE

Seems Uniqlo is too London-centric so that won't happen - I like to try before I buy.
Local TX Maxx this morning was bobbins.
Local clothes shop called Irish had some really nice Levi 506...nice fit, colour...£80 though...I was about to cheekily ask if that was their best price...he cut me dead...you know the answer.

Just found some online - exactly the same delivered for £43.50 - happy boy 🙂

schrickvr6 - Member

APC New Standard

My favourite jeans.

FWIW, Levi's 514 for everyday; Levi's Made and Crafted Ruler as a special treat. The M&C fit really well, although the waist is a bit high

I've not found they give that much, I know the general advice is to size down one or two sizes but maybe that's more for the 'my sister's jeans' crew, no way I'd get a pair of Petit Standards on. Stupidly long as well even with turnips so budget for tailoring too...

Local TX Maxx this morning was bobbins

Trick is to look in often when you're passing rather than go on a specific shopping trip. Because everything is sorted by size rather than style you only have to look at one rack. Every once in a while something rather nice and bargain-tasitc will jump out at you (he says typing in his bargaintastic and exceptionally comfy Element Desoto Coolmax jeans)