[Closed] Jeans, day to day wear, who, what, where, etc....

I honestly can’t remember the brand, but i got some stretchy jeans in canada, they are the first jeans ive had for decades that actually fit me properly.

they were about £80 iirc, im going again in October and will look for some more, although I don’t wear them every day.

Also, find a good seamstress, that way you will achieve a better fit.

I wear Levi 501s, but have found that the quality of recent pairs has dropped. The last pair seemed much thinner and wore out quite quickly. However, for the last couple of years I've also had some Hebtroco* moleskins and they have been absolutely bullet proof.

*other trouser suppliers are available.

Boot cut Levi's here. Normally wait for a sale and pick up a couple of pairs. I'll pay about £50 for a pair and that'll do me for years. Nothing fancy. They seem to wear well.

I wear Carhartt Double Fronted Logger Jeans - big, baggy, tough as old nails and cool (if you’re a teenage skateboarder, at least). Not ‘fitted’ in any way. When they’re totally ****ed and starting to fall apart I put them on eBay as vintage / pre-worn, and more often than not will get more than I paid for them new.

New Look - as long as your local one actually sells men's stuff, and isn't one of the ones they are ditching. Gap outlet at Gretna is good too, half price jeans, and not one of those lined up on rails, set out the same as the shop.

Used to spend loads on clothes too, idiot that I am.

Zara jeans are nice and soft for every day wear

Dickies chinos are indestructible and come in a variety of fits. Topman jeans have plenty of stretch and mine have lasted well for £30

Edwin Ed55 are a good fit for me. They have plenty of thigh room but taper down the leg so you do not look like a rapper.

You can usually pick them up for around £50 in the sale.

No idea on longevity as I wear trousers through the week. I cannot imagine most jeans lasting if worn daily.

I love an STW fashion thread..

£90 on Armani jeans, when was this 1991?

Levi’s, just walk into Levi’s and buy a pair that fit.

Take a look at Spoke - expensive, but good quality, free returns, and 3 different fits so they should accommodate your thighs!

Gap - cheap, lots of styles and last a reasonable while. Not as good as Huit but I can't afford the posh ones anymore.

another vote for carhartt gear.

just be sure to get their fashion stuff(which is also silly hard wearing) and not their work wear - their work wear is terrible quality and terrible fit hence why its cheap.

Dickies - same thing - their workwear is terrible quality but their fashion stuff is good and very hard wearing

Pretty much all i wear now as it fits - ive always struggled to get jeans that fit proper and also to last - and as bodgy says good quality thick denim and dont have to be skaterboy tastic they do all styles from super skinny to super baggy and everythign in between.

Just dont wash them with anything you dont want to be blue the first time you wash em.

the Carhartt FIP store were doing them half price earlier in the year so i stocked up.

I have been picking mine up from fatface whenever they have a sale as i am an untrendy skinflint. .and there is sale on just now

£90 on Armani jeans, when was this 1991?

Probably not far off mate 🙂 The Armani jeans seem to be a chunk more than that now, hence me having issues throwing that sort of money on them.

I wasn't looking for a willy waving contest or who spends the most.... Was just after some ideas.

I tried on some Next 34" this morning i had when i thought optimistically i'd get into them. They're a tiny bit too snug at the moment, but i'll see if they've got any give in them by wearing for a day or two here and there. The legs fit well... but the waist is a little snug... Need another 7lb off myself to get them comfy. But need something else in the interim.

Levi 504s.  I have big calves, and can't wear skinny or tapered jeans. Normally happy to pay about £70-£80 for a pair of jeans.

I used to buy loads of Next jeans but their cuts have changed in the slim fit, I can't stand jeans that are wide at the ankle or too baggy round the knee and calf.

I've swapped over to Levi's now, can't recall the exact model but they're slim fit and fit really well, also got a really goof pair of G-Star in a similar cut, that are getting on for 10 years old and look almost new.

agree about Levi's

go try some Levi's tapered jeans and maybe the ones that have a bit of stretch in 'em

I'm using 512s

last ages

yes! I love jeans threads on singletrack!  'man' thighs, willy waving, top gear, brand snobbery , brilliant!!!!

I'm a fan of Levi Commuters. Bit of stretch for cyclist legs, reflective strips on the turn ups.

Only thing that killed my first pair was a Brooks Cambium.

Just waiting for TJ to crash the mood with his "if you're over 25 you shouldn't wear denim" bullshit.

I recently had great success at TK Maxx  (3 pairs for much cheapness) but you are very much at the mercy of what they have in at any given time. If you are a little generous in the thigh and calf area, boot cut will probably be your best option.

Usually Edwin ed-55 in unwashed selvage for about £100-£120

a decent cut for cyclists and a high enough rise not to show your underwear.

they do them in cheaper denim with various washes/fades beloved of teenagers and those who like to fight in pubs and use tanning products.

Just to buck the trend, i got two pairs of jeans from Tesco for £5 each in the sale (50% off!!!).

Bootcut. oh god I forgot that.  The horror. The unrelenting horror.

Holy shit! You'd think a man with his money could buy a pair that fitted properly.

Another vote for checking out TK Maxx. As coyote it can be very hit and miss as to what they have at any given time but I've recently picked up some very nice French Connection and Replay jeans for much cheapness

weeksy - yeah same here. £30 at next is about my limit. But the fit is never the same each year. And they only last a year too before the left knee gives out.

Question for all the posh-jeans folk - do the expensive ones last longer. Eg daily wear 7 days a week. How many years will a huit etc last?

Currently Gap and some older Uniqlo ones from when they did a decent cut that fit me.

Gap do "athletic" cut (bit roomier in the thigh, small taper lower down) which fit me great. Little bit of a stretch to them so comfy to sit in or quickly ride down to the shops. £50 normal price but frequent sales or sometimes in the outlets.

Question for all the posh-jeans folk – do the expensive ones last longer?

Carhartt Logger Jeans, £45 online - will last two years of daily use, work & workshop, gardening, dog walking, out and about.

daily wear 7 days a week

nothing will last very long if you wear them daily with frequent washing.

i usually have 5-6 pairs on the go at various stages of wear/fade, the newest pair are obviously not going to be worn doing gardening and the oldest pair worn ‘going out’

i usally get a fair few years out of a pair, I still have some Edwin Nashville and a pair of ED-80 that are over 10 years old that are fine for doing diy/getting dirty, they have a few holes in them but it was the wider cut and very faded look that stopped me spending money on getting the denim doctor to repair them.

Debenhams is good too for Duffer, John Roscha and Jasper Conran or Levis. All decent quality, nicely fitting kit without being too expensive. If its something that you're going to wear all the time then surely you shouldn't begrudge spending upwards of 30 quid you tight git!! 😉

The idea of setting foot in Next or M&S to buy clothes is just a step too far towards just giving up and ordering some with an elasticated waist from an advert in the back of the Daily Mail Sunday Supplement 😀

Them above just look a LONG way from what i want in jeans... .they look ridiculous IMO, too long, too baggy, turn ups ! stupid looking pockets.... Sheesh no

these from uniqlo

Cheap, long lasting, fit well. Etc etc

I remember when Arsenal signed Jose Antonio Reyes and the joke was he will bring some flair to the attack

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Fair enough, buddy. I likes 'em, they suit my physique and the pockets are useful for stuff.

John Rocha & MantaRay in debenhams have reasonably priced nice fitting jeans in a variety of styles and colours. often pick pairs up on EBay for under a tenner with a few years left in them. The only issue is fit - even identical numbers often aren't identical fits, I have so many 34W from comfiest trousers I own to OMYGODITHURTZ that are identical brands and numbers, you never know till they are on, so buying new in the shop may actually be more economic.

weeksy - those do look a bit rediculous to be fair.

i prefer have the  texas and some klondikes

https://www.carhartt-wip.com/en/men-denim-relaxed/texas-pant-blue-rigid-2421_1

down to 30 quid atm as well 😀

I pick up Howies jeans in their sales. 32L slim fit fits me perfectly and they last well enough, given that I wear them all day every day.

Levi 511 are slim enough to look good but not too slim for my cyclists legs.

H&M are a pretty good fit, albeit they don't wear as well.

And, if you can find them, the Matalan (yes, Matalan) Selvedge jeans are really, really good for pittance.

Uniqlo here.

I've been wearing their fleece lined Heat tech ones most of this winter. Usually wear the selvidge slim or straight cut.

Only issue is the cut is a little inconsistent, straight are a little loose, one pair of slims are perfect, the others are a bit sisters jeans.

I wore boot cut for years, then one day I saw myself reflected in a shop window and realised how ridiculous they look.

Day to day I like uniqlo jeans. They're reasonable enough, well made, reasonably long lasting, and also have a more consistent approach to sizing than Gap (which I haven;' bought from for probably 10 years).

I'm surprised no one has mentioned HebtroCo?

Next boot cut 32r perfect fit and 22 quid or thereabouts, same jeans dearer by a tenner for a naff belt, bought two great leather belts in Marrakesh for peanuts but loads of hagglin, its the norm out there

"Next boot cut 32r perfect fit"

those are mutually exclusive statements though 😀

Howies sale for me

Next jeans don't last me, just not robust enough.

I bought a pair of Nudie drys in October and have worn them everyday since, without washing, and will continue for another 2/3 months when they'll get their first wash. I fully expect these jeans to last 3 or 4 years. Maybe longer. Proper denim that is.

Nudie are quite a cool company - they value sustainability and recycling - they offer you free repairs for life on all their jeans, so rather than throwing away once you get a blowout you can send them in to be repaired free of charge.

If you decide to throw away a pair, you can get money off a new pair if you give them back to Nudie, at which point they go on sale as 2nd hand items.

Cool company.

https://www.nudiejeans.com/

I'm just horrified about the amount of people suggesting boot cut as a sensible option. We've all made the mistake, I thought most of us had moved on from it.

Edwin ED55 selvedge for best; but they size up a bit (I'm comfortably in 34's, bit tight in 32's and I ain't a 32 size)

Uniqlo do some decent stuff for day to day, as mentioned above, but you either need to buy a few pairs to try on and send the ones you don't want back, or go to a shop.

H&M - can be OK and not too pricey, again they need visiting and trying on.

Next for cheap, but also I use them for workwear in 'jeans but not jeans' style - I have a pair of beige thin cords, and a black pair, which i can get away with whereas blue denim even if very dark and new are no-no's according to the boss.  And their stretchy slim fits are actually a decent cut for another generous thighed individual. And who cares if they don't last, i can get half a dozen pairs for the same price as selvedge Edwins.

Oh - and boot cut. 3 pairs in my wardrobe, one day they will be fashionable again

another Edwin ED55 Rainbow Selvedge wearer here, had been wearing LVC 1954z for years and years, but they kept ripping in the crotch at around 6 months or so

I'm happy with Prana Axiom jeans, seem to be well made and nice material. Axiom=Stretch standard fit, Manchester=slim fit, wheeler=standard fit, bridger=stretch slim fit.

All you people not washing your jeans are just manky buggers, next time you use a urinal wearing shorts think about why you should wash them.

For the man with the larger thigh - Levis 541 athletic taper fit. they've got a bit of stretch in them too. Waist size seems to be way off (I'm a 38 usually and ended up with a 36) so go and try some on!

Hoggs of Fife green moleskins, proper country wear, tough and classy.

I'm a fat boy with chubby thighs.

I went to the Levi store at Cheshire Oaks and they had a 2 pairs for £99 promotion.  I got a pair of 501 Selvedge and a pair of black heavyweight 501s for that price.  Absolute bargain.  I also found that even the 501s had vastly different weights of fabric.

As far as the selvedges are concerned - the rule is NEVER wash them.  Apparently.  They shrink and go floppy.  Just scrape off the crusts and spray with febreeze, my kids tell me.

I hate tight around the calf so has to be boot cut, and as for months without washing yeuch they must have anaerobic digestion cleansing properties

+1 for Uniqlo Selvedge, but not the slim fit ones

What the hell are people doing in urinals with shorts on that makes my jeans dirty ?

Sticking a sprinkler attachment in the end ?

Its the aerosol bounceback that you only notice when you're wearing shorts, but happens all the time.

Well me anyway.

As far as the selvedges are concerned – the rule is NEVER wash them. Apparently. They shrink and go floppy. Just scrape off the crusts and spray with febreeze, my kids tell me.

I'm not gonna say that's internet bollocks, but I've found I can wash my selvedge jeans as normal with no bother. So it might be internet bollocks.

John Lewis own brand slightly stretchy were £20 half-price. Loads of 30" waist left 😀 . Nice fit, good fabric, I'm going back for more. Otherwise it's either French Connection or Levis 511s, both slim but a good fit for my (aspirational) cyclists legs.

bikebouy

Levi’s, just walk into Levi’s and buy a pair that fit.

This if I can drag myself into town.

lunge

Levi 511 are slim enough to look good but not too slim for my cyclists legs.

Wearing a pair now, the performance ones have a nice bit of stretch as well.

All you people not washing your jeans are just manky buggers

The only report I've seen of anyone looking at this even vaguely scientifically concluded that washing jeans wasn't necessary.

I like Carhartt but I tend to wear whatever looks reasonable from the charity shop

The only report I’ve seen of anyone looking at this even vaguely scientifically concluded that washing jeans wasn’t necessary.

Did the person conducting the research have a beard? Just out of interest, like.

concluded that washing jeans wasn’t necessary.

I'm probably going to regret asking, but why would you not wash your clothes?

can we combine this thread with the sourdough thread to create ----- jeans yeast ....

think about that next time your in a hipster bakery 😉

Mainly Levi's here: 514, a pair of 513s, and some 501 shrink to fit. But for me it's the thickness/ weight of the denim that's the key. The 513 are thin, stretchy denim and hence wore through really quickly. The 514s are better (14oz?) denim from a few years back.

I wear Levi 501s, but have found that the quality of recent pairs has dropped. The last pair seemed much thinner and wore out quite quickly

Totally agree with this. My last pair of 501STF are rigid, but noticeably thinner denim and presumably will wear out a lot quicker.

My go to are Levi’s 511, they’ve got a bit of stretch for the thighs and come in loads of different colours.

Heard good things about the 511 commuter so I think I’ll try those next.

Bootcut jeans are pretty horrific, mind you so is the thought of wearing anything bearing the Armani logo.

Nudie as suggested wear really well and just get better with age, Edwin also make some really good jeans. Uniqlo are amazing value. No doubt someone will be along in a minute suggesting Huit.

next jeans are horrific. uniqlo ok. i just live in Rabbie Denim now or Betabrand. Rabbie regularly have sales for people on newsletter and can pick em up for around £100.

501s here too. I agree with earlier comment that they are not as hardwearing as they were. The backside seems to wear quickly - maybe I'm developing a bony arse. But they fit.

It is unsaniforized or raw denim that shrinks, not sure about floppy. You are meant to buy this type of jeans slightly larger and they then supposedly mould to your body.

Selvedge just refers to the traditional loom that is used and the edging that is visible down the seams.

The less you wash both types of jeans initially the more likely you will get “wicked fades” if that flicks your switch.

No doubt someone will be along in a minute suggesting Huit.

First page, for a very good reason too (imo) they're great jeans and a great company to deal with.

If you can't bring yourself to go to TK Maxx, try M&M direct, they generally have lots of Diesel jeans for around 50% off RRP - all sorts of fits too. My favourite for everyday wear is Larkee, plain old straight fit jean but pretty hard wearing.

If you can get to a Gap outlet you'll certainly get a bargain as there's generally some sale going on. I don't think there's many High St stores now, they're closing them off to focus mainly on the discount outlets.

Lee, unashamed denim snob.

Edit: Raw denim will barely shrink if it's been sanforized - about 3% compared to 10% if it's unsanforized. Raw just means they haven't washed the starch out. Allows you to personalise them if you don't wash them until after a good 6m of wear.

I’m just horrified about the amount of people suggesting boot cut as a sensible option. We’ve all made the mistake, I thought most of us had moved on from it.

Poppycock. I think you're thinking more flares, not bootcut. Those ones Simon Cowell is wearing above, flares, not bootcut. They're touching the ground! Plus Simon Cowell makes any clothing look deeply, deeply wrong.

Why on earth would I, as a wearer of boots, want my jeans to sit at the top of said boots, unable to fit over and cover the ankle? I can't stand taper jeans or taper legwear of any kind and am looking forward to the rest of the world seeing sense again....for a bit, until they change again...

I only wear bootcut. The sooner this trend for wearing your sisters jeans ends, the better.

😁

First page, for a very good reason too (imo) they’re great jeans and a great company to deal with.

thats because MTB’ers feel safe with a brand they know (being linked to Howies) but there are other british based jeans manufacturers who either manufacture here in the UK or Japan/Portugal/Turkey

Blackhorse lane, Albam, Universal Works, Dawson, Fallow. to name a few

I'm wearing Universal Works right now, they're ok. sit a bit higher than the Hiut ones. One issue for me is the pockets have tiny openings.

I like Hiut as they have good quality lining on the waist band and inside the back pocket.

Love Blackhorse Lane, Bit like a Hiut, but I do have some of their 18oz jeans. Tried them on but an yet to wear them in anger.

wearing anything bearing the Armani logo.

You'll hate my new jeans then lol

Lee, unashamed denim snob.

You should be wearing Lee jeans really since they are bearing your name and all. Also really good jeans for the money, usually better made than Levi’s.