Hmmm maybe I should go to the Levis store. I think there's one downtown. I just need to go somewhere and be ready to try on all the jeans until I find THE ONES. I just hate clothes shopping so much. blah.
― go to party leather (ENBB), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
511s forever
by the way is there truth to the notion that levi's prices its american jeans so low as to lose money, and makes up for it with extortionate prices in the rest of the world? my anecdotal experience seems to back it up but i wonder if someone could bring the knowledge on this subject (i.e. STEVE SHASTA)
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
man hes IN ON IT dont u see
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:07 (eleven years ago) link
i am serios about my selvedge but the area around the inner thigh / back crotch is really worn, they r patched so nothing shows but i worry that it is still bad form to wear them
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
levis were pretty expensive in hong kong but so were a lot of american brands
With women's jeans, Levi's seem to offer each cut and color for like 2 seasons or something. Like, they have not made the 531 Low Skinny since the season when I first bought two pairs of them, which is a crying shame. I did just check ebay, which seems like it might be fruitful eventually.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:10 (eleven years ago) link
I wore my busted up 531s into the store just now and the (also curvy) saleswoman was like "SHOW ME THOSE, WHAT??"
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
― 乒乓, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 12:08 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this just mean u r hardcore
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:12 (eleven years ago) link
dayo, all my jeans are patched, I have a drawer full of 6 pairs of jeans, 5 of which have blown-out thighs patched with varying materials/levels of success. I will now rotate out the saddest pair.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
alright that's all the validation i need ... im gonna go for it
― 乒乓, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:14 (eleven years ago) link
Levis drive me crazy with their changing styles all the time. Jeans shopping is so fraught! I wish I enjoyed it more but it stresses me out like swimwear shopping
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:27 (eleven years ago) link
I half-solved my Levi's shopping problem by not even trying to find anything myself. I grab the first female sales associate I find on my way in the door and pull up my shirt to show whatever Levi's I'm wearing and say, "Replace these. Bring me your shortest offerings" and we go from there.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
ooh I like it!
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
Now that they have this whole Demi/Bold curve thing going, I say, bring me your shortest, curviest offerings. Today the cashier who rang me up called me her Bold sister. Retail is cool on rainy days when the staff are super bored.
― lets just remember to blame the patriarchy for (in orbit), Tuesday, 12 March 2013 16:36 (eleven years ago) link
fwiw, I like AG stevies.
― kate78, Tuesday, 12 March 2013 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
The bolder-than-bold cut is the SUPREME cut iirc
― quincie, Wednesday, 13 March 2013 02:46 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqSG1Rks-I
you can trade in yr old apcs
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 27 March 2013 18:30 (eleven years ago) link
that is so weird, dude
― Room 227 (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 28 March 2013 04:31 (eleven years ago) link
Can someone suggest a good pair of jeans for under, say, $120?
I like these fwiw but they're twice my budget.
http://i.imgur.com/WgmbWbb.jpg
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 30 January 2014 16:45 (ten years ago) link
there are no good jeans for less than $150
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 16:58 (ten years ago) link
also what are those jeans you just posted a picture of
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
tell us about your size, too
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:01 (ten years ago) link
those are Momotaros, got the image off blueowl.us. I'm 32 X 32
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:04 (ten years ago) link
I like raw selvedge but maybe you're right about the price.
as an aside one of my favorite pairs ever was Paper Denim & Cloth about 10 years ago. Now I see their product in TJ Maxx and that shit is hideous. JEAN SELLOUTS, man.
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:06 (ten years ago) link
some stuff on sale http://needsupply.com/mens/sale/denim
― lag∞n, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:06 (ten years ago) link
Unbranded has some raw selvedge for around $80.
― circa1916, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:10 (ten years ago) link
are your thighs hefty, regular or slim?
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:17 (ten years ago) link
i recall as a child the jeans my mom would buy me from fedco were marked hefty, regular, slim. i think they might have been wranglers.
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:18 (ten years ago) link
r u husky, does yr mom sew yr initials into yr underwear
― lag∞n, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:18 (ten years ago) link
oh RIGHT, it was "husky" not "hefty"
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:20 (ten years ago) link
― the late great, Thursday, January 30, 2014 11:58 AM (24 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lol are you for real rn
― vylvyt ylvis (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:23 (ten years ago) link
yes
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:24 (ten years ago) link
maybe i should say no good new jeans
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
I like these APC's o Ebay asking $119, NWT
http://ow.ly/t7jTK
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:38 (ten years ago) link
pietie standards are full on skinny jeans fwiw, if youre into that get em for sure apcs are sick bro
― lag∞n, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:43 (ten years ago) link
what's the verdict on the selvedge jeans uniqlo have replaced the old made-in-japan line with?
http://www.uniqlo.com/us/store/lifewear/men-regular-fit-straight-jeans-selvedge/091103-69-038?ref=mens-clothing%2Fmens-bottoms%2Fmens-jeanshttp://www.uniqlo.com/us/store/lifewear/men-slim-fit-straight-jeans-selvedge/124313-69-030?ref=mens-clothing%2Fmens-bottoms%2Fmens-jeans
― caek, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:54 (ten years ago) link
― the late great, Thursday, January 30, 2014 12:17 PM (38 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
regular. i'm probably pushing it a little for skinny jeans. also i have a beer belly but i'm going to work that off any day now
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 30 January 2014 17:58 (ten years ago) link
petit standard is on the slim side
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 18:02 (ten years ago) link
but yeah, if i were you i would try to find some lightly worn $200-$300 jeans (i would look for LVCs) for around $100 on ebay
that's probably a better investment than new $80 jeans
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 18:03 (ten years ago) link
thx
― rip van wanko, Thursday, 30 January 2014 18:05 (ten years ago) link
lol @ "hefty"!
― mambo jumbo (La Lechera), Thursday, 30 January 2014 20:53 (ten years ago) link
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LEVIS-VINTAGE-LVC-USA-501Z-XX-Jeans-Big-E-Red-Selvedge-size-32-x-34-/271385487287?pt=US_CSA_MC_Jeans&hash=item3f2fd5e7b7
― the late great, Thursday, 30 January 2014 23:48 (ten years ago) link
This basic pair of uniqlo black jeans has been super durable and I question whether they are really made of cotton or not
― 龜, Thursday, 30 January 2014 23:56 (ten years ago) link
have any of you ever done the shrink to fit thing? any tips? does it work? for levi's, i'm thinking
i have a few pairs of 501s but damn if the fabric is not up to the role of being a jean. and/or the dimensions are just subtly off for my body. they fit just fine but the panels around each "quadrant" of the intersected seams at the crotch wear out in like less than a year. i've had a couple repaired and they still get shredded.
i feel like if i did this cowboy alchemy fit process, they wouldn't be stressed in this spot and would last longer. true? bullshit?
― goole, Friday, 27 March 2015 19:30 (nine years ago) link
imo u shd try it an report back
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 March 2015 19:31 (nine years ago) link
one wld think if u got the raw levis they wld at least last longer due to not being treated/stone washed/whatever
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 March 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
personally ive just accepted that levis wear out fast, like they cost 1/3rd as much as some fancy selvedge and last one third as long its all part of the cycle of birth death and renewal
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 March 2015 19:33 (nine years ago) link
Reinforce at-risk areas with suede patches imo.
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Friday, 27 March 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link
wld u do that prolifically inside the denim or cover the holes with it or what?
― lag∞n, Friday, 27 March 2015 19:53 (nine years ago) link