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What brand of jeans do you usually wear?

WellRedd said:
Levis and Wranglers.
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Being from a rural area, and having been a gardener/landscaper for 20 years, I often considered those jeans, more or less fashion statements though they have this old west, outdoor, tough image. They are beautiful jeans, but one thing they are not is tough.

I have been in mud, rain, crawling in very tight spaces, etc and the strongest jeans that have held up under tough working conditions have been relatively inexpensive, levi-copy, no-name jeans like something from Mervyn's (Arizona brand) or Kohl's.
 
No love for Mavi? I've had three pairs over the last few years, and loved every one. They're the only "nice" brand I've found that consistently has something I like, and it's good to have a pair or two of nice jeans.

Other than that, I'll grab whatever is cheap just so I have some pants. :D
 
I don't have a "usually" brand as I normally just buy something I like when I see it. I'm currently wearing a pair from River Island. My other current pair are from here, and are branded as such.
 
63dot said:
Being from a rural area, and having been a gardener/landscaper for 20 years, I often considered those jeans, more or less fashion statements though they have this old west, outdoor, tough image. They are beautiful jeans, but one thing they are not is tough.
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I agree, all my Levis fall apart after a few years of use, and the most use they get is long walks pretty regularly. Wearing Wranglers now and they're the most comfortable jeans I've ever worn, and I love the fit of them. They seem to be harder wearing than Levis, but we'll see in about a years time.
 
Next. Is that even a brand?

Why would you wear "branded" jeans when the only place they actually are branded is on the INSIDE?
 
neiltc13 said:
Why would you wear "branded" jeans when the only place they actually are branded is on the INSIDE?
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The brand is usually designated on the outside of the jeans in various ways. For instance, you can usually tell designer jeans by the stitching on the back pockets. There is also usually some piece of leather or cloth with a logo and or name on it. Sometimes, Diesel and Citizen both do this, there are little tiny pieces of cloth in places, if you look you can tell the branding. Sevens are easy to spot because of the maroon and gold label on the back pockets. Once you've worn designer jeans you won't want to go back; my Citizens are way more comfortable than my H&M jeans or any other non-designer brand I've owned for that matter. The denim is softer and holds its color through more washes, and they way the seams are stitched, you can barely tell they are there. On that note, I also don't pay ridiculous prices for my jeans; I've never payed more than $60 and I usually get out for less than that.


Just got a pair of AG (Adriano Goldschmied) jeans today for $32; I'm liking them so far, they seem to be on par with Citizens and Sevens.
 
Quicksilver Jeans (Only ones that fit, but with the Christmas Period coming I hope for some more)
 
neiltc13 said:
Next. Is that even a brand?

Why would you wear "branded" jeans when the only place they actually are branded is on the INSIDE?
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The only reason I would buy a brand is if it's good quality. I'm not brand-centric.
 
duncanapple said:
I don't know about that - My fiance has a few pairs, one pair in particular going back 5 years, which she wore a 3-4 times a week. And they are still going. My 2 nicer pairs are about a year and a half old and still look like they did when i bought them. Based on your comment I am going to assume you don't own any, so you probably have no idea what you are saying. Unless you have conducted extensive field interviews? lol. Further, I bet a lot of people make the same comment about apple computers (overpriced, for "DBs" etc.) Its really all about what you want to spend your money on I guess. Generally you get what you pay for. In my opinion, I don't mind spending money on a little "nicer" things as long as its in my budget. At the time, I couldn't find any good fitting dark dark jeans. My lovely fiance led me to her mecca, Nordstroms, and they happen to have the best jeans with the best fit by far. My reasoning was I would rather have 2-3 pairs that fit well and looked good, then 6 pairs that didn't.

I am not sure if you were trying to be funny, but either way you cant just put a smiley face after a rude comment and it be okay. But thats okay. This is the internet. Its full of "tough" guys that feel just because its anonymous they can be giant tools. No hard feelings though. Have a good one buddy.
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Actually, Sevens/True Religion/Diesel aren't worth their price if you're a denim aficionado. Don't get me wrong. I like expensive jeans. I am fond of buying nice things but when it comes to denim, it's best to go with a higher quality. In the case of the aforementioned brands, you really are paying for the brand. If I'm going to pay that much, Seven/True Religion/Diesel/etc just ain't it. ;)
 
timerollson said:
Don't get me wrong. I like expensive jeans. I am fond of buying nice things but when it comes to denim, it's best to go with a higher quality.
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Since you didn't say what you do consider worth buying, may I ask? :p

The jeans I wear most right now are just from Express... in the previous round of jeans, it was Seven and P/D/C, and Guess, also, I guess.
 
mkrishnan said:
Since you didn't say what you do consider worth buying, may I ask? :p

The jeans I wear most right now are just from Express... in the previous round of jeans, it was Seven and P/D/C, and Guess, also, I guess.
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Oh sorry for that.

I like Nudie and APC denim.

And for my crappy jeans: random skinny jeans from H&M and Urban Outfitters (specifically BDG).
 
Lol.. "Expensive" Jeans doesn't mean quality...
Rock&Republic and Seven Jeans are known for their horrible quality.

I only wear Diesel, Dior Homme & Nudie Jeans
 
rhsgolfer33 said:
The brand is usually designated on the outside of the jeans in various ways. For instance, you can usually tell designer jeans by the stitching on the back pockets. There is also usually some piece of leather or cloth with a logo and or name on it. Sometimes, Diesel and Citizen both do this, there are little tiny pieces of cloth in places, if you look you can tell the branding. Sevens are easy to spot because of the maroon and gold label on the back pockets. Once you've worn designer jeans you won't want to go back; my Citizens are way more comfortable than my H&M jeans or any other non-designer brand I've owned for that matter. The denim is softer and holds its color through more washes, and they way the seams are stitched, you can barely tell they are there. On that note, I also don't pay ridiculous prices for my jeans; I've never payed more than $60 and I usually get out for less than that.


Just got a pair of AG (Adriano Goldschmied) jeans today for $32; I'm liking them so far, they seem to be on par with Citizens and Sevens.
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I am an older person, so like most of my peers, I can only easily put jeans into two groups, levi's with their little red, but visible tag, and all the others, I think expensive, with the stitching with some shape, like a cursive "h", or something, and all the knockoff companies of those higher end ones which look the same to me.

But there is no way in the world I can tell you the difference between a lucky, nudie, habitat, paper/demim, and any other from another. And when Hollister or AE, or AF make a similar looking jean, there's no way I can tell outside of me simply knowing they are not Levi's. I don't think my middle age demographic shops that much at Lucky's. A new Lucky's store opened in my town's mall and it's staffed with young people and I am by far the oldest person I have ever seen in that popular store. Jeans to my demographic still seem pretty generic unless I have a kid who is way into the minute differences between designer jeans stitching patterns.

When I was younger (teens/20s), the big "in" thing outside of the standard Levi's were the similar alternatives like Lee and Wrangler, and the high priced ones like Vanderbilt. Today, there are so many high end ones, it's mind boggling.

And yes, at least for me, the only way I can tell the designer ones and get any idea is looking inside at the tags, and looking at the price tag.

This may sound weird, but one way besides checking out the clothes, to tell how good a product is, is that I check out the tags on the inside. Ecko clothes, which I love, have serious "taggage" on the inside, and if a company pays that much attention to their tags, they probably do so with their clothes. I have had Ecko stuff for years and I am still yet to have one fall apart on me. What's weird is that one day my wife bought an Ecko cap for me, not looking at the clothes, and neither of us knew that it had anything to do with young people or rap music. It was just on the shelves near Nautica and Polo stuff. :)

Of course, these days, I can't afford anything Ecko, but I still admire their quality and extreme durability.
 
I'm very picky about my jeans.

I like them tight through the thy, with either boot or skinny at the foot.

I went jean shopping a few weeks ago -- lucky, buckle, urban outfitters, american eagle, abercrombie & fitch (made me want to die), gap, banana republic, etc.

The only jeans that fit correctly were levi's 511's and 507's. They are wonderful. I love them.

p.s. damn American Eagle to hell for discontinuing their low rise slim boot jeans.
 
Gap jeans when they are on sale..like if you get lucky you may find one around 19.99 for a pair. They are really comfy and it fits me.
 
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