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Compare these brands of jeans

Busy Old Fool — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:03:39 -0800

I'd like a comparison of CK, Levi's, Dickies and Lee jeans. I've never bought a pair of jeans (for dull reasons), but I'm thinking about doing so. I know very little about the various brands and would appreciate some basic knowledge.

Obviously I need to see which fit me best, but aside from that, please tell me about the durability and other distinguishing characteristics of the following brands:

Calvin Klein
Levi's
Dickies
Lee

Any good or poor record of environmental friendliness or workers' rights would also be interesting.

Other brands (also for dull reasons) are not such a good choice for me, but if you strongly believe there is one that's head and shoulders above the four listed above, you can tell me too. Mostly, though, please compare the brands above.

Levi's Has Forsaken Me

soy_renfield — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:23:33 -0800

What brand of jeans should I buy? I have been wearing Mens Levi's 527 jeans (low rise, boot cut) for years and they have stopped making my size. What other brands sell jeans of a similar cut in my size? I wear a 31" Waist, 34" Inseam.

the best jeans in the world

mustcatchmooseandsquirrel — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:00:55 -0800

Where can I get these jeans online? Levi's is out of my size (4) and preferred color (blue press) in these jeans. I've tried googling and ebaying but that only turns up with the Juniors version of these jeans which are similar but really not the same.

I want size 4(27) or, if impossible, size 6(28). I do not want Junior's sizes.

Can you help me find these?

Where oh where have my beloved pants gone?

Ookseer — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:41:12 -0800

PantsFilter (mens division): It took me 30 years to find a cut of jeans that I think are comfortable and stylish enough. And then Levi's discontinued the 567s. These were seriously the only jeans that I have ever been comfortable in. (Tight enough in the places they needed to be, didn't look loose, but where loose enough not to trap my keys in my pockets and didn't tie my junk in knots.)

Anyone have any alternatives for a reasonably skinny 6ft 160 pound guy who wants slightly loose jeans? I'd rather not spend another 30+ years trying to find comfy ones.

Extra difficulty: No online stores or Big Box brands.

Forever in Blue Jeans?

1f2frfbf — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 09:48:20 -0800

Replacement for Levi's 501's? Long story short, after 20+ years of wearing Levi's classic 501's I'm not happy with them anymore. My old ones lasted forever and now I barely get a year to a year and half out of them. The cloth isn't as strong, the seams bust and the rivets fall out.

What I want:

The same (or similar) fit
Button fly
Denim made to last.
Sized for tall (not fat) folks
Price isn't super important, but I'm not paying more than a hundred-fifty bucks for jeans.

(Kind of covered here)

Where can I find the old-style Levis 501s?

aberrant — Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:17:02 -0800

Please help me find a store that carries the "original" (pre-2002 or so) original Levi's 501 jeans. The new style just doesn't work for me. I've done some searching here in San Francisco, and I've even called the Levi's corporate headquarters, but no luck. Anyone have any ideas?

Levi's Jeans

cadastral — Mon, 07 Feb 2005 17:38:37 -0800

Levi’s Jeans, model numbers, worldwide availability, and grey market possibilities [more inside] I live in the United States, and the model of Levi's that suits me best is the men's 527 (low rise, boot cut, 'regular' fit). This is the only 'contemporary' looking jean that Levis makes for sale in the U.S. that they list as "regular fit" (as opposed to "loose" or "relaxed" or "ultra loose" or so forth, of which there are a million possibilities).

A friend points out to me that other styles and model numbers are available for different world markets, that aren't available here. I search the Levi's website and sure enough, most other countries offer a dazzling array of "regular fit" jeans in exotic model numbers I have never heard of (insert "obese Americans" joke here). Examples of this include (all are men's model numbers):

UK: 506, 511, 512, 5001, 2766 ("my" 527 is not available in the UK, apparently)

Australia: 524, 517, 520 (and as an added insult, my beloved "regular fit" 527s are listed as "slouch fit" in Australia).

Now, I can sit and pick through Ebay for about a million years and waste money trying to blindly buy these jeans without even trying them on, OR--I can take matters into my own hands and try and fund a vacation by exploiting the disparity in availability (as I did a few years ago with American consumer electronics and Jamaican dancehall records).

So--my questions are as follows.

1. Why won't Levi's sell me the aforementioned "world" model numbers here in the U.S.? I can understand why they wouldn't promote them (if they thought they weren’t going to sell) but why not sell them to me somehow? Isn't this whole capitalism thing supposed to bring a bajillion products to my door and let me vote with my dollar?

2. Is there anything (legal, logistical, etc.) that would stop me from bringing a steamer trunk loaded with jeans back from a trip to Europe (with the idea of selling them to American hipsters, pocketing some profit, and retaining some for personal use)?

3. If the answer to #2 is "yes," then... what are some ways I can get these jeans for personal use?

4. Are there American products that are hard to find in Europe that I could exchange (with a European) for products unavailable in the U.S.? (and where is an intermediary I can go through for this service).

Many thanks for all help in this question. (I also realize that I am now officially the most shallow person on earth because I am bitching about clothing availability while millions of Southern Asians are without basic necessities).