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Have you considered American made denim? They are equally as expensive as the designer brands, but quality is light years better, last longer, hold up better (so, worth the price, IMO, just like shoes). I've tried a few and have a few recommendations, but fit is very subjective, just like everything else. All that aside, I like sevens as well, especially when dressing up jeans...
The biggest issue is finding a make that is cut to fit one's body.
Levi's are too skimpy in the groin. They cut me there. Wranglers are made for guys with no butt and scrawny little pipe cleaner legs. Lee's come with enough room in the crotch and the legs are cut big enough to fit my cyclist thighs.
I don't know what OP means by "cheaper" if he's talking about spending $100 for a pair of blue jeans - I don't even spend that for a pair of good wool dress pants. I don't know what constitutes "really good" either. I can see some posters getting all "princess-and-the-pea" about this or that minor quibble, but honestly, I've been wearing blue jeans for close onto 60 years now and the ones I'm wearing now seem about the same as they did when I was a boy. They seem to me to wear out at about the same rate.
Have to watch the Levi's (no idea about Lee) - since the outsourcing years ago, sometimes the leg seams are completely off.
Men's Levis (and Wranger) can have the same leg seam problem, and I learned many years ago to not buy from the sizing label and try everything on first because there can be some drastic differences from one pair to the other.
Every time I set out to find jeans in the $100 range I wind up disappointed - usually by the fit or the stiffness of the material - and I go back to brands I like (Hudson, 7 for All Mankind, Citizens for Humanity, Paige). Has anyone found a cheaper brand that is REALLY as good as designer? Not "good enough for the price," but actually just as good???
I have no idea what jeans cost............but do some math based on use.
$100 pair worn 500 times = 20 cents each time you wear them.
$50 pair worn 250 times = same 20 cents.
(meaning the cheaper pair doesn't last as long).
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Originally Posted by westminster88
I like Duluth but I don't think they make anything for $50 or under. Last time I bought from them I think the jeans were $70.
We were at the one in Portland Oregon last Saturday and everything was 25% off. That would make the $70 jeans $52. Online they currently have several under $50.
1. While I didn't mean to imply that $100 is "cheap," it's significantly less than the $180-240 that the brands I mentioned charge. If I could find designer fit and feel for $100, I'd be very happy.
2. In my experience, designer jeans have a softer feel with the right amount of stretch and are designed and cut in ways that mass-market jeans rarely are. I understand that many/most people have no interest in paying for designer denim, but some people do and most I know don't go back once they start wearing the pricier items.
3. There have been some suggestions that I "try on different styles" to see what I like. My point here is that I have tried on many mid-priced jeans in different styles and I always find them lacking in some way. I'm really wondering if there are under-the-radar brands - especially "premium" brands that I peg in the $100 range, above mass market but below luxury - that I may not be aware of and have worked well for people as a replacement for more luxury brands.
4. Comments along the lines of "I've never worn designer denim but..." are not all that helpful. I'm really looking for opinions from folks who have worn expensive jeans but identified less expensive brands that are just as good.
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