Once in a while I’ll buy jeans that cost $150-200 and I’ll wear them to death for over a year until the either the crotch seam gets ripped from over washing or the dye completely fades and looks like shit. Usually I’ll only have 1-2 pairs of pants circulating in my casual wear attire at a time. All pants eventually fall apart on me, but with some extra money spent on them I don’t mind wearing them every day.
Diesels seem to last forever… or until your legs grow too fat to fit them.
[quote]theAnj wrote:
Polish Rifle wrote:
GetSwole wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
Artful Dodger makes really good jeans in the $100-$300 range
http://www.karmaloop.com/popup/zoomtest.asp?ProductID=44012&VendorCode=ART
^ those are 125
^ I would want to punch any ‘male’ I saw in those.
Agreed, those pants are fucking obnoxious…
Unless you’re a wannabe thug.
If you are on this site, and have worked hard for those quads and glutes, wouldn’t you want them to be at least somewhat noticeable? Big baggy jeans like that hide all the good stuff!
I personally think there’s nothing sexier than a guy leaning back in his chair, hands relaxed behind his head, giving me an eyeful of lats and chest and those beautiful beautiful quads in his slightly loose comfy jeans.
The right pants make me want to pounce, but only because they accentuate the right legs underneath them. 
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i think those jeans are dope. Artful Dodger is one of the only companies whose design is in context with their price. most other companies with make a dark denim jean and make it cost $250 just because theres 3 lines of stitching instead of 2 or something.
i like LRG too.
what i hate though is that a pair of denim will cost 100-200 upon release then a month later its 60-70 dollars. …but only available in size 40.
[quote]schultzie wrote:
when people say jeans that cost 250$ are totally worth it. what does that even mean? to attract girls? girls who go for that shit are douchebags themselves, fuck that im spending my money on something less fleeting then a pair of jeans that will pay for themselves 10 years down the line when you look like a tool in period specific fashion.
its like wearing a pair of modrobes today[/quote]
most people who are trying to be fashion savy with $200 jeans arent going to be wearing them 10 years down the line.
and its actually the equivelant of wearing carpenter jeans or bellbottoms today.
Well the jeans should go along with your use of the word ‘dope’.
Fucking schweet broham von broseph.
[quote]FormerlyTexasGuy wrote:
debraD wrote:
I’d pay it for the right jeans. But they’d have to be some fucking outstanding jeans.
Edit: but I don’t think I’d pay it for an asslift though! Eventually, the jeans DO come off!
I think marvel girl hit on this issue best.
There is no such thing as an outstanding pair of jeans. Only outstanding asses / sexual specimens.
When an outstanding sexual specimen puts on any pair of well fitting jeans, the jeans look fantastic. [/quote]
Well then, I’ll just stick with this hawt pair of Mom Jeans. Rawr! (RAWR!)
Seriously though there is a big difference in fit in a lot of jeans. I don’t think more expensive = better fit, but if I do find ones I like fit of, the price isn’t the primary factor. I currently do not have a pair of jeans I’m happy with. I think the most I’ve ever spent is ~$100ish, maybe more for jeans I’ve bought in the UK.
Debra try Victoria’s Secret jeans. Not the butt lift kind, just the regular ones. I love how they fit which goes for their other clothes and bras too. Their stuff just fits better imo.
[quote]AmandaSC wrote:
Debra try Victoria’s Secret jeans. Not the butt lift kind, just the regular ones. I love how they fit which goes for their other clothes and bras too. Their stuff just fits better imo.[/quote]
Please feel free to take some pics so we can give you feedback how you look in them.
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
i think those jeans are dope. Artful Dodger is one of the only companies whose design is in context with their price. most other companies with make a dark denim jean and make it cost $250 just because theres 3 lines of stitching instead of 2 or something.
i like LRG too.
what i hate though is that a pair of denim will cost 100-200 upon release then a month later its 60-70 dollars. …but only available in size 40.
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“Dope?” Are you 16 years old?
Aren’t you the same guy that started a thread about how you wish you had a social life? How you can’t seem to connect with women?
I don’t see a pair of Artful Dodger jeans helping your predicament.
[quote]Polish Rifle wrote:
LiveFromThe781 wrote:
i think those jeans are dope. Artful Dodger is one of the only companies whose design is in context with their price. most other companies with make a dark denim jean and make it cost $250 just because theres 3 lines of stitching instead of 2 or something.
i like LRG too.
what i hate though is that a pair of denim will cost 100-200 upon release then a month later its 60-70 dollars. …but only available in size 40.
“Dope?” Are you 16 years old?
Aren’t you the same guy that started a thread about how you wish you had a social life? How you can’t seem to connect with women?
I don’t see a pair of Artful Dodger jeans helping your predicament.
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i dont have a problem connecting with women in the least dude. im just too god damned busy with work and school and my friends never want to go out
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
i dont have a problem connecting with women in the least dude. im just too god damned busy with work and school and my friends never want to go out
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This is a good thing…
New avatar again?
yessur, you likey?
[quote]G87 wrote:
I recently bought two pairs of jeans, about 250$ (Sugarcane Rainbow model) and 400$ (Oni Denim “akaoni” model). They’re both exceptional items of quality artisanship in their own right. Visually, I think the average person won’t notice the difference past 100$. But, I’m buying for myself, and to me, the jeans are worth it.
/grand closing[/quote]
I don’t know how many guys may be into this here, but my jeans are all Dry Raw Denim, and they usually run 150$+…
Some people waste big money on good leather jacket, but they are justified because the leather is better and maybe not everyone can tell, but the people he wants to impress get the message. On the other hand you have guys spending 200$+ on TIES because they are better quality, we can argue that they look the same to you and me, but not to himself and the people that the tie was meant to impress…
The deal with raw denim is that you buy a pair of jeans, you either get them in dark indigo or black, and you wear them for a long period of time without washing (6months at least). You wear these every day for 6months so the jeans stretch, mold and fade to your own body telling people around your life story.
I know i can tell a pair of expensive jeans from walmart ones without even seeing a tag, just based on quality of denim and the color of the wash if it happens to be a washed jean. In my opinion my jeans (225$,265$,315$) were all justified because in the three years I’ve had them, I’ve only worn them exclusively and the quality is outstanding as well as the look of the jeans.
On the other hand, jeans you can buy in the mall for 250$ like (R&R, True Religion, Citizen of Humanity, Ed Hardy) are all crappy jeans with a huge markup price and sell solely on their star power and hype. You do not get 250$ worth of your money on these jeans…
If you have thick legs and cant fit into slim jeans, don’t worry, i had the same problem, all the fashion forward clothing is usually real tight in the thighs, so i got some Japaneses denim (arguably the best out there), and they run rather wide in the thighs, so PM if you want any info…
Here is a picture of beautifully faded jean:
just out of curiousty, ya know maybe i could find a marked down pair or something, whats some good Japenese denim? ive only heard of Maharishi and they dont seem good at all.
You wont get any Japanese Denim for less then 200$ or so dollars, there is no such thing as sales for the most part on these kinds of jeans…
Now for cheaper in the 100$+ dollar range you can check out Crate (137$ and there is discount codes online if you look), APC (rescues for bigger thigh space, and you can get these for like 125$ after discounts, or something like nudie which you can also get for around 125$ after discount. You can also go for a failry new brand named Naked anf Famous that has rather cheap denim (125$), maybe even Levis 501STF in blue the blacks dont fade for shit,if you wanted something really cheap (35$)…
Almost forgot, you can also check for RRL (Ralph Lauren) unwashed denim up on ebay, pairs usually go for less then 100$.
Make sure you research into the brands before you pull the trigger, sizing on these is very different then your everyday jeans, some of these you may have to size down a lot, on some of these you can go true to size, so make sure you do your research.
i used to spend a tonne of money on jeans a few years back (around 100$) and then i realized…when you are actually trying to grow, what good is having jeans that might last 3 or more years…in the last few years i’ve probably put like 5 inches on my quads…all those jeans look great in my closet or on my friends now…
so, just ASSUMING that all or atleast most of us are actively trying to grow, let my experience be a lesson to you, i dont see it worth in until whenever you’re done growing… …and whenever that happens, all these expensive jeans probably wont fit you anymore anyways, and you’ll just have to settle for a couple sizes too big and them not fitting the way you’d want
[quote]matso1236 wrote:
You wont get any Japanese Denim for less then 200$ or so dollars, there is no such thing as sales for the most part on these kinds of jeans…
Now for cheaper in the 100$+ dollar range you can check out Crate (137$ and there is discount codes online if you look), APC (rescues for bigger thigh space, and you can get these for like 125$ after discounts, or something like nudie which you can also get for around 125$ after discount. You can also go for a failry new brand named Naked anf Famous that has rather cheap denim (125$), maybe even Levis 501STF in blue the blacks dont fade for shit,if you wanted something really cheap (35$)…
Almost forgot, you can also check for RRL (Ralph Lauren) unwashed denim up on ebay, pairs usually go for less then 100$.
Make sure you research into the brands before you pull the trigger, sizing on these is very different then your everyday jeans, some of these you may have to size down a lot, on some of these you can go true to size, so make sure you do your research.[/quote]
wouldnt the jeans give their dimensions though? like for example LRG will say the waist fit, thigh, then say whether theres a calf taper or not and then the cut. it doesnt say inch for inch but at least will say like loose around thighs, taper to calves, sneaker cut.
Yea but some jeans are non-Sanforized meaning you have to soak them and they will shrink a bit, jeans like APC will stretch a bunch on the waist and the thighs, so you have to see what the brand is like… If you look at the measurements though you should be able to figure it out.
Never go by tagged sizes on these jeans, make sure to measure your waist and see what size would fit your waist by comparing measurements.
yeah through buying shirts alone ive figured theres no such thing as XL. ive bought XL shirts that sag to my elbows and XL shirts that go down to my delts. some stop at the waist some can go past. most the time if its really out of the ordinary theyll specify that it runs small.
but one of the main sites i order from will say something like “model is wearing size medium” and im like what good does that do if i dont know the models height and weight?
forget trying to buy belts online, theyll give you like option small, and option extra large and im afraid im either going to get something the size of a bracelt or something the size of a jump-rope
[quote]matso1236 wrote:
Yea but some jeans are non-Sanforized meaning you have to soak them and they will shrink a bit, jeans like APC will stretch a bunch on the waist and the thighs, so you have to see what the brand is like… If you look at the measurements though you should be able to figure it out.
Never go by tagged sizes on these jeans, make sure to measure your waist and see what size would fit your waist by comparing measurements.
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I disagree. Jeans ARE, typically, non-sanforised. Besides, they will only shrink if they are unwashed (raw). Otherwise, jeans will usually stretch; still, in most cases, quality jeans are more or less true to indicated size once stretching and shrinking occur.
There are some exceptions (e.g. prps fits a size large, dolce&gabbana fits tight, etc etc etc) but in Italian & Japanese denim, I find the above to be true.
[quote]G87 wrote:
matso1236 wrote:
Yea but some jeans are non-Sanforized meaning you have to soak them and they will shrink a bit, jeans like APC will stretch a bunch on the waist and the thighs, so you have to see what the brand is like… If you look at the measurements though you should be able to figure it out.
Never go by tagged sizes on these jeans, make sure to measure your waist and see what size would fit your waist by comparing measurements.
I disagree. Jeans ARE, typically, non-sanforised. Besides, they will only shrink if they are unwashed (raw). Otherwise, jeans will usually stretch; still, in most cases, quality jeans are more or less true to indicated size once stretching and shrinking occur.
There are some exceptions (e.g. prps fits a size large, dolce&gabbana fits tight, etc etc etc) but in Italian & Japanese denim, I find the above to be true. [/quote]
Point still stands that if you look at a pair of jeans you currently own and buy the same size in raw denim you can get a fucked over rather quick… Before my expedition to raw denim i had a pair of AE jeans in low rise bootcut, the tagged size was a 31 so i bought a pair of acne max raw in 31 and there was no way in hell those were going past my knees, had to return them for a 33…
You should messure your waist no matter what, and compare them to something online to get a good fit.
I was also talking about non japanese on the quote above as he was looking for cheaper options, nudies, apc, crates and shit like that are sanforized… If you are going for japanese denim though, you will most likely get a non-sanforized jean…
I never purchased most of the jeans above because my first pair was some acnes, but its usual for people to size down 2-3 for APC, 1-2 in nudies, on the other hand crates run true to size… I am also only talking about raw denim here, i think every pair of washed denim ive seen is pre-shrunk…
Also even something real expensive like diors MIJ 19cm will need to be sized down since the actual waist Measurement is ussualy 2 inches bigger then the tagged size…
Most jeans you see are SANFORIZED meaning they WONT shrink much after washing, most japanese denim will be NON-Sanforized meaning they actually need to be soaked and they basically shrink to fit, you have to soak them in order to prevent shifting honeycombs and things of that sort…