The other issue I had with the 569s - at some point they rearranged the placement of the belt loops. They still have five loops, but instead of being evenly spaced, there are two up front, one on each side (almost exactly 3 and 9 o’clock), and one dead in the middle of the back. That leaves plenty of real estate with no connection to the belt, and the waistband would always droop under and bunch below my belt so I was constantly rearranging them. Kind of annoying to have your leather belt sticking to your hips because the jeans aren’t arranged properly. Also caused issues with my IWB holster.
[quote]Bauber wrote:
I go with the comfortable fit and always have to get a waist size about 6 sizes larger than what I actually need, belt required always.[/quote]
This is what i was doing when i was bigger but no matter what they look like shit if you are trying to look decent for a night out with your buddies or your girl.
if youre pretty lean i find that gap jeans and lucky brand fit pretty well, i think i usually do standard or relaxed fit, something like that. They will be a little tight in the upper thigh for sure if you go by your actual waist size but they will look good.
If youre a monster like Bauber youre probably shit out of luck and should just do what he does.
I actually don’t have much trouble shopping at Old Navy for jeans. I was pretty surprised but they have a couple different cuts. They are my work jeans so I don’t much care how they look tho.
I spent about $100 or so for 2 pair of nice lucky brands I bought from Nordstrom which they altered for me but I’ve since put on a bit of weight so I haven’t slid back into those. Thems my going out jeans.