And the stripes are quite slimming.
the waistcoat adds a touch of class to the ensemble. Although I must deduct several sartorial points for the bottom button being done up. Rules Tumble FFS!
I wish I could get a decent pair of non-stretch Jeans from a high street store, once worn they're down by my knees walking across the room. Hate them!!🤬🤬🤬
Mmm, nice.
This is why you need to think carefully before buying cheap clothes. I don’t want to come across all Peak-STW on this but this is one of the many reasons I won’t buy supermarket or ‘fast fashion’ clothing. I’ve just bought a second pair of Hebtroco jeans and before that it was Howies… I know they’re pricey, but they were considered purchases that will last me a long time and I can wear them knowing I’m not supporting somebody else’s misery.
+1 for Uniqlo, deffo a cut above the supermarket / value retailer norm.
Wait for the new year sale now.
Right. Caught my already holed jeans on a badly stored motorcycle silencer so, I'm going in!
They were the only pair I had left that I didn't entirely dislike.
Frankly I would rather be hit in the face with a hilariously oversized adjustable spanner than go into an actual shop, never mind the pure horror of trying on clothes in said shop, but needs must.
Criteria is, it's got to be near Halfords for something else so it's looking like Supermarket type jeans from either TK Max, Next and Sainos.
Man, I hate having to buy jeans 😐
never mind the pure horror of trying on clothes in said shop
They mostly have individual booths with doors or curtains these days so you don't need to get changed in the aisle and have everyone stare at the holes in your keks, you know that, right?
@nickc - 🤣👌🏻🎯💯
@Kayak - Uniqlo do mail order, in fact I believe they only have stores in London. Once upon a time, it was best to try their jeans on, because when I tried a pair while in London for something else, my normal size was way too small, and I had to get 34” waist, the length at 34” was perfect, but the last pair I bought I mistakenly ordered 32” waist instead of 34”, (first pair in a few years, I don’t wear jeans much) and the size was perfect. They’re Japanese selvedge denim, and came with the cuffs turned up, and even then the length was spot-on. £34 a pair, in unwashed dark indigo. They’re superb quality, classic style straight leg, just like original 501’s, but no decorative stitching or anything like that.
They mostly have individual booths with doors or curtains these days so you don’t need to get changed in the aisle
They are quite insistent that you use said booths as well....
I too find rapid thigh burst a problem with sainsbury jeans....as I do with 501, gap and so on! Sainsbury and m&s have been my supplier of menswear denim troo's for the recent past.
Tesco's are OK - seem to last. I usually get them covered in bike oil, so never spend much. Can't wear 'skinny' jeans/501's due to cyclist's thighs.
rapid thigh burst
is RTB a subset of PCW* because GBTK** is a different thing altogether.
*Premature Crotch Wear.
**Going Behind The Knees
in fact I believe they only have stores in London.
There' a mahoosive shop in Manchester. 👍
Tk Max, Next, M&S, Sainos, in that order.
No, no, no and NO! 😐
Doesn't help that the type I want now (Bootcut, because I only wear boots) are desperately out of fashion.
I don't want some skinny abomination halfway up my shins, ruffling up on top of my boots.
I'll have to mail order some I think.
Maybe they've still got some left over from the 90s 😊👍
Does not compute.
I once bought a pair of Tesco Value jeans for like £4
I used to love the Tesco value jeans.
Cheap jeans are like cheap bikes. They seem okay until you get a proper one
Only jeans I have found worth spending more money on were double thickness thigh fabricator jeans when in Canada. Not something you get over here. Fashion jeans tend to be no better built than cheap jeans and frequently worse.
I gave up on supermarket jeans a couple of years ago. PCW meant they only tended to last 3 - 6 months. I've now gone crazy and own 5 pairs of Hebtroco jeans which should last me a lifetime 😅
^^ the mythical 'peak STW' is often claimed, but seldom achieved. I reckon that comes pretty close!
Difficult to beat Levi's for value at £25 to £30 on eBay (genuine stock).
Rtb and pcw are close relations..... possibly even north/south dialect terms for the same thing..... the worrying feeling that you mustn't bend over in company.
Difficult to beat Levi’s for value at £25 to £30 on eBay (genuine stock).
Hmmm.... I bought some "Levi's" 511 off Ebay for about that much. They certainly aren't the cloth that the listing claimed, and there's something not quite right about the label (not the leather patch, the inside label with all the care instructions on). I'm fairly sure they aren't genuine, but the quality isn't noticeably different so I'm happy enough.
Not at all. its just a good example of what is wrong with how middleaged men dress and its easily relatable.
You're simply judging everyone else by your own standards TJ.
Make like the kids and use Vinted. Excellent value to be found for £10 in a buying format that will help Rishi meet his unimpeachable net zero aspirations.
Sainsburys jeans are such thin material though. I knelt down to tie my shoelaces and brushed the knee on my sandstone patio (smooth surface) and it made a hole in them!
The last pair of jeans I bought fairly recently were from a charity shop. £5. Girlfriend told me they were a Tescos brand. W30/L30 they fit perfectly. They're pretty much as good as new, probably belonged to some kid who grew out of them.
I,m sporting Jean shorts from Poundland today.Bit less sweaty than the long versions.
I,m sporting Jean shorts from Poundland today.
How much?