Morning all,
Perhaps a small crisis of wardrobe going on following a relationship break up and a bit of weight gain but its time for me to buy new jeans so looking for some recommendations on decent quality brands please.
Most of my clothes it would seem are either sports or work wear with very little in the way of casual so its time to have a little freshen up.
I like my Yes Friends jeans.
Hiut. Spendy, but lovely and last aaages. Then free repairs
WTF just looked at that Hiut stuff. Save your £200 and buy some from next for £25.
I like my hebtroco ones, but they are on the spendy side too
WTF just looked at that Hiut stuff. Save your £200 and buy some from next for £25.
I have. That’s why I buy Hiuts now.
I've a pair of Hebtroco, cost a fortune and do eventually fall apart, but I don't rip the crotch out of them. I wear the same pair almost everyday and they've lasted years. I used to get about 3 months out of a pair of high street jeans.
Howies occasionally do sales and they last me and are pretty well made (Huit are ex-founders of Howies if I remember rightly). Definitely better than high street ones.
I'm also happy with Howies, got a couple of pairs that are lasting well. Also like Nudie but prices have been creeping up over the last few years
Another vote for Howies here - the fit (for me) is perfect and they seem to last for ages without being super spendy.
Rather depends on how much you want to spend. Jeans can go for £25 at Next or a few hundred at Hiut. If you are prepared to spend on the high side have a look at the selvedge options at Rivetandhide.com . If then you research the value of Sugar Cane over Momotaro over Iron Heart over Studio D'Artisan you will go down a very deep rabbit hole!!!
Jock Wan to the Forum please.
Unless you are into 'artisan' jeans go to M&S - better quality and range than Next when I was looking recently.
They even do selvedge jeans far cheaper than other brands...
I prefer organic cotton jeans, and as I'm 31" waist, my choices don't include M&S.
Jeans I rate are:
Carhartt
Timberland
Howies
My current pair of Levis fitted well and were much better quality than tha last I bought, but that was over 10 years ago
Levis fit me the best, but don't seem to last like they used to, even buying not overly worn vintage ones from Vinted
Other than that just go to TK Maxx and get whatever Firetrap or Diesel ones you can find in your size.
Unfortunately for me there don't seem to ever be many 32w/34l of anything decent.
GAP might be a more cost effective option? Or Uniqlo
I’ve got three pairs of selvedge jeans on rotation, a GAP pair that are about 8 years old and starting to create some nice fades, a pair from Fat Face that washed out quickly, and a pair of Next Japanese raw denim. The Next ones are 15 years old and look stunning.
I got some lovely, brand new, Lee Coopers yesterday from a charity shop for £10!
I was given some Hebtroco jeans for Christmas by my wife. I am contractually obligated to wear them and say they’re lovely.
They are so stiff that even lifting my leg to get in the car is a full workout. Going to the toilet has to be planned as the button fly needs mole grips to operate. Apparently they’re not to be washed for six months.
I’m working on a plan to leave them somewhere that is plausible or pretend to be mugged for them!!
That m&s ad is so bad above, the creamy white jeans with the camp bent leg pose has put me right off my coffee and hot cross bun although the Autograph trunks that cost a packet I'm currently wearing can't be beat for comfort and fit
Don't know about camp bent leg but you might make a good Camp commandant!
The answer to the question is Uniqlo Japanese Selvedge denim, very similar in style to classic 501’s, but around half the price, and no fancy stitching or labels.
Here you go, £39.95. Accept no stupidly expensive alternatives using the same basic material.
https://www.uniqlo.com/uk/en/products/E485737-000/00?colorDisplayCode=69&sizeDisplayCode=030
Here you go, £39.95. Accept no stupidly expensive alternatives using the same basic material.
If you want to support sweatshop labour, sure. There are plenty of credible news sources out there talking about this stuff.
Another vote for Howies, I've a pair that at nearly 8 years is finally showing signs they need to be replaced. Of the high street brands, the best I've tried re Uniqlo. As @CountZero says , they're very 501 in shape, if that's your thing.
Edwin are a reasonable balance between HebTroCo, which are excellent, and Next/M&S or even worse Tesco, which are not.
But the uniclo ones above are Ok too.
I like Spoke jeans as you can customise the fit, prefer the travel denim as it's a bit stretchy and really comfortable to wear but they do other 'posher' denims to.
I've been more than happy with my M&S jeans, big advantage is that you can try them on.
Recent thread; https://singletrackworld.com/forum/off-topic/jeans-recommendations/
Nudie have been my go to for ages (relatively expensive, but free repairs for life and trade in for old).
I recently got some HebTroCo, which I love, but they were a lucky Vinted find so were a long way off full price.
At the cheaper end, Alpkit Jeanius have been a recent success.
My other half got some lovely Jeans from Otso in Slawit on Saturday, cracking little shop
https://www.otso.clothing/product-page/otso-indigo-denim-jeans