Jeans (again) – alternative to Uniqlo

I’ve been buying thrift shop Levis for the last couple of years. You can usually get them in good condition at a fraction of the cost, but, its mental the variance in size and fit you get with them. Even with what are meant to be the same size and fit. I suppose given the size of Levi’s supply chain, their QC might be a bit complicated, not to mention the prevalence of fakes.

But you’ve prompted me to have a look at Uniqlo’s jeans. Like their shirts and t-shirts, so will need to give their jeans a try.

I like the fit and feel of Gap jeans and it appears the wear rate is remarkably consistent too as  the two pairs I bought around 4 years ago both went in the same place within a month of each other!

Replaced them with a pair from Massimo Dutti after being very pleased with a pair of their chinos.  They feel nice on and time will tell as to the longevity.  I prefer to try on before buying as like a lot of us here have cyclists legs so fit can be hugely subjective.

What are people doing spending so much money on a pair of Jeans !

Becasue some folks prefer decent materials, made ethically (or as ethically as it’s possible with cotton) that break in over years, and can last decades if looked after properly

Somewhere like next do Jeans of every size / shape for £30 or so

That are often made in sweat-shops-in-all-but-name conditions with denim that made from intensively farmed cotton using scare water sources. The jeans are often thin and poor quality and last a couple of years if you’re lucky and need replacing more often. By the time you’ve replaced your third pair of Next jeans, some folks expensive ones are only just nicely breaking in. The fact that some Tesco jeans come with a belt kinda reinforces the point

Personally, I’d prefer to have fewer but better made (and longer lasting) clothes. I’m lucky enough to be able to afford to shop like that.

I’m impressed with Camel Active jeans from a local outfitters a while ago.

The people saying crotch… do you mean inner thigh?

Every pair of trousers I’ve owned (and most shorts) wear out there. It’s where the thighs rub together when walking. Pisses me off no end.

The people saying crotch… do you mean inner thigh?

This. I’d imagine for most folks on this site, it’s riding a bike (saddle) that does it. But it can also be the collection of large seams in that area that constantly just get abraided and strained.

@reeksy a few centimetres down from the crotch seam.

Yes, as above in answer to the crotch / inner thigh wear.

Picked up a pair of my Nudie’s yesterday that I had dropped in for their lifetime repair service and dropped another couple of pairs off (I have an N+1 jeans problem!).

I never ever ride a bike in trousers … and my bike shorts wear through the arse, so it’s definitely walking for me.

Yeah I used to cycle to work every day and my trews would wear through the arse first. But I don’t particularly have big cyclist thighs.

Now I only cycle once a week and i haven’t had to repair or replace any jeans in years!

I think my thighs are thinner from cycling compared to when I played rugby and football.
63cm now and they were over 70 when I was a teenager.

I tend to always buy Howies – but they only last around a year before the crotch has air vents.

Quick update. I went down the Vinted and ebay route in the end:

1 pair of Edwin ED55 £30, like new, rrp £185

1 pair Levi 502, £15 good condition, not the quality of the Edwins’ but nice fit

1 pair of Nudie Steady Eddie £15!, condition stated as very good, yet to arrive.

So a big thumbs up for saving money and the environment.

I am old and not at all trendy, so my Jeans come from M&S. Fit well, last well  and under 40 quid. Loads of cut and size options too.

I have quite a few younger friends and colleagues who agree as well.

I am old and not at all trendy, so my Jeans come from M&S. Fit well, last well  and under 40 quid

Interesting…. I’ve found the ones I’ve bought last less than a year before they go at the knee or bum!

Maybe it’s because I hardly wear jeans these days, so mine hardly wear at all, but even when I did regularly, I’ve never had jeans wear on the inside of the crotch; on the ass, yes, because I was sat down all the time, moving around on my seat, so after several years they’d start to go a bit thin, but it was years, probably more like ten.
I mostly wear shorts, or if it’s a bit too cold, then my lined Danish Army combat trousers, which are very comfortable, and they keep the cold out. Just had new zips put in, after more than ten years the zipper tags broke off.

Just right for next winter. 😁

Got some half price jeans on the Edwin website.

Cycling.

Denim jeans have to be the most inappropriate clothing for cycling in, what with that big seam joint right at the main pressure point where you sit, I tried wearing jeans once on a bike, it was horribly uncomfortable, which is why I bought proper shorts and long leg trousers designed for cycling in.

And the few times I wore anything out through the seat, was because my job involved sitting down the whole working day, and I didn’t have many pairs to swap around. Now I have loads of combat/cargo-style trousers, jeans, lightweight walking and climbing trousers, shorts, that I’ve worn for many years, which, apart from a couple of instances like my Trolls which snagged and tore slightly, are still completely intact twenty-odd years on.

Mainly because the wear gets spread out, I don’t wear one pair constantly, I’m always swapping them around. Just like I do with socks; I’ve got a drawer full, each pair gets worn once then goes in the wash, some of my M&S socks are getting on for twenty years old, and only now getting a bit threadbare.
I guess I’ve accumulated over a dozen different pairs of shorts, if not more, some are Kona and RaceFace, even a pair of Large Hardware cycling shorts that I often wear, none have worn out, ‘cos they’re only worn a few days at a time.

Spreading the load = less wear and tear. Simples.