Do you still wear Levi's?

Who the h*ll cares about what brand is on their jeans?

More importantly, why would I pay $30+ for a pair of jeans?

As if your 30 dollar pair doesn't have a brand on it. If 30 dollar pairs are the only pairs you've worn in your life, than you simply never experienced the pleasure that wearing a pair of premium jeans can give you. You can wear totally black jeans without holes, distressing and visible branding, but everybody just "knows", feels it in their subconscious that you're wearing something that just oozes quality. It's undeniable - to the wearer and the passerby. In contrast, your 30 dollar light blue, paperthin, ill fitting pair will just remind them of their grandpa working in his garage. Nothin wrong with that, but nothing right either. The 250 dollar pair does look more than 8,33 times better than the 30 dollar pair.

irunfastXC wrote:

Who the h*ll cares about what brand is on their jeans?

More importantly, why would I pay $30+ for a pair of jeans?

I'm 57 and wear Levis every day. Probably have about 15 pairs in my closet in various stages of wear. My wife bought a couple oairs of Lucky brand cuz they were on sale. I actually like them. They fit different than Levi's, little lower cut in the waist and softer denim.

Unlike the stupid shoe companies, Levi's doesn't change their products every 6-12 months for "style" reasons. Shoe fit, quality and performance varies every time the shoe companies make an update. It is aggravating, annoying and stupid. When I find a good shoe I always buy 6 pairs because I know that in a year or two it won't be available again.

I have been wearing the same size Levi's 505 for years and years. I don't have to try them on before I buy them because they are always the same size and exactly what I want. They are comfortable to me and I like them.

I don't wear Levis because I don't find them stretchy enough and I don't like being restricted, but I haven't tried any on for years so it may be they have different styles now.

I’m baffled that the OP (even a year ago) thought designer jeans were still cool.

The diesel/seven/ag/true religion thing died out around 2009 as best I can remember.

Raw Japanese selvedge denim had a moment in the mid 2010s. But, generally, expensive gaudy jeans was a trend from 10-15 years ago that has thankfully gone mostly extinct.

I stopped wearing Levi’s because the fabric is too restrictive.

Can’t carry a phone in my pocket and bend at the knees.

I have some American Eagle Outfitters jeans that look good but also stretch a bit.

I have Levi jackets and jeans, all over 10 years old and in great shape. Still wear em. I dress my age and won't try to dress in something that has pre cut holes in the knees or are bleached or skin tight.

I still have my Levi's denim jacket from high school, 30 years ago! Still going strong, unlike that ugly letter jacket I also had at that time. I got some J Crew jeans recently that I like better than Levi's, better fit and softer plus they were on sale.

Yep. Still here after 59 years and still wearing the 501's. I have at least 10 pairs up in the closet ranging from almost new (which to me means <5years old) to holes in the knees (organically-grown, not 'installed' there at the time of manufacture). I also have a Levis denim jacket from at least 30 years ago but I rarely wear it because I feel it's a little much to be wearing denim jeans AND a denim jacket - who am I, the Marlboro man?!

I went through the Dad Jeans thing long ago. I've since gone to skinnier jeans, as I am, largely compared to the general population, skinny.

It's no different than the pants I run in, in cooler or colder weather. Once upon a time I ran in nylon Bill Rodgers wear pants, which were far too wide in the legs, and swished around excessively. Since Sporthill was a thing, I've gone with tighter-fitting stuff. Unless I'm wearing a suit, which is basically only at weddings and funerals any more, I'm in something fairly tight-fitting, though not like Portnoy.

niceplacetolive wrote:

Yep. Still here after 59 years and still wearing the 501's. I have at least 10 pairs up in the closet ranging from almost new (which to me means <5years old) to holes in the knees (organically-grown, not 'installed' there at the time of manufacture). I also have a Levis denim jacket from at least 30 years ago but I rarely wear it because I feel it's a little much to be wearing denim jeans AND a denim jacket - who am I, the Marlboro man?!

I'm 57 and still more than happy with my closet shelf full of 501's. Don't have to think about whether or not they will if I find a sale online. A 32x34 will always be 32x34 and the cuff of the leg will always work with casual shoes or boots.

Once you discover Japanese denim you will laugh at what every else considers jeans.

jeans wearer wrote:

As a child, Levi's were my go-to jeans. But I'm pretty sure I stopped wearing them 20+ years ago.

These days, just like everyone else I know, when I want jeans I look to a designer brand. Wearing a pair of AGs as I type this. Pretty sure I haven't even thought about Levi's in at least a decade.

So I was somewhat surprised to read just now that this morning, Levi's IPO'd. The brand seems, from my perspective, largely irrelevant in 2019.

Do you still buy the company's products?

You don't mingle with us plebs I reckon.

I am very happy that I have no idea what "AG" is.

I own 2 pair of jeans, both 5 year + old, and only worn maybe half a dozen days yearly combined.

(One is Levi's, the other is Hugo Boss I think).

I wear these probably more than 50 days of the year.

They'll set you back $200-250, but run circles around any pair of jeans I've ever owned..

I realize I am blessed that I can walk out my front door and be in the woods about 7 meters later..