Let's talk jeans. Love them or hate them?

[circlew]

I have several pairs of jeans and jean shorts, but haven't been wearing them recently as the fabric is heavy, and takes a long time to dry on the rack. When I get my dryer hooked up, I'll start back wearing them. I have both Levi's and some Riggs by Wrangler (insulated).

Jeans seem to be popular in this area, with both older and younger guys. Most commonly seen are Levi's or Wrangler, and some Lee. The young guys usually wear boots with them - either construction worker type or occasionally western style. Designer jeans are considered out of place by most.

 

[launderess]

Maybe it's a European thing but see quite a few men > 30 or even 40 wearing jeans. In fact at times it seems more than USA many Europeans have taken fast to jeans. I mean at funerals! *LOL*

See man at 2:12 in clip about an German laundry.



Jeans, hoodie, trainers, crisp white shirt... he pulls it all together.

 

[launderess]

From what one sees jogging pants have stepped up their game recently and that is what many younger men/boys seem to prefer as "casual" wear.

On female side of things jeans seem to have given way to yoga pants. And am here to tell you that trend needs to die a quick death. Obviously some women of all ages do not have mirrors at home, if they did they'd never go out wearing yoga pants in public.

 

[foraloysius]

Chris

A lot of people wear jeans here. Now sweat pants, that’s something different. You don’t see those often in public.

 

[mrboilwash]

But it takes a lot of balls and confidence not to have mirrors at home, doesn`t it?

 

[ea56]

I’ve been wearing jeans all my life and they have always been my favorite choice for pants. Even when I was a toddler I can remember my Dad down squatting down in front of me with a Chesterfield hanging off his lower lip while he was rolling up the cuffs on my tiny new Levi’s. To me Levi’s or jeans are just an essential part of my wardrobe. Thankfully these days they are appropriate wear for just about any occasion.

I can’t imagine anyone not being comfortable wearing jeans. A well fitting pair flatters just about anyone.

Eddie[this post was last edited: 9/15/2023-17:05]

 

[fan-of-fans]

I never stopped working in person during Covid so never stopped wearing regular pants.

I usually wear khaki colored Chinos to the office, they’re comfortable and breathe well.

As far as jeans, there’s several I like. I have some stretchy and non stretchy American Eagle jeans that fit well. As well as some Levi’s.

I never found Lee jeans to fit me well.

Also I really like the Wrangler Retro line. They’re expensive, but I’ve sometimes found them at great prices at Bealls Outlet and I’ve even gotten used ones from Goodwill.

I really like how the Retro line looks like the old fashioned cowboy Wranglers, but modernized, and they have a slight stretch to them and are very comfortable. The Cowboy style Wranglers are great too but fit a little too tight on me and are too hot for summer wear as the fabric, while very durable, is tightly woven and does not let much air though.

For sleepwear, I like pajama type pants and some sweatpants that I’ve found that are a bit too thinner. Those have pockets too, so I suppose if I needed too, they’d be suitable for a quick run out.

I’ve had a few pairs of skinny jeans (mostly light or khaki in color) but I just couldn’t get comfortable in them.

 

[donprohel]

Yves Saint Laurent's quote:

"I wish I had invented blue jeans. They have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity - all I hope for in my clothes."

 

[ryner1988]

Things have apparently changed a bit since I wrote this...

After Eddie informed me about the relax fit jeans in the reply above, I bought a pair from Target just to try them. I really liked them, so I bought two more pairs. I now rotate mostly between those three pairs of pants, since I've realized I can get waaay more use out of a pair of jeans than I can my polyester athletic pants. With the polyester pants, I was having to change them basically every day because for some reason they seemed to hold onto BO really majorly and the jeans don't do that at all. I can now get by with wearing two pairs of pants per week, changing them midweek as long as I don't sweat a lot or get anything real gross on them. Yesterday, I bought three pairs of cargo shorts for the summer and plan to treat them much the same way. Those shorts are also cotton, never realized how much you have to wash polyester to keep it smelling pleasant. Without wearing the synthetic clothes much anymore, I can now do two loads of wash every week or so instead of three, so I think it's been a helpful change. I've put the athletic pants up on the shelf in the spare closet and just might donate them someday as, aside from the flannel pajamas/basketball shorts I wear at night and such, I just don't have much need for them. Honestly they were making me feel a bit sloppy and lazy, like not very productive. I thought all those people that say what you wear affects how you act were just crazy, but apparently there's some truth to it.

We'll see if this is just a phase and I'm therefore back in my track pants in a few months, or if I really have found that I enjoy jeans and cargo pants/shorts more.

Ryne

 

[mattl]

Sometimes it's good to change things up.  I'm a Levi's 511/501 guy but most of the winter I enjoyed fleece sweat pants, never found some that were long enough.  I'm  6'4" 165lb and all the sweats I tried years ago were 4" too short.  Came across some reasonable price ones and they were an OK length. Was pretty comfortable all winter, now back to jeans.

 

[countryford]

I've always worn blue jeans and a t-shirt. I'm not much into shorts, even when I lived in Phoenix. I rarely ever wore them. Besides, shorts don't look too well with boots. I've worn several different brands of jeans in the past. Right now I usually wear Ariat jeans. They seem to fit the best and are very comfortable for me.

When I am home and I don't plan on going out, for the night, I'll slip into my pajama pants. They only get worn for lounging around the house.

 

[petek]

Just reminded of the first time my dad bought a pair a jeans. Both my parents were British ex pats coming here in their mid late 20s in 1948. Dad didn't buy his first pair of jeans until sometime iirc the mid 1980's and it was at first somewhat strange seeing him wearing them. He had worn Bermuda shorts in the summer but for the most part he had always worn flannel or wool trousers and a long or short sleeve mens dress type shirts and an English cap. Think Richard Bucket from Keeping up Appearances to get the picture. I remember saying to him around that time that he should buy some more colorful shirts than his usual bland white, brown, tan ones and he did eventual get some polo's but never anything brightly colored. My mother never wore jeans. She always wore a dress or skirt until pant suits came along but for the most part stuck to skirts and blouses and was always well dressed even when she was gardening.

 

[appnut]

I didn't begin wearing jeans until sometime between the age of 32 and 34 years old. The reason being wearing leg brace that at times went up to my waist with a metal pelvic band or just brace up to my thigh. Too difficult and very uncomfortable to wear. My next door neighbor after I bought my first house in 1980 was shocked I'd never worn jeans. He took me to buy my first pair of jeans. Once I got used to them I wore them just about any time I could over cotton slacks/pants.

 

[ryner1988]

Reply #32

Bob,

Yep we totally get it in this house about braces and the difficulty they present when it comes to clothing selection. Stacye wears braces on both legs. Hers only go up to the knees but they still make jeans hard to put on unless they're the boot-cut structure. Therefore, she mostly wears leggings, the thicker type that look more like pants. They're more form-fitting than sweatpants, but still have the stretch needed to go over the braces easily.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Wearing mine (Levi's, no less) and even had them on at last night's midweek Church sacrament...

 

One other person had his on. And we were even wearing t-shirts, among the well-dressed, button 'n ties...

 

My philosophy at this point, with the old people dressing up like the young 'un's (wear just a pair of black Dickie's slacks at work) is "If you're as old as the blue jeans inventor, then you're too old to wear jeans"...

 

 

To each, their own...

 

 

-- Dave

[this post was last edited: 4/3/2025-11:00]

 

[tomturbomatic]

My favorite jeans are two pair that are lined; one pair lined with fleece and one pair lined with flannel. They are like a loving, warm embrace in cold weather.

 

[cfz2882]

As a youth,used to wear 501 Levis almost exclusively~1987-97 because they were very popular around that time ,were durable and i knew what size fit:29x36 for ~134-138#,30x36 for 139-145# I stopped wearing the once i got past my mid-30s and harder to keep weight down over winter Quit western type jeans and went to other types of jeans and pants including Dickies 874 polycott work pants.Got in habit of wearing pants similar to old skool hiking knickers- except cotton instead of wool-along with long socks during the winter and usually wear these until shorts get fully into season.

 

[circlew]

New jeans

I recently bought Wrangler Riggs jeans at Menards, and decided to wear them today. I like the way they fit, and they seem to be well made.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

jeans

I love wearing them, and I find them comfortable and easy to maintain. I wash and dry them on the normal or heavy duty cycles. In the Kenmore Elite front load pair back in Killeen, I'd mainly use normal cycles on both machine, with the energy saver disabled on the dryer and the turbo wash equivalent enabled on the washer.[this post was last edited: 4/7/2025-14:58]

 

[wayupnorth]

When I was a kid, my mother refused to let me wear "Dungarees". By high school, I bought my first pair of Levis. Now, 60ish years later I still wear them and have a pair on right now.