Favorite brand of jeans?

[GirlinContempt]

I've found, brand does matter. Some brands just have way higher quality, way better fit, and they're worth the extra. Sometimes a lot extra.
My top two are Olsen of Europe and NYDJ.

I can tell when other women are wearing Olsen jeans even before seeing the distinctive red label on the belt loop. They just have such an amazing fit, they look classy and do wonderful things for the legs. They're incredibly pricey, but they also last me about 4x longer than cheap, ugly jeans.

NYDJ (Not Your Daughters Jeans) have twice the stretch of normal jeans. They tuck in your tummy, they're soft as hell, and fit like a dream. Sadly, the only place I've found in my city that carries them is a plus size store, and I've shrunk down out of them. I'm still clinging to my size 12s (the smallest they carry) but I think I'll have to give them up and start ordering on the internet. Also, pricey.


What are your brands? Why do you like them?

[SKKY]

1. I have 1 pair of Levi's, 2 pairs of Kenneth Cole...

...and about 12 pairs of DKNY Jeans. I don't know why, but they fit me better than any other. I also kinda like their style.

[GirlinContempt]

4. Hey, everyone is shaped a little differently

Some jeans that fit really well on one person look like crap on another.
But, in general, I've found some brands just have a better overall fit, especially when they offer (like Olsen) a handful of different fits in the same style :)

[SKKY]

That's the funny part, I don't have a particular body type...

..36 x 32. Pretty standard. There's just something about DKNY Jeans.

[GirlinContempt]

25. Even so

How it all sits and moves in those measurements makes a difference

[Phillycat]

2. Whatever I can find at the consignment store.

Last time I got two pairs of DKNY for $5, total. They were having a sale. :)

Anyway, they fit nicely. I would never spend more than $20 for jeans. If I can't find them at the consignment store or on clearance at Old Navy, I'm not buyin' em! :D

[GirlinContempt]

5. Wow.

The last time I spent $20 on jeans, they fell apart in about 2 months. I think they were from Old Navy.
Now I spend anywhere from $50-$180 on my jeans, depending on the sales I get.

[Phillycat]

7. Eh, I don't spend money on clothes - cuts into my book and yarn buying.

LOL! :D

[Phillycat]

11. PS. My jeans never fall apart and I wear the hell out of them.

You mentioned stretch in your OP, maybe that's why. I only buy 100% cotton jeans - hate stretch jeans! Very unflattering on me.

[GirlinContempt]

13. Ahhh

I need stretch jeans. Plain ones make me look about 40+ years older, fatter and grosser. :)

[La Lioness Priyanka]

3. express jeans.

[GirlinContempt]

6. Hmmm never heard of them

:)

[Phillycat]

9. Express is the store.

Owned by The Limited?

[GirlinContempt]

15. Hmmm must not have em in Canada

[La Lioness Priyanka]

14. its part of the company express. i love them because they make short sizes.

given how short i am this is a blessing

[ElizabethDC]

19. That's what I wear, too. n/t

[Shakespeare]

57. Second that. Their "editor pant" is also GREAT.

I call them my Amazing Ass Pants, because they make your ass look incredible. And their jeans fit spectacularly well.

[CBHagman]

73. Clothing for editors?!

Tell me more. This is something of which I know nothing.

[davsand]

8. Levi's Slim Fits

BEST pairs of jeans I have ever owned. They feel wonderful and wear very well. I do own some Wranglers and they are not bad jeans, but when everyting is clean I reach for the Levis first...



Laura

[GirlinContempt]

17. I have a friend who loves Levis too

for some reason I could never get a good fit out of them.
Everyones different, eh?

[Dulcinea]

58. Another vote for Levi's.

After having kids & the subsequent change in proportions, they fit me like a glove (550.) Also, they have to be real denim...the stretch ones make me look like an old lady!

I also like Lucky Brand, but will only buy them on eBay. I refuse to pay Nordstrom's prices for jeans.

[redqueen]

10. Shoot... I can't remember the name.

I got them at Macy's for $24, and they fit amazingly well for the price (found a pair that fit much better, but they cost over $80... hah, as if).

Argh... I'll remember the name later and post it. :)

[GirlinContempt]

37. We are breathless with anticipation

:D

[redqueen]

45. Hahahaha... I remembered! Style & Co.

I love em! :D

[GirlinContempt]

48. Why does that name sound familiar....

[redqueen]

54. Do you shop at Macy's?

They make LOTS of stuff and they have a whole section at Macy's... all I've tried on is their jeans, though.

[GirlinContempt]

55. No Macys in Canada

[Oeditpus Rex]

12. Wrangler

They fit tall, skinny guys, and they last.

Bonus: The 'W' is silent. :D

[GirlinContempt]

38. What about tall fat guys?

[Oeditpus Rex]

41. Dunno

Never been one. :shrug:

[GirlinContempt]

43. I'd love to find some good jeans for this guy I shop for

but he's very tall and very... big... :)

[pitohui]

16. i haven't found that to be the case at all

it may depend on body type

i still have jeans from my high school days that wear fine and fit fine (they are not stylish but i can still weed the garden or go hiking in them) and i'm a few decades later, so it's obvious that cheap jeans last just as long if not much longer than overpriced ones

the ones that fit well but are completely hideous and out of style, i can use for hiking in some distant land and then i throw them away and use that room in the luggage for other stuff i've accumulated along the way

i have found brand loyalty to be without merit in the case of jeans, i have to try on each pair and see how it fits, and if it fits me grab it, even if it's a thrift store jean for $2 (and it usually is, since i am short, slim, with proportionately curvy hips for my size)

leggy young girls who look good in anything no doubt look terrific in $300 jeans too but i don't think it's the jeans making you look good, i think it's you making you look good -- a lot of people just feel better and have more self confidence if they're wearing more expensive clothing, so they see themselves in the mirror as more attractive -- actually, they look good anyway, but it's a mental thing

just my humble opinion but i find it a little sad that people splash out hundreds of dollars on a pair of jeans thinking it's an "investment" when i know from personal experience that cheap pairs have lasted me decades -- and the "investment" high fashion jeans will probably pass from fashion as far as style FASTER because the designer has to issue a new style every year

[GirlinContempt]

21. It isn't 'obvious' they last longer

Because I've had numerous and diverse pairs of jeans from numerous and diverse manufacturers that were inexpensive, and without fail they lost their shape, split, and just plain wore out fast.
I'm glad you've had good experiences with your 40 year old jeans, but that isn't proof positive they all last the same.

Brand loyalty is with merit, if that brand makes a really high quality product that lasts a long time. I know they look better, not because of the higher price tag, but because they do. And some jean styles are classic. My Olsen jeans I've had for four years now, and they aren't out of style, because they're a classic. I've had to re-buy the same style because of a change in size.

Classic clothing is an investment. I'll go cheap on some things, things I know I won't wear often, or will go out of style fast, but things like jeans, dress pants, and work staples I'm willing to shell out a lot of money for if they're proven high quality and long lasting. It is an investment, because they last and look good for years and years, instead of going to Zellers and replacing it with something cheap every few months.

I guess each persons experience is different. But your personal experience doesn't match up with mine, so I wouldn't jump the gun on the 'sad' comments. Not that it's surprising.

[judaspriestess]

18. I'm a Levi's girl and I have a pair of magnificent Buffalo jeans I love

have worn tons of other brands and I like them too but something about Levi's work for me.

[GirlinContempt]

39. I think my sister wears Buffalo

They fit pretty small don't they?

[krispos42]

20. Old Navy

Although I have a mix of jeans. But I re-discovered my favorite pair (I put some weight back on, and they fit again). Old Navy button-fly jeans. Soooo comfy!!! And I've had them, hell, five, six years now? Maybe more?

The inseam is two inches too long, but I think I got them for like $5 or $7 on the clearance rack. They were a great buy!

[GirlinContempt]

40. Good find

:)

[CBHagman]

22. For Not Your Daughter's Jeans...

...check out Nordstrom or the website/catalog As We Change. The latter stocks a variety of styles of NYDJ.

http://www.aswechange.com

http://www.aswechange.com/search.asp?skw=03APPB&catID=35

[GirlinContempt]

23. Thanks!

I just wish somewhere local would start carrying them :)

[ghostsofgiants]

24. The denim in Mavi jeans is wicked comfortable.

Though I'm cheap so I usually just buy cheap-ass Brody brand jeans from Bootlegger.

[GirlinContempt]

42. You're kicked out of club hipster

[ghostsofgiants]

44. But...but...but...they're skinny jeans, that has to count for some hipster points!

:cry:

[GirlinContempt]

47. Not if they're from bootlegger they don't

[ghostsofgiants]

49. Fine...where do I hand in my hipster ID card?

[GirlinContempt]

50. Find the shaggiest haired, biggest sunglassed tightest jeaned

biggest belted kid on campus and toss it up

[ghostsofgiants]

52. Sigh...okay...

But I'm STILL reading Vice, I don't care what you say! :P

[Reverend_Smitty]

26. Levi's...the old standard

I have one pair in particular that fit me so well that on the inevitable day that they get a hole in a place that render them unwearable, I might cry a little

[GirlinContempt]

46. Don't worry, I think grunge is coming back

the holes will be haute coture

[Reverend_Smitty]

62. cool!

I knew I hung on to my Doc Martens and flannel shirts for a reason. Now when "neo-grunge" rolls around the corner and all the cool kids are spending hundreds of dollars on couture flannel...all I have to do is raid my attic...WIN! :P

[TK421]

27. I used to buy Levis all the time, until I noticed a decline in the quality

had several pairs where the buttons fell off or the zipper broke ( and this is only after a month or two of wear ). I've been buying Lee, and have had better luck with them.

[ghostsofgiants]

29. Last pair of Levis I bought, the first time I wore them I put my hand right through the front pocket

[TK421]

32. Heh...I also had a pair ( 505 ) that ripped at the knee while I was bending

down to pick something up....after maybe two weeks. Glad to see that I'm not the only one who has noticed this.

[ghostsofgiants]

34. I don't remember the number of mine. 514 maybe? Whatever their skinny jeans are.

I pay less for most of the jeans I buy ($50 instead of the $75 that Levis are) and they seem to be way more durable.

[GirlinContempt]

36. I've noticed that with a lot of brands.

Which is why when I find some that are that much better, I like to stick with them.
Glad you found some that work :)

[SteppingRazor]

28. Luckys are great.

I'd never pay full price for them, but I stumbled across a pair in Marshall's a while back.

[kwassa]

30. I buy the blue ones.

the cheaper, the better.

[KitchenWitch]

31. Levi's, Eddie Bauer, and Lucky Brand

[Orsino]

33. Looking for American-made jeans that don't suck.

I don't wanna buy Levi's anymore.

[GirlinContempt]

35. NYDJ are USA made, but for chicks only

Why does American made matter to you?

[Orsino]

63. Too many jobs shipped overseas.

Levi's was simply one of the most eager and blatant outsourcers, whose quality seems also to have taken a huge nose dive.

[GirlinContempt]

65. Yeah

Part of the problem I think though is that a lot of people aren't willing to pay the money for more locally made goods.
I do find my European clothes to be a of a higher quality. Most of the stuff is made in Turkey, Germany, Italy and sometimes France.

[RebelOne]

51. Gloria Vanderbilt jeans are the only ones

that fit me correctly.

[GirlinContempt]

53. It seems women have a bigger problem with this.

And even then it depends.
I know my younger sister has no problems ever, but she's 5'6" and MAYBE 115lbs, with that perfectly proportioned shape you see in magazines (except no overlarge fake boobs). She can buy just about anything from a mall and it looks fab on her.
However, I know the pain of having trouble finding that good fit, when you find it, hold on to it! :)

[Throd]

56. Kirkland

[Deep13]

59. Jeans are so-o-o 20th century.

They are hot and uncomfortable. I prefer solid color military cargo pants.

[GirlinContempt]

60. Ok Kim Jong

;)

[Deep13]

61. I blow raspberries at you.

:P

[AlCzervik]

64. 7 for all mankind, made in the usa and they fit great.

[Rabrrrrrr]

66. Calvin Klein - I've worn them for years. They fit beautifully, and last a long time.

In fact, all of Calvin Klein's clothing seems designed for much for my body type - I have a lot of Klein stuff, from underwear to suits, because it all fits so wonderfully, better than almost anything else.

[Arkansas Granny]

67. I like Levis relaxed fit that sit at the waist. They seem to fit me and

be as comfortable as any other brand I've tried.

[LaraMN]

68. I pretty much feel that I don't like ANY of my jeans, right now.

I hate jean shopping almost as much as swimsuit shopping.

x(

[dembotoz]

69. what ever is on sale

some say my wardrobe proves it

[Javaman]

70. I have a pair of levis but now that I'm officially middle aged...

I wear only chino's now. comphy...

[Left Is Write]

71. Express and Hollister.

I like them because they fit and are flattering to my shape.

[yellowdogintexas]

72. Levis seem to fit me best and last incredibly long time, just the right amount

of stretch in them ..I buy the ones in the petites dept because I have short legs and they fit very well.