Denim Worth Buying a Second Time

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There's going to likely come a day when my IH-634SB give out, but as much as I love them I'm not likely going to replace them due to the $350 price tag. My 501 STF's on the other hand, are honestly some of my most versatile jeans and have faded nicely with a little patience. For $40, I can pickup a brand new pair from 5 miles up the road. I'll probably be an old man rotating through a single pair of Levi's at a time.

exophobe I had to read it a few times myself.

I've actually got to add one more to my list, the IH flagship denim. the 21oz natural/beige weft denim. I will be buying that again but probably in the 777 cut next time.

I've been rolling in a lot of chinos lately for work and such, but I usually go through these phases. Once I stop being lazy and get some of these jeans hemmed, though, they may roll back in. I really like a traditional five pocket made with traditionally "chino fabrics", which is becoming more common but still relatively rare. I'm in jeans all weekend, though, and I have a couple pairs of jeans that get occasional wear in the office these days, especially those japan Italian midnight with the grey weft, those are one of my best fitting pairs ever received from gustin.

It's very much about finding the appropriate match for a good look. It seems that heavier higher quality fabrics are more difficult to pair up and get looking right for an office (I'm looking at super heavy flannels, here). If you don't match them up you end up looking like you can't dress yourself while wearing expensive clothes.

Jeans also just don't work with relatively dressy shoes.

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I agree. My best fitting pair are my Unbranded weird guys, not the most exciting denim but I would not touch a thing to the fit. On the other hand, I have some cooler brands like Strike Gold or PBJ with very exciting denim fabrics that I seldomly wear due to weird fits, both are slim fits which came out looking like jeggings after the initial wash. The older I get the more I dislike slim fits, not a flattering look when you are going into your 40s to be looking like a sausage wearing your slim pants.

I've bought 2 pairs of PBJ XX-013's... And, I would buy a third. They're not spectacular. Buy they are a really good standard/neutral pair of jeans for me

Now that I'm back in Europe, I find myself ONLY wearing my slim cuts when I go out. My IH pants (Except my 555-03, and 716) don't really get worn except for work now. Fine by me, as well. I'm TRYING to not buy another pair of 555's, though I really want to. I've been slimming down lately, and I'm loving them more and more.

It's interesting to me that you're slimming down after moving from Japan to the UK.  I would think English food (as compared to a Japanese diet) would pack on the pounds.  Or maybe its just inedible?

I'm not eating rice with breakfast, lunch and dinner.....

Also, I haven't had a single bite of English food outside of the wonderful full English breakfast. MAN FOOD!!!!!

Yeah, rural Ireland is food challenged in a way that rural Scotland and Wales have down pat. I love it, but it's easier to stock up on food in the big cities for trips to the back country.