Modern jeans are terrible. I need your help/advice.

[Punkawallah]

In America, most jeans are designed for the waistband to ride halfway down your butt, or even at the tops of the thighs, with the crotch part down by your knees. And even if the "waist" (around your butt) is 36 inches, the rest of the pants will be cut ridiculously oversize, like size 60. To keep from being arrested for indecent exposure, brightly colored boxer shorts cover the naughty bits. Cartoon characters like Scooby Doo or Daffy Duck seem to be extremely popular for boxer patterns.

A few extremely expensive jean brands are designed to properly fit... on sufferers of anorexia. Otherwise, jeans are "one size fits none."

I’m sure someone in the UK could organise a ‘care package’ for you, were you to provide details?

 

[vickster]

Just found this thread

Personally I still wear jeans

but I need some new ones becuase modern ones seem to wear out after a year or so

but the main problem with them seems to be that every single pair I can find around here has
"added stretch"
now - firstly - stretch is not a thing that you can add - it is an action or verb

but also - I find that I can get some that fit
until they have been washed a few times when they start to loose the "stretch" on the waist band and default to the fully stretched length
but if I try to buy them at a smaller size then they start off too tight


In the old days I could wear Lee Cooper or Wrangler and they were a spcific size and that was it
and they fitted


now I can;t get any brand like that - did used to be able to get Wrangler at a cheap shop near the market but that has closed
and anyway - they had added "stretch" on them as well!!



weird

Have you thought to try the internet for a specific brand like Wrangler if you know your size?
You can always return if no good
https://jeanstore.co.uk/collections/wrangler?page=1&q=&klevu_price&sort=featured

You can also buy Wrangler online at M&S, deliver and return to store 👍🏻

 

[Jody]

Stretchificated jeans are a godsend and feel so much comfier to wear than regular. Can't say I miss that cardboard feeling

The only downside is longevity isn't great compared to regular jeans

 

[Illaveago]

I combine being middle aged with jeans wearing by getting M&S straight fit ones. One of the few that I've found where they do a 32" waist and 33" leg and that are comfortable (and cheap).

I stopped buying M&S because the stitching went.

 

[Illaveago]

I find that some modern jeans have too small a zip fly. The opening isn't large enough.

 

[cyberknight]

The reason I stopped wearing them. The legs got too narrow for the same waist size. Four sizes too big were when I could move in them. Meaning too much spare material hanging loose.
The last two pairs I tried buying never left the shop. At the insistence of the shop owner I tried on a pair that he said would fit. Came up the legs, but absolutely no movement possible. Bending one leg ripped them. The second two sizes larger split when I tried crouching down in them.
That was twenty years ago, not worn jeans since.

I pretty much live in tracksuit bottoms, my suit mrsck bought me we had to have alteredas you can't get 30 waist off the peg but at least it gives me leg Room

 

[Time Waster]

I find that some modern jeans have too small a zip fly. The opening isn't large enough.

Humble brag!!

 

[Time Waster]

I have bought Next jeans for years. This year I bought two more and one was great but the other had a cover to the fly zip that would never cover the zip. They have a wide fly zip flap but the flap starts too far to the left such that the actual part of it is at the opening end which presents the risk the flap does not cover the zip.

So IMHO Next jeans are good and cheap and available in such a wide range of sizes, lengths, styles, fabric fibre mix and colours. For example they do in each waist sizes (online only often for the less common) long, regular and short leg length, plus they do the long and short with double even triple extra to the length. I get long leg length with one extra (??" waist with XL (leg length). It is absolutely perfect leg length for me at 196 cm tall. The only place I have ever bought leg wear that fitted both my waist size and my leg length is at Next with their jeans and other trousers. I know of nowhere else that can compete with them, but TBH I have not really looked hard as Next just works for me.

 

[lazybloke]

I'm in jeans most of the time, usually from Next.
I'm lucky enough to be slim, and I wear a decent cut/fit, otherwise my clothing choices might be different.
Also, I avoid the typical light blue colour. Dark blue shades are acceptable as long as they don't fade. Other colours are even better.

My children (mid and late teens) never wear jeans. Possibly they have been traumatised by the site of my Dad; he's in his 80s and insists on wearing those hideous low-slung, baggy jeans. Please stop!

 

[vickster]

I was told recently by a much younger colleague that apparently the cut of jean enables us oldies to tell Millenials and Gen-Zedders apart...skinny fit for the former, super baggy for the latter! Who knew

 

[fossyant]

Tesco jeans are OK - usually end up covered in oil within the first couple of wears !

 

[srj10]

https://alpkit.com/products/sequence-technical-jeans-mens?variant=31072314589289
https://alpkit.com/products/jeanius-technical-performance-jeans-mens?variant=31072318193769
Can't vouch for these but have other Alpkit gear and find it excellent for fit and durability.

 

[All uphill]

I'm another fan of M+S straight jeans. £25, they fit and look good. I spend money on the things that matter - belts, shoes, scarf and jacket/coat.

 

[freiston]

I haven't worn jeans regularly for probably 20 years and likely not at all for about 15 years. When I was a lad, I had Westcot (iirc) jeans from the shop my mum worked in. By the time I was buying my own clothes, it was Levis - but they didn't allow much movement beyond walking. After the Levis phase, I bought for fit and usually ended up with either Next or GAP but sometimes some obscure fashion brand that were made roomy (such as pleated at the waistband or cut like some of the baggy cargo trousers).

As others have said, modern denim is half-destroyed before it's sold and so doesn't last long. Other downsides are that they're horrible to wear when wet, they are more of a concern when loading the washing machine (than more sensible clothing), and they take an age to dry.

 

[Conrad_K]

I measured myself then Mrs checked the measurements and off we went to Marks & Spencer’s who outfitted me with two pairs of Jeans that stretch and they are wonderful comfortable. All I need now is a Safari Jacket and I’m back in 1971.

Way better than "Armani". Go for it!