What jeans are you wearing today ?

[jchance]

SDA SD-908 G3

 

[AerGuitar]

16oz Red Tornado I picked these up unworn for like $65 on eBay to give them a shot. So far I have no complaints about them.

 

[TheOldFashioned]

Took advantage of record temps in the 60s to wear Studio D'Artisan D1830 Kakishibu Denim Hickory the past couple days:

 

[TartuWolf]

Tooks some comparison photos of my leather jeans from Vanson, my 25oz pair from Pinion (darker) and my 17oz pair from Strike Gold (lighter) today as the lighting looked great (in my childrens bedroom while they are in the kindergarten..).
I've realy embraced the leather jeans for every day wear this winter.

 

[Bfd70]

^ Super cool! You really pull off the leather pants. That’s not easy.

 

[Pandemic]

Help me over think a purchase here:

I usually buy size 33” to 33.5” waist jeans so they fit just a little snug in the waist and eventually stretch to 34” (assuming pre-washed) - which is my actual waist. If I buy a pair at 34” there won’t be any tension in the fabric when I wear them, so they shouldn’t stretch any bigger right?

 

[AerGuitar]

^ Super cool! You really pull off the leather pants. That’s not easy.

I’m thinking only Tartu and Monitor could pull off the leather pants… I wouldn’t dare, I lack the competence

 

[Bfd70]

I’m thinking only Tartu and Monitor could pull off the leather pants… I wouldn’t dare, I lack the competence

Agree. Had a great pair of weathered Vansons. Wore them on the bike a few times but not around town. Lacked the confidence.

 

[Trouser Bark]

Levi's 569. I get one day between washes as they don't retain their shape very well and after a single wearing they need to be disciplined in the wash machine in order to keep them from looking like a denim trash bag.

 

[Tom71]

Help me over think a purchase here:

I usually buy size 33” to 33.5” waist jeans so they fit just a little snug in the waist and eventually stretch to 34” (assuming pre-washed) - which is my actual waist. If I buy a pair at 34” there won’t be any tension in the fabric when I wear them, so they shouldn’t stretch any bigger right?

Take the 34". Tight-fitting jeans used to be a MUST, but at my age I loathe the feeling of a pair of jeans that is just that little bit to snug at the waist.

 

[Pandemic]

Take the 34". Tight-fitting jeans used to be a MUST, but at my age I loathe the feeling of a pair of jeans that is just that little bit to snug at the waist.

I’m more concerned about them starting out as a loose/comfort fit and stretching into something unwearable. Off the rack, these will fit nicely but probably still need a belt to stop them slipping down to my hips.

 

[codex]

I always buy pre washed jeans that have a waist measurement that matches mine as close as possible. Even if they stretch out a little, washing brings them back in my experience.

 

[Tom71]

I’m more concerned about them starting out as a loose/comfort fit and stretching into something unwearable. Off the rack, these will fit nicely but probably still need a belt to stop them slipping down to my hips.

Oh, I know!

It´s a bit of a pickle, as you never really know how much a specific fabric stretches/re-shrinks with washing. Even with the same maker I have had jeans that have virtually zero stretch/shrinkage and on the other side of the spectrum a variation of a full size.

What I do know though is that I am no longer buying jeans that start out as snug at the waist, hip or backside.

 

[Pandemic]

Oh, I know!

It´s a bit of a pickle, as you never really know how much a specific fabric stretches/re-shrinks with washing. Even with the same maker I have had jeans that have virtually zero stretch/shrinkage and on the other side of the spectrum a variation of a full size.

What I do know though is that I am no longer buying jeans that start out as snug at the waist, hip or backside.

Absolutely! That coupled with the fact the shop lists these as 34” but the maker lists them as 35”, I’m very hesitant to take a gamble.

 

[Tom71]

Absolutely! That coupled with the fact the shop lists these as 34” but the maker lists them as 35”, I’m very hesitant to take a gamble.

Yeah. I have recently bought too pairs of jeans from an online-shop. I enquired about actual waist-measurements for both and received them in a fast and seemingly very friendly way.
Turns out, the first was too small by an inch and the other too wide by 1,5 inch. Hard to conceive that both should somehow magically fit the same person. Whoever measured must have been drunk or unwilling, and I returned both, requesting a refund on shipping costs (pending).

 

[Ianrivaldosmith]

Sounds like all jeans these days to be honest. I normally purchase 6 pairs of the exact same Colour and size, and out of those 6, 1 maybe 2 will fit properly.

 

[Edward]

^ Super cool! You really pull off the leather pants. That’s not easy.

Yeah, not many can for sure, even when within ten feet of a motorcycle at all times! I had a pair twenty years ago I bought cheap - a tenner in Camden Market. Only wore them a couple of times, mostly for costume and running round the house with no shirt on pretending to be Iggy Pop, or Jim Morrison. Cracking things for wet weather (chrome tanned, obvs). But I was thinner then.... now my waist measurement is ever so somewhat bigger than my inside leg I think I'd look all kinds of wring in them as fashionwear. That said, some dreams never die easy, and I'm sorely tempted by a pair of leather elephant-ear style jodhpurs made by GTH (Silvermans in-house). If we were still regularly working Goodwood Revival with the Chap, I'd certainly have a brown pair of those to be worn with a belted wax cotton jacket and riding boots for wet weather days out in the open. An inter-war, gentleman motorcyclist sort of vibe. Which I might just be able to get away with now; I fear my skinny young rock star days are a thing firmly of the past now.

 

[Pandemic]

Yeah. I have recently bought too pairs of jeans from an online-shop. I enquired about actual waist-measurements for both and received them in a fast and seemingly very friendly way.
Turns out, the first was too small by an inch and the other too wide by 1,5 inch. Hard to conceive that both should somehow magically fit the same person. Whoever measured must have been drunk or unwilling, and I returned both, requesting a refund on shipping costs (pending).

Sounds like all jeans these days to be honest. I normally purchase 6 pairs of the exact same Colour and size, and out of those 6, 1 maybe 2 will fit properly.

Absolutely. If I could find somewhere local that could do a chain stitch I’d take a punt on these and ask for free return shipping if they were out of spec. As it is, I need to be sure of the waist of if I get them hemmed in store and void my return option.

Actually, that’s something I appreciate now about ISP: when I asked them about fit they measured a few pairs and sent me pics to show them with the tape so I knew how they measured

 

[Pierce98]

I wear Silver jeans from Marks/Canadian Tire. Noticed they fit better than Levi's, as well as lasted longer.

 

[TartuWolf]

I’m thinking only Tartu and Monitor could pull off the leather pants… I wouldn’t dare, I lack the competence

Agree. Had a great pair of weathered Vansons. Wore them on the bike a few times but not around town. Lacked the confidence.

I really feel like nobody cares at all. Never had anyone stare at them or throw any comments. Even wore them to the office for an official Area photo yesterday. So the "confidence" thing doesn't register for me somehow. Maybe it's related to me living in EE where people keep to themselves. Most likely folks would think I'm either a moto rider or *** or an artist. Around these parts usually ladies wear (obviously thinner or even vinyl) leather pants.