What has happened to men's jeans

[kwselke]

Has any one else noticed that on most new pants, jeans or other wise, that the zippers have gotten much shorter?

It just depends on which style/cut you buy. Levis, Wrangler, Carhartt, LL Bean, and many store brands offer different rises and fits. Fashion jeans usually are low rise/slim fit. Some jeans are preshrunk others are shrink to fit. When I was young I wore Levi's 519 Boot Cut 34 x 32 and they formed perfectly around my buns of steel. Thirty odd years down the road I keep an assortment of Levi's 550s, 505s in 34x32 and 36x32, Also Wrangler Rugged Wear big butt and Wrangler Cowboy Cut in 34,35,36x32. A Wrangler Cowboy Cut in 36X32 shrinks down tighter than preshrunk Levi's 505s in 34x32. I find that a good fit for my pudge of the day is what makes me look good and feel comfortable. I like full seat and thighs, a waist that sits a bit high, and I'll only wear shrink to fit when I'm sure excess body mass will not ooze out of the pants.

 

[Salty RI]

Maybe what you have to reach over to get to it, has something to do with it.[emoji2]

Has any one else noticed that on most new pants, jeans or other wise, that the zippers have gotten much shorter?

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[Ackley1952]

Quit Levi after lifetime of 501 but their stance on second amendment drove me to Wrangler. I'll go naked before I buy their products.

 

[Jack Flash]

I quit wearing Levis when they started being made outside the USA with a lighter fabric by people who don't speak English and who don't pay taxes to the American government.

I've been a Wranglers fan, for the most part, for the last 45 years. Their traditional style, 13MWZ, has always seemed to fit. In fact, I'm wearing a pair now. And they're made in the USA.

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They may be made in the US, but odds are they're made by people who don't speak English.

 

[Abbynormal]

I remember when Levi's were so thick, stiff and so starched, they would literally stand up by themselves!

My Mom used to have me break in a pair of Levi's by wearing a pair of for a week, then soak them overnight in the washer with 2X the normal fabric softener and Tide and then wash them. That is when they were comfortable and wore for 2+ years!

 

[kwselke]

They may be made in the US, but odds are they're made by people who don't speak English.

So what's your problem with them being made in Texas?

 

[eb07]

Wrangler originals. Same old jeans.

 

[Golddollar]

I remember when Levi's were so thick, stiff and so starched, they would literally stand up by themselves!

I used to have gym shorts that would do that!

 

[Fishslayer]

Carpenter cut Dickey's or Wranglers. They fit over work boots, something a lot of today's kids wouldn't understand.