Jeans to wear with your flight jackets ...

[mulceber]

Wish I could say these were mine, but they’re actually @Nnatalie’s:

 

[Thomas Koehle]

Wish I could say these were mine, but they’re actually @Nnatalie’s:
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Nice fading ...

 

[Grant]

Seeing Stanier rocking his Warehouse denim inspired me to post a progress photo of Warehouse wartime denim. They're getting pretty ripe smelling so due for a wash soon!

 

[bfd70]

For the mature gentleman jeans with 2% stretch are the best thing to happen to jeans since they were made blue.

 

[Grant]

For the mature gentleman jeans with 2% stretch are the best thing to happen to jeans since they were made blue.

As a fellow mature gentleman still wearing shrink to fit denim, the rowing machine, my bicycle and intermittent fasting are the best things to happen! Lols

 

[blackrat2]

They look good Grant..still working on my Levi’s

 

[stanier]

As a fellow mature gentleman still wearing shrink to fit denim, the rowing machine, my bicycle and intermittent fasting are the best things to happen! Lols

Totally agree. Wearing these cool items we love keeps us fit and well as well as enjoying them. What's not to like? And definitely the best thing to happen...

 

[mulceber]

Yeah, I’m in the “no stretch” camp too.

 

[bfd70]

At 5’10 i’m 165# and wear 32w. Not fighting a battle to stay lean. I just prefer to not have to be so precise in all of the measurements for comfort. I did the IH army thing for years. I’m awol. I also only think this is pertinent over 50.

 

[stanier]

At 5’10 i’m 165# and wear 32w. Not fighting a battle to stay lean. I just prefer to not have to be so precise in all of the measurements for comfort. I did the IH army thing for years. I’m awol. I also only think this is pertinent over 50.

I'm nearly 60 and don't fret about measurements - I always buy 34 inch waist and different makers fit different ways and some shrink, some stretch but whatever that's the point of denim . I'll leave it to people who see my pics to judge if they look ok, but there's no way on earth I'm buying stretch and ditching selvedge denim, no way at all. That stretch stuff is totally aging "grandad" and yuk IMHO like socks with sandals and beige M&S cardies with leather elbows, sorry, but if you're comfy, carry on.

 

[bfd70]

https://www.levi.com/US/en_US/clothing/men/jeans/taper/502-taper-fit-selvedge-mens-jeans/p/295071347

 

[Emchisti]

Yeah, I’m in the “no stretch” camp too.

Clothes don't need to stretch if they're designed and tailored properly.

 

[Emchisti]

I picked up a pair of high-rise herringbone denim from Olderbest (a brand with the terrible name of 'Annual Ring'). They're bulletproof and really quite comfy.

 

[CK90]

I'm nearly 60 and don't fret about measurements - I always buy 34 inch waist and different makers fit different ways and some shrink, some stretch but whatever that's the point of denim . I'll leave it to people who see my pics to judge if they look ok, but there's no way on earth I'm buying stretch and ditching selvedge denim, no way at all. That stretch stuff is totally aging "grandad" and yuk IMHO like socks with sandals and beige M&S cardies with leather elbows, sorry, but if you're comfy, carry on.

Amen and honestly , you always look epic in your denim Stanier!

But I have to say the same thing to you that I said to CoolhandLuke the other day….

Nearly 60???? You don’t even look close, eternal youth strikes again!

 

[mulceber]

I'm nearly 60 and don't fret about measurements - I always buy 34 inch waist and different makers fit different ways and some shrink, some stretch but whatever that's the point of denim . I'll leave it to people who see my pics to judge if they look ok, but there's no way on earth I'm buying stretch and ditching selvedge denim, no way at all. That stretch stuff is totally aging "grandad" and yuk IMHO like socks with sandals and beige M&S cardies with leather elbows, sorry, but if you're comfy, carry on.

Worth pointing out that there is selvage denim that has a bit of stretch added nowadays, but yeah, I have no interest either.

 

[LV426]

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I picked up a pair of high-rise herringbone denim from Olderbest (a brand with the terrible name of 'Annual Ring'). They're bulletproof and really quite comfy.

Really nice , you got style as usual . Nice ensemble ! I apologise but I'm intersted by the wall behind you , o the plate is written " Passant recueuille toi " is it a wall where people were shot down by the German occupant ?

 

[Emchisti]

Really nice , you got style as usual . Nice ensemble ! I apologise but I'm intersted by the wall behind you , o the plate is written " Passant recueuille toi " is it a wall where people were shot down by the German occupant ?

This was taken at Maison Forte 10 (MF10) Saint Menges. It was detroyed by the lead elements of 1st Panzer in May 1940. I did a self-conducted battlefield tour along the Maginot Line, Sedan, Lille, Dunkirk etc earlier this year.

 

[coolhandluke]

There's plenty of denim that's 1 or 2 percent elastane that really doesn't visually look any different from the 100% cotton versions from the same manufacturer (at first). IMO, the biggest issue with denim with stretch is that it doesn't retain its shape after 1 or 2 wears, which means constant washings, no nice fades, and a very short shelf life. All of the Levis 1% elastane denim that I have purchased has only lasted me around 6 months.

 

[Emchisti]

Good grief, 6 months is bordering on defective.

 

[coolhandluke]

Good grief, 6 months is bordering on defective.

They're still intact. No seam failures, etc. I just replaced them due to shrinkage and the fact that the dark wash doesn't look particularly great once it uniformly fades to a lighter indigo.