03-21-2005, 11:23 PM
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... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.
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Originally Posted by meembo
Cool thread! I've always needed a lot of help in this area. I can admit that! I can't contribute much, but I'll be looking for the tips for the guy who needs to be nudged out of blue jeans.
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Don't assume that jeans are only for kids. You can wear jeans as long as you can breath, as far as I'm concerned. The idea is to fit the jean to the situation.
From a Man's Health article
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IT'S IN THE JEANS
Pay tribute to the guy who really invented jeans
Levi Strauss often gets credit for inventing jeans. Wrong. Back in the 1870s, miners out San Francisco way needed heavy-duty pants for fortune hunting, and a guy named Jacob Davis came up with an early version of jeans (brown, not blue). He reinforced the pockets with rivets so they'd be strong enough to hold ore samples. This is where Levi comes on the scene. In one of the great investments in history, he gave the tapped-out Davis enough money to apply for a patent, and so became both a partner and synonymous with the most celebrated garment in the history of men's style.
The perfect pair of jeans for you
The perfect blue jeans are the DNA of a man's casual wardrobe. They take the million random possibilities of style and organize them into a coherent system. So pick a classic pair, like dark denim. They're versatile in a way well-worn jeans are not. Indigo jeans are cool with a plain T-shirt and sneakers, but clean-cut enough to hold their own with a dress shirt and tie or a casual blazer when occasion calls. Choose a pair that fits low on your hips (below the navel), and make sure they're straight-leg or boot cut. (The tapered look repels ladies.)
How to get a pair that molds to your body
No pair of pants looks better on a man than blue jeans that were stiff and dark when they came home from the store and have been softened and sculpted and battered against his body by life. Buy a single pair that starts out looking like something Potsie wore on Happy Days. Over time, they'll mature into your favorite pair. Hers, too.
How to tell if your pair is too baggy or tight
I call it the anatomy test. If I--or you--can see any of your frontal anatomy through your pants, they're too tight. If we can see any of your gluteal anatomy above your jeans, they're too loose. Please leave the extrabaggy jeans for rappers, skate punks, and Weight Watchers commercials. And trust me, no one wants to see a man in tight jeans. Ever.
How to make jeans go with everything
Blue jeans, which by rights ought to be casual, have evolved into the ultimate in flexibility. Used with wit, they can work in many different situations. For example, though in most venues you shouldn't wear blue jeans (casual) with shiny slip-ons (somewhat formal), there are certain urban, art-gallery moments and late-summer cocktail-party-on-the-deck situations in which jeans and fancy loafers are okay, assuming of course no socks are involved. Same applies for cashmere sweaters; they can be worn beautifully with denim. Somehow this mix of rough and smooth works. "For spring it's best to wear lighter-weight denim. Spring is all about color, so jeans look great paired with a woven shirt and a linen or navy blazer," says Randy Heil, men’s fashion director for Macy's West.
The jacket to wear with jeans
The full-denim outfit is a little too country for most gals. Instead, add a buttery suede or leather jacket. You'll love it, and so will we.
7 Pairs of Great Jeans
Throughout the abuse-your-jeans era--when guys used perfectly good tools to "age" their blues--we stood firm for jeans authenticity. Ours only got stained with caulking compound and only got ripped when a longhorn just missed. Now the world has come round to our position. And though we hate the word "rise"--that's the distance between the belt line and your boys--there's good news there, too: A middling-high one is replacing the low-riders that have lately hung on for dear life. Go straight-leg or boot-cut, Sundance.
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Decent jeans available from:
7 for All Mankind jeans
Nautica Jeans
Agave Jeans
Levi Jeans
Banana Republic Jeans
Armani Jeans
Diesel Jeans |
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