Frayed jeans and alterations
 

So my citizens got frayed on the right ass side left of the pocket, and the opposite side looks like it will too soon. Like if you hold it up to the light you can see light through it. I'm getting them patched, but do you think it'll look funny when I wear them?

I know that patched jeans don't usually look funny, but this is like on the ass. I thought it would look weird, but the one alteration lady said it wouldn't.

Rumor has it that patches on clothing went out with the '80s. Or homelessness.

I don't get the whole acid-wash-patch, pre-ripped, pre-stained fad.

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What do I know? I buy my pants mail-order from construction contractors.

It'll look funny, grungy, and classless. Time for a new pair of jeans. Good luck finding some as comfy as the ones you've worn through.

The alterations lady is saying they won't look odd because she wants your business. She's telling you what you want to hear.

A couple of patches will extend the life of the jeans until you find a replacement. If you're only wearing the jeans in your backyard while doing yard work, and you wear slacks or something else to a worplace or school... you're fine. If you intend to wear jeans that have been patched in the bum anywhere off of your property... that's just scary.

Ya I don't like the pre-destroyed jeans either. It seems like now I can't find a good pair that isn't already pre-destroyed, which forces me to buy them haha.

These jeans were like $150, so I don't just want to discard them.

MY ONLY ARTICLE OF CLOTHING THAT WAS THAT EXPENSIVE...except my pea coat, but that was because of authenticity...WWI and WWII status.

Yeah, dude. Sorry, but they're done. All you can do now is learn to juggle.



Do that everywhere you go and nobody will care about a patch on your ass.

I was hot for a young lady that had a US flag stitched to the ass of her jeans... of course this was back in the late 80s.

First of all, everyone knows that anything that was in style during the 80's should be avoided forevermore.

And quite apart from that... dude. Don't you listen to the Guess Who?

The late 80s do not equal the early 80s. This is important to remember.

And she was from Montreal... I can't remember why the flag what there, but I had fun removing it... ;)

Why the heck did you buy a pair of $150 jeans?

I say, don't patch them. You can really only get away with patches if you're an adorable girl (are you an adorable girl?) and even then they need to be tiny. Lurkette and I take Ratbastid's old boxers with the great designs- frogs, playing card suits- and make little patches.

Buy a new pair of jeans.


And don't pay for a label. Pay for quality.



*looks down to see that he has on a pair Diesel jeans and shuts up*

Stella, that was my question exactly.

It is the nature of jeans that they are going to fray, get worn out, and need to be replaced--hence why you should never spend more than $50 (I say $50 because my top-out point jeans-wise is based on what the GAP charges) on a pair (unless you're a girl buying dark-wash trouser-style jeans...then paying more is understandable). And in the future--go to Costco! They have quite a variety of jeans, and at a greatly discounted price. You want fancy jeans? They got 'em, but for 75% less.

Goodwill is also AWESOME for men's jeans. I found a pair of barely worn J. Crew jeans there a couple years ago. Paid $10 for what would have been an $80 pair. Until I lost almost 50 lbs, they were my favorite jeans.

Who is really going to notice $150 jeans? No one, that's who. And obviously they wear out at nearly the same rate as cheaper jeans. That isn't a savings, imo. The exceptions I've noticed in wear-rate are GAP jeans and J. Crew jeans.

However, one should never feel ashamed at paying full price for a good pair of trousers, a suit, a sweater, or dress shoes. Those are items that last a long time.

Just got them back and they look pretty damn good. They patch the inside to reinforce it and they zig zag sewed the fray. It was only $7 too, at another place it was $30, but that was in my upper-middle class city where everything is high priced. I'm pretty satisfied with their service. It was some small shop by the LH mall.

Can't even notice it unless you're the girl taking them off for me.

I bought the jeans, because I liked them. I honestly can't find good looking jeans that I like with a price of $30+. They do exist, but they are VERY hard to find. There is a difference also between the jeans, it isn't just the label...but I'd say the label would be 50% of the reason.

Yeah, your pants are worth more than my life.

Jeans with holes are fine. I'm wearing jeans with holes right now. As long as it's not a giant hole in the crotch, you're fine.

I have a pair of Eddie Bauer jeans with a giant hole in the crotch. Just makes it easier to adjust the undies :D Also have a pair of cheap old Walmart jeans that, every time I sit or bend down, the zipper goes down. I call those my Eveready jeans. :thumbsup:

Witchcraft.

I bet you get all the girls haha. I'm going out right now sporting these anchor blue ones i just got...watch out single ladies on valentine's hahaha.

ngdawg does get all the girls. It's really quite unfair.

Lees, Levis and Wranglers are the ONLY jeans I'll buy. They fit well, look good and last a long time. Depending on where you buy them, you won't likely pay more than $50 for a pair. Levis are my personal favorite for comfort, but the other two tend to last longer and cost less.

"designer" jeans are for fools, imho.

Ya Levis's are dank.

A fool's a fool, but at least he's still cool.

Haha just made that up, but ya I probably will not buy another pair of designer jeans for a long time, unless I get a bonus or surplus of cash somehow. Anyways I'm out.

I've been quite OK with Gap jeans for the past several years (since I once worked there some 15 years ago or so).

I keep going back because they fit.

$50 for jeans?
i pay less than 20 for mine at Steve and Barry's.
I'm a cheap bastard when it comes to clothes.

Hmmm, I'm wearing $30 jeans, a $20 shirt, $100 shoes (dead running shoes, so don't read much in to that) and I topped it off with a cashmere top coat who's price I'm embarrassed to reveal. Walking down the street to the office, I'm sure I looked like the gigantic tool that I am.

In other words, who the fuck cares how much someone else's clothes cost? It's their money and their body.

Rudius, glad to hear the patch job turned out well. Next time you're going to buy clothes that expensive, make sure that the quality matches the price. Those two don't equate nearly as often as they should.

I pretty much stick with Lucky Brand..

so nice..

although, I'm kinda diggin the open crotch that ng mentioned.

Makes me want to break the zipper in the bf's jeans....

You turn the screws and you do it in sensible clothing!

Crompsin, I'd LOVE it if you ever decided to stop playing Army with your buddies and got a real job in my industry. Nothing would make me happier than to get the opportunity to be the one to crush your dreams. :)

True that.

And ya they were really good quality jeans, I just wore them like ever day for a straight year no joke. That's how much I loved them.

...LIKE I GOT A FRIGGIN' CHOICE. :D

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Wait... you mean I should go into the insurance industry and make my meeellions? Hah, and I was thinking federal law enforcement would be better for my soul.

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Clothing patches are, however, acceptable on military "field" uniforms (especially during deployments). We don't starch our relish suits (ACUs) and they have so many gosh-darn silly Velcro tabs and zippers and flaps and shock cords that you wouldn't notice a giant ass patch unless you turned 'em inside out. Civilians clothes? No-go.

Society is too froo-froo.

Deliberate holes always seemed like a bit of a 'wank' to me. It's like rich people trying to look punk.

For sure - patch the jeans. Don't wear them to trendy places though, those people only like name brand modifications. Keep the jeans for local shops and comfy times.

Hmm. You can sometimes apply the patch on the inside eh? Looks less obvious.

Do they really have a lot of velcro on them? I know that any velcro I have that's been any where near sand is buggered. Is this the case with your uniforms in the sand?

That would drive me nuts.

Oh, the horror: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_Combat_Uniform

Flap covering the zipper (should be buttons). Shoulder pockets. Useless tiny chest pockets. Trouser cargo pockets and thigh pockets. BLEGCH!

Absolutely useless.

One of my friends in university used to patch her jeans from the inside by glueing pieces of denim directly to the cloth as soon as they started to fray. It wasn't visible, it meant the the tears didn't grow as quickly, and when the jeans were no longer usable, she saved the cloth to patch her next pair. :)

She was outrageously hot and had the confidence to carry off pretty much any outfit, but I honestly thought it was a good solution.