I refuse to buy Levi's for personal reasons but I need a new pair of jeans. What are some good alternatives?
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I know that Andrew, the editor/author at Primer Magazine, really likes GAP jeans. I haven't strayed from Levi's since discovering the 514 so I don't know much about other jeans.
American-made are going to cost you a pretty penny, any way you look at it. I can't think of any non-boutique jeans that are American-made off the top of my head.
Ben
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I like my Gap jeans. They have selvage and non-selvage raw indigo washes. I've got one of each, and while I like the selvage more, I'm not sure I like them nearly 2x more, which is the cost difference. I got them when Gap was having an in-store 40% off sale, so I was good with paying $50 for a pair that are normally $90.
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+1 on Gap. If I had to buy another pair today that's what I'd go with (although not at full price). I hate that last year's jeans had some fray at the bottom. I'm not sure if they left that on the current line or not.
Btw, what's with the 1960's all over the inside of these jeans? Such transparent pandering to a certain motif with Gap 1969 and LEC 1963.
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here is a list of denim companies that are made in the US. Whether they are competitive price-wise I guess is a personal opinion requiring a little research.
AG Jeans — Los Angeles, California — denim*
Baldwin Denim — Kansas City, Missouri — denim
Crate — Los Angeles, California — denim, outerwear
Earnest Sewn — New York, New York — denim
J Brand — Los Angeles, California — denim
Jean Shop — New York, New York — denim
Imogene + Willie —Nashville, Tennessee — denim
Left Field — New York, New York — denim
Levi Strauss & Co. — San Francisco, California — denim*
Rag & Bone — New York, New York — denim
Rising Sun — Pasadena, California — denim
Rogan — New York, New York — denim
RRL — New York, New York — denim*
Raleigh Denim — Raleigh, North Carolina — denim
Spurr — New York, New York — denim
Tellason — San Francisco, California — denim
The Stronghold — Los Angeles, California — denim
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