Very timely post, and thank you for sharing the article, as I'm surrounded all day by a sea of denim to an extent I've not seen before.  Admittedly, I've been turning my attention to the topic of jeans and the myriad of brands, styles, fits, and types of denim and even pondering the merits of placing my beautifully made clothes into storage and wearing jeans and t-shirts.  This would cause shock and awe among thoe who know me and my enjoyment of well-made clothing, but with everyone around me dressing down these days in jeans and sneakers, I have to concede that taking the time and effort to dress well is losing it's appeal.  Sigh, maybe this is just a phase, but the article is inspiring and proves that dressing well has its plusses lol

Last edited by Marc Grayson (2007-08-05 10:32:57)

Just the fact the writer got this bit completely wrong "and the new Japanese brand Nudie" makes me know 100% that the author really has no idea what he/she is talking about (since Nudie is distinctly Swedish, and not really new at all)  The author def doesnt know what a good jean cut is, and anyone that thinks jeans are for "slobs" also has no idea what a good pair of jeans is.

Last edited by The_Shooman (2007-08-05 22:32:35)

Utter hogwash, that article.  I agree that most men who attempt to dress up jeans do it awfully, but that doesn't mean that any attempt is automatically wrong.  What's worse is the author's tendency to state everything that is wrong but provide no examples of how jeans should be worn.  "Too uniform in color"?!  Whats wrong with new, unwashed jeans?  If any demin could ever possibly be dressed up, it's unwashed cripsy dark denim.  "Only brown shoes or trainers should be worn with denim"?!  Perhaps it depends on the color of the denim.   Certainly black shoes can be worn with darker shades....what about black weejuns? 

Apparent one is prohibited from purchasing jeans at Levis (my first love) or Armani.  Perhaps we need a list of suitable shops to bring us up to compliance.  I wish i could be paid to spew idle, uninformed opinions onto a page. 

The fact is that I've seen denim dressed up successfuly, but it can only be done to a certain extent of dressiness.  No Velvet sportcoats with jeans.  No dinner jackets with jeans.  Tweed, Corduroy and Cotton jackets all look great with denim.  My favorite way to look sharp in denim:  slim dark jeans without too much ankle stacking.  Blue white or pink OCBD, navy knit tie, brown brogues, herringbone or houndstooth jacket.  If the occasion is too dressy to wear knit ties or herringbone than one shouldnt be wearing jeans.

I still wear Levi 501's.  I've tried to find the American-made versions with the better denim, but the larger sizes (I take a 36  unfortch), are usually out of stock.  And to me a little expensive at about $200 but maybe that's the way of everything now.