Why is it so hard to find jeans that work?

[Anonymous]

“The butt looks great, but the waist is too loose.”

“The waist fits perfect, but the butt is awful.”

“They look and feel good now, but they’ll probably wear down if they have this much stretch.”

Wish it weren’t so difficult.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if your expectations are too high.

The last 2 pair of jeans I bought were Levi’s. Mid rise blue jeans, one straight leg and one boot cut. They are comfortable, wear well and are decently flattering — but aren’t going to work magic.

Are you very curvy (waist much smaller than butt?). If so I agree that’s the hardest cut for jeans because of how denim works. Some peolle get the waist tailored. You could also try a curvy cut.

[Anonymous]

There are so many options available.. It just takes a lot of time & effort.

[Anonymous]

I think it's the stretch in most of them. It seems like such a great idea when you put them on, and three hours later you are wearing ... jeans that don't work.

[Anonymous]

Jeans are cut for standard bodies and even slight differences in your body can cause difficulty in getting the perfect fit. If I find something I really like I always get an extra pair.

[Anonymous]

Because our expectations for the way we want jeans to fit are often higher and more specific than the fits we expect from other types of pants.
Back when I was a teen, I’d buy Levi’s with minimal or no stretch and wear them damp until they dried — fitting perfectly.

[Anonymous]

If everything bit the waist fits, get it taken in.

People are so averse to tailoring. I dont get it.

[Anonymous]

Right op? Why are all the zippers crap now too? I never had a zipper just come undone, but now it is more of a feature than it actually working! Several pairs I got recently have zippers that do not work!
I just spent 200 on McLaughlin jeans, they look great on me, and the zipper came undone... ok, that was probably my Christmas dinner's work!

[Anonymous]

If you are outside the standard body range it is more challenging.

Clothing companies are moving away from multiple cuts of clothing. Instead of 5 different jeans, there are now 2. The 2 are offered in alot of colors instead.

Clothing is not as well made overall.

Waist and length can be easily tailored. Everything else not so much. Focus on getting the other parts to fit. Alterations for the rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's the stretch in most of them. It seems like such a great idea when you put them on, and three hours later you are wearing ... jeans that don't work.

"I think it's the stretch in most of them."

this. everything is turning into jegging and the only rigid jeans are extremely baggy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jeans are cut for standard bodies and even slight differences in your body can cause difficulty in getting the perfect fit. If I find something I really like I always get an extra pair.

I disagree with this. My body is standard yet I have trouble finding good jeans. A lot of them are cropped and/or baggy. On me, they look like they are supposed to but I don't like that look - they make legs look shorter which I am sure someone must like but that's not me. I have long legs and I want high rise jeans to highlight the legs. I can wear low rise, sure, but I prefer high rise. A lot of denim is too thin and too stretchy, it looks good initially and then I just starts to hang and create creases. So I have eliminated like 90% of jeans before even trying it on.

[Anonymous]

You might need a higher rise if hourglass.

[Anonymous]

Honestly I have this issue with most pants. If I really want a pair to fit well I have to have them taken in at the waist. It’s so frustrating, especially when clothes are so much more expensive and so much lower quality. I hate spending $100+ and then tack on another $30-$50 for tailoring for a “cheap” pair of pants that shows wear, or the zipper breaks, within a year.