I don’t wear polyester and 100% cotton jean are typically (more) expensive. Lots of good denim can be had for $150ish.

"I was hot in the late 90's / early 2000".

AYR is good too.

Anonymous wrote:what are the higher brand luxury jean brands?

I would consider these brands to be:

Frame
Mother
Hudson
Paige
AG

You can find some good deals at Nordstrom rack.

Anonymous wrote:what are the higher brand luxury jean brands?

Mother are the nicest luxury jeans.

what are the higher brand luxury jean brands?

I have gotten 7 Forl All Mankind, Banana Republic, Loft and Not Your Daughter’s Jeans, J Brand and higher end brandsat goodwill for under $10.

While I like the pricier jeans, I will not pay for them.

Anonymous wrote:the $200 jeans fit me so much better and I am not tugging/hiking up/complaining they are a tad to short.

Yes. The brands that reliably fit me (have a waist, need an inseam of at least 33”) are all in to $150-$300 range. Totally worth it to be able to pick something off the rack that just fits.

Depends. I love Levi's and Paige.

No way I’d spend over $50 on jeans.

Anonymous wrote:Better to spend that money on GLP and look good in cheaper clothes.

Totally!

I must not have been trying the right cheap jeans. For years I thought banana republic, Levi’s, j crew and madewell worked well. But then I got some from Mother and Paige and they were so much better in all the different ways. So now I’m a convert to expensive jeans. I basically live in them so it feels worth it.

I spend a lot of money on jeans because I literally wear them everyday. I believe in spending on things that get a lot of use - rather than splurging for a holiday dress.

For me, expensive jeans (Agolde) fit me much better than less expensive jeans (I tried Madewell and Reformation this year and then reverted to Agolde.).

I don’t think so, but I am tall-ish and thin.