American Made Levi\'s

[Ryan]

Yeah, I know... They are expensive, but dammit - they are made in the USA and they are Levi's. A pair was recently gifted to me and I have to say, they are worth every bit of... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Gear Journal, click here.

[river1]

$200

i've spent less for some cars

i don't own ANY clothing that cost $200 bucks so i guess i won't be owning any new levi's

later jim

edit with they don't make them in my size anyway, i'm a big boy

[MedusaOblongata]

Shit $200 for Levis?!?
You could be wearing Armani for that!
I thought Levis were supposed to be in the $50 range.

[Ryan]

It all depends on how much you value 2 things:

1. Selvedge denim (if you don't know what that is, these jeans aren't for you)
2. Made in the USA (If you'd rather have a pair of jeans made in Italy, go piss up a rope)

[CaliNapco]

$200 sounds insane when you can buy Wranglers for $15 bucks at Target.. but I have to say.. back in '80.. I think I was paying around $12 to $16 for on sale and with my Mervyns employee discount for American made ( Frisco ) 501's .. again.. if I remember correct, they were close to $30 full freight... Hate to see what that works into now...

At the time it didn't seem so crazy.. even though I was making $5 bucks an hour.. maybe because they lasted forever and I wasn't being bent over for every other thing in my life ?...

[Tman]

My folks sacrificed hard in the early 80s spending $34 for me to have shrink to fits. I got TWO pair to start the schoolyear. It was all we wore until about 88 or so.

[river1]

Originally Posted by Tman

My folks sacrificed hard in the early 80s spending $34 for me to have shrink to fits. I got TWO pair to start the schoolyear. It was all we wore until about 88 or so.

yup me too! in fact we got no name brands till mom went to school under the GI bill where they paid her to go to school. we started getting levi's and converse shoes. being the younger son also meant i got hand me downs when they weren't worn out. GOOD TIMES tho!!

later jim

[Rolleiflex]

I wore nothing but the good old 501 shrink to fit for years. It makes me sad that everyday things that the average person could afford, such as quality made in the US Levi's, have become a rarity that costs a premium. I may be inclined to buy a pair, but I'll probably end up babying them instead of just wearing them for working like I used too. I want America back!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by Ryan

It all depends on how much you value 2 things:

1. Selvedge denim (if you don't know what that is, these jeans aren't for you)

I don't, they're not.

[Unkl Ian]

Originally Posted by CaliNapco

$200 sounds insane ...

It is insane.

[Ryan]

If it's wrong, I don't wanna be right...