Slightly OT - Jeans

wulfhound

Here's my dilemma.. after a long summer of biking, all my 32" jeans have gotten a bit on the baggy side. I went looking for some 30's, but almost everything I could find at 30" is cut with skinny legs (for skinny 20something hipster kids, I guess). Skinny jeans isn't such a great look on a 34yo male to begin with, but add cyclist thighs to the equation and it's wrong.

So I wondered if any of you had recommendations (and no, I'm not spending £150 on Rapha jeans...) as to good shops/chains for sensibly cut jeans in skinny sizes?

Cheers!

UndercoverElephant

Stick with the 32s, you can enjoy Christmas that way.

asprilla

Gap was the only place I could find a decent fit at.

rjsterry

I'm a 30" also, and Gap haven't let me down yet. Thought I'd branch out the other day, but it was just farcical - couldn't get them over my thighs at a 32" waist and only just at a room-for-one-more 34" - so reverted back to what works. Straight leg or boot cut seem to look fairly normal.

pickylongstocking

Try Carhart, they are roughly £60 a pair and are great for what you need. They have a shop off Neil Street in town, but they do have a retail outlet somewhere Camden way I think which sells older styles much cheaper but still quality items.

If not their is a house of fraser in Westfield which has a sale on at the moment and loads of brands and cuts, try Firetrap, my jeans were £65 in the sale (RRP £130) size 30 waist, not too skinny but not in anyway baggy.

Hope this helps.

MonkeyMonster

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... ight=jeans

There are others too- DDD had a big thread about his trousers, power awesome and something about his chicken legs

http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... ight=jeans

PBo

Asprilla wrote:

Gap was the only place I could find a decent fit at.

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pst88

Try women's jeans.

deffler

try some nice Levi's in straight leg , these have good stock

http://www.endclothing.co.uk/

these are slim fit but have a bit stretch to em

http://www.endclothing.co.uk/brands/lev ... -jean.html

lardboy

Uniqlo Loose fit for me. I need 'em in a 34, as I'm still trying to get rid of the belly, but the thighs aren't a problem. Less than £30.

joelsim

A belt?

dondare

I've had jeans taken in at the waist. It doesn't cost much.

97th choice

Try TK Max, seriously. last years range but decent enough clobber and often made in odd shapes. I've tried 30-32" stuff that hung from me like voluminous pantaloons.

soundninjauk

I like Howies jeans myself (http://www.howies.co.uk).

They've got a shop on Carnaby St. as well for the purposes of trying on.