I have a jean...(The Ultimate Jean Thread For Beginners) - ask questions here. - Page 1089

Google "APC Rescue measurements."

The Rescues aren't as huge as people tend to believe. If you taper, you'd have a more pronounced carrot effect. It isn't necessarily a bad thing if not done to exaggeration.

Most of the repros are known for their build quality, fashion brands (APC) typically aren't.

There's a correlation between price and build but there are exceptions. For example, sub $200 jeans won't necessarily be any less durable than $300 jeans.

I think once you get past $200, the playing field is fairly level with a few exceptions. It's the sub $200 market where build can vary wildly.

What he said. Hidden rivets haven't kept my back pockets in place nor have back pockets fallen off my jeans without hidden rivets. Chain stitching stays true to tradition but is objectively weaker than a lock stitch.

If you start saying that $200 jeans must have x, y, and z details to be durable then you're just kidding yourself. Being sewn like shit is a far bigger factor than hidden rivets in terms of durability. It's just as a consumer you're told that x, y, and z add value to the piece, so much so that jeans without those details appear inferior when, in the bigger picture, perhaps they're not.

In an upcoming interview with Rogue Territory, Karl mentions how he puts out a pair of trousers and receives emails from people telling him how much they love the cut, fit, finish, and hand... but if only it were selvage. It's consumer brainwashing at its best with the blame resting on the retailers as much as the consumers on here regurgitating it as gospel.