Wear to buy jeans...need a place with lots of selection...

[vvoc]

ok so i just finished wearing my apc new cures for about 6 months, washed them, fades were whatever, but now theyre way too tight and i dont feel like breaking them in anymore...so im int he market for a new pair of jeans

i bought the new cures blindly, just threw viewing others wearing them, this time i want to go to a store that is stocked with a lot of different styles and pairs of jeans so i can try them all on and decide on what i like.... i live in LA area so could someone tell me a good store in the area that stocks a lot of raw denim that i can try on and figure the fit? im thinking co-op would be good, but i want more ideas.... thanks!

i should also mention that i have a price range of 150ish...otherwise i would have bought a pair of diors...

 

[leftover_salmon]

At $150, you're probably gonna have to stick with APCs or maybe Nudies.

 

[vvoc]

ya im considering apc ns...where can i try these on?

 

[PG2G]

Hollywood Trading Company, Co-op, American Rag, Fred Segal/Ron Herman, ....

But yeah, $150 really is pushing it. You pretty much cant get anything other than APC at that price. There is an APC store in Los Angeles now.

 

[BrettChaotix]

you could always go to the store and try on what you want to get your sizing. Then shop online!

Keep in mind you get a 20% member discount at Brigade and DenimBar and maybe that can help put some of the other brands into your price range.

Don't under estimate the buy/sell threads here and on SuFu - plenty of great bargains there!

You are lucky to be in LA, there are no stores in Baltimore that carry this stuff so I have to take day-trips to DC, Philly or NYC

 

[HEWSINATOR]

Originally Posted by BrettChaotix

you could always go to the store and try on what you want to get your sizing. Then shop online!

I actually have a big problem with this. I feel it is truly not fair to the shop. If you want the good price go online, if you want the service and certainty, go to the storefront.

Like noted though, look at SuFu's marketplace like a hawk and you will find something soon enough.

Cheers,

 

[vvoc]

well thats the problem...i wanna try them on rather than blindly ordering a pair online so i know the fit for sure and am not shocked on how it looks on me

 

[BrettChaotix]

Originally Posted by HEWSINATOR

I actually have a big problem with this. I feel it is truly not fair to the shop. If you want the good price go online, if you want the service and certainty, go to the storefront.

Like noted though, look at SuFu's marketplace like a hawk and you will find something soon enough.

Cheers,

I don't really see the problem. People try on clothes without buying them all the time and as long as you're not an ass about it the sales staff don't really care.

As far as certainty goes - there is no certainty, the store could be lacking in sizes and stock.

Service - well, I've been to plenty of high-end stores full of snotty sales staff who don't even look up when people walk in the door... does that type of attitude deserve my business?

I would never ask for help or take an associate away from another customer if I had no intention of buying anything - and who knows, maybe I won't buy the jeans there if they are 20% cheaper online but I still could still leave with a less expensive item.

 

[chronoaug]

See, that's why you should pretty much know off hand your measurements and what styles look good on you. I can tell by looking at the measurments, how a jean is going to fit on me so it's a lot easier for me to buy jeans online if i have full measurements and a fit pic. Measure your current jeans using the blue in green method on their website. Then take into account what measurements of your new cures you like a lot and which ones you don't like that much. Then you can kind of estimate where you want them improved.

For example: I like my PBJs but i wish the front rise (9.4&quot was a touch higher, maybe 9.75"-10". Also, from the knee down it kind of billows into an almost bootcut look even though it's a true straightleg. Therefore i wish they were tapered slightly (8-8.25" knee to a 7.75" hem). Then you can find jeans that fit your "perfect jean" model exactly. Fit pics on buy and sell threads are icing on the cake.

It's not as exact as trying them on, but it's the only way to go if you want to get big deals in the b&s thread here and supermarket on sufu. I mean, you can get jeans at 50% off that way. Someone here is selling a pair of flathead 3001s that haven't even been worn for $210 down from the $280 self edge sells them. It helps make expensive jeans manageable.

 

[vvoc]

does anyone know a place in LA that carries flat head 3001 jeans? i want to try a pair on....if i had to choose between the three following jeans, which would you guys pick, considering fit, style, price etc:

apc ns
flat head 3001
dior 19cm

thanks!!

 

[chronoaug]

Flat head jeans are only at self edge in san fransisco in america. Depends on the rest of your wardrobe for picking between those jeans. They're different jeans too. In terms of slimness apc ns<3001s<19cms

 

[vvoc]

im assuming the 19cm are the slimmest? i cant seem to decide because i see the fits of these jeans on others and love it or hate it....i love how ns fit saucemaster but not many others...i love how 3001s fit sidneylo from sufu...and 19cm well i love how they fit on most everyone, so i need to see how these jeans fit on me... for instance i love how the 3001s fit sidney here:

 

[chronoaug]

Hahaha. Sidney should get a cut from the 3001 sales this past year. His mug is all over the internet.

Sidney actually sized up on his 3001s if i recall. The 3001 cut really is one of the better modern cuts i've seen from the japanese brands. The diors look pretty fantastic on everyone though, as you said. Just search for a deal here or in the supermarket and then take the plunge. Once you try on, buy and sell some jeans, you'll have a better idea of what fits you, and how to get closer the fit you want.

 

[vvoc]

ya but i just dnt wanna go through the whole buying and selling fiasco, rather buy one solid pair knowing how itll fit... i guess ill scout through buy/sell lookin for diors and flatheads

 

[braidkid]

chronoaug, from the problems you describe with your pbj's, skull 501xx is exactly what you're looking for.

to the OP, make the short drive to self edge in san francisco. your dream denim awaits you there.