https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 13 May 2026 16:33:21 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871439 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:33:28 +0000 anya 871439@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My black skinny jeans are entering their 5th year. Their blue counterparts has been upcycled in a pair of clams. I have bootcuts from 8 years ago ( high-school) . If a jean fits you fairly tailored ( neither super painted on skinny neither slouchy) it's timeless ( ofc if the quality is ok) . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871372 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:54:58 +0000 ironkurtin 871372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Echo said:<br /> "Well-fitting, straight-leg jeans are NEVER outdated."</p> <p>It's my impression that the definition of "well-fitted" changes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871371 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:54:36 +0000 Raisin 871371@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I remember wearing out the knees as a teenager. Not bought with distressing, it was earned! Lol! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871364 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:50:59 +0000 Anonymous 871364@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! I remember that stage too Claire when they would start disintegrating...and the mourning would begin. And then the new pair would seem waaaaay to dark and stiff! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871363 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:49:57 +0000 Claudia 871363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can so relate. I have had jeans for years and years that were worn to the point of being unrepairable.</p> <p>In our highly consumeristic and disposable society, there is something beautiful and emotionally satisfying, at least to me, about finally throwing something out that has been totally used up and worn out; not selling, donating or disposing of some barely worn closet orphan or out of fashion trend.</p> <p>I am reminded of this post I wrote way back: <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ode-to-the-best-shirt-i-ever-had-they-dont-make-em-like-this-today" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....this-today</a></p> <p>Sniff, sniff... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871359 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:47:38 +0000 Echo 871359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>When I was in grade school, about the only jeans a person could buy were brand new, 100% cotton, unwashed denim, so all the kids would come to school for the first month wearing cardboard-like pants. Then in junior high and high school it was all the rage to buy pre-distressed jeans, but they were never as comfortable as the kind you broke in yourself.</p> <p>In high school I used to buy men's jeans in unwashed denim and break them in myself. I wore those pairs until they quite literally fell apart. And maybe I am really behind the trends, but a person can still do that if they want to. Well-fitting, straight-leg jeans are NEVER outdated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871355 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:45:15 +0000 Janet 871355@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still have a couple of old David Khan bootcuts that I bought about 7 years ago. Now they're a size too big so I wear them on my junkyard and urban exploration forays, pegged with hiking or combat boots so the hems don't drag in dirt, oil, etc. They even do a passable job as boyfriend jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871353 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:45:02 +0000 modgrl 871353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Styles change but I feel like there is something out there for everyone now. Skinnies, boyfriends, bootcuts, it's all out there. I can even find "ankle" jeans that fit my short inseam perfectly. Choice makes me happy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871344 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:40:22 +0000 ironkurtin 871344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It kinda stinks that styles change so much now that jeans only last a few years. I had jeans from the Gap and Levi's and Calvin Klein I wore through all 4 years of college. I really doubt I could do that again now. Not because of quality concerns, but because the cut would start to look dated. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871338 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:35:27 +0000 Transcona Shannon 871338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I totally relate to this IK. I remember a pair of Levi's I got in Grade 8 - I brought them home crisp and brand new, filled the bathtub with a mix of water and bleach and soaked them in the tub for a while, partially dried them and them put them on and wore them for a few hours - they formed to my shape completely and I wore those jeans until I graduated high school. They were soft like a Kleenex and they were always the pair I grabbed when I wanted to be comfy. When the knees finally gave out, I hacked them off into cut offs. It was like losing a friend when they finally became unwearable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871330 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:31:21 +0000 Anonymous 871330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was just thinking the other day about how I used to wear my jeans until I blew a hole out in the wafer-thin knee. Then I'd try to patch it up and wear some more but by then the writing was already on the wall... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871327 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:29:20 +0000 Thistle 871327@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel more like jeans aern't as well made. Even if I did keep them that long, they wouldn't last unless only worn sparingly.</p> <p>I have always tended to mid-tier jeans, but I know you like premium denim, so the lack of longevity makes that extra hard. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871202 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 11:38:01 +0000 Ingunn 871202@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I miss it, too! I love old fashioned sturdy denim in a classic cut. Had to find my photo album and reminisce about a pair of Levi's that I wore to pieces in the 80's. today's fast fashion is really not a positive development at all. Classics that can be worn into the ground are winners in my book, every time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871135 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:41:54 +0000 ramya 871135@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes... IK but you know what I have been lucky here :)<br /> I can still wear them 8 years ago bell bottoms were a rage when we hit college...<br /> As I graduated it was bootcut.. So got my jeans altered and now it's skinnies... So off it went under knife again and I am wearing them today :)</p> <p>Old jeans are the best </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871129 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 07:33:08 +0000 Deborah 871129@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nope! I'm a new convert to jeans and they didn't really factor in my wardrobe until recently...I started late! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871090 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:13:53 +0000 jayne 871090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh yes, memories of those stiff super dark Levis and a year later or so, soft pale, super comfy and then the holes would start, all natural here and there. Now we buy that look. My always had holes right under the back pockets, so the plus to buying them is that I am no longer flashing people!</p> <p>Nope, I haven't worn a pair of jeans to faded glory in many many years. On the other hand, I do have a pair of slouchy pleated grey trousers that have been faithful for 18 years now. i bought them the year I moved to Norway and because they are classic, have been able to wear them pretty much ever since. They look to my eye the same as the day I bought them. No fading, and actually little wear on the hems. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871080 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:59:32 +0000 Caro in Oz 871080@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wore my 501s in the surf for about two weeks to soften them - it worked well:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871034 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:52:41 +0000 rae 871034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still have one pair of Lucky brand from... 2005? Very soft and comfy. I just wish I hadn't worn them unhemmed with flat sneakers all those times in college. Sad hems. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-871001 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 04:18:44 +0000 Carla 871001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been restocking the same Levi 's straight leg 505's for years. Usually have 2 pair in rotation. Wearing a pair now! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-870973 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:40:50 +0000 Anonymous 870973@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yup, those were good times. I had some awesome 501s I stole from my brother, which saw me all thru high school. The good ole days. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-870966 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:28:43 +0000 Missey 870966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe it's time to go back to those old Levi's...lately I've been thinking about some 501's myself. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-870964 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:25:38 +0000 Diana 870964@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I still do. The ones that I donate/consign are the ones I never liked much anyway. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-870962 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:23:50 +0000 lyn* 870962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've worn a pair of jeans for &gt; 10 years and I finally got rid of them. I didn't think they were particularly dated - they were a bootleg cut </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-870960 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:19:59 +0000 Kalli 870960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well if it makes you feel any better most brands do the breaking up for us now. The quality isn't what it used to be so I'm sure you can wear out your new jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-870958 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:19:13 +0000 Mary Beth (formerly LBD) 870958@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been helping costume a show - early Renaissance - and I was thinking about how a skirt or a neckline really would have been worn for years and years - even with the introduction of new styles. You would alter what you had to try and adapt to that new style, but otherwise, you would keep on wearing what you had.</p> <p>But I never thought about this question in terms of our lifetime! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-870957 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:19:04 +0000 Sarah A 870957@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I dont think I have ever worn a single pair of jeans that long. Cant really say why though? Never found one that favorite perhaps... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/remember-when-you-wore-a-pair-of-jeans-for-years#post-870951 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 03:15:01 +0000 ironkurtin 870951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And they would get all worn out and soft?</p> <p>I feel like jeans styles go past so fast these days that by the time I broke in a pair of jeans the way I did my old Levi's the style would be beyond dead.</p> <p>This thought makes me sad. </p>