My husband looks great in his new black pea coat and cashmere scarf, and I'd like to take this chance now to try and get him some newer jeans. He's been wearing Lee regular jeans forever. The one time I tried buying him some jeans because they looked nice on the mannequin in a store, it was a disaster - they were way too baggy in the legs and so on. Even though my husband has a few pounds to lose, his legs are quite slim.

In the meantime, there's just no way he's going to go for anything with any hint of bling or weird whiskering or what have you. He's not going to like anything overly skinny *or* baggy. The thing is - I think the Lee jeans look somewhat dated, even though they are a very dark wash and fit him quite well.

In the meantime, here's a picture (from the Lee website) of the type/style of jeans he's been wearing since long before we met (he's been wearing these Lee jeans for ...possibly two decades now). We've been married for 7 years, and I get the feeling he's worn these same jeans pretty much forever.

They don't look bad - the colour is nice, and the straight leg suits him well - just that I'd like to find him something a bit more updated.

Any suggestions/recommendations?

I keep commenting how nice he looks in his new 'smart-casual' black jacket, and I think he likes it. He's been making noises ...(very, very faint noises) about wanting to look a bit more stylish.

I knew something was up though, when he took the dog for a walk in his new coat the very day after we bought it.

Are the Lee jeans ok? I'm not sure. If not, do you have any suggestions for a more updated style/brand?

Thanks for any suggestions you might have

eta: it's near impossible to get him into any kind of clothing store...let alone a dressing room.