Brand Spotlight: Levi's - Topic of the day 9/24/25
One of the most enduring clothing brands today, if I say Levi's you probably have an opinion. How do you feel about Levi's, both in general relative to other denim companies? Are the modern jeans or denim jackets worth the cost? What products in Levi's roster stand out to you?
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There are so many pairs of Levi's and Levi's trucker jackets out there that I see almost no reason to buy new ones. Nearly everything else they make is meh.
I'm sort of interested in these as far as new stuff goes
https://www.levi.com/US/en_US/clothing/men/jeans/loose/twisted-baggy-wide-leg-mens-jeans/p/002WK0000
For more regular jeans no reason not to get vintage ones; I'm wearing a pair of mine right now
Company entrenched with history but also has become mostly just a large brand with extreme QC issues (crazy variation even with the same model) and also hasn't done much as a custodian of its own history/released quality re-pros on the level of the Japanese repros, but is incredibly litigation prone to even the slightest remake of its designs from other companies, despite not offering a similar quality alternative
Hop on ebay, get some made in mexico $30 orange tabs from the 90s and wash your hands of this sinister wicked company if you want some great jeans for not much money
It's actually funny how bad their MiJ was when I tried it on
Well maybe not bad, but just fine
Like, not special in the slightest
And for the price you could buy denim that really rocks
That being said these are calling to me
100% this. New levi’s are generally shite, poor pocket placement and QC. and not a great price for what you get
The only one of the old Big Three still making good jeans is wrangler imo
I definitely have a soft spot for old made in USA 501's and some of the collaborations like the beams one for example. Sadly its just like most other brands that they make a lot of product nobody really wants or cares about
I always have to check the levi's section of any vintage store to see if there are any gems though
ill buy levis new all day long, its convenient and inexpensive.
I do like their newer blue tab line, theyre doing some p cool things with it
Have you tried it on? I was really unimpressed
Ya i tried on the jeans/jacket combo with the weird ass denim
it was cool idk
Maybe I just didn't size properly
Ya i grabbed a handful of sizes and a couple of each lmao like the QA is certifiably bad but thats why buying new vs used kinda doesnt seem that important to me
I have a type I jacket from Levi's that looks great, it's neppy and drapes well. Unlike most type I's the shoulders are not overly wide so it fits me well.
anyone who has anything bad to say about me please don’t
You fucker
If I had NA pricing I would definitely think this I think, but UK/EU retail is crazy money for what they offer IMO.
I like levi's. I feel like they put out a lot of cool stuff but you have to be quite selective. They do a lot of collabs so seems like a good gateway into other brands.
discounted enough that i'm tempted
but i've yet to hear good things about their QC
I want one of the stores near me to get them in so I can see them in person
Hm, actually there's a 30% discount on them on the US store
Maybe I'll bite
maybe one of us will get lucky here lol
i think the US has the black colour as well ours only has this blue one
There's an indigo one but no black
This is so funny these are like $99USD retail do not buy these for 160 lmao
i mean its 160 in aud
Idk what that means but good luck!!!!
australian dollars
surely you'd be able to import any of the dozens of japanese repro brands for the same amount
but if not thats ok idrc abt globalization!!!!
I don't think its really worth it to buy Levis new or used in Europe. The good MiUSA ones are considerably less common or require high shipping costs from the US, and Levis retail in Europe is a bit silly imo. Vintage Diesel is much better in terms of availability/price
just bought them in size 32 we'll see when they get here
is the main gripe with lvc the price? got a pair of 1937s for 50 quid ($70ish?) and theyre pretty sweet, but they are my first pair of raw denim
price, quality control and design are my issues
pocket placement on new levi’s is incredibly bad