I bought some new jeans this weekend. Since I was still not ready to drop $150 on APCs, I decided to go with Gap's (relatively) new "Authentic" fit in the Resin Rinse color. I'm quite happy with these jeans so far. For the Authentic fit, Gap combined the narrow leg of their Straight fit with the higher rise of their Standard fit. In doing so, they created the Goldilocks of jeans that have a narrow thigh (Gap calls them "slim") but come with a decent rise. In other words, they created a slimmer jean for those who don't want to (or can't) wear skinny jeans. The color is very dark blue with no artificial wear marks (whiskering, fading, etc.) on them. They also have back pockets without any stitching on them, and the only label on them is "1969" painted on the band right waistband, easily covered up with a belt.
While it would have been nice to get the selvage version of these jeans (my friend who works at Gap corporate fell through for me on this--bad job, Matt), they're not sold in most stores, and the $55 price tag for the regular version is hard to beat. If you are in the market for a new pair of jeans, and aren't ready to take the step up to "premium" denim, I would highly recommend these. I think that these are just as good as any of the jeans that J. Crew is selling--in cut, color, and quality--and cost half as much. After all, if you're going to buy a pair of jeans non-selvage made in China, why spend 100 bucks?
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Just buy Carhartt traditional fit jeans and forget about it............
Yea those seem like great jeans for a great price. I'd love to see how they fade.
It's really too bad they don't carry the selvedge in most stores.
No. Don't do what Anon says. You should, however, go for the APCs. You won't regret it.
I like those, Trip. Sounds like you and I have the same apprehensions about spending that much money on a pair of APCs - this looks like a worthy alternative. I'll give them a look next time I'm near a Gap.
I have been waiting to hear of others experience with these jeans. I've had my eye on them, and they seem like a great deal for the price. Thanks again for the review
It's funny you mention these because I tried on several pairs in various styles at Gap yesterday. I didn't care for this style because it was a little too tapered at the cuff for me, but I did love the bootcut; it was nearly perfect, but they didn't have it in a dark wash.
No whiskers, please. And I agree about the price. For good quality and style, you can't beat it.
Trip, I think you should try either Joe's jeans or William Rast jeans. Good quality.
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