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• Are there any jeans out there that are equivalent in quality to 80s-90s Levi's that we used to wear?

  Are you male or female? If male, try Carhartt. Also stay away from any jeans made with stretch. That stuff never lasts, sags, and feels weird. It's getting hard to find mens' jeans without stretch, and if you're female, it's nearly impossible. As a small woman who has trouble finding jeans that fit anyway, and hates stretch denim, I order jeans from makeyourownjeans.com, where they will make them with whatever... Source: over 1 year ago

• Recommended Clothing Brands for Everyday Life

  I use makeyourownjeans.com, but there are a number of shops that are based in India, Hong Kong, and Singapore that are online and do this for similar prices. Source: over 1 year ago

• ~~Big and~~ Tall Clothes that actually fit

  I'll repeat my usual recommendations: King Size "Longer Length" shirts Modern Tailor for dress shirts and suits Makeyourownjeans.com for jeans and leather jackets Oddball shoes. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Remember when "regular" was an actual size description? Like, you'd ask for a "regular Coke" at a restaurant and they knew what you meant? What other once common size descriptions don't really exist anymore?

  I do okay with most shirts from the regular misses section, but it's pants that I can't find. Misses usually only goes down to size 4, or occasionally 2, but with vanity sizing, I'm a zero now. I have ceased to exist. On the other hand, I'm definitely too old to wear most of the pants in the Juniors section. I hate shopping, and I often walk away empty handed. Now, I get jeans from makeyourownjeans.com, made... Source: almost 2 years ago

• GenXers, what kind of jeans are you rocking?

  I get exactly what I want from makeyourownjeans.com, which is a mid-rise straight/slightly tapered NON-STRETCH jean. I hate lycra in jeans and it's become impossible to find them without it. Also, I wear a size 1 or 2, which means most adult womens' sections in stores don't have my size and I'm just too old to be wearing what they sell in the junior's department. That said, I do have one pair of stretchy, skinny... Source: about 2 years ago

• Ladies of Gen X. Where on Gods green earth do you find decent clothing?

  Having been "vanity sized" down to a zero (if anything, I've gotten bigger, not smaller), I have a really hard time finding jeans I like. I also don't like stretch jeans. All of my jeans now come from makeyourownjeans.com, where I give them measurements and what type of denim I want, and they make my jeans from scratch for a fairly reasonable price (about $70 - way more than I'd like to pay for jeans, but kind... Source: over 2 years ago

• I (F/4’11) bought a pair of “short” length jeans and still had to cut off 5 inches to make it look normal. Why isn’t there an “extra short” length yet for those of us that want to avoid shopping in the kids section?

  I used to ask this question too. It's simple, to keep costs low, clothing manufacturers over produce "average" in everything. If you're either "too short" or "too tall" or "too not average" then you scavenge for the right fit. Over the course of my life I'ver adapted. Highly recommend looking at makeyourownjeans.com. You send them your body size, any waist, any leg length, etc. And they custom size it. Boys... Source: almost 3 years ago

• Jeans for women that last?

  Highly recommend http://makeyourownjeans.com. Source: over 3 years ago