For a good pair of jeans, you’re looking to spend somewhere between $150 and $300. H&M has some very interesting denim washes; Zara has been making… you need to understand that I don’t want to compare a $75 pair of jeans from Zara to a $250 Diesel jean because if you put them side by side the quality aspect and the workmanship in the two are totally different. But if you’re just looking for a nice pair of jeans on a budget that are fairly in fashion and are good quality, you can find that kind of stuff at Zara or H&M… Ultimately, at the end of the day it’s the fit (that matters most) because you can go buy a jean for $300 or $500 or $25, but if it doesn’t fit you, it doesn’t matter what you paid for it. So, everybody needs to find a jean that fits their body type and if it looks good, sometimes price is irrelevant.
People are always surprised when denim costs $300, and they say, “It’s just a pair of jeans! How can you justify spending $300 or $400 on a pair of jeans?” But if you buy a Hugo Boss suit, for example, which is middle-of-the-road -- it’s not low-end and it’s not super high-end -- it costs roughly $1,000. If you actually look at the amount of work that goes into the pair of suit pants, it’s very simple. But when you look at a pair of jeans there are all these details in terms of the fabric, in terms of the cut, in terms of the wash, in terms of detail and buttons, etc… And if you actually look at the cost-per-wear of a suit pant -- if you’re not somebody who wears a suit on a daily basis -- you’ll probably wear the suit about 10 to 12 times over the year. Buy a pair of jeans, and you’ll probably wear them 50 times over the year. If you actually look at the cost-per-use, if you only wore the suit pants 10 times, which alone cost about $400, that’s about $40 for every wear. If you spend $400 on a pair of jeans you wore 50 times, it only costs you $8 for every wear. In essence, if you look at that aspect, you’re probably better off spending more money on a good pair of jeans that fits you well and that is superior in quality.
