Lucky BrandMen's Jeans

I've ordered several of these Paradise Valley 363s. They are comfortable and a little relaxed for a straight fit without being baggy or too wide. However, I have noticed that that the ones made in the Indonesian factory are noticeably better than the ones made in China.First, I immediately notice the pair made in Indonesia are thicker and heavier. They may take a few washes to break in and soften up but I suspect they will be more durable and last much longer.Second, the patch on the back is real leather and can be used as a belt loop compared to the plain plastic-looking patch on the pair made in China.Third, the smaller patches have white and gold color where the pair made in China only have white.Finally, the pocket liners are deeper and have clovers on them, but the pair made in China don't. If you have a tall phone or carry a lot in your pockets, you'll notice the shallow pockets on Chinese pair.Overall, they are both great, but the pair made in Indonesia look and feel more like a $100 pair of jeans.The pictures are side by side comparisons, both ordered from this listing only days apart and both shipped from Amazon. Both pairs have only been washed and dried 1 time.

True to size (38x34) this is my husband’s 3rd exact same pair bc these are the only ones he’ll actually wear. I’ll be lost when they are no longer available lol!

I bought my first 3 pairs of Lucky Brand jeans in their New York City store about 15 years ago. Still have all 3 pairs, the quality & feel was exceptional, superior to Diesel in my opinion. That was early in the cycle of their business, once they achieved a meaningful market penetration they moved most of their production to China and since then, the quality has gone down stepwise every few years. This applies to all lines of their jeans. This isn't an issue with China, they can produce jeans of the highest quality if instructed to do so, in this case Lucky's owners specifically told the manufacturer to use cheaper materials, cheaper stitching, less (If any) quality control. I thought id give them one last chance, see if they've decided on a more reasonable, customer focused balance of quality and profits. Sadly theyve shifted that balance once again, more towards profit, and away from quality. These jeans are not meaningfully different from Levi's, and, if pressed, I'd give the advantage to Levi's since they've been making budget jeans for a lot longer. These jeans aren't sized properly, are extremely stiff, uncomfortable, and have begun to fray in some places in just 3 weeks. These are $25 housework jeans, unfortunately they're charging three times that or more. Buy below $30, otherwise pass. Better quality used to be available at their branded stores, but thats mostly disappeared as well. It's a shame, but all too common, they had an excellent market position 15 years ago and a great product, they predictably chose the path that was better for them and worse for their customers , counting on brand recognition and prior market penetration to keep them in the game. Now they have no choice but to continue to decrease quality without changing the price just to stay afloat.

I was actually trying to see if there was a difference between expensive jeans and normally price jeans and you know what there really is I’m glad I spent the money on Lucky you and I will do it again

Why don't you put STRETCH in the description up top. DECEPTIVE AND WASTE OF TIME! Dont advertise as Vintage when you have spandex in them. O don't EVER remember spandex as "vintage." If I want spandex Ill order spandex.