I was up in Portland the other day and stopped by a little shop called Blake. I’ve been looking for a nice solid pair of jeans that aren’t too baggy or too tight (my legs aren’t skinny), and that aren’t so worn in that they’re going to fall apart on me in less than two years. The guy, Blake, was very cool and from the look and feel of the shop he clearly knows what he’s doing. He directed me towards trying on these Kicking Mule Workshop jeans.
They are raw jeans, so the breaking in hasn’t been done yet. I liked that. They weren’t too tight for my thick thighs. Blake mentioned that many cyclists like these for that purpose. The only hold up for me is the price tag. At $275 these pants are about $250 or so more than I have previously paid for jeans in my life. I guess that might be why they always fall apart. So for now I’ll be lusting from afar and saving my pennies. While there I also enjoyed trying on this chambray shirt:
It seems like everybody is talking about chambray shirts these days. This one seemed great to me. Comfy, durable. Everything I would want in a $225 shirt. If I could afford that sort of thing. (photos swiped off contextclothing.com)
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