I have never owned a decent pair of jeans. I am 31 and 5'8" and 190-200lbs depending on how much I work out. Larger thighs and wide ass. I have recently been wearing Levis 514s for the past two years or so in a 36Wx30L with the "stretch" / elastane in them. Well I had two pairs of those that I felt fit great and two that felt kinda frumpy when I wore them. Eventually the two I liked wore out in the inner thigh region and it was time to get some new jeans.
I have been working out more recently and felt that I was swiimming in the two frumpy pair of 514s that I had.. . So I went to a local retailer Kh... and started to try on jeans. I started with the 511s to try them out and no way could I wear them. Way to tight on me. Then onto the good old 514s in a 34Wx30L however none of the pairs there had the "Stretch" feature. The pants fit however I felt llke I was going to rip the crotch out if I squatted down. I didnt even try the 514s in 36Wx30L because I wanted something more fitting on the rear end..
So I moved onto the 513s in a 34Wx30L. The majority of these pairs have the "stretch" quality which is perfect for me. They hug my thighs but are not too tight and they are a little more slim on the lower leg than the 514s which is a nice feel. When I squat down the jeans stretch a bit and I do not feel like I am going to rip out of them. Overall I feel like a new man in the 513s compared to the previous 514s I had. So I bought two pair at the retailer (only washes they had) and proceeded Amazon for more washes. I ordered an additional 6 pairs all 34Wx30L. After washing and drying on low heat the first two pairs from the retailer I can say that they did not shrink any if at all that I can really tell. They just fit really well.
I am actually thinking about going to try on 32Wx30L at the store just to ease my mind that I am in the right size. I say this because after I brought the first two pair at the retailer I went home and actually measure my waist line with a body tape and my waist is actually a 36.25" according to a measurement yet these 34Wx30s fit pretty damn near perfect. Because of this I have not washed the additional 6 pairs I have received from amazon just yet however they all seem to fit well except one pair. The only pair I bought that was 100% cotton was the Blue Nirvana wash. They fit a bit snug on me compared to the other pairs with the "stretch" I may need to return them but I am going to hold on to them for a few weeks to see how they feel if I keep losing weight..
All in all I am pretty happy with the 513s. I even ordered Lucky 221 in 34Wx30L because no retailer seemed to have them in stock for me to try on. I would say they are comparable to each other with the 513s being slimmer in the lower leg.
Update:
After continuing to lose some weight I feel like these 34Wx30L are really more like 36Wx30L. I tried an additional wash and dry cycle on higher heat hoping to shrink them just a bit but they did not shrink any I could tell. I will be returning the additional pairs that I had purchased and going to try one 33W or even possibly a 32W to see what fits best. I feel like they run a bit large and a little saggy in rear end.
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