If you haven’t put them on already, the time has come to put back on those long pants. At least if you live in Ohio or any other part of the Northern Hemisphere. You see, here in these parts, Winter is knocking on the door. And though, technically, Winter doesn’t begin until December 21, when the Winter Solstice appears, the throws of the season are just around the corner.
But back to long pants. My pants of choice on most days of the week are the casual blue jeans. I prefer a certain pair from Lands End that seems to fit me comfortably.
Most of the time, the going rate for “brand name” blue jeans is right around the $50 mark, give or take a few dollars. Even that seems like a lot to me.
And yet? That is a mere pittance when it comes to what some people are paying for their jeans. For instance, actor Blake Lively wore a pair of $19,000 designer jeans to a screening of her latest movie, “It Ends with Us,” earlier this year. The whole deal was scooped up by several media outlets. She got lots of attention, especially about the price. But her blue jeans inspired a worthy question: How much is too much to spend on jeans?
Well. If you ask me, 19,000 clammers is too much.
I like plain old comfy jeans that are all in one piece. No whistles. No bells. But they can feature all sorts of things, like thigh-to-heel cut-outs and hibiscus-shaped embroidery. Of fancy rhinestones. Sparklies. Jewels. Or perhaps they are slashed to shreds from top to bottom.
For me, as I said, around $50 is typical. But on fashion retail websites, more expensive jeans are listed with top figures, mostly in the $2,500 to $3,500 range for brands like Jean Paul Gaultier, Dolce & Gabbana, and Ralph Lauren. But they can go as high as $4500. Even the lower brands, like those I wear, cost more on designer sites. Those classic Levi’s were around $100.
So there it is. The cost of fashionable blue jeans.
I guess I’m cheap because I think $50 is a little steep.
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“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.” — Warren Buffett
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“There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse, and sell a little more cheaply. The person who buys on price alone is this man’s lawful prey.” — John Ruskin
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“The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” — Benjamin Franklin
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The cost of blue good looks.
