yer big thigh pants

[KnottedYet]

Levi 550 never fit me as well as the 560 (which they don't make anymore, either), but I think I'll give them a second try next time I need new jeans. Unless they stop making THOSE as well! http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp...rigkw=550&sr=1

[zoom-zoom]

Wouldn't you know it....

Levi's is no longer making 529s.

Soon as you find something ya like, they go and STOP MAKING IT! So, all you folks who love the 529 jeans, better go buy 'em while you can; cuz according to the Levis website "oops, we're sorry" they are no longer available. Even searching the 9 digit code on the care label on my pair came up empty.

Boogers.

I kinda wondered if that were the case. Dang. I wonder if they have a new style # that is cut similarly. I know we are not a rare shape.

[Trek420]

As of last week they had them at Kohls. Want me to "stock up"?

[zoom-zoom]

I think I'm going to hit Kohl's soon...but if I buy them I am buying the next size smaller, since I want no incentive to stay at my current 20#s overweight weight, so I want skinny pants!

[KnottedYet]

As of last week they had them at Kohls. Want me to "stock up"?

Naw, but thanks. I'll probably get a pair of women's 550 or men's shrink-to-fit 501 again. (shrink-to-fit 501 always fit, and though I am grumpy that they aren't made in the USA anymore I'll probably buy more. Can't argue with a classic, and the waist shrinks down nicely after a couple months. Diamond Gusset doesn't make their button fly shrink-to-fit anymore.... of course....)

[salsabike]

Jeez, I lost them before I even FOUND them. That must be some kind of record.

[mizzbananie]

Jeez, I lost them before I even FOUND them. That must be some kind of record.

i was just going to say that...

i think i'll try the thrift store, because the situation is dire.

[GLC1968]

Wouldn't you know it....

Levi's is no longer making 529s.

Soon as you find something ya like, they go and STOP MAKING IT! So, all you folks who love the 529 jeans, better go buy 'em while you can; cuz according to the Levis website "oops, we're sorry" they are no longer available. Even searching the 9 digit code on the care label on my pair came up empty.

Boogers.

They still have full size runs at Amazon and they are on sale for $29.99 for most colors.

I actually ordered a pair and they fit WONDERFULLY! And I love the price, too. They are just too long - as in...too long to even wear with heels, damn it. I'm going to try shrinking them, so we'll see. Maybe it's better if I don't fall in love since they are going away anyway, huh?

[moderncyclista]

I have a pair of women's 515's that have spandex but look like regular jeans. They are a little form fitting but have great range of movement for cycling. I wear them as much as possible for riding. I also got mine at Kohl's. I wear long-johns under mine in the winter and it's worked out for me.

[OakLeaf]

Yeah, I was looking at the 529s, but if they ever came in short, they're not available now. 515s are a little tight on my thighs, but they do come in short. Of my three pairs, none of them fit exactly the same, but they'll do.

[zoom-zoom]

Yeah, I was looking at the 529s, but if they ever came in short, they're not available now.

They did...but they were a little too short after washing a few times. I have a 29-30" inseam, IIRC.

I find that the regulars are a little long, but not bad. Maybe an inch long, at most.

[KnottedYet]

I was looking for my saddlebags/abs pic from 3 years ago, cuz I was wearing "big thigh pants" in that pic.

Photobucket ate it, it's gone. But if anyone remembers that picture, those were a pair of men's 32w 32L Levi 560.

Levi still makes them.

[Trek420]

Ack It's gone!

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showpost.php?p=98513

I think I have it on the drive of my old Mac, the one I need to ask sKnott to dump all the data to the Macbook so I can have it e-cycled.

[zoom-zoom]

Score! I just found a pair of 529s at Kohl's...in my size, clearanced, buried in with the regular priced ones. Clearance tag was $13.99, but with an additional 50% off, so I walked out with a pair for under $7. Heck, yeah!

[KnottedYet]

I had to give up on my 529s. They made my head explode.

well... sort of. They shrank. Then they developed this interesting habit of sitting very very very low. Obscenely low. It was like having a piece of popcorn kernel stuck between your teeth: not life-threatening, but definitely annoying, and something you can't help but pick at.

So I threw caution to the wind and bought another pair of beloved shrink-to-fit Levi 501s. In honor of the fact that I've gained 40 lbs since the last time I bought a pair, I grudgingly went up 2 inches on the waist size.

Magic Levis 501 Shrink-to-Fit Formula for Chickies

Measure your waist where you want the jeans to sit. (fat Knot waist = 37 inches)
Measure your hips at their widest, just for fun. (fat Knot hips = 48 inches)
Measure the inseam on your current favorite jeans, or measure your unfavorite and add or subtract length as you wish. (Knot legs = 33 inches)

Add 1 inch to your waist measurement. (or add 2 inches if you have concerns that your hips need the extra room given by the next size up. I add 2 or 3 inches when I'm not fat, cuz my waist is little then but my hips always stay lush.)

Add 3 inches to your inseam.

These are your measurements for the raw denim shrink-to-fit jeans. My fat Knot jeans are W38 x L36

Buy your jeans. ($30-ish in the men's department. Smile sweetly at the folks trying to puzzle out what size they need. You already know!)

DO NOT TRY THEM ON! Take off the tags and toss them in the washer on cold. Give 'em a little detergent and maybe another pair of jeans or two to keep them company.

Tumble dry them until damp. Put them on. They will feel like evil cardboard. They will be cold and clammy. Suck it up. We're doing magic here, remember? Pull the jeans up so the waist lands where you want it. Make a cup of tea. Pull them up again, and sit down. They may feel horribly tight in the butt. Fear not! Shrink-to-fit also stretch-to-fit! (do some squats, sit on your heels, get back in the chair) Readjust as needed. Drink your tea, cruise the internet, and sit until the jeans are dry.

Take them off, wash again in cold, dry again until damp. Put them on, make tea, adjust, sit until dry.

Wear them for a week.

For the next couple months, wash in cold and hang to dry. Only put them through the dryer when they are too stretched out or if the waist isn't shrinking fast enough for you.

After a couple months they should be pretty well "custom fit" and safe to dry in the dryer at will. If the hips ever get too tight, repeat the damp-jeans-tea-sit-until-dry routine.