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I actually like Wranglers.

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I wandered into a second hand/pawn shop with my 10 year old recently. They had a bright red trim 'phone for sale - very cool back in the day. First my daughter asked "what is it?" When I told her she said "but where's the screen?"

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:lol: Good one.

Long time no see.

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So the rules about wearing jeans in the UK don't extend to anyone over what 50, 60? No wonder I am perceived as the odd one out when I visit. I'm hardly ever out of mine and am well over 60! Thank goodness I live in Canada lol
I find it's the same with long hair too, I'm growing mine now after wearing very short spiky hair for the last however many years! Im protesting ageism! Lol

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But can you really get them for 16.04 of your earth pounds - using BristolUK's pricing of CAD28?

I had a pair once. Also a pair of Lee Coopers.

Both poor imitations of 'the genuine article' in my opinion. :lol:

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:thumbup: The way to go... ;)

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Errr it's 40 according to the fashion police.

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I don't know, but definitely less expensive. Levi's never used to be that premium priced back in the day, I think they've carved out a niche for themselves as the authentic denim jean.

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I'm screwed then. I only wear 501s. I have five pairs. I'm wearing one of them now.

And Crocs.

And I'm nearly 55.

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The only two hard and fast clothing rules when you hit 40 are, don't wear anything ironic/humorous and don't be fat.

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I too am in 501s and Crocs. I shall not be 55 again.

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Yes, Wranglers are dirt cheap here, as low as $17.99

You can get Levi's cheaper, it just depends on the cut.

https://www.walmart.ca/en/clothing-s...N-2067+1000340

https://www.walmart.ca/en/clothing-s...N-2067+1275523

:)

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501s and Docs here.

Crocs??!!!! O Canada! shame on thee.

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:lol:

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There are quite few brands that suit older men and while you don't need to break the bank, pair around $200-$250 won't make you look like a bloke who has given up on life. :lol::lol:

Nothing wrong with the classics.

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$200-$250 for a pair of jeans. You've been hoodwinked or convinced of some dubious fact that Victoria Beckham doesn't have her jeans manufactured in the same 3rd world sweat shop as the rest of the jean manufacturers.

I tend to buy my jeans at the Kirkland boutique although I think the bricks and mortar version are $14.99 not $12.99. The jeans tend to last me 3 or 4 years each and then they head to the bin.

https://m.costco.com/Kirkland-Signat...100325939.html

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In the UK did you buy your trousers and shoes from those pencil drawings in the Daily Express?

Amazing Comfort!! One-touch Velcro straps!! Adjustable waistband for all-day comfort!!

;):lol::lol:

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OMG :eek:

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I did have Docs on to go to work.

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You should have said 3-D Projection onto the coffee table.

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Siouxie, you are now officially my star! :starsmile:

I just ordered three pairs of bootcut levis from JCP for a total of CHF19 more than I would pay for just one pair here!

There will obviously be additional costs... JCP wouldn't let me ship internationally, so I had to resort to using my US reship delivery address, and they'll take it from there, shipping costs as yet unknown.

Unless they split the delivery or disguise it well, I'll also get banged for Swiss import duty, but I'm betting that the two extra costs combined won't even reach the cost of a second pair of jeans, so the third pair could potentially be viewed as free!

Feedback will be provided as and when. :fingerscrossed:

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Ha ha. Good one. It’s just that I find the cost benefit of more expensive jeans to not be worth it.

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:o Awww thanks :)

Glad you managed to get some at a reasonable price, worth the shipping costs alone! I did have a look at reshipping earlier (GMTA!), it looked to be around $40 for 2 pairs, so hopefully 3 won't be much more.

Well done you!

:D

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:nod:
Footwear, jeans, trousers, shirts...you name it.

Nothing that was ever double the cost I'd normally pay lasted twice as long. I will admit that cheap polo shirts from Primark lost their shape after a few washes but if you were slim enough to tuck them in, it wasn't noticeable. And at £4 a time when even C&A or M&S were £12, who cared? :lol:

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Laying in a hospital bed waiting for a surgeon to unblock your arteries was an eye opener for sure

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Thats probably the best yet!! :eek:

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Usually wear Crocs at home.

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Just checked my email and got an email from 'findmyfuneral'.com which thankfully went to the spam folder.

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Could be worse..it could be any of these types of shoes which apparently are so ugly they make crocs look good.

https://www.thoughtco.com/hilarious-footwear-4147284

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Well obviously.

I have two pairs of Docs. One cherry, for casual wear, and one black, for formal wear. Similarly, I have four pairs of Crocs: slippers, DIY, formal and plastic (bought for the beach).

Souvette has two pairs of Docs. One black patent and other floral. She is older than me. Then again, she goes to work in bright yellow tights with smiley faces on them (not sure what the generals make of that!).

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It seems you each have more shoes than we do combined, refer to clutter thread.

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Winter boots (actually hiking boots); shoes that are actually 'trainer' type but they're all black, no flashy bits and look like shoes; summer canvass, comfy but look big; another comfy pair falling apart but I like them because they look about three inches smaller than the other pair, but I only where them cycling as the soles are too thin fofr walking. So four pairs.

Flip-flops indoors.

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Don't get me going on her shoe collection!

I have a reasonable number of pairs for different circumstances. She has an Imelda Marcos-style collection and most of them look the bloody same.

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From a link on that link posted up a bit...French shoe vocabulary

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Those are worse than worse! OMG.

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The daughter who used to have 99 pairs of shoes at my house and another 99 at her mother's "I do not have a hundred pairs of shoes!" has gone international. She now has a stash in Switzerland, one in Italy and, I suppose, some on her feet wherever she is this month. Her wedding, last year, featured guests apparently selected for spectacular footwear and even sideline deal making between shoe designers and distributors. Once the dancing started the floor was littered with abandoned stilettos.

This is the wrong thread as the fetishistic interest in all this footwear made me feel young, not old.

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makes yer feel old? visiting old 'haunts', road trip back to uni, sitting in the same pubs (Durham for me) thinking back to watching Horslips and Caravan play live in Dunelm, getting blasted at the working men's club while trying to hit double tops, feeling old in a good way I guess... noticing your ears get 'numb' to the 'stereo' volume (guess that dates me) so quickly these days. throwing a ball and wondering if your shoulder is still attached. as said, looking in the mirror... there's an antidote, somewhere back in this thread, keep wearing jeans, docs, in fact anything you want, turn your guitar amp to max overdrive, never stop listening to music, never stop being curious ;)

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When you look at your music collection and realise that there is very little post 2000 and then realising that it was 18 years ago! :eek:

Having a few cans at the end of the working week and the sofa looking more appealing than going out on the rampage :zzz:

A couple of years ago my dad became a pensioner. :ohmy:

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When you go into a skateboard shop and they assume it's present for your child. :(