Why are balmain jeans so expensive

Ultimately, the guys who double down on the attention-grabbing gear end up looking like an explosion of off-the-runway fashion trends not a good thing. Professional peacock Russell Westbrook is one famous face who actually nailed his Fear of God denim kit a couple weeks ago, sporting the jeans with classic Nike Cortez sneakers and a hockey jersey. Similarly, Kevin Hart made them look everyman-ready when he paired his with a simple white T-shirt.

And though it certainly wasn't pared-down, a T-shirt tuck and bedazzled Balmain jacket from Kanye West turned the denim into this year's must-see Met Gala look.

Yes, these jeans are wildly, prohibitively expensive. The only guys who have nearly a grand to drop on some jeans—albeit rare, ultimate-flex jeans—most likely are very famous, very rich, or guru-level hypebeasts or a combo of all three.

But if you are one of the lucky ones with a cool grand just waiting to be blown, it's harder to find a better way to completely kick your look into rebel-style-god territory. I would like to point out that her claim to the jeans all being made the same there and the price being irrelevant is based upon assumption.

The really expensive jeans from premium denim brands are not even made there, so the claims are so inaccurate. So why does premium denim cost more? You pay for the quality of the denim as a fabric, the construction of the jean, the wash looking authentic and being hand done and most importantly, fit. High street jeans come in a very limited range of fits, skinny, bootcut and straight leg, with a jegging most recently being introduced, but when it comes to premium denim, the range of what you have to choose from is so vast, it can be overwhelming.

One brand, for example J Brand, will have more than 10 different skinny jeans to choose from in its current collection and each one will be different in various ways, so you are bound to find one that you love and adore. When you put on a pair of jeans like this from a premium denim brand in Los Angeles or somewhere similar, you will instantly see how the back pockets are designed purely to lift and shape your butt, they are symmetrical, the rise at the front will be specially positioned to be flattering, the back yoke will be crafted to enhance the cut from behind, the stitching and details will be done to a T and everything about them is made with one goal in mind, the perfect fitting jeans.

I also find that cheaper jeans will stretch out and get saggy very quickly while more expensive denim lasts longer and keeps its shape, especially if you buy some of the newer styles which have a 4 way blend from DL or Citizens of Humanity , the denim is specifically designed to move and stretch but then go back to its original form, not stretching out or getting baggy.

However, with these fitting quite well on the back pockets and in the legs, like I mentioned above about the fabric stretching out and losing its shape, it does do that very quickly. Sometimes you might be able to find an exception with this, but generally, the premium denim is the best all rounder for jeans fitting well and holding their shape. With this in mind, the premium denim brands will always choose the expensive and better made denim to make sure their jeans last, and as I mentioned before, they often work with ISKO to create amazing blends of denim fabric which are perfect for the jeans they are creating.

After they have chosen their denim though and constructed their jeans mostly in their factories in LA , it comes down to the washes. You may be able to buy cheaper jeans in stores but the washes always look plain, always look flat and always look cheap to me.

If you take a master of their craft like AG Jeans or Diesel for example, their washes are hand done and literally done to perfection. They look authentically broken in, they look like a pair of jeans which have aged over time and you can truly see the difference.

The designers need to be paid as well and you can pay a higher price for the name, but all in all, it comes down to the fit, the craftsmanship and the authenticity of the washes.

It truly depends on what you are looking for and how you feel about your jeans, but I definitely wanted to outline why premium jeans cost so much because nobody can seem to give a good answer in these articles or on these TV shows and everyone seems to put them down. Because there is a difference. So to outline why you pay more , you literally pay for what you get. You are paying more money to make sure and insure that you get a perfectly fitting pair of jeans, a pair that sculpts and lifts your butt, a pair that flatters you in every angle and a pair that looks beautiful with a hand done, authentic looking wash like those from AG Jeans.

You are getting a pair of jeans that wont break really fast, a pair that will actually last you years and years I can vouch for this and if you want recommendations on great jeans, just ask me and a pair that will be comfortable. Trying to find a perfect fit on jeans that are cheap is near impossible for me, they look terrible on my butt and the fit in the legs is usually bad on me, especially now I compare them to the premium jeans I love from FRAME, Paige, Citizens of Humanity, Diesel and AG Jeans.

For the men, the fit is what you pay for too, take Nudie and Diesel for example, they have tonnes of different fits and washes, all designed to make a guys legs and butt look good too. Some of you may think this is snobby or vain, but as a person who works in the fashion industry, how you dress and how you look plays a huge role in your work so looking good by having clothes that fit me perfectly, is what I look for and what so many of us look for. Please do leave your opinions as well, I would love to hear your thoughts.

Shop a range of denim at Shopbop. This post was also written by myself and is my own take on the issue. If you want to be certain, your best bet is to check the label to see the country the jeans were made in. Then you can make your own mind up on the quality. Very interesting article. I appreciate the mention of Diesel jeans for men, I will have to look into those.

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for sharing this! I know most of the cuts and everything, for men and women, more so men, so if you need assistance, just let me know! What does stalkier build mean? Did you mean stockier? It depends really what type of jeans you like, are you after slimmer or looser? Oh, yes, I meant stockier. Ha ha my apologies for the misspelling! I like a slimmer fit to my jeans more so than a looser fit.

Thank you, I will email a photo. I appreciate that! Hi …Lorna, Im in the process forming a Fashion line for women. I thought your article was informative and knowledgeable. Do you do fashion consulting? Thank You. Hi Todd, you are welcome to reach out to me at info thejeansblog. I always look at the label. Literally everywhere, some are in tubs under the bed, some folded up into drawers, some in ordered piles and the others are in their wooden units!

Great article… very reflective. I like how you referred to selecting and designing the details of jeans as an art form. It really is! And I agree, when it comes to denim, you get what you pay for!!

Velvet Blush Beauty Giveaway. I bumped into them recently and bought three different pairs of their atelier range and have found them to be as good as the high range on Diesel which I won various too.

From what I have seen, they look quite nice. Thanks for sharing! The 81M wash and 61X were my favourite, I loved 71J too! I completely understand about wanting to stay away from mainstream brands, have you thought about Edwin or Simon Miller? APC and Dior Homme are great brands too for denim! Cheers to us hoarders of denim, ha ha! However I would just like to point out that main reason why premium denims end up costing so much is mainly because of the wholesale channels!

Although the quality of their fabrics and accessories are better than the lower end brands and do last longer, that by itself does not justify the huge difference in price. This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our disclosure for more details. Scroll down to see celebrities wearing clothing and footwear by Balmain, a luxury French fashion house that was founded by Pierre Balmain in Things are heating up between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez since rekindling their romance in the spring of Troy, a epic historical war drama film directed by Wolfgang Petersen, was widely criticized for its lack of historical….

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