Why do our jeans............ - Page 3

tends2dogs · ‎05-08-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
Original blue jeans were made for mine workers who were all men. Button-fly was replaced with zipper-fly.

I love a button fly, but you don't see it much anymore. I think Levis still offers them.

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Judaline · ‎03-10-2010

The thing is, we don't NEED a fly. When you think what they were invented for, it just seems silly. A zipper is ok, but to look like a fly front, well, it baffles me.

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

I like jeans but then I also like the look, including the zipper front.

Imaoldhippie · ‎06-10-2015

@tends2dogs ..........With button fly you cant wait until the last minute to go to the bathroom.

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aroc3435 · ‎09-30-2010

@Judaline I am a person who tucks my shirts in, wears a belt, and only wears a high waist or natural waist style jeans.

So I like the fly front zipper and button--or button fly front.

I normally wear a blazer, or less seldom, an Irish sweater, or a tunic with jeans.

I wear tunics occasionally but I don't think anyone notices the "bump" of the button.

I had one pair of the Hollywood pants with the side zipper (Bob Mackie's from the Q as a matter of fact) but they were strictly for dressier occasions. They finally wore out after many years of use.

I don't think any people look at us as closely or with such a critical eye as as we think they do unless we take no care in how we dress at all.

I think the fly front, zipper and button is just the classic jean configuration and will remain the standard.

Another thought I had was that true jeans are a heavy material so I don't think an invisible side zipper would work anyway.

aroc3435

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VanSleepy · ‎10-05-2010

I didn’t know there was such a thing as jeans with a side zipper. To me that's not jeans. And even though I own a pair of pull on, I don't really consider those jeans either.

tiny 2 · ‎03-10-2010

@Imaoldhippie wrote:
@tends2dogs ..........With button fly you cant wait until the last minute to go to the bathroom.

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I wasn't going to say anything but...

songbird · ‎03-21-2010

I refuse to buy any jean without a button/fly closure. I can't stand the sight of those pull on jeans. I prefer the closure over the zipper. Some jeans just have a zipper and it look weird. I'm very picky. Also the size. It has to have a waist size. I won't buy jeans through QVC if they have a dress size. I wear a 25 in jeans. Not size 2 or 0.

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

Jeans are a style, just as Jean jackets are a style. All denim jackets aren't Jean jackets and denim pants without a fly aren't jeans. They are just denim pants.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I never liked side zippers on pants and back zippers on skirts. I'm very happy that we don't see them any more. I don't mind the fly front on jeans, I like wearing belts with my jeans. With my weight loss, I can tuck my shirts in now. Women With Control has jeans that don't have a fly. There's a wide waistband. I have a pair that I wear if my top is sheer and I want a smooth front.