Levis Mens 513 Slim Straight Jean

Levis Mens 513 Slim Straight Jean

Okay, I know these are “Slim” jeans and I know everyone says one must be, well, slim in order to wear them. Right? And to some degree this makes sense: Slim guy, slim cut jeans. Larger guy, larger cut jeans. Well my husband is in his late 60s and things have sort of “shifted” around over the years. Specifically, everything from his butt and thighs has been redistributed to his abdomen. He is usually very, very hard to fit because most pants that fit around the waist are huge, baggy and sloppy looking everywhere else. Enter the 513; absolutely the best fitting pants I’ve ever seen him wear. They fit perfectly. Everywhere.

So what’s the deal? Why do these jeans fit so well and look so good? I really had to think about it and it took me many tries before I caught on. Since my husband refused to go to the store to buy some jeans, I was left to my own devices and I learned a lot about men’s jeans (and Levi’s in particular) in the process.

I’m oversimplifying a bit (I’m not including rise) but there are generally two things that describe the way a pair of jeans will fit a man, aside from the waist size and the inseam. First, there’s the “cut.” This is how the pants fit in the rear and thighs. Levi’s has eight general cuts, going from “tightest” in the rear and thigh to “loosest” in the rear and thigh: Skinny, Slim, Athletic, Original, Regular, Relaxed, Comfort, and Loose. Second, there’s the look and style of the leg. Levi’s has four leg cuts: Skinny, Taper, Straight and Boot.