Do you now or have you ever worn Levi's as the foundation of your wardrobe?

[yurbud]

Poll question: Do you now or have you ever worn Levi's as the foundation of your wardrobe?

From the time until I was old enough recognize brand names until probably the early 90s, Levi's blue jeans were my default pants, including for weddings (just add sweater and tie). Now, apart from my stepdad who is a retired longshoreman, I hardly ever see anyone wearing them.

It might be because I'm here in Southern California and a lot of the time jeans of any kind are too warm to wear.

But I'm wondering what happened to this cultural icon that used to be as ubiquitous as the fez in Turkey.

It used to be everyone had the "shrink to fit" ritual memorized, and the only way you could get faded ones was to wear the crap out of them (at which point they became a badge of honor). Maybe it was the pre-washed then acid washing that did them in.

And I still measure my weight gain for my Levi period by the size of my pants more than the pounds I put on.