Originally Posted by
carleton
Nike SB pants are my new favorite:
Nike Store. Skateboarding Pants
98% Cotton and 2% Spandex. They feel like a lightweight canvas. They aren't as constricting as jeans. No need to iron them. I wear them to work.
They are designed for skateboarding (lots of leg activity). The Spandex allows them to stretch and return as opposed to stretch and not return or stretch and blow like jeans do.
At $68, They cost a bit more than my Levis 559 (which I usually get for $40 at Macy's), but I think they are worth it. They are 1/2 the price of SWRV linked above.
We'll see how long they last.
Most skate jeans nowadays are built with some spandex in them. Matix, Krew, Element and Volcom are all decent companies that make something form fitting but not painted on.
Jeans only last me a good 6-8 months before they give way but buy all your crap secondhand(Hipsters don't like skate jeans in PDX so I usually can find pairs for 20~ bucks) or sometimes Ross will get a shipment in of skate gear and it's not terribly pricey.