For jeans, I like
GustinThey sell selvedge denim jeans- the fabric is woven on the old looms, mostly from the U.S., and Japan, with a few from Italy. The denim has more character than the modern mass-produced fabric woven on high-speed looms. The #7 “The Regular”, and “The 1968” are both good starting points- the denim is from Cone Mills, USA. Use their guide for measuring/size selection. The Stock store might have sizes that will fit, and you won’t need to wait until a campaign ends. Their business model is crowdfunding- after they receive a certain number of orders, they sew up a batch.
After I picked up a couple of pairs of Gustin selvedge denim jeans and started wearing them, I donated over a dozen pairs of my Levi’s, Wranglers, and Lee jeans to charity. Gustins are very comfortable, even after only one washing. No obnoxious advertising/emblems on their jeans, only a leather patch on the right side rear under the belt, like all of the other common mass-produced jeans. I only kept a couple pairs of the mass-produced jeans for yard work, working on my car, etc.
Gustin’s quality assurance has suffered a little in the past few years, but I’m still a fan. I received one pair of 17 oz Japanese denim jeans which had one of the front pockets stitched wrong, but decided to just mend it myself. If there’s a problem with something, let them know, but according to one arfcommer, their customer service wasn’t very good, until he threatened to go “scorched earth”.
ETA: See the other current thread,
https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/wat-are-cool-jeans-these-days/174-2182954/