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Post by Admin on Aug 15, 2012 19:53:10 GMT -5
I am wondering if anyone here has ever had this problem with tight fitting jeans. I never had until today, was wearing a pair of jeans that fit tightly all over, I was kneeling down and all of the sudden I hear a popping noise. When I investigated, I found just above the seat there were two small openings about an inch apart where the fabric had just popped open.
I haven't decided if the damage was due to the pants fitting too tight, or if it was another factor. I found in one of the openings, a small piece of a tab, the kind used to hang the price tag from in store. Not sure if that could have been the source, or not. I don't get it, the jeans in question are 2% spandex, they're supposed to be fitted, yet this happens?
Anyone have experience with jeans tearing/damaging due to simply fitting too tightly?
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Post by K/S/K on Aug 16, 2012 16:43:35 GMT -5
The trend today is the skinney (tight) jeans at least for the gals
and a few guys.
Never had a problem like your fabric separation on new jeans.
Have had fabric separation on old old jeans at the seams but
that was due to age.
Have not experienced failure of the fabric out in the open other
than the usual wear and tear at the knees.
The separation at the seams would indicate to me that the
fabric used was cheap and possibly light weight enough that
it could not stand the rugged male wearing factor of muscles
constantly over extending the play in the fabric.
Also with light weight fabric a large needle with heavy duty
thread would tend to make the fabric vulnerable for stress
and separation prematurely.
If you notice carefully with regular jeans the seams are double
stitched after they are folded twice interlocking the junction of
the pieces.
With the newer trendy jeans I don't think they use the double
interlock stitch because it would form a welt and destroy the
smooth form fitting. More like flat seam stitching for fashion.
This could be a cause of early failure of jeans wear near the
stitching - but out in the open it would have to be because of
excessive wear and tear.
Most manufacturers put their skeu tags on the waist band or
pockets. So when the customer rips the tag off it does not leave
a hole or tear. What might be a factor is the store seller puts on
a heavy duty security type with a big spike through the fabric
and the customer trying the jean on for a fitting causes the
attachment point to enlarge setting the stage for early failure
at that point.
Eventually something has to give.
And then the factor of the manufacturer making a planned
obsolescence jean to have you come back and buy another.
This would not happen with regular fit jeans but with tight jeans
the material can be stressed so many times before failure.
Levi Strausse would not be happy with his image being tainted.
I think Levi is the one that uses the two pair of teamster horses
trying to pull apart his jean creation to advertise their strength.
It was awful hard to stretch the original Levi Canvas jean.
With modern light weight fabrics the longevity of jean wearing
is not what it used to be.
Your light weight stretchable spandex construction could be
compared to tights or pantyhose - it is just not going to have
the wearability of real heavy duty jeans wear.
If you bought them recently take'm back for replacement.
If it was trade name (Levis) take'm back for a warranty quality
control.
If made in China and the price was cheap there is lesson to be
learned here.
All this from popping your fabric ! LOL !
k/s/s
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Post by Admin on Aug 19, 2012 22:50:32 GMT -5
The jeans are not particularly old, bought them this spring, wore them maybe 5 times. I do recall a large security device on them in-store when I first got them, so that could have been the catalyst here. I still find it suspicious that I found a piece of a plastic tab in one of the openings.
The jeans are made of a very lightweight construction with spandex which is why they fit so good obviously. I don't have much of a behind compared to a lot of women who wear these same kind of lightweight jeans as tight or tighter than I do, so I doubt that my physique caused of the failure.
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