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IMO
1. zippers look cheap
2. they can break
3. body parts can get…..hung up
4. getting caught with your fly down sucks too.
Plus, you ask the average person "what's the first brand and fit of jean you can think of?" 9 out of 10 people I bet will say Levi 501 and what do the 501's have.....button fly. They're classic, original, and what all jeans should have imho of course. -
I vote dchill for president of button fly awesomeness club
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Dchill, I totally respect your opinion but I don't see how it makes a difference in remembering to close your fly whether you have zipper or buttons. One could even make an argument that since people are lazy (I'm the king of lazy, unfortunately) they might rather "forget" to button up than to zip up.
The reason 501s have buttons is that, if I'm not mistaken, zippers didn't exist back then. I think they only started to be really common after WWII.
As I said, I've got no real preference and my jeans are split 50/50. But if somebody asked me to decide for all eternity between buttons and zip, I'd go with the zip.
I also think the Talon zips used in IH jeans are classy in their own right. It's what all the good vintage jeans used.
Till
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First, I think if you're a big enough idiot to get your junk hung up in your zipper, its for the best that you just lose that body part altogether and never reproduce. Seriously, if that happens, just go ahead and get yourself out of the gene pool
Second, I've had the stiffness of the denim unbutton a fly before while squatting or whatever
Third, the historical correctness of the button fly means little to me since if I were a real stickler for details, I would go for a denim weight that's about ten ounces lighter. That's what the 501s that originally had the button fly had in denim weight
For me, its all about personal preference. No need to rationalize Coke vs Pepsi
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First, I think if you're a big enough idiot to get your junk hung up in your zipper, its for the best that you just lose that body part altogether and never reproduce. Seriously, if that happens, just go ahead and get yourself out of the gene pool
Wow! That's even more radical than what I said about better not driving a car or handling a knife.
I once read a forum member signature and it said something to the likes of: "America could easily get rid of its problem by just taking the warning stickers off the products. " Very mean.
Imagine a warning sticker on every pair of pants with a zipper. Warning: Zipping up your genitals can create intense pain and bleeding as well as emotional trauma! LOL!
Till
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this is why dchill and i say no to zippers….
JUST SAY NO…hehehe
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Does IH make kids jeans? i know FH does and Sam did, but where is the love for the little ones in 21oz servings? Giles??? i would buy a full size run through grade school if you carried them…AND i dont even have kids...yet.
btw, my ihsh-17 fit pix in the waywt thread...
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First, I think if you're a big enough idiot to get your junk hung up in your zipper, its for the best that you just lose that body part altogether and never reproduce. Seriously, if that happens, just go ahead and get yourself out of the gene pool
Honestly DougNg, I needed this laugh ! I LAUGHED OUT LOUD at this ! Great sense of humor and you are right on, my friend !
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BUTTONS 4 LIFE! That is all…
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I've had the stiffness of the denim unbutton a fly before while squatting or whatever
G uses this excuse every bloody day…
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Oh, and BTW, I wasn't complaining…
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Couple here Simon, the second one is mondo bux though…
http://www.elliotrhodes.com/store/product.php?productid=17697&cat=0
http://www.elliotrhodes.com/store/product.php?productid=16452&cat=0
