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Does your teenage son wear jeans? Advice please!

29 replies

MorrisZapp · 05/01/2025 11:42

My 14 year old has lived a life in joggers. He even packed in wearing school trousers last year and moved full time to the jogger life.

He now says he'd like a pair of jeans. I am overjoyed as I'm a jeans person myself and I'd love to see him in jeans but I don't know where to start with sizing, brands, styles etc.

He's slightly tall for his age but not unusually so, and his other clothes are branded sportswear.

Any pointers? I did think I might start with primark but he's never tried clothes on in a shop in his life. I've explained to him that jeans are different and really need to fit. He's a men's size medium in most of his stuff.

Help meeeeeee

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Howdoesitend · 05/01/2025 15:30

SnowyIcySnow · 05/01/2025 12:20

DS lives in jeans and cargo trousers.
We buy whatever we can. Choice is exceedingly limited. Usually ASOS, as they have the size as a possibility, unlike many shops.
Ideal size 26" waist, 34"legs. Slim pickings until he hits about a 30"waist.

Edited

We have the same issue with length of leg and skinny waist! Have found Jack and jones from ASOS have a good range of 34” leg cargos and jeans. Ideally he’d also be in a 26 waist but we are making do with 28” or 29” with a belt to yank them in!

JaneCBrown · 29/08/2025 13:57

mumonthehill · 05/01/2025 11:44

Ds17 only wears Levis. Buys on vinted though. If you go to a Levi shop then you can try different styles on and length. Ds very tall and other than a sale pair of Next ones these are his go to.

I bought my 17 year old son 3 pairs of different cut levis

JaneCBrown · 29/08/2025 13:59

I bought my 17 year old 6’2” son three pairs of different style Levi’s on WhatNot for under £20 including postage.
They were great.

CharlotteFlax · 29/08/2025 14:48

It's all about the loose baggy jeans with the teenage boys at the moment! My DS has had them from pull & bear, weekday and boohoo recently.

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