I've switched to exclusively shopping at Nordstrom Rack. Sure, you have to dig for things, but I've gotten some really decent jeans there for under $30 all the time and under $25 most of the time. Most of them last for about 2 years. I've also bought jeans that lasted about six months before they wore out in the seat, so YMMV.
The unfortunate thing is that a lot of designer wear nowadays go for the stretch fabric - so it's not all cotton, but includes lycra and nylon, which tend to wear out. I have a pair of BR jeans that just stopped stretching and are so wide now that I can fall out of them. And the ones that are sturdy are not always the ones that are the most flattering.
On the same token, I am really hard on my jeans. I cycle through about 3 pairs every week and they get washed about once every 10 days or so. I wear them to work, I wear them on transit, I wear them when hiking, etc.
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The unfortunate thing is that a lot of designer wear nowadays go for the stretch fabric - so it's not all cotton, but includes lycra and nylon, which tend to wear out. I have a pair of BR jeans that just stopped stretching and are so wide now that I can fall out of them. And the ones that are sturdy are not always the ones that are the most flattering.
On the same token, I am really hard on my jeans. I cycle through about 3 pairs every week and they get washed about once every 10 days or so. I wear them to work, I wear them on transit, I wear them when hiking, etc.