Levi's Man

Tom Graber of Rockland, Wisconsin, says his favourite jeans are blue Levi's 560s. He has two pairs of them and about six other pairs of jeans.

The Levi's came from Kohl's a few years ago for $30 a pair, but now Tom says that "when I need to replace my jeans I buy Wranglers at Wal-Mart for $14.50 a pair."

He adds that "the last several years I have reduced my spending on jeans because of the economy. I wear them longer and my wife mends the jeans I wear to work to get a little more life out of them."

Closet Staples

Julie Wax shows off her favourite pair of A-pocket 7 for All Mankind jeans. She says she "paid $178 for them, but it was so well worth it! I wear them ALL the time."

Julie owns 14 pair of jeans and says 90% are designer jeans that "still look brand new". Julie says, "are one of my closet staples and a must when putting together my wardrobe."

The best thing about her jeans "is they look dressy enough to wear out at night, but are also great for a casual Friday or day around the house. No matter what, I always pair them with heels," says Julie, who writes a blog I Heart Heels.