I had't bought jeans in a while, and the ones I have are pretty thread bare, so I headed out to the local Kohl's at lunch yesterday to get a couple new pair. After I overcame my confusion as to all the different styles (boot cut, relaxed, button fly, comfort cut, traditional), I tried a few on and thought I noticed that the denim material used seems to be a different weight (thickness) than what I remember. These were not the 'pre-washed/faded' type, they were the true blue 'Don't wash these with anything you don't want turning blue' type. Am I imagining things, or are today's Levis not as 'robust' as they were previously.
I remember from my yoot, that a new pair of Levi jeans required at least 10 washing before you could bend your knees comfortably.

By the way, I've been told that Levis no longer has any manufacturing plants in the USA. There used to be one near here (Little Rock), but it closed a few years back.
