Vertx Men's Defiance Jeans - Durable Tactical Pants for Outdoor Work, Hiking & Everyday Wear | Comfortable Stretch Denim with Reinforced Knees

I’ve worn Levi’s denim for decades. All sorts of styles: 501, 505, 569, 541, 511, et cetera, et cetera. I didn’t have any problems with Levi’s. Until I got older and I started needing a little more room in the crotchetal area for comfort reasons. Unfortunately, Levi’s doesn’t make any reasonably priced jeans that have what I want, so I started looking at other makers.I stumbled on these by accident and took a shot when they were a little less than retail price. Generally I stay away from fabrics that are cotton and synthetics blends, but I saw that the crotch was gusseted and that the knees had articulation darts, so I tried them out. In terms of flexibility, so much better than any pants I’ve ever worn. They stretch, they bend, they don’t pinch *the wrong places*. As light duty workwear, they’re great. All the extra pockets are a nice bonus, too. The rise isn’t a true high rise, but they feel like a high rise because of the cut and the gussets. I will also begrudgingly admit that the synthetic fibers make them more breathable even though the fabric is about the same weight as a mid-weight Levi’s denim.For sizing, I ordered my usual 32x32. Brand new, they fit about the same as a pair of Levi’s, perhaps a little large in the waist but not baggy. Length was good as well. As with all garments, the copies you get may fit differently because of the piece of fabric or the person who was sewing on that particular day. They will shrink mildly in the dryer.I don’t know that I would use these as heavy-duty jeans, but for light work in a factory or outdoors these would be fine. Now, the only reason these are not five stars is the dye. I have both the indigo rinse and the ultra black color. On the indigo rinse there was a tag that very clearly said that the fabric dye would transfer onto light colored fabrics. I did not believe that tag. I was wrong. I’ve washed these things a dozen times, the fabric edges are fading, and the dye will still transfer onto light colored fabrics. Don’t sit on anything white, tan, or gray unless you want some nice blue streaks on it. I didn’t see a similar tag on the ultra black, and so far they do not seem to have the same challenge.As long as Vertx doesn’t change these jeans, I will buy them for work again. I’ll probably try one of the other colors next time to see if other dyes will transfer. If they don’t, I’ll probably make them my casual pants as well.