USA made stf's vs. international made ones?

[rc]

I just recently purchased some Made in the USA stf's and the denim is fuzzier than any of the currnet international made ones. Does anyone know if this is normal ? and will these wear differently than the newer ones? Besides that, I think the fit in the seat is better than the newer ones.

[walletboy]

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I just recently purchased some Made in the USA stf's and the denim is fuzzier than any of the currnet international made ones. Does anyone know if this is normal ? and will these wear differently than the newer ones? Besides that, I think the fit in the seat is better than the newer ones.

--- Original message by rc on Jun 1, 2006 05:35 PM

That has been my experience with made in the USA Levi's of all types. The denim was fuzzier and slubby, particularly after a little wear. Clearly, they must have been using a different source for the denim in their U.S. manufacturing. Just how it was different is not as clear. I have read some posts that say it was ring spun denim, but I have my doubts, as it is my understanding that Levi's Strauss stopped using ring spun denim well before it moved production out of the United States. It's a shame really, because I have a couple of really nice pairs of orange tab 505s that use the kind of denim you're referring to and I really like them.

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I was told the stf made in Spain are the best