i'm just a rather practical person - i do appreaciate that such jeans are more fashionable and (hopefully) better made than kmart levi's but i'd struggle to spend more than $100 on a pair of jeans. Mavi jeans (from isarel?) were a hit here for a while. About A$150 and they actually fit your bum and waist at the same time (no more gapping out of the waistband at the back) for women who have hips.