^Around $275 probably.
No. And while internet statistics don't necessarily reflect much of anything, it seems that most guys who frequent this thread and the MSN forum are straight. And yes, many are Asian, though I'm not.
Anyhow...my jeans from Strip came today, and they're my favorite jeans now. F*cking amazing. The color(s) are great; they look kinda grey from a distance, then you see touches of light blue, a wash of brown here and there...they even have a silvery shimmer in some lights. Right now I'm in a basement with nothing but yellowy artificial light, and they look like a subtle dull shimmery gold in spots! Amazing...hehe. They also look a bit "rubbery". I'm wearing my brown F/W 05 eyelet runway belt with them, and it brings out the brown tone and looks amazing. These jeans will lend themselves to a much larger variety of outfits than I originally guessed. And they certainly don't just look "dirty" in person. What else...across between the denim's thickness and the finishing, they're very heavy. The creasing everywhere is done perfectly. Nice subtle claw-marking on the knee, too. And I definitely didn't have to worry about a size 27, 17 cm being too small; they're not at all like the destroyed jeans, thank God. I think the waist measures about a 29 or maybe even 30, and the leg isn't too tight at all. Anyway, everyone should buy a pair.
I'd say they look better on me than these coated ones do on this guy. I've always thought this outfit looked pretty ridiculous, though.