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Lee

Lee at a glance

Quality

Price

$

High-street labels average 5.7

Value

7.1Better value than 85% of labels

Typical US prices

jackets $120-725, shirts $45-99, jeans $53-108

Lee is an American heritage workwear label best known for heritage denim — quality 6/10, leaning very timeless, quiet and very casual.

Scores

Design

6 of 10

Reputation

6 of 10

Style

Quality 6 — joint 20th of 23 heritage workwear brands (average 7.7). Value 7.1 — joint 50th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.

Scores last reviewed July 6, 2026 · Sources: Gear Patrol (opens in a new tab), kontoorbrands.com (opens in a new tab), Heddels (opens in a new tab) · How we score

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