Carhartt
On the Value Frontier — no label offers more quality for less moneyrugged duck-canvas workwear
Heritage Workwear · United States
Similar price, better made
Quality
7.5/10
Price
$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
8 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Levi's
Levi's at a glance
Quality
Price
$High-street labels average 5.7
Value
6.7Better value than 76% of labels
Typical US prices
jackets $110-425, shirts $45-80, jeans $75-150
Levi's is an American heritage workwear label best known for classic denim and trucker jackets — quality 6/10, leaning very timeless, quiet and very casual.
Scores
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
9 of 10
Style
Quality 6 — joint 20th of 23 heritage workwear brands (average 7.7). Value 6.7 — joint 80th 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), investors.levistrauss.com (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
Carhartt, Dickies and Lee match Levi's's quality score and style for less.
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