They haven't been worth a damn since they pulled out of TN and went to China. The don't start sewing until they let the denim dry rot in a SE Asian jungle.
This right here seems to be the damnes truth. They went from lasting several years to a few months before they were just falling apart at the seems. The fabric just isn't what it used to be or they let it go ot rot like you said.
THE GREATER PART OF LIBERTY IS MINDING YOUR OWN FUCKIN BUSINESS.