I've been wearing these jeans with an annoying zip that keeps falling down of its own volition. It got to the point where I'm constantly "checking myself" and well you know that kinda looks bad in itself. And then I'll be standing on the subway in front of someone sitting down and realize that my gaping maw of a fly opening is right opposite their face. Had enough. So applied the following hack and it's working great:
 

sharke
I've been wearing these jeans with an annoying zip that keeps falling down of its own volition. It got to the point where I'm constantly "checking myself" and well you know that kinda looks bad in itself. And then I'll be standing on the subway in front of someone sitting down and realize that my gaping maw of a fly opening is right opposite their face. Had enough. So applied the following hack and it's working great:
 

I'd say "Yankee ingenuity" but I also know you're not a real Yankee. 

sharke
I've been wearing these jeans with an annoying zip that keeps falling down of its own volition. It got to the point where I'm constantly "checking myself" and well you know that kinda looks bad in itself. And then I'll be standing on the subway in front of someone sitting down and realize that my gaping maw of a fly opening is right opposite their face. Had enough. So applied the following hack and it's working great:
 

If it were me, I'd put the ring "inside" the flap.

bapu

sharke
I've been wearing these jeans with an annoying zip that keeps falling down of its own volition. It got to the point where I'm constantly "checking myself" and well you know that kinda looks bad in itself. And then I'll be standing on the subway in front of someone sitting down and realize that my gaping maw of a fly opening is right opposite their face. Had enough. So applied the following hack and it's working great:
 

If it were me, I'd put the ring "inside" the flap.

Yeah but that's a whole extra step.

sharke

bapu

sharke
I've been wearing these jeans with an annoying zip that keeps falling down of its own volition. It got to the point where I'm constantly "checking myself" and well you know that kinda looks bad in itself. And then I'll be standing on the subway in front of someone sitting down and realize that my gaping maw of a fly opening is right opposite their face. Had enough. So applied the following hack and it's working great:
 

If it were me, I'd put the ring "inside" the flap.

Yeah but that's a whole extra step.

Kind of like Mixbus, ya?

I never had a problem like this with my button-fly jeans... 
(Just sayin'...)

So THAT'S where jean material comes from!  I always wondered.