Sevens are awesome jeans but I think they are marketed more to females and for men, they haven't made quite the same effort. Paper and Denim is ok, blue cult, lucky brand also puts out some decent jeans. Stay away from the old Navy, American Eagle, GAP cheap garbage and you'll typically be OK. Dolce, or any other jean designer probably isn't going to be any more "high end" than sevens - I have clothes from them and they are alright but nothing to write home about. Look for a manufacturer that is mainly marketing jeans - seem to be on the right track with what you are looking at now. Look at blue cult jeans also - i've found them to be a bit softer than sevens and they really look nice when you are fit.