As for "just go to the store and try them on", here's a full* list of Levi's product line for men. Jeans are supposed to be simple, but as a garment they're almost 150 years old and have been popular for over 50, and have been through numerous trends and fashions so they've been iterated on to the point where it really isn't all that simple. The crux of what I wrote is, yes, the most important thing to do is go to the store and try stuff on, but I never like to just be told what to do; I like to be told why I'm doing these things, so there's probably some more information in my OP than really needs to be there.
And here's the thing when it comes to clothes: with just a modicum of effort, you can improve the way you look drastically. By just learning how clothes fit on your body you can look much better and feel considerably more comfortable. You don't have to follow fashion blogs or become a #menswear type, just learn about the basics of fit, the way clothes are supposed to go on your body and you're 90% of the way there. The rest is is just a hobby, the sort of thing only other fashion-heads will notice. You don't even have to spend a lot of money, fit works the same for cheap clothes as expensive.
*that doesn't include any of Levi's premium options, where you get into the woods of having to deal with stuff like raw denim like @alexisg is talking about (those Put This On videos were a starting point for my interest in jeans, by the way). Those are the jeans that usually cost at least $100, although I have seen stuff from Uniqlo go on sale for much less. I'd give it a try but I don't live terribly close to a major city and, as has been said countless times, it really is important to try jeans on first, and for raw stuff doubly so (a store assistant can give good advice as to how much shrinking to expect).
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