Claire's Picks
← Trousers Worth Hanging in Your WardrobeComfort Stretch Jeans That Get It Right
Stretch denim earned a bad reputation by pretending to be something it was not. Skinny fits with a plasticky sheen, or worse, jogger hybrids that confused comfort with giving up entirely. The problem was never the stretch itself. It was what brands did with it. Done properly, a small percentage of elastane in a well constructed jean gives you the kind of fit that pure rigid denim rarely manages off the shelf, without sacrificing the structure or the look that makes jeans worth wearing in the first place. We have been paying close attention to how these sit after a full day, not just how they look fresh out of the bag. The ones that make it in here hold their shape through real use, come in cuts that work with a clean trainer or a proper leather shoe, and feel like jeans rather than a compromise. Comfort that actually looks the part. That is what we were after and that is what we found.
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