Most men own jeans that do the job and nothing else. They fit well enough, they wash well enough, and they sit in the wardrobe doing perfectly acceptable work. Contrast stitch jeans are what happens when a pair actually has something to say. The detail is small but the effect is not. Orange or tan stitching against a dark indigo or black denim catches the eye in exactly the right way, the way a considered choice does rather than a showy one. It signals that you thought about what you put on, without making that thinking obvious. We’ve been particularly drawn to pairs where the stitching is tight and even, where the denim weight is substantial enough to hold its shape through a full day, and where the cut sits properly rather than relying on a trend to carry it. These are not jeans that need much help. Wear them with a plain tee and let the detail do what it does.