The very best women’s jeans

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Marki Williams

Since 2023, we’ve tested 60 pairs of women’s jeans — suffering through gaping waistbands, comical lengths, and sagging bottoms — to find these durable standouts. Some of our latest favorites include stylishly laid-back jeans that our testers described as “supple and glorious,” a splurge-worthy wide-leg number, and an inexpensive pair with a ’90s cut.

10 excellent pairs of denim→

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The best men’s jeans

A person wearing a pair of jeans and a white tee shirt.

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Hidden in the vast sea of (mostly subpar) men’s jeans out there, we found six actually great options that fit a range of body types, tastes, and budgets. All of them are well-made, trend-proof, and extremely comfortable.

Including not too slim, not too wide “Goldilocks” jeans→

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Comfortable, adjustable, and carry-on capable, this backpack fit everything we needed for months of travel. And it’s incredibly durable: Even after six weeks of trains, buses, and flights across Europe, it didn’t show any signs of wear or breaking.

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One last thing: Extravagant cashmere socks

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These $100 socks are exorbitant, yes. But they are also unbelievably soft. Says our style editor: “Now that I’ve experienced these socks, it’s hard to go back to anything else.” In these seemingly never-ending frigid days, we think they’d make an excellent, luxe gift for self — or any beloved Pisces to whom you owe birthday gifts.

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