Give Your Style a Leg-Up with the Best Jeans Brands for Women
Find a forever pair of jeans you’ll wear decade after decade courtesy of these denim pioneers
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Give Your Style a Leg-Up with the Best Jeans Brands for Women
Find a forever pair of jeans you’ll wear decade after decade courtesy of these denim pioneers
By: George ElliotInvented in the 1800s, jeans have gone from workwear essential to slim-cut emblem of 50s teenage rebellion, from 70s rock ‘n’ roll icon of flared proportions to straight-leg supermodel staple in the 90s. But while they’ve shapeshifted over the years, reflecting the mood of the moment with various fits, washes and finishes, those crafted today by the best jeans brands for women transcend the trends to last you a lifetime – with a little TLC along the way, of course. Crafting timeless styles in innovative ways – as well as offering services to keep your jeans rejuvenated – these are the jeans you can (and will) wear forever.
FANFARE
Hand-crafting seasonless, hardworking pairs sure to become the foundation of your forever wardrobe, FANFARE utilises organic cottons, non-toxic fabrics and ‘rescues’ discarded textiles, breathing new life into what was once destined for landfill. Starting with what others see as waste, the brand encourages a buy-to-last mindset and works with customers to repair, repurpose and redesign their jeans if need be. And should you head in-store and pay a visit to Fanfare’s new pop-up this autumn/winter, you can now personalise and embellish any old or new pair with surplus Liberty fabrics, for a pair truly unique to you.
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AGOLDE
Working closely with a carefully selected collective of producers, American label AGOLDE has been crafting jeans of the highest calibre since it was first founded back in 1993. Personally testing the fit, feel and fabrication of each pair that leaves its ateliers (perfection is paramount), it looks to styles of old for inspiration but brings these beloved vintage silhouettes up to date, making use of the most cutting-edge textiles and techniques available, from laser cutting to high-efficiency washing. For hardwearing jeans with vintage flair, AGOLDE shouldn't be overlooked.
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Citizens of Humanity
With a mantra that confidence is dependent on feeling comfortable, Los Angeles-based brand Citizens of Humanity is the specialist in premium denim production and hand-crafting jeans that fit so pleasingly that they empower the wearer. Utilising in-house sewing and laundry facilities to ensure their fastidious attention to detail is always upheld, each and every pair they make passes through some 40 pairs of hands before reaching your own. The result: jeans that – unswayed by the comings and goings of fashion – are fine-tuned to keep you looking and feeling good, year after year.
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E.L.V. Denim
Another newcomer to Liberty, East London label E.L.V. Denim is counteracting fast fashion by instilling meaning back into the jeans we wear. Founded by stylist Anna Foster, its local collective of ateliers skillfully splice together discarded jeans sourced from UK warehouses to create entirely new, gender-neutral pairs that are entirely original to the wearer. But there’s more to their unconventional designs than first meets the eye. Rigorously quality-checked to stand the test of time, each pair comes inbuilt with the label’s ingenious signature: four generous seams that can be altered again and again for the perfect fit – always.
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Paige
Motivated to make jeans that you'll love and live in, LA-based label Paige is famed for its soft-to-the-touch, effortless-to-break-in denim. Fanatical about fit (because a pair of jeans you'll cherish has to feel made just for you), its performance-driven denim is repeatedly wear-tested to ensure it’s prepped for years on the move. Dependable, durable and always with a sophisticated edge, Paige deserves to be on every jean aficionado's radar.
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