502 Regular Taper Jeans, Tanager

There aren't a whole lot of fashion questions that denim can't answer. This classic cut has a regular taper and the color you're used to. The slightly distressed look in the knees and upper thigh give you a hint of that worn in look, and take on the burden of experience without making you do a thing.

Levi Strauss emigrated from Bavaria to San Francisco in 1853, at the height of the California Gold Rush. He saw the need for clothes that would endure anything, inspiring him, along with tailor Jacob Davis, to design waist overalls with denim and copper rivet reinforcements. You may have heard of the result.