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The Mid Rise Jeans That Just Work

The low rise revival was a mistake and most men who tried it knew within a week. Too much going on at the waistband, nothing sitting right, and a silhouette that required a specific body type and a specific level of commitment to pull off. Mid rise is where jeans have always worked best for the majority of men and we are not embarrassed to say so plainly. It sits where a jean should sit. It works with a tucked shirt. It works untucked. It works with a trainer, a loafer, a boot. The versatility is not accidental, it is structural. What we have been looking for specifically is mid rise cuts that have enough room through the thigh to be comfortable without going wide at the knee, in washes that read considered rather than accidental. Dark indigo, clean mid blue, the occasional faded tone that has been done properly. These are the pairs we would reach for first.