We've really strayed on the denim front. People, even us at Esquire, try to prescribe boundaries and trends to jeans. Skinny ...

Why We Love It: With the raw hemmed, standard straight-leg cut of, say, thrifted Levi’s, you’d never guess how supple and stretchy these jeans really are. The medium, washed blue screams ...

Kendrick Lamar’s bootcut Celine jeans were arguably the star of his Super Bowl half-time performance. It’s not just Lamar, ...

A good pair of jeans never goes out of style. Everyone should have at least one reliable pair in their closet — or even a few ...

And even certain brands that sell “plus-size” jeans cut corners by working from the same patterns used for their straight sizes, with (often thin) designers not designing for curves ...

Who It’s For: The light compression fit is made for shoppers who want their jeans to hold their midsections securely without the tummy-squeezing feeling. Though the straight-cut style offers a ...

well-fitting jeans — for less than $100. They have a straight-leg silhouette that’s as traditional as it gets, skimming right along the hips and thighs to the hem. It’s a cut that’s ...

Styled by Taylor McNeill, Lamar wore a backwards hat, motorbike jacket and bleached-blue Celine jeans that expanded out at ...

Boyfriend, tapered, mom, straight leg - when it comes to jeans, the options are endless. But what do these styles really mean? We’ve decoded every denim cut and fit for once and for all.