Trust Me—This Is the Most Elevated Denim Style There Is

There’s nothing revolutionary about saying that shopping for jeans is hard. Though practically every fashion brand on the planet has tried its hand at denim, very few manage to get it right. And I’m only talking about the very basic specs of a pair of jeans, not yet taking into account the ever-changing trend cycle in this genre. All that’s to say that when you do find a keeper in the denim department, it’s natural to want to 1) wear it multiple times per week, and 2) tell everyone you’ve ever met (or in this case, a ton of people I’ve never once come into physical contact with) about it, including, but not limited to, how the sizing runs, what washes to buy, where it’s available in the most sizes, and how to style it. I’m guilty of gatekeeping a lot of things, but great jeans will never be one of them.

If all that weren’t obvious enough, the reason I’m here writing to you today is to share the good news that for almost a year now, I’ve owned a truly perfect pair of jeans. I’m 29 years old, and in my nearly three decades of living (and shopping), I’ve only experienced this twice: once with a pair of vintage 501s that fit just right and again now. The denim in question? Citizens of Humanity’s Zurie jeans.