Awesome Jeans

Every biker needs a good pair of pants to protect from road rash. Australian motorcycle apparel company SA1NT makes the world’s strongest single-layer denim jeans. Now, its stretch Engineered Collection has hip and knee armor and is 120% stronger than regular denim, providing CE AA accident protection against burns and abrasion. Straight fit or slim.

Inspired by Mosevic’s recycled denim eyeglasses, Cam from Blacktail Studio wanted to try the same with building furniture. He started with a bunch of thrift store jeans and realized he’d need a lot more denim. Using a very messy bath of epoxy, he laminated fifty sheets of the fabric. After it all dried, he planed and finished it like a sheet of plywood.

Motowear and workwear brand SA1NT doesn’t just make tough denim. It created the world’s first single-layer, CE-rated denim made from Dyneema polyethylene yarn, the world’s strongest fiber. Spun like cotton, the jeans look and feel like regular denim while protecting against abrasions to literally save your skin.

Volcom’s Stone Made pants and shorts are made of special denim or chino fabrics, making them water-resistant and stretchable. Some of the denim pants are also abrasion-resistant and have anti-microbial coating. Available in a variety of cuts and colors.

Saint’s jackets and jeans are more resistant to bursting and abrasion than 14oz denim because they’re mostly made of Dyneema. But even the toughest denim doesn’t make it okay to wear the same colored denim jacket and jeans at the same time.

Slim fitting jeans and bicycles are no longer a bad combination. Kitsbow’s Drifter jeans look like normal slim fit denim pants, but they have extra room in the thighs and seams around the knees to make cycling comfortable.

Clothing shop Flint and Tinder will be launching a made-to-order denim jeans service. You’ll be able to pick the denim, fit and size of your jeans. You can also customize your jeans’ buttons, rivets, label and print.

(NSFW: Language, Gore) Europe based “jeanmaker” company DENHAM pulls off an excellent remake of the cult classic American Psycho but modernizes it with a hipster spin to show off some of their denim designing prowess.

Dirtball Fashion specializes in 100% recycled clothing. Their latest lineup addition, the Green Jean, is made of cotton and water bottles. We missed out on the Kickstarter but discounted pre-orders are still available for Nov. shipping.

McMacular jeans are made of a suede cotton twill and lined with Mulberry silk which works to both cool you down on a hot day and warm you up when it’s cold out. We can’t confirm this but we can say that silk in our jeans sounds amazing.

The Bottle Rockets denim trousers are made from a hybrid denim fabric made of cotton, polyester and recycled plastic beer bottles, at 3 to 5 bottles per pair. Available in indigo and natural canvas.

With Nanosphere technology to keep you dry, a utility waistband to hold a u-lock, and 3M reflective seams to increase visibility, Commuter Series jeans from Levi’s are perfect for urban cyclists.

Osloh’s bike jeans are made for hard-riding enthusiasts; features include adjustable waistband snaps, internal chamois seat linings, stash key and side cell pockets, and u-lock straps.

Not quite slim, not quite loose, these low raise Edwin Skinny Jeans have a modern profile, but the devil’s in the details with red selvage on the back pockets, cinchback and flat rivets.

Based on the first 501 model in 1890, Levis’ XX501 jeans are a vintage reproduction with a single back pocket, painted suspender buttons, cinch back and two horse leather patch.

Washed down from true black to a crisp grey with subtle creasing and crashing, this pair of Raw Seattle denims is finished with leather flaps on the back pockets and a skull hangtag.

Sophisticated yet low-key, Grn Apple Tree’s Control Denims are dark, Japanese-style slim fit indigo jeans which add an element of class to casual urban attire without being flashy.

Always a purveyor of clean, uncomplicated lines, Lagom’s No. 14 Jeans takes bull twill chino and wraps it up in a slim-cut denim style; the pant is predominantly grey with purple details.

Made with dark, untreated mid-weight denim, Acne’s Mic Rigid Jeans have a minimalist and starchy look that just begs to be broken in; five pockets, low-rise waist and zip fly.

With studs aplenty and wing-shaped flaps, Robin’s Jean ain’t winning any macho points; however, anytime you get the ladies ogling (and possibly groping) your butt, it’s a good thing.

Carhartt’s Saloon Pants are the epitome of casual class, with a loose and roomy upper but sneaker-fit at the bottom. It’s made with raw selvage denim and also features a stealth pocket.

Damien Hirst’s art usually requires an 8 figure salary, but these Levi’s jeans are relatively affordable at $240; they come with Hirst buttons on the fly and skull embroidery on the back.

Atelier LaDurance continues its line of WWII-style apparel with their Royston Slim Jeans, co-released with Oki-Ni. Made with Japanese selvedge denim, it includes a bullet repair kit.