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Jeans like Helmut Lang

12 brands that actually make jeans and sit close to Helmut Lang on style and price — each with what it does differently.

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Our Legacy jeans

Our Legacy

$$$Stockholm

Independent Stockholm ready-to-wear label known for custom-developed fabrics, reworked wardrobe staples and its upcycled Our Legacy Work Shop line.

18 jeans tracked · from $129

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A.P.C. jeans

A.P.C.

$$$Paris

Paris label founded in 1987 by Jean Touitou, known for raw selvedge denim, Demi-Lune bags and understated, long-lasting wardrobe basics.

25 jeans tracked · from $143

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LEMAIRE jeans

LEMAIRE

$$$$Paris

Lemaire shares Helmut Lang's minimal, androgynous line and Fast Retailing backing, but swaps technical fabrics and raw denim for modular wrap shirting and soft tailoring.

3 jeans tracked

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stein jeans

stein

$$$Tokyo

Genderless minimalism in unusual Japanese technical cloth

8 jeans tracked · from $203

Nudie Jeans jeans

Nudie Jeans

$$$Gothenburg

Swedish denim label from Gothenburg making organic-cotton five-pocket jeans, backed by free lifetime repairs and a resale program.

349 jeans tracked · from $15

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Kapital jeans

Kapital

$$$$Okayama

Japanese denim and workwear label from Kojima, Okayama, known for boro patchwork, sashiko stitching and indigo-dyed remake pieces.

183 jeans tracked · from $33

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Momotaro Jeans jeans

Momotaro Jeans

$$$Kurashiki (Kojima)

Kojima, Okayama denim house weaving its own selvedge fabric, known for indigo dyeing and hand-painted battle-stripe back pockets.

130 jeans tracked · from $29

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3sixteen jeans

3sixteen

$$$New York City

New York-based menswear brand making made-in-USA selvedge denim and workwear-influenced staples from custom Japanese fabrics, still run by founders Andrew Chen and Johan Lam.

112 jeans tracked · from $12

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Freenote Cloth jeans

Freenote Cloth

$$$San Juan Capistrano

California heritage menswear label making US-sewn Japanese selvedge denim, western shirting and wool outerwear since 2013.

109 jeans tracked · from $120

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RRL jeans

RRL

$$$New York City

Ralph Lauren's vintage Americana line, built on selvedge denim, workwear, military and Western pieces made to look decades old.

94 jeans tracked · from $146

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Naked & Famous jeans

Naked & Famous

$$Montreal

Montreal raw denim label known for Japanese selvedge fabrics and experimental weaves, from 32oz heavyweight jeans to scratch-and-sniff denim.

59 jeans tracked · from $137

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