80% matchKsubi
Same skinny distressed denim, cross-logo rebel codes
What changes: Premium pricing rather than pocket-money denim
Brand profile
Cheap Monday
Swedish H&M-owned denim label, relaunched in 2024 with skinny, flared and baggy jeans and indie-sleaze styling.
StockholmOrigin
UnisexFocus
Y2KStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Cheap Monday
Skinny jeans at pocket-money prices
The label was built around cheap skinny denim, with washed black tailoring alongside it — low-to-mid pricing was the premise, not a compromise.
Skull logo signalled mid-2000s indie
The skull-with-inverted-cross mark placed it in punk-grunge and Y2K indie dress codes, and it functioned as much as a badge as a brand.
H&M owned it, then closed it
H&M bought parent Fabric Scandinavien in 2008 with Weekday and Monki; it announced closure in December 2018 and shut the brand down by June 2019.
How Cheap Monday fits
Overall fit
runs small
Cheap Monday was known for a slim, skinny silhouette that many shoppers found tight, often reporting long inseams and a snug fit through the leg and body.
Tip: Consider sizing up, especially in jeans, if you prefer anything beyond a tight fit.
Medium confidence · based on 8 sources
By category
| Category | Runs | Shape | Size advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeans & denim | runs small | skinny | Size up one from your usual for a non-skinny fit; inseams tend to run long. |
| Jackets | runs small | slim | Size up if you plan to layer, as cuts are lean. |
| T-shirts & graphic tees | slightly small | slim | Size up if you want a relaxed rather than fitted look. |
Directional fit consensus summarized from public sources with AI — a starting point, not a guarantee. Confirm with the product's own measurements before buying.
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Cheap Monday fit questions
Does Cheap Monday run big or small?
Cheap Monday runs small. Consider sizing up, especially in jeans, if you prefer anything beyond a tight fit. Cheap Monday was known for a slim, skinny silhouette that many shoppers found tight, often reporting long inseams and a snug fit through the leg and body.
How does Cheap Monday fit?
Cheap Monday was known for a slim, skinny silhouette that many shoppers found tight, often reporting long inseams and a snug fit through the leg and body. Overall shape: slim to skinny.
How do Cheap Monday jeans & denim fit?
Cheap Monday jeans & denim runs small. Size up one from your usual for a non-skinny fit; inseams tend to run long. Shape: skinny.
How do Cheap Monday jackets fit?
Cheap Monday jackets runs small. Size up if you plan to layer, as cuts are lean. Shape: slim.
How do Cheap Monday t-shirts & graphic tees fit?
Cheap Monday t-shirts & graphic tees fits slightly small. Size up if you want a relaxed rather than fitted look. Shape: slim.
Brand facts
Cheap Monday is a Stockholm denim label founded in 2004 and owned by H&M Group since its 2008 purchase of parent Fabric Scandinavien. H&M shut the wholesale-driven brand in June 2019, then relaunched it in 2024 as a denim-led, Gen Z-facing line built on super-stretch skinnies, low-rise bootcuts, hyper-flares and baggy cuts, plus jersey tops, keeping the skull-with-inverted-cross mark and post-punk, indie-sleaze styling. Distribution runs through Weekday and limited partners, with ASOS the exclusive launch retailer and capsules with Nessa Barrett and Landon Barker.
- Founded
- 2004
- Origin
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Made in
- Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- September 2026
- Styles
- Y2K, Punk / Grunge / Goth, Streetwear