Denim

Women’s jeans that pair stylish cuts with eco-friendly production 

Fort Lonesome adds chain-stitched design flair – be it floral motifs or pet Dalmatians – to denim jackets and suits

From rare maritime antiques to beachy objets, sea-themed first editions to fashionable fishermen’s sweaters

Outland Denim provides training in manufacturing for Cambodian survivors of forced labour, human trafficking and sexual exploitation

This family firm specialises in handmade silk, cashmere and Japanese denim

Standouts include a 1950s-style textured polo and the brand’s regular Joe jeans

The London-based craft-jeans label offers all the equipment to make your own threads

From a workwear-style denim jacket to a Japanese-influenced cotton parka

A classic aesthetic is coupled with grunge-tinged cool to supersized effect. Styling by David Lamb. Photography by Simon Crane

Niche Japanese brands are the unexpected powerhouses of the American workwear revival, says Simon Crompton, and are finally gaining the recognition they deserve

Men’s jeans for every taste and occasion

Osloh’s brilliant bicycle jeans will help you avoid the MAMIL look

Pokit brings its workwear ethos to high-end denim and travel bags

The fabric gets the Le Kilt touch – timeless, sustainable and UK-made

A return to jeans with wider cuts and higher waistbands will sort out the men from the boys, says Tom Stubbs

London store Natural Selection is a dream find for jeans obsessives

These shoes from Maison Corthay are part of a new trend for smarter takes on denim

As major menswear brands take denim far beyond jeans, the one-time workwear staple now more than holds its own in formal surrounds. Nick Scott reports. Photography by George Ong