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"\n\nEditor's Picks\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n \"Levi's 511's are my go-to jean. Lean and mean without being skin-tight. They look equally elegant with a sports jacket as they do with a sweatshirt. I like the dark rinses\u2014just enough stiffness without the cardboard feel.\" __\u2014Jim Moore, GQ Creative Director\n\n3 M5\n\n \"I rarely buy a jean on repeat and I like to roll with a few at a time. It's nice to spend some time on each pair and really get to know them. I wore a couple pairs of APC petite standards for four years until the crotches blew out, and I'm currently in 3 M5's (washed once, no more breaking in raw denim for me, ever) and BLK DNM medium blues that I absolutely love. Next up? Baldwin Henleys in California Wash for the summer. That should cover my jean spectrum...for now.\"\u2014Sean Hotchkiss, The GQ Eye\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n \"Ever since I was in high school, it's the only pair I've ever worn\u2014when you find something that works, you stick with it. They're the best jeans ever made and you can't convince me there's anything better. The 501 is the reference point for every designer, and that just tells you, 'Well, they must be pretty great.' And they are great: They're cheap, there's nothing extreme about them, and they last forever.\"\u2014Michael Hainey, GQ Deputy Editor\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n \"Were I writing this a month or so ago, I'd be yelping from the hilltops about Spurr denim (excuse me while I pour one out). Instead, let's talk about J.Crew's 484s slim-fit dark wash. I've been stuck on them ever since GQ vet Lisa Cohen told me that every guy looks good in them. She wasn't lying. The perfectly slim fit occupies that magic spot between fashion-y and everyman. A co-worker of mine has referred to them as my \"ass jeans\" since they flatteringly sit below your waist. You shouldn't call them that, but you should buy them.\"\u2014Andrew Richdale, GQ Associate Editor\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nA.P.C. Butler\n\n \"These are pre-worn, so they fit amazingly and have a lot of character\u2014each one's faded in a little different. I love the really skinny ones the most. They are incredible and very sexy on guys.\"\u2014Madeline Weeks, GQ Fashion Director\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n \"Always in gray. Always a single cuff. The most durable, flourish-free new-old denim this side of 501s. If I were a cattle rancher, these would still work. (Note: Not a cattle rancher.)\"\u2014Sean Fennessey, GQ Multimedia Editor \n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n \"Easily A.P.C. New Standards. In a world full of perfectly unwashed, rigid denim they're not the coolest or most unique choice in the world\u2014but it's the truth. From the fit, to the quality of the denim itself, to the gorgeous store saleswoman who sold them to me, A.P.C. is the best.\"\u2014Mark Anthony Green, GQ Editorial Assistant \n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n \"45rpm Denim always excites me in the way it feels authentic, but also directional based upon the stores offerings. You can always be assured the product is small batch and produced with quality materials.\"\u2014Justin Doss, GQ Fashion Editor\n\nTrucker Max:\n\n The Most Versatile Layering Piece in Your Closet\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nIf you've looked through all the street style snaps from this past season's fashion weeks, you may have noticed a particular sartorial nuance among some men: the denim trucker jacket. Specifically worn as a layering piece under a sport coat, blazer, or top coat. And while I certainly didn't start that trend, I've sure as hell embraced it.\n\nIn term of pure utilitarianism, I challenge you to find a more versatile layer than something cut so slim and short (a good trucker should just brush your belt line) that it fits easily under the snuggest of shapes. There's something polarizing, almost artful, about putting beat-up denim against luxury fabrics like cashmere and suiting wool. It's the same reason light-washed jeans look so good with a blazer.\n\nSome experts say this look originated with the J.Crew F/W 2010 lookbook where a trucker was seen stacked under a suit, which surely means it was done on the streets prior. But never has it had a moment quite like the one it's currently experiencing. As with any jacket, keep the bottom button undone, and leave the collar popping to the pros. Oh yeah, and if anyone asks, you thought of it on your own.\u2014Sean Hotchkiss\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nThe Style Guy On...\n\nWhat to Do With All That Junk\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\n\"Is not the very point of skinny jeans package display? This is expected. We are roosters, not capons. Please observe the breeches worn between the Restoration and the Regency era. We know precisely how Napoleon was hung and on which side Brummell dressed, and there's no shame in that. 'Tis said if you've got it, flaunt it\u2014and for those with it, flaunting can be done with some discretion. Just avoid the Spinal Tap zucchini syndrome.\"\u2014Glenn O'Brien\n\n Double Down:\n\n The Goal of Dueling Denim is to Look Like a Contract Killer, Not a Cowboy\n\nFacebookPinterest\n\nDenim-on-denim\u2014a fashion untouchable, right? Wrong. You can do it without looking like N'SYNC-era JT in that dynamic-denim-duo moment with Ms. Spears. It's really all about what you don't do\u2014as in, don't put two identical shades of jean fabric next to each other. EVER. (This rule can be broken only within the highest sanctums of style mastery.)\n\nThe easiest (and, in my opinion, best) way to do it is to play up polar opposites: black jeans-light denim shirt, raw selvedge washed trucker...you get it. It says, \"I did this on purpose.\" And make sure everything fits. You can get away with damn near anything if it fits you correctly.\n\nBut why even bother dancing with the \"Double D\" when it's just as easy to avoid? Simple: you'll look cool\u2014like truck-stop-hitchhiker, \"I was Gosling's stunt double\" cool. Just leave the cowboy boots and ten gallon hat at home, pardner.\u2014Sean Hotchkiss"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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