Black Jeans, Carbon Wash Baggy Fit

A carbon wash gives these black jeans a deep, slightly textured finish that goes well beyond a standard flat black dye.

That texture is the reason the pair looks like denim rather than like a dark trouser — the surface holds light unevenly, so the colour has depth in it. The denim underneath is built properly, which is what lets the finish sit on something worth finishing.

Paired with a baggy fit, they bring room to move and the relaxed drape that has become the go-to silhouette for denim right now. Keep the top half fitted and the volume reads chosen rather than accidental. Black makes the whole thing wearable in more places than a lighter wash would, and the carbon finish keeps it from being another plain black pair in a drawer that already has one.