As any denim enthusiast knows, jeans are not all the same. Not only are there different cuts and silhouettes to choose from, but washes can also range from dark indigo to a faded light blue.

This Gap denim sale takes 25% to 50% off all jeans, including editor-favorite styles like baggy, high-waisted, barrel and more.

Josh Le, a student at the University of Alberta, wore the same pair of blue jeans for 15 months to test the bacterial count on the raw denim. ( (John Ulan/Canadian Press)) ...

The Best Raw Jeans for Menswear Guys: 3sixteen RS-100x Relaxed Straight Fit Jeans, $250 The Best Raw Jeans for Denimheads: Iron Heart 634s-18 Vintage Denim Jeans, $385 ...

Denim shopping can be demoralizing, but I promise you (and so do my mom friends!) that Gap’s 365 High Rise UltraSoft Denim Pleated Trousers will restore your faith in jeans.

I have a male friend who bought a pair of A.P.C. raw-denim jeans last year and spent well over a month trying to break them in. He rode his bike in the rain wearing them.

Before we get any further, I have a confession to make: I don't wash my jeans, either. I became a raw denim convert and proselytizer after wandering into Denim Saloon soon after it opened in 2010.