Most men either own sand jeans and love them, or have never tried them and are missing something quietly useful. They sit in that particular sweet spot where indigo is too obvious and black is too severe. Sand works with a navy knit, a white shirt, a washed out military jacket. It works in summer and it works just as well come autumn when you throw a heavier layer on top. The problem is that the wrong shade looks washed out against most skin tones, and a poor cut kills the whole thing before you’ve even left the house. We’ve been looking specifically at pairs where the colour has enough warmth to feel intentional rather than faded, and where the fit through the thigh doesn’t require a compromise elsewhere. These are the sand jeans that earn their place in a rotation that already has indigo covered. Once you’ve worn them right, the decision to reach for them first makes itself.