There are few shopping tasks more daunting than the hunt for a perfect pair of jeans. Throw a tight budget into the mix and it’s damn depressing. We love local indie joints like Body Blue and Over the Rainbow, but sometimes a girl can’t afford to drop the cost of a return flight to NYC on a pair of pants.
Our new go-to for affordable, quality jeans is Paradise Mine – one of the two in-house denim lines launched by Aritzia (220 Yonge, 416-204-1318, and others, aritzia.com) last year. Paradise Mine keeps up with trends like high-rise cuts and distressed fabric, and uses premium Japanese denim that’s hand-washed and sewn in Los Angeles. (No sweatshops here.) Designs ring in at a reasonable $125-$145 and stand the tests of time, washing machines and all-you-can-eat sushi dinners.
