01 — The arc gauge

Choose your arc.

Drag the gauge from a straight leg to a full barrel. Every pair of jeans and trousers we make is measured in degrees.

Trouser silhouette on a protractor. The outer seams curve by the selected number of degrees. 0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°40°
22° · Barrel-leg Jeans Keystone Barrel Jean $96.00 USD View this arc

02 — The colour scale

From a hairline to a horseshoe

Every pair of jeans and trousers, laid out by degree. Lighter cards curve less; the darker the card, the wider the arc.

03 — Arc + Line

One arc, one line.

A curved leg needs a straight partner. Each outfit is one arc, one fitted line and one small piece that shares the bracket seam.

04 — In motion

The arc only shows when you walk.

A barrel leg moves away from the body at the knee and comes back at the ankle. Standing still it is a shape; walking, it swings.

Keystone Barrel Jean · 22°

05 — The rule

Five families on one rule

  1. 00 Horseshoe Jean, worn, side profile showing the arc Barrel-leg Jeans 14 styles
  2. 14 Wide Arc Trouser, worn, side profile showing the arc Barrel Trousers 8 styles
  3. 22 Fitted Button Shirt, worn Fitted Tops 10 styles
  4. 32 Wide Arc Belt, worn Belts 6 styles
  5. 38 Half-moon Shoulder Bag, worn Curved Shoulder Bags 6 styles
Diagram: the arc is the angle between a straight hip-to-hem line and the outer seam where it leaves the hip. θ knee hem

06 — The gauge

How we measure an arc

  1. aWe lay the reference size flat and draw a straight line from the hip point to the outer corner of the hem.
  2. bThe angle between that line and the outer seam as it leaves the hip is the arc. 0° is a straight leg; 34° is our widest barrel.
  3. cEvery product page lists the knee and hem width too, so you can compare with a pair you already own.
Fit, sizes & arc
A measuring tape following the curved outer seam of a pair of jeans

Studio notes

Four folded jeans from light to dark wash
Four washes, four arcs
Model seated in black wide arc trousers
Wide Arc Trouser · 28°

A straight leg is a line. Ours start as a line and decide, at the knee, to become a bracket.

French curve and protractor on indigo denim
Bracket buckle belt on deep indigo jeans
Bracket Buckle Belt
Two models in pinstripe and apricot arc trousers
20° + 22°