There's nothing revolutionary about saying that shopping for jeans is hard. Though practically every fashion brand on the planet has tried its hand at denim, very few manage to get it right. And I'm only talking about the very basic specs of a pair of jeans, not yet taking into account the ever-changing trend cycle in this genre. All that's to say that when you do find a keeper in the denim department, it's natural to want to 1) wear it multiple times per week, and 2) tell everyone you've ever met (or in this case, a ton of people I've never once come into physical contact with) about it, including, but not limited to, how the sizing runs, what washes to buy, where it's available in the most sizes, and how to style it. I'm guilty of gatekeeping a lot of things, but great jeans will never be one of them.

If all that weren't obvious enough, the reason I'm here writing to you today is to share the good news that for almost a year now, I've owned a truly perfect pair of jeans. I'm 29 years old, and in my nearly three decades of living (and shopping), I've only experienced this twice: once with a pair of vintage 501s that fit just right and again now. The denim in question? Citizens of Humanity's Zurie jeans.

The Zurie is a stovepipe jean, a fit category that doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves. I've always considered myself a straight-jeans person, but lately, straight-leg jeans seem to have strayed away from their name, becoming baggier and wider than they once were. Stovepipe jeans fill that hole in the market perfectly, with their more fitted silhouette that looks tailored and refined without erring too close to the skinny-jeans realm. They work with boots, heels, flats, and even sneakers, making them perfect for anyone who wants a workhorse pair of denim that can just as easily be worn to a nice dinner as they can for a rigorous workday outdoors.