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Some say that finding a good pair of jeans is just as worthwhile as finding good sex partner. I have to agree that the similarities are numerous. Jeans have brought jot and excitement along with pain and depression for years. This simple, double legged piece of rough fabric had definitely stood the test of times. Traditionally made from denim, today they come in a marinade of different fabrics to include cotton and corduroy, encompassing everything from work clothes to eveningwear.

The well-versed dungaree, dyed in indigo was earliest known pre-jean like outerwear for the use of sailors. The jean that we know today was originally created in Genoa, Italy. Here is where the over presence of maritime force gave way to the popularity.

Man, was I was born in the wrong era. A-hoi mate!

The allure of the jean held by the sea fairing folk was due to the fact that you could sport the material wet or dry and still have it to be functional. An example is that you could roll the legs of jeans up while 'swabbing' the deck.

The French word for these trousers was anchored around their word for Genoa. The French bleu de Ganes, from the Italian blu di Genova, literally the "blue of Genoa" dye of their fabric, is the root of the names for these trousers, "jeans" and "blue jeans", today.

Jeans quickly became popular in the United States, starting on the west coast. In the 1850's Levi Strauss, a Bavarian dry goods merchant living in San Francisco, was selling blue jeans under the "Levi's" name to the mining communities of California who needed durable clothes for the work and for play. One of Levi's customers frequently purchased bolts of cloth from the Levi Strauss and after one of Jacob's customers kept purchasing cloth to reinforce torn trousers, he had an idea to use copper rivets to reinforce the points of strain and the blue jeans, as we know it today, was born.

Since those wondrous heydays of vessel swabbing sailors and reinforced pant wearing miners sporting these 'toughly wet' jeans, we have seen a wide ranges of styles go in and out of style. High watered jeans of the 60's, bell bottomed jeans of the 70's and ripped jeans of the 80's all describes some of the different styles that have graced the high fashion runways.

In recent days, the only types of jeans that are visible are hanging half way off the person who is wearing them. Despite the Hip Hop flava, I see a trend towards fitted jeans. Men are becoming more aware of the beauty of their legs and woman are finding it attractive when a man knows of his own attributes and flaunts them in a seductively subtle way. Also with the growing popularity of metro and ubersexuals, the tight fit is coming back into style. Fall of 2006 will compliment this trend with the low-rise jean that has been growing in popularity over the past year. The combination of well-fitted, low-rise denim bottoms, with a little flair at the bottom of the pant leg will all give way to a great jean recipe for the upcoming fall and winter seasons. Here is my top four pair of jeans that men should be sporting this fall season.

#4 Do Not Count Levis Out
We have to give homage to one of the first manufacturers of the common day jean pant. This conglomerate of jean fashion has stuck with it's originality while staying abreast of with the times. My number four pick of hot jeans for the fall season come from Levis Look for Levi's Capital E skinny low-rise boot cut jean to add to your fall fashion collection. This jean is the ultimate slim boot cut jean that handles a snug fit in the seat with a slightly flare from the knee down to the boot cut leg. The access to the 'essentials' may be a bit hampered by the button fly; but it is a small price to pay to have anti-fit back rise pitches.

#3 The GAP: Not As Unattractive As You Think
My number three choice may be an attribute of a company that shares its name with an unsightly feature that appears between someone's front two teeth but has definitely stood the test of time. Not just for prepsters any longer, The Gap has branched out to providing jeans for the upward mobile male who are not afraid to be called a square, hipster style! This fall, wearing The Gaps boot fit jeans with a light fade can bring a certain airiness of class to a cool fall night. These jeans ride just below the waistline and are full through the leg for those larger thighed bohemians, like myself, who like to look as if they have a touch of class.

#2 The Number 7: Not Just Another Lucky Number
7 Jeans are second on my list of must have jeans for the fall and is the first pair of designer jeans to make the list. Not available in most mid-western cities, you may have to make a trip to Chicago or New York (or even as far as your computer desk) to purchase one of these classically made, but gender bending designer jeans. Of 7's men's jeans, I again choose the boot for some of the same reasons I chose The Gaps boot fit. This jeans low waist coupled with thigh narrowing at the knees and a slight flare can give any portly man a figure-full shape. What is different about 7's jeans is that a new, smaller embroidery and 6 belt loops adds to its appeal.


#1 And The Winner Is...What?
Number one on my list may be a bit liberal for the everyday man. To wear these Meltin' Pot jeans, made in Egypt, you must exude the qualities of an ubersexual and not be afraid to broadcast it. This fall, my number one jean pick for men's fashion is actually made for a woman. This woman's jean fit well on males and exudes everything that a male wants in a good pair of jeans. Those being, flexibility, durability and style. Meltin' Pot's jeans are made with the finest European fabric and couture tailoring to make jean that crosses gender lines. Meltin' Pot's Natasha in Denim Blue will tickle more than just your fancy for the fall.