The KS-101x jean features a straight leg with a little bit of taper from the knee down, and boasts almost identical construction and detailing to its adult counterparts. We opted for our lightweight 101x Kuroki indigo selvedge denim that is woven exclusively for us, and gave the jeans a hot wash and tumble dry treatment to make them soft and easy to wear from day one. The jeans also utilize our standard YKK top shanks and gunmental punch-thru rivets at all stress points so that the jeans look and feel just like the real deal.

We did make some changes for the sake of practicality, though. The most notable addition to the KS-101x jean is the adjustable elastic waistband which allows the jeans to adapt as your child grows. We also opted for a zip fly over a button fly because they're easier for kids to operate. The pocketbags are a softer, lighter weight twill instead of our standard fabric, and we nixed the selvedge fly because it was frankly a waste of good fabric to add it in. Our standard leather patches would have been too stiff and uncomfortable to wear, so we swapped them out for a navy blue suede patch. Lastly, the hems were straight stitched as opposed to a chainstitch because the openings were too small.

With an eye towards longevity, we decided to make the inseams on our KS-101x longer than your average kids jean so that they can be cuffed up early on and then uncuffed as the child grows taller.