Comfortable over-dyed denim and a Marni-designed cut make these much more than just another pair of jeans.

Although Japanese denim is where it's at these days, we can't forget Italian denim's dominance. In an era when hairspray was almost as abundant as coke (not the drink), Armani jeans were de rigueur.

Do these Marni jeans have anything to do with this? Not really, but in some small way they're distantly related.