Alpkit Jeanius Gets Looser

Good news from the guys at Alpkit is that their amusing water-resistant Jeanius jeans are now available in a regular - looser - cut as well as the 'slim jims only' design they debuted with earlier this year.


When we tested the first production Jeanius back in April we gave the water-shedding silicone-encapsulated Epic denim fabric a big thumbs up, but were a bit less convinced by the matchstick men legs that meant our genuine 31" test dummy ended up in 34" waist jeans and still found them tight and funny looking.

Well, now Jeanius comes both in the skinny incarnation - left above - and also in a new looser cut - right - which Alpkit says 'would go well with a beanie and boulder mat'. We're guessing that they're closer to the prototype version which we used for months and grew to love and had fantastic mobility for those impromptu bouldering / hut-wall climbing sessions.

The new regular fit is also darker in colour than the washed-out slimmer fit, which you'll either like or not and is priced the same at £55 or, as Alpkit says, a tenner less than a pair of Levi 501s.

So there you go, ace for rainy day shopping, stay drier longer and dry faster. Available now, more information at www.alpkit.com