and while designers keep finding new ways to freak dungarees in new and unexpected ways (with a price tag to match), take solace in the fact that the best cheap jeans for men are still around ...

To help you find the best discounted pairs out there, I flipped through my mental Rolodex of the jeans we’ve written about on the Strategist before, then sifted through the internet’s sales bins.

Jeans also cover a vast swath of price ranges, from cheap and cheerful to designer denim ... we’ve rounded up the absolute best jeans for men. Ditch the sweatpants, it’s time to talk denim.

For years, the Cowboy Cut has sat atop our rankings of the genre, clinching honorifics in our guides to the best slim jeans ... But buying a pair of cheap-'n'-cheery Wrangler joints doesn't ...