Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Canvas vs Denim: Dutch Expert Explains: youtube.com/watch?v=ZpGJ40DeVrQ
↓Pants and Videos I mentioned below↓
1. Grown & Sewn: stridewise.com/foundation-grownsewn
2. Left Field: stridewise.com/duck-chinos-left-field-nyc
3. Proof: stridewise.com/proof-rover
4. Taylor Stitch: stridewise.com/taylor-stitch-chipped-canvas-pant
5. Freenote Cloth: stridewise.com/freenote-cloth-deck-pant
Bonus: Benzak: stridewise.com/benzak-bp-06-scout-pants
Thickest: Iron Heart stridewise.com/iron-heart-duck-canvas
**Videos I Mentioned**
- Fatigues: The Other Jeans Alternative youtube.com/watch?v=cj7IlDZwFRk
- Canvas vs Denim with @benzakdenimdevelopers youtube.com/watch?v=ZpGJ40DeVrQ
- How I Learned to Shine Boots Like a British Street Urchin: youtube.com/watch?v=5UOvW3tMnFE
- 10 Rules for Better Travel Outfits: stridewise.com/mens-travel-outfits
- Inside Bleu de Chauffe, the French Bags American Men Love youtube.com/watch?v=Luw-RgqgfEI
- Inside a Jeans Fading Factory: youtube.com/watch?v=FAtcCZJ2K1o
- Warmest winter jackets, like that thick denim one: youtube.com/watch?v=cw26vbxn1E4
Why don't we talk more about canvas pants, the only pants that are the exact same kind of casual and durable as jeans? Well, plenty of reasons: it's less comfortable and it doesn't fit as well, but canvas pants still deserve your respect! They last forever, look great with denim, have a more consistent look and less cultural baggage, and they just give you more variety with your casual wear. My friend, you have an alternative to jeans. Just one!
This is one of those videos I've spent years putting together and in it I give you my five favorite pairs and several others I've tried that didn't make the cut.
Full article: stridewise.com/best-canvas-pants
00:00 Why jeans and canvas go hand in hand
02:40 Denim vs canvas
04:49 The problems with canvas pants
06:50 Grown and Sewn's canvas
08:28 Left Field NYC's canvas
10:04 Proof's stretch canvas
11:20 Taylor Stitch Chipped Canvas
12:46 Freenote Cloth
14:28 Tanuki's canvas
14:58 Naked & Famous's duck
15:24 Shockoe Atelier's canvas
15:53 Benzak's canvas
16:53 Iron Heart's canvas
17:22 wrapping up
Canvas vs Denim: Dutch Expert Explains: youtube.com/watch?v=ZpGJ40DeVrQ
↓Pants and Videos I mentioned below↓
1. Grown & Sewn: stridewise.com/foundation-grownsewn
2. Left Field: stridewise.com/duck-chinos-left-field-nyc
3. Proof: stridewise.com/proof-rover
4. Taylor Stitch: stridewise.com/taylor-stitch-chipped-canvas-pant
5. Freenote Cloth: stridewise.com/freenote-cloth-deck-pant
Bonus: Benzak: stridewise.com/benzak-bp-06-scout-pants
Thickest: Iron Heart stridewise.com/iron-heart-duck-canvas
**Videos I Mentioned**
- Fatigues: The Other Jeans Alternative youtube.com/watch?v=cj7IlDZwFRk
- Canvas vs Denim with @benzakdenimdevelopers youtube.com/watch?v=ZpGJ40DeVrQ
- How I Learned to Shine Boots Like a British Street Urchin: youtube.com/watch?v=5UOvW3tMnFE
- 10 Rules for Better Travel Outfits: stridewise.com/mens-travel-outfits
- Inside Bleu de Chauffe, the French Bags American Men Love youtube.com/watch?v=Luw-RgqgfEI
- Inside a Jeans Fading Factory: youtube.com/watch?v=FAtcCZJ2K1o
- Warmest winter jackets, like that thick denim one: youtube.com/watch?v=cw26vbxn1E4
Why don't we talk more about canvas pants, the only pants that are the exact same kind of casual and durable as jeans? Well, plenty of reasons: it's less comfortable and it doesn't fit as well, but canvas pants still deserve your respect! They last forever, look great with denim, have a more consistent look and less cultural baggage, and they just give you more variety with your casual wear. My friend, you have an alternative to jeans. Just one!
This is one of those videos I've spent years putting together and in it I give you my five favorite pairs and several others I've tried that didn't make the cut.
Full article: stridewise.com/best-canvas-pants
00:00 Why jeans and canvas go hand in hand
02:40 Denim vs canvas
04:49 The problems with canvas pants
06:50 Grown and Sewn's canvas
08:28 Left Field NYC's canvas
10:04 Proof's stretch canvas
11:20 Taylor Stitch Chipped Canvas
12:46 Freenote Cloth
14:28 Tanuki's canvas
14:58 Naked & Famous's duck
15:24 Shockoe Atelier's canvas
15:53 Benzak's canvas
16:53 Iron Heart's canvas
17:22 wrapping up
