6 Pairs of Lightweight Jeans You Can Wear All Summer Long

Sometimes, you can can spot a stretchy jean from city blocks away. They're synthetic-looking, meaning they don't bend, break or ruffle like regular jeans. Bonobos' All Season Jeans, though, however stretchy they are, don't look like spray-on, synthetic denim. They're breathable, come in a bunch of believable washes and four fits, Slim Taper, Athletic, Slim and Tailored.

Made by beloved designer Todd Snyder, these Japanese Selvedge jeans are made on old-fashioned shuttle looms from ultra-light 11 oz denim. And although they're a charcoal color right now, regular wear will produce a patina that improves over time. Citing rigidity during first wear, the brand suggests sizing up for the best fit.

Uniqlo regularly uses material technologies to improve their garments' breathability. These jeans, for example, are made with 98 percent cotton and 2 percent spandex, which lends stretch and keeps the fabric from sticking to your skin. These were also made with far less water than your regular jeans, making them better for summer and the planet.

A straight-fitting silhouette can help keep you cool by lifting the fabric up off your skin, leaving room for you to breathe. But a lightweight, straight-fitting jean is even better — like Abercrombie & Fitch's 90s Straight Jean, a pre-washed, well-worn pair of jeans that are genuinely brand new.

Remember what I said about jeans that just look stretchy? These are definitely one of those, but that's OK. Bust these out when you really want to wear jeans but it's sweltering outside. These are made with American Eagle's proprietary Airflex+ technology, a cocktail of fabrics like cotton, recycled polyester and spandex that help the jean breathe, keep its shape and give when you move.

These are L.L. Bean's year-round jeans. They'll wear as nicely in the dead of winter as they do the dead of summer, because they're neither too heavy nor too light. Plus, they come in a bunch of sizes: 30-44 in the waist and up to a 34 inch inseam.