Every pair of jeans on this list is categorized as “non-stretchy” (100 percent cotton), “stretchy” (98 or 99 percent cotton), or “very stretchy” (97 percent cotton or less).

Made with 100 percent cotton, these jeans are the ideal classic denim silhouette, non-stretchy, and a mid rise that is comfortably loose through the hip and thigh. While a barrel-leg jean might be ...