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Blazé Milano Jeans and Denim: Every Fit Explained

Buying Guide, Style Guides

Blazé Milano Jeans and Denim: Every Fit Explained

The short answer: Blazé Milano makes four jeans, all in 100% cotton and made in Italy. The Paso is the straight leg, the Maline is high-rise with a slight flare and a pressed crease, the Java is high-rise and wide, and the Potoroo is mid-rise, relaxed and wide. They all fit true to size on the brand’s 00 to IV ladder. Around them sit the Cory Jacket, a denim jacket cut as an oversized double-breasted blazer, and the Berber Shirt, with the Smiley pocket on the chest.

Denim is a natural extension for a label built on the blazer. The brand’s own product notes keep coming back to the same idea: a tailored check jacket with light-wash denim is the most relaxed way to wear Blazé Milano. So the jeans are designed as partners for the jackets, with the details to match: logo buttons, careful topstitching and, on the newer pieces, a button that carries two seahorses.

Every Blazé Milano jean at a glance

Style Rise Leg Details Washes at Coveti
Paso Jeans Regular Straight, slim to regular Five pockets, gunmetal-tone logo tack button Clapotis Pink, Clapotis Dark Blue
Maline Jeans High Slightly flared, front crease Five pockets, logo button Nariida Ice, Clapotis Dark Blue
Java Jeans High Wide Five pockets, gunmetal-tone logo tack button Clapotis Pink
Potoroo Jeans Mid Relaxed, wide Five pockets, logo rivets, embroidered back pocket Nariida Jeans

All four are 100% cotton and made in Italy. The brand advises your usual size in every jean.

Paso Jeans: the straight leg

The Paso is the everyday jean of the line. It has a regular rise and a straight leg, cut slim in the pink wash and regular in the dark blue, with classic five-pocket construction, belt loops and a gunmetal-tone logo tack button. It is the easiest of the four to wear with a blazer, because a straight leg keeps the line clean under a structured jacket. The Paso in Clapotis Dark Blue is the one to start with; the Paso Jeans in Clapotis Pink is the playful version for spring under a grey check.

Maline Jeans: the tailored flare

The Maline is where denim meets tailoring. It sits high on the waist and opens into a slight flare, and it carries a pressed front crease, the kind of detail you expect on a wool trouser. That crease is why it works with a Charmer blazer as convincingly as a suit trouser would. The Maline Jeans in Nariida Ice come in a fresh ice-blue wash and introduced the brand’s updated logo button, which shows two seahorses. The Maline in Clapotis Dark Blue is the darker, dressier take.

Java Jeans: the wide leg

High-rise with a wide leg, five pockets and the gunmetal logo tack button, the Java Jeans in Clapotis Pink are the most fashion-led of the four. Wear them with a cropped jacket so the proportion stays balanced: the Shelley Blazer, which is single-breasted and cropped, is ideal.

Potoroo Jeans: the relaxed wide leg

The Potoroo Jeans in Nariida Jeans sit at the mid rise with a relaxed fit and a wide leg, in a luminous ice-blue wash, with logo rivets, visible stitching and an embroidered logo on the right back pocket. The brand designed them for easy styling with a T-shirt, a polo and a casual blazer, and that is the best way to wear them: a Highland Polo in Highland Camel and an Everyday blazer on top.

The Cory Jacket: denim as a blazer

The Cory Jacket in Nariida Ice takes the classic jean jacket and rebuilds it as one of the label’s blazers: double-breasted, oversized, with notched lapels, external Smiley pockets, antique gold-tone logo buttons, a centre back seam and contrast stitching. Worn with the matching Maline Jeans it makes a denim suit; worn over a slip dress it reads as tailoring. The brand cuts it oversized and recommends one size smaller than usual.

For more denim jackets from other labels, browse Coveti’s denim jackets.

The Berber Shirt: the denim shirt

The Berber Shirt in Clapotis Dark Blue is a regular-fit cotton denim shirt with a pointed collar, gunmetal-tone logo tack buttons, single-button cuffs and applied Smiley chest pockets with buttoned flaps. It is the piece that makes the denim line unmistakably Blazé Milano. Wear it tucked into a pleated wool trouser, under a check blazer, and open over a knit.

How to wear Blazé Milano denim with a blazer

Jean Best blazer Why it works
Paso, straight Everyday in Agape Grey Mix The brand pairs this beige and brown check with light-wash denim; a straight leg keeps it neat
Maline, flared Charmer in Corinthian Grey The crease and the hourglass jacket both read tailored
Java, wide Shelley in Joya Black A cropped jacket balances a wide leg
Potoroo, relaxed Everynight in Saona Beige Oversized on oversized, softened by a pale check the brand also suggests with light denim

Match the hardware. Gunmetal tack buttons on the Paso and Java sit well with the black loden-effect buttons on the Charmer and Nightbreak. Gold-tone jacket buttons look best with the antique gold buttons on the Maline, Potoroo and Cory.

Mind the volume. The Everyday and the Charmer are close cut, which suits every jean here. The Everynight is oversized and boxy, so it looks sharpest over a straight leg; save the widest jeans for the closer jackets.

Finish with a coat. Over denim, a long check coat such as the Woolly Coat in Agape Grey Mix keeps the look polished.

Sizing Blazé Milano jeans

The jeans use the same house ladder as the blazers: 00, 0, I, II, III and IV, which convert to UK 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14. The brand cuts the Paso, Maline, Java and Potoroo to a regular fit and advises your usual size; the model in the Maline and Potoroo images wears a size I. Only the Cory Jacket, cut oversized, calls for one size smaller. Not every wash is made in every size, so check the size list on each product. For the full conversion, read our Blazé Milano size guide.

Caring for Italian denim

Cotton denim keeps its colour and shape best when it is washed rarely, inside out and cold, and dried flat. Always follow the care label. A crease like the one on the Maline will hold longer if you hang the jeans by the hem.

Frequently asked questions

Does Blazé Milano make jeans?

Yes. Blazé Milano makes the Paso, a straight-leg jean; the Maline, high-rise with a slight flare and a front crease; the Java, high-rise and wide; and the Potoroo, mid-rise, relaxed and wide. All are 100% cotton and made in Italy.

Do Blazé Milano jeans run true to size?

Yes. The brand cuts all four jeans to a regular fit and recommends your usual size on its 00 to IV ladder, which converts to UK 4 to 14.

What is the Blazé Milano Cory Jacket?

A denim jacket reimagined as a blazer: double-breasted and oversized, with notched lapels, Smiley pockets and antique gold-tone logo buttons. The brand recommends one size smaller than usual.

Which Blazé Milano jeans go best with a blazer?

The straight Paso is the easiest partner for any blazer. The Maline, with its front crease and slight flare, is the most tailored and pairs well with the hourglass Charmer.

Does Blazé Milano make a denim shirt?

Yes. The Berber Shirt is a regular-fit cotton denim shirt with a pointed collar, logo tack buttons and Smiley chest pockets with buttoned flaps.

What is the seahorse button on Blazé Milano jeans?

It is the brand’s updated logo button, introduced on the Maline Jeans in Nariida Ice. It shows two seahorses with horse-shaped heads.

Keep reading

How to wear a Blazé Milano suit, every matching set. How to style a Blazé Milano blazer, day to night. Where to buy Blazé Milano. Browse all designer denim and the full Blazé Milano edit at Coveti.