We’re tired of black jeans: they stir up memories of emo concerts and scrawny college boys with smaller pants than us. And white jeans? You run the risk of being Miami Vice’d or floral-underwear-lady. That’s why we’re so excited about gray denim. Somewhere in the safe but unexpected middle, gray denim is our new favorite summer staple. If you’re still going skinny, French Connection (206 Newbury Street, Boston, 617.247.1301) has ashy gray ones ($148) that give new meaning to the idea of cigarette jeans. And Seven for All Mankind’s trouser fit ($231), in a light charcoal hue, is such an unassuming jean that we know you’ll rock them at work, too — that is, when you’re not lying out on the beach in almost nothing at all. Get them at Saks Fifth Avenue (786 Boylston Street, Boston, 617.262.8500).
