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Browse all Frame jeans →The Gray -- Tolerate
The verdict
Fit
Owners describe an extremely low rise with a long leg and zero stretch; several sized up one size for the hips and still found the inseam ran long, and multiple buyers note the fit is not consistent across the different color washes.
Quality
Reaction to construction is split: buyers praise the cut and color, but at least one owner reported the stitching as sloppy and flagged nearly an inch of inseam variation between washes, so quality control appears uneven.
Is the price fair?
At $228 this sits at the premium end for a 100% cotton, rigid non-stretch jean, and because there is no give, comfort depends entirely on nailing the size; the price only reads as fair for someone committed to this exact low-slung flare.
Best for
Someone who specifically wants a low-slung, wide-leg flare in rigid cotton denim and is willing to size up and possibly tailor the long inseam.
Care
Machine wash cold and hang or lay flat to dry to limit shrinkage and keep the rigid, non-stretch denim from distorting.
Grounded in reviewer & owner reports: The Gray Jean -- Tolerate - FRAME · FRAME X Amelia Gray The Gray Jeans in Tolerate | REVOLVE
What owners report about Frame jeans
Owners report Frame's stretch-blend denim is soft with enough weight to still feel like real jeans, and that the cuts fit close through the seat and thigh without a baggy crotch. The recurring caution is stretch behavior: the denim opens up over multiple wears, with extra room developing at the waistband, and one reviewer of a rigid cotton cut deliberately sized down to compensate. Owners also flag the price — reviewers cite Los Angeles manufacturing for retail prices averaging around $230 — and one long-term owner recommends buying the line secondhand for value.
- Strengths
- Reviewers praise the soft, stretchy denim that holds a close, flattering fit — one calls the fabric stretchy but still sturdy, with no bagging complaints in normal wear.
- Watch out for
- The denim stretches out with wear — waistbands loosen over multiple wears — and one reviewer notes elastane-blend jeans will not wear as long as rigid 100% cotton denim.
- Sizing
- Reports conflict by cut: one reviewer calls Frame true to size, another sizes up in the skinny cuts because Frame runs slightly small, and a reviewer of the rigid Le Jane sized down because the denim naturally stretches after multiple wears.
About Frame's jeans line as a whole. Sources: Frame Denim Review — Fairly Curated · The Frame Le Jane Jeans Review — PureWow · FRAME Denim Le Skinny de Jeanne in Huntley Review — The Jeans Blog
