7 For All Mankind started in the fall of 2000 in Los Angeles, when Michael Glasser, Peter Koral and Jerome Dahan launched a denim label that helped create the premium denim category. The idea was luxury fabrics, polished silhouettes and careful details like intricate stitchwork, and the back-pocket squiggle became the signature you could spot across a room. Men's denim followed in 2002 and kids in 2005, and the brand is nicknamed Sevens. Its jeans are known for a tight, mid-rise fit and the company is headquartered in Vernon, California. It was bought by VF Corporation in 2007 and sold to Delta Galil in 2016, and two of the founders, Glasser and Dahan, later left and started Citizens of Humanity. This first group is the biggest because denim is still the point. The Lotta is the wide-leg line, in tailorless deep sea, plain cotton denim, rhinestone, stud and corduroy versions, plus the utility Lotta. The Dojo is the flare, as tailorless mid rise, trouser flare, slim illusion and a modern high-rise stretch-denim version. For a slimmer shape there are the Kimmie straight, Stovepipe, the slim mid rise in Soho Night, the Calie ankle jeans and the Leggy bootcut in velvet and Soho Night. The B(Air) bootcut and the petite wide-leg pull-on round it out. Hem length matters with all of them, so a hem-first guide to shoes with jeans and jeans for tall women are worth keeping close.

Sevens has moved well past the five pockets, and this group shows how. The Lady vest and the Lady button front V-neck sleeveless tailored denim vest bring tailoring to a denim base, while the utility shirt, the pocket poplin cotton shirt and the cotton long-sleeve shirt are the clean layers. The crochet tipped polo shirt and the dark wash linen blend collared sleeveless shirt are lighter and more playful. For cooler days there is the wool fisherman crewneck sweater, the wool high neck shawl sweater, the cashmere hoodie, the cashmere V-neck cardigan and the large rib-knit flare cardigan. What I would skip is pairing the large flare cardigan with the wide-leg Lotta jeans, because both add width and the outfit loses its middle; pair it with a slim Stovepipe or a Kimmie straight instead. For more easy sweater ideas, see the camel quarter-zip edit.

The jackets show the label's grown-up side. The cropped double-breasted leather jacket, the leather high collar double breasted jacket and the high-neck leather jacket are sharp enough for dinner, while the suede blouson jacket is softer. The wool-blend double-breasted fitted blazer and the wool blend double breasted cape coat bring tailoring to a denim base. Denim is not forgotten: the aviator denim crop jacket and the cinched denim jacket keep the original material in play. If you are choosing leather, a leather jacket guide covers the cuts, and for suede, a suede jacket guide does the same. A simple fit test for the double-breasted pieces is to button them and raise your arms: if the whole jacket lifts with you, choose the next size up. The denim crops are the easiest to wear with a high-rise jean, since the short length keeps the waist visible.

The dresses are short, dressy counterparts to the jeans: the wool-blend bow trim mini dress, the halter long shirt dress and the frill faux leather dress. The 7fam bootcut closes the list with the cut most people associate with the brand. Wear any of these with a denim jacket from the group above and the whole outfit stays in the same family. The faux leather frill dress is the party option, and the halter shirt dress is the one that moves from day to evening with a belt. The wool-blend bow trim mini is the cold weather choice, best with opaque tights and a flat boot. What I would not call a dress, but still belongs here, is the bootcut: it is the shape that has traveled from the first collection in 2000 to now, and it deserves the last word.

I would build a Sevens wardrobe around one pair of Dojo flares or a Lotta wide leg, a plain shirt and one jacket. Picture her on a fall evening in dark denim, a cropped leather jacket and boots that clear the hem. The squiggle on the pocket is a small reminder that a Los Angeles denim idea from 2000 is still working.

If you want to keep going, Sanderlak Jeans and Outerwear and ALL THE WAYS Dresses and Blazers pair well with this edit.