These jeans are proudly made from 80% organic cotton and 20% pre-consumer recycled organic cotton from Nudie Jeans. The pre-consumer recycled cotton comes from their own jeans that did not meet their quality control requirements; either the jeans did not keep the correct measurements, had imperfections, or for any other reason did not live up to their standards. This is a part of their ongoing work in becoming circular - lessening their use of virgin organic cotton and taking care of their faulty jeans.