Kontour Series
Move Without Limits in the KÜHL Kontour™ Series
Choose from a variety of fits, cuts, and seasonal weights for the Kontour™ Series pieces that are right for you:
Performance Stretch Denim. The Kontour™ Series is built around a high-stretch, cotton-based performance blend that rebounds with every stride. Where rigid denim breaks down and binds, this fabric flexes with you on switchbacks, scrambles, and long miles in the saddle, without losing the structured look of a real pair of jeans.
Contoured Fit, Trail-Tough Build. Each piece sits on a contoured waistband shaped to a woman's hips rather than scaled down from a unisex pattern. Classic five-pocket styling keeps the silhouette familiar. The 4-way stretch and reinforced stitching keep it honest on the trail.
A Range of Fits. The series carries skinny and straight-leg cuts across a cotton-based stretch blend and a dedicated performance flex denim, in mid-rise and high-rise heights. Whether you favor a slim, tapered line for travel and town or a clean straight cut for backcountry days, the lineup covers the spectrum without forcing a compromise on fabric. If you want a denim-only edit, see our women's flex denim selection.
Built for the Heat. When the temperature climbs, the same series DNA carries into 4" and 8" inseam shorts. The same five-pocket styling, the same contoured waistband, the same cotton-based stretch, just cut for hotter, shorter days on the trail. Pair them with anything in our women's summer lineup for warm-weather trips.
Look for signature touches like the contoured women's-specific waistband, generous 4-way stretch, articulated movement through the knees, and a quick-dry hand on the performance-blend fabric. The structured silhouette holds its shape through the wash, so the pieces look as good in their second season as they did out of the box.
Choose from a variety of fits, cuts, and seasonal weights for the Kontour™ Series pieces that are right for you:
Performance Stretch Denim. The Kontour™ Series is built around a high-stretch, cotton-based performance blend that rebounds with every stride. Where rigid denim breaks down and binds, this fabric flexes with you on switchbacks, scrambles, and long miles in the saddle, without losing the structured look of a real pair of jeans.
Contoured Fit, Trail-Tough Build. Each piece sits on a contoured waistband shaped to a woman's hips rather than scaled down from a unisex pattern. Classic five-pocket styling keeps the silhouette familiar. The 4-way stretch and reinforced stitching keep it honest on the trail.
A Range of Fits. The series carries skinny and straight-leg cuts across a cotton-based stretch blend and a dedicated performance flex denim, in mid-rise and high-rise heights. Whether you favor a slim, tapered line for travel and town or a clean straight cut for backcountry days, the lineup covers the spectrum without forcing a compromise on fabric. If you want a denim-only edit, see our women's flex denim selection.
Built for the Heat. When the temperature climbs, the same series DNA carries into 4" and 8" inseam shorts. The same five-pocket styling, the same contoured waistband, the same cotton-based stretch, just cut for hotter, shorter days on the trail. Pair them with anything in our women's summer lineup for warm-weather trips.
Look for signature touches like the contoured women's-specific waistband, generous 4-way stretch, articulated movement through the knees, and a quick-dry hand on the performance-blend fabric. The structured silhouette holds its shape through the wash, so the pieces look as good in their second season as they did out of the box.
The Kontour™ Series is KÜHL's stretch-denim lineup for women, pants, jeans, and shorts on a contoured waistband, built to move from trail to town.
What is the Kontour™ Series?
The Kontour™ Series is KÜHL's women's-specific stretch-denim line, built around a cotton-based performance blend that flexes and rebounds with every stride. It pairs the structured look of classic five-pocket jeans with the mobility of a true performance bottom, anchored by a contoured waistband shaped to women's hips.
The series exists because traditional denim doesn't move. It binds at the knee, stresses at the seat, and gives out at the wash. This series keeps the silhouette you want and replaces the failure points.
The series exists because traditional denim doesn't move. It binds at the knee, stresses at the seat, and gives out at the wash. This series keeps the silhouette you want and replaces the failure points.
What pieces are in the Kontour™ Series?
The Kontour™ Series spans women's pants and shorts in the same performance-denim family. On the pants side, the series carries skinny and straight-leg cuts in both a cotton-based stretch blend and a dedicated flex denim, in mid-rise and high-rise heights. On the shorts side, you'll find 4" and 8" inseams cut on the same contoured waistband and the same stretch fabric.
It's a single fabric story across multiple fits, so you can dial in the cut without trading away the performance.
It's a single fabric story across multiple fits, so you can dial in the cut without trading away the performance.
Who is the Kontour™ Series designed for?
The Kontour™ Series is built for women who want one wardrobe that handles a trailhead, a coffee shop, and a long drive in between. It suits hikers who don't want to change before dinner, travelers who pack light, and anyone who finds traditional jeans punishing on a real day of motion.
If you live in jeans but resent how rigid denim performs once the day gets active, this is the series for you.
If you live in jeans but resent how rigid denim performs once the day gets active, this is the series for you.
What fabrics and construction details define the Kontour™ Series?
The defining fabric is a cotton-based performance blend with 4-way stretch and rebound, soft on skin, structured in look, and engineered to recover its shape rather than bag out at the knee. The flex denim variants take the same idea into a heavier, more denim-true hand.
Recurring construction details across the series:
Recurring construction details across the series:
- A contoured waistband shaped for a woman's hip-to-waist ratio
- Classic five-pocket styling
- Articulated movement through the knees
- Reinforced seams at the high-wear points
- A clean, structured silhouette across skinny and straight cuts
How does the Kontour™ Series compare to KÜHL's other series?
The Kontour™ Series sits at the denim-and-stretch end of KÜHL's women's lineup. It's a different brief than a fleece-based, cold-weather collection like our Dani sherpa collection, which is built around plush warmth, and a different brief from a technical-trail series cut for fast-and-light movement.
Think of the series as the everyday-wear backbone, the bottoms you reach for first, and the ones that hold up when the day turns active.
Think of the series as the everyday-wear backbone, the bottoms you reach for first, and the ones that hold up when the day turns active.
What weather and conditions does the Kontour™ Series handle best?
The Kontour™ Series handles three- and four-season everyday wear, with the longer-inseam pants and denim weights covering shoulder seasons and cool-weather hikes, and the 4" and 8" shorts handling the heat of summer. The cotton-based stretch breathes well in mild temperatures and layers cleanly under a shell when the weather turns.
For sustained wet or cold, layer with technical outerwear over the top. For warm-weather trips that need complementary pieces, see our broader women's active lineup.
For sustained wet or cold, layer with technical outerwear over the top. For warm-weather trips that need complementary pieces, see our broader women's active lineup.
