Aside from baggy and black, Norman Reedus’ main criterion for jeans is that they be sturdy enough not to rip when he falls down. Not that Reedus – an actor/director – is clumsy. He’s more the sort of guy who often gets into rough ‘n’ tumble situation

Now, mostly recovered from a motorcycle accident in Berlin last February, Reedus has been “super busy” putting the finishing touches on his first short film – a Miles Davis documentary, written while he was in the hospital, and starring a homeless man he found on Hollywood Blvd. (Don't ask.) He’s also gearing up to start directing his first feature in January – a horror film. And he's been acting in a new Harvey Keitel flick, tentatively called “A Crime," in which part of his role entails strolling around New York's Chinatown with two enormous hell-hounds. Not exactly a low-key life.

So, we tossed him a pair of Rogans, figuring the workwear-inspired jeans would work well in his danger-laden daily routine:

So, where’d you wear the Rogans?
To lie in a hotel bed all day while two huge greyhounds licked baby food off my face. They need to get used to me for this film I’m shooting. I also took my kid to school in them.

What did you wear them with?
A Surface 2 Air T-shirt – the dudes live across the hall from me. And a pair of Converse high-tops that are cut in half. They were part of the wardrobe for the insane-asylum extras in this movie I just shot in Moscow called “Moscow Chill.” I also wore them with a pair of soccer cleats I got in New Orleans before it went into the tank.

What do you think of them?
They’re big, which is good. I’m into that. They have that creased, worn-out look, which is fine. It’s kind of the same frayed vibe of a pair of Paper, Denim & Cloth jeans I wear. They’re really soft, almost femininely soft. Which is good to lie in bed in and walk all the way across town, but I wouldn’t want to get in a fight while wearing them. I like the pockets – they’re big. They can hold all my crap – my phone, my wallet, my keys, my cigarettes, my cat.

Your cat?
Maybe not my cat.

~Karin Nelson

Get Yours:

Rogan jeans, $220-$350. For store info: rogannyc.com

Check out Norman's latest work at imdb.com

Visit/Join the Fanclub, normanfan.com