Help me pick jeans! - YouLookFab Forum

I've moaned and groaned about not being able to find jeans long enough. Time for some photographic records. Note that I'm wearing flats because I can't wear heels...which is probably what's killing me

So, excuse the crappy quality of the pictures (it wasn't very easy to do), and tell me which of the following suits me best! It looks like a lot but it will only take a few minutes to click trough. I'd really appreciate a few objective opinions! You can be honest just don't be mean :p

Boot cut:

http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0655.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0656.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0658.jpg

Flare (they're a bit long with these shoes):

http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0660.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0659.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0661.jpg

Straight:

http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0662.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0663.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0664.jpg

Wide leg:

http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0666.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0667.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0668.jpg

Skinny:

OK, the only time I ever wear these is when I tuck them into boots, but I thought I'd throw them in for novelty.

http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0669.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0670.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/alb.....G_0671.jpg

I look forward to hearing your answers!

Maya

18 years ago

Nicole

Veteran

Wow Maya! That must have taken you quite a bit of time to do!

My favorite jeans were the straight legs. My least favorite jeans were the Wide leg. I thought the boot cut and the flares were very similar in cut and how they fit. The straight legs gave you an overall slim silhouette and lengthened your legs. I thought the wide legs were least flattering on your backside. I will say though, that they all looked good in your lower stomach area. I guess since that is the area I am most insecure with on myself, it's the area that I zoom in on the most.

I'd like to see the skinnies with a something sexy and high heeled.

Dancingstar

Active Member

I also like the straight legs the best. I think the wide legs require heels and generally look strange with flats.

pinkcobra

I, too, thought the straight legs were the best. They made your legs look lean and long. The wide leg made your hips appear fuller and made you look a bit shorter overall. But it definitely could have been that you were in flats, as Dancingstar said.

I just read what you wrote on the thread about branching out from jeans...saying that denim doesn't look fashionable on you and that you have problems wearing heals. I think the skinny jeans would look awesome with a pair of platform wedges. I don't know if you could wear them, but they offer a bit more support. Just a thought

mayapple

Thanks for your input so far ladies. There seems to be a strong consensus that I'm relieved to agree with...though I'm surprised about the generally positive reaction to the skinny jeans. I thought they made me look way too hippy (as in having big hips, not psychedelic).

Pinkcobra: I have so many reasons I can't wear heels that it would take too long to list them all here. To summarize, I have some platform wedges that I can wear only if I won't be walking too much, but since I commute by foot, it's not usually an option.

Nicole: I'm glad to hear you say that because I get self-conscious about that particular region. Some low jeans give me the dreaded muffin top. I can probably only go as far as mid-heeled, but maybe one day I can aspire higher.

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

Wow indeed! What a magnanimous effort! I am SO impressed Maya. And my opinion is as everyone else.

The straight legs look best and the wide legs look the least best. It's too much fabric for petite you. I really like you in skinnies as well. You have a great hourglass bod. I know that you don’t like to wear heels, so I 'd try a longer top (that hits you just above crotch point) layered with a cropped, structured jacket, and your ballet flats - with your skinnies as an alternative to tucking into boots.

Now what brand are those straight legs?

Yay, I was looking forward to your reply the most Angie! It actually didn't take me that long to do this. Maybe half an hour from the time I started to uploading the pictures. I just thought it would help me visualize what looks good on me.

I got the straight legs last year from Banana Republic, but they don't have any this season. The skinnies are from H&M. I just got a longish kimono sleeve top for Christmas so I will try that out tomorrow with the skinnies and do another photo update Haha I feel so self absorbed!

Believe me I love heels, but it will take about a year after my foot surgery to give them another try. I'm saving my pennies to go shoe shopping in June

Sarah

Great post Maya. I agree with everyone else: the straight legs look the best and the wide-legs are just too much fabric for a petite. Since I'm petite, this helps me too. I'll try to stay away from wide-leg jeans and pants as well. And maybe I'll do a photo post too.

Maya my dear, you look fab in jeans and don't for a second think otherwise. I 'm glad that you made the effort to do this post so that we could reassure you about your denim uncertainty. I remember your foot surgery but that’s okay because you look super when you pair flats with jeans too. I hope that your feet feel better soon so that you can wear some type of heel if that’s your wish.

Keep trying BR because their styles change every season and they have lovely sales. I personally think that they have a wonderful petites department. H&M is a hit or miss but you can get lucky. So it’s very clear from the responses to this post that you have 2 pairs of jeans that you look great in, which means that I shan’t indulge you when you say that you can’t find jeans!

I’m looking forward to the picture with your kimono.

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