I can’t remember a wider assortment of jeans silhouettes than what is currently in fashion, and on offer in retail stores. Retail and the secondhand market cover an enormous range of styles across various washes, colours, lengths, and rise measurements. Sometimes it can be overwhelming, although also very welcome. Gone are the days when there were two denim silhouettes, which you either liked or you didn’t. May the awesome denim variety continue forever.
I love wearing jeans, and live in a city where you can wear them many months of the year. I enjoy wearing a variety of silhouettes, and like to change things up. That said, a particular silhouette has been a favourite for years. I enjoy higher rise wide legs, full length and cropped, with and without a statement cuff, the most.
Currently, these are my favourite jeans.
I also wear barrel jeans, horseshoe silhouettes, relaxed straights, boyfriend jeans, flares (also referred to as bootcuts), and slim straights. Yet wide legs have my fondest affection because of their drape, volume, and drama. I find them comfy, easy to style, forgiving, fab to wear with flat loafers, sneakers, and boots, fab to wear with tucked tops, and they swish elegantly in motion. Also love the ‘70s integrity of higher rise wide legs. My favourite style of jeans will change at some point, but for now – I’m Team Higher Rise Wide Leg At Full and Cropped Lengths.
Over to you. What’s your favourite jeans silhouette, and why?
