Wide leg jeans are on-trend, and gaining great momentum with my clients. Generally, the drama of the silhouette, and the switch from tapered legs, is going down well. Some are wearing them at the new shorter full length where the hems skim the vamp of the foot without a breakline. It’s a practical length for wet Seattle, and looks fab with sneakers, flat boots, flatforms, or very low heels. Others are wearing them with a breakline and hems that skim the surface of the ground.
Here are the wide leg jeans that have been winners with clients. I’ve added some other styles that are worth a browse. Prices, washes, fabric composition, rise lengths, and the widths of hems vary. The lengths vary greatly too. In fact, the lengths on the models are deceiving. They are often longer in person and might need a hack. Some of the items are on sale.
The PAIGE Harpers in various renditions have been particularly popular with clients, and worked on a range of body types. The rises aren’t as high as you might expect. There are petite lengths of these jeans at Anthropologie. The Everlane Mariner have worked well on rounder and curvier butts and have a longer rise. The Rag & Bone Sofie Splice is super wide and has a genius bit of diagonal seam detailing. The Ulla Johnson Genevieve is trouser-y and rigid in a fashion-forward way. The NYDJ Teresa has a relatively low rise if that’s your preference. I have the Veronica Beard Taylor, which has a gorgeously even and polished light wash. They smack of the ‘70s, and I’m wearing them here. They are much longer on me than on the model.
