https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 20:55:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530158 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:53:55 +0000 Von 1530158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it depends on how your legs are shaped -- I buy straight legs to wear as skinnies, because true skinnies are just TOO narrow. Boyfriends are definitely more relaxed, and "skinny boyfriends" look like skin-tight frumpy pants gone wrong on me :(.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530137 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 16:13:35 +0000 Angie 1530137@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for ALL the help, ladies.&nbsp;</p> <p>Maneera, BF jeans can be baggy or streamlined. Rolling a pair of relaxed straight leg jeans (or slouchy skinnies) at the hems puts them into the streamlined BF jeans category. You are wearing regular skinny jeans with your white top.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530133 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 15:59:03 +0000 abc 1530133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great visuals Diane </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530058 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:50:32 +0000 Anonymous 1530058@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Here are a couple of my wiw's in BF's. Mine have bagged out a touch around my bum and upper thighs so I might take them in a bit, but you get the general idea. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530053 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:41:48 +0000 Maneera 1530053@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>First of all, thank you so very much for your very detailed explanation, Suz. You're a gem!</p> <p>I think I get exactly what you mean now. The slouch at the waist and thighs is what differentiates BF from straight leg jeans. You're right, my straight or slim jeans don't have that - they fit at the thighs and at the waist. They Do Not taper on the calf. </p> <p>I think I've seen Joy wear BF jeans often, rolled at the hem. Those look very very different from my jeans. I'm going to read the links you've sent tonight to learn more. Thank you again! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530032 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:13:17 +0000 Suz 1530032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA if you hemmed the jeans in the examples then you would do away with the slight bootcut at the bottom, making them straights.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530030 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 13:12:34 +0000 Suz 1530030@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My examples might look straight, Maneera, but apart from those white jeans, they are not, I assure you. Some of Angie's examples might illustrate a bit better than mine; I'm not sure.&nbsp;</p> <p>Anyway, the blue ones I show are in fact quite tapered so they are narrower on the calf, and this drastically affects the way they look, feel, and hang on the body. It's not just the tapering. The slouchier rise/ waist area also makes them drape differently than many straight jeans which can often be cut quite straight and snug in the crotch/ rise area as well (at least in my experience). There is more looseness in the hips and thighs and often the bum in a true BF. In fact, in my opinion, the only people who can really get true straight legs to look like BF jeans are tall really thin rectangles or ITs, who size up by a bunch of sizes and wear them belted and droopy.</p> <p>&nbsp;In my opinion, the tapered BF cut was invented precisely so that other body types could partake of the slightly insouciant, devil may care, and "cool" look that reed thin rectangles and ITs could get by wearing guys' jeans. It's just not possible for a curvy woman to get that look or that "body feel" in straight leg jeans, no matter how high she sizes up. When I wear my slouchy skinnies or my BF jeans I always feel a bit like swaggering. When I wear straight legs, I sometimes feel a bit constrained.&nbsp;</p> <p>Your jeans don't look like BF jeans to me, no -- they look like slim straights. (They look nice on you, BTW, just not like BF jeans).&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530016 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:39:44 +0000 Maneera 1530016@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah! Thanks Word Lily. In that case, let me assure you that this model is well over 5'10" tall. Those jeans had to be hemmed for me, even to be worn with 1-1.5 inch heel! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530012 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:33:26 +0000 Word Lily 1530012@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sure I can't help with all the intricacies of the jean shapes (keeps listening), but PPL = perfect pants length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1530007 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 12:25:38 +0000 Maneera 1530007@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thank you so much for your explanation Suz. To me, your examples look like slim fitting straight jeans. Infact, one of my skinny jeans fit like that! So does the jeans I was wearing yesterday with the white top. </p> <p>I only own the 2nd pair of straight jeans I showed as an example. On me, they fit like a proper straight leg, not like slim bootcuts. BTW, what's PPL?</p> <p>Would these jeans be BF? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1529990 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:52:13 +0000 Suz 1529990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ETA: there's also the "slouchy skinny" which is a slimmer kind of BF jean. These seem to have quite a lot of longevity. I really love my own versions. I have a distressed pair from 5 years ago (one of my oldest wardrobe items still going strong -- bought right after weight loss) and a pair of the Rag and Bone Dres that are relatively slim fitting on me.&nbsp;</p> <p>My other BF jeans are the True Religion Cameron, which on me are much baggier than on the model but still quite crisp due to their all cotton fabrication.&nbsp;</p> <p>Finally, I have a pair of white straight legs that I roll as BF jeans.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1529985 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:42:29 +0000 Suz 1529985@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>There are different kinds of BF jeans.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sometimes the name does refer to a looser overall straight leg jean.&nbsp;</p> <p>In recent years, the name has been used to describe a&nbsp;style that is looser in the crotch and/or thighs with tapering toward the ankle, typically worn rolled. The tapering and rolling are part of the look. You choose your preferred degree of looseness on the crotch/ thigh area.&nbsp;</p> <p>Angie has some great explanatory posts:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2012/07/30/how-to-choose-and-fit-boyfriend-jeans/">http://youlookfab.com/2012/07/.....end-jeans/</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2014/02/26/boyfriend-jeans-three-years-in/">http://youlookfab.com/2014/02/.....-years-in/</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2014/07/22/four-reasons-to-wear-boyfriend-jeans/">http://youlookfab.com/2014/07/.....end-jeans/</a></p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2014/03/12/footwear-with-rolled-boyfriend-jeans/">http://youlookfab.com/2014/03/.....end-jeans/</a></p> <p>You can roll straight legs, too, &nbsp;but if they are quite wide on the bottom, it won't be the same effect. You might have to "peg" them for the taper, that adds structure.&nbsp;</p> <p>Of course you might prefer the look of untapered and rolled hems. It all depends.&nbsp;</p> <p>I wouldn't call either of the jeans in your images true BF jeans. The first pair look like a loose cropped pair (really cute!) and the second look almost like baby boot cuts to me, and not PPL! &nbsp;;) &nbsp;Horrors!! Roll those babies to disguise the problem!! ;)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-is-there-a-difference-between-boyfriend-jeans-and-straight-jeans#post-1529976 Thu, 30 Jul 2015 11:08:57 +0000 Maneera 1529976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been reading on the forum that many ladies love their boyfriend jeans. However, I can't find a lot of difference between boyfriend and straight jeans. Are they the same? </p> <p>I always thought that BF jeans aren't fitted on the thighs. But the ones I've seen on Nordstorm look fitted. </p> <p>Are both the jeans in image 1 as well as 2 Boyfriend Jeans? </p>