https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:25:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2374756 Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:05:14 +0000 Carol 2374756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ket--these are the things I don't think of--nude hosiery for winter "bare" look. I think everyone gave up on hosiery for a long time. In my climate, which is often in the 40s in the winter, that would be totally appropriate with ankle jeans.<br />Angie--wow, thanks for showing me all those shoes. The boots, esp. flat, really get my wheels turning.&nbsp; I can see how they look great with those jeans, and yet my instinct would be to put them with like, a knee-high heeled boot.<br />RobinF--yes, maybe they really are easier with footwear than I thought. I suppose it depends how well-made the jeans are in the first place.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371597 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 12:59:56 +0000 RobinF 2371597@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Those jeans look like a great way to try the trend. I think I would prefer them at ankle length for me and just about any boot or shoe would work.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371574 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 01:37:50 +0000 Carol 2371574@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz--thanks for the ideas. They are very inspired, and I particularly like the more moto winter boot look. Seems modern and loose.<br />Star--a few people have mentioned a chunky loafer to me as well. I think that's a good idea.<br />Roberta--those boots will look good with those jeans. Gives it a sort of menswear/working artist vibe.<br />Dee--love that idea with the socks. Instead of buying 3 new pairs of boots, I could get 8 pairs of tall black socks to wear with the boots I already have. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371561 Sun, 06 Oct 2024 23:32:52 +0000 Angie 2371561@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Carol</b>, I've been wearing barrel jeans for four years, and wear every one of my pairs of shoes with them - all dainty and flat or very low heeled! I walk a lot. </p> <p>I <i>sometimes </i>wear my chunkier oxfords with them - but not often. </p> <p>Here are my barrel jeans, and the shoes I wear with them: </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371497 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 17:26:18 +0000 Ket 2371497@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with everyone else: I would close the gap with a higher shaft boot <i>or</i> show bare skin (Or wear nude hosiery for warmth but "bare skin" look.) Not sure if that helps??</p> <p>I have eschewed slip-on mules etc for the health of my feet and pelvic floor. However, I would be very tempted to pair barrel jeans with a slip-on mule! Impractical for winter, but to me, it feels glamorous. And helps elongate the leg line.&nbsp;<br /><div><br /></div><div>I'm very excited to see what you wear with these! I want to try barrel jeans but haven't yet found any in a size or cut that work for me. So I'm living vicariously through you, Suz, and others!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371490 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:58:33 +0000 Dee 2371490@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I’m nodding along with the suggestions <b>Suz</b> and <b>Roberta </b>provided, Barrel jeans come in a variety of lengths and so you’ll need to figure out how to close the gap for colder days. Beyond higher shaft boots, &nbsp;I like the idea also of simply matching the colour of the sock to your footwear, dark sock with a dark shoe tends to read like a boot or just have fun with patterns socks as Suz suggested. I find footwear for barrel jeans easy when its warm, slides, slip-ons, ballet flats or Mary Janes all work great. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371482 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:10:56 +0000 Suz 2371482@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nodding with Roberta -- the boots I will choose have taller shafts, so they close the gap. I like bare skin or a closed gap. Of course when you sit down in a wider legged jean, the bottom rises -- but that's what fun socks are for.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371480 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 16:04:20 +0000 Roberta 2371480@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not there yet (still too hot in Chicagoland), and it might be a challenge to keep my ankles warm in cold weather. I will try my taller Sorel boots, and maybe my Docs.</p> <p>I also think it depends on how long your jeans are on you - mine are on the shorter side. Those VERY CUTE Lands' End jeans are only a 27" inseam, which would be quite short on me.</p> <p>My feeling is that lower cut ankle boots will make a narrow ankle gap, and I won't like the look on me. Put another way, I will prefer a low cut shoe like a sneaker, so the gap looks intentional, or a taller boot entirely. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371479 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:54:39 +0000 Star (Lise) 2371479@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Unfortunately I cannot open the link from the EU but I too am warming up to the idea of barrel jeans for myself.&nbsp; Maybe a chunky loafer? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371476 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:46:50 +0000 Carol 2371476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa--huh, that's a fun look. I love how you paired it with a very statement-making Timberland-style boot. I think it looked good. I can't believe we are already starting to "fusion" barrel jeans--here, barrel/cargo.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371475 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:44:30 +0000 Suz 2371475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I plan to wear my barrel jeans with these boots and booties, below, in the cooler weather. In warmer temps I have tended to wear with my oxfords or sneakers and no-show socks, or a few times with my Mary Janes. I like the bit of skin visible when it's possible to wear that way.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371474 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:32:42 +0000 Lisa 2371474@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I tried barrel leg jeans recently with a flat bootie <a rel="nofollow" href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/keep-or-return-barrel-jeans-vs-wide-leg-crop-long">in this post.</a> I liked this look for fall/winter and the only reason I didn't keep the barrel jeans was because it was duplicating the color of the wide leg jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/barrel-jeans-for-the-timid#post-2371471 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:07:08 +0000 Carol 2371471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel like six months to a year ago was when barrel jeans began gaining momentum. I am just now getting used to the idea that there is a pluralism of jeans today as big as the Marvel universe.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>These looked fantastic in the catalog--here I feel they just look okay--perhaps this version looks a little fussy.&nbsp; But I am thinking of getting them.</p> <p>If you were going to bring these into fall/winter, what socks/hosiery/footwear would you be using? Especially more flat or very low-heel, proper for a person on their feet all day.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.landsend.com/products/womens-recover-high-rise-barrel-leg-ankle-jeans/id_386878">https://www.landsend.com/produ...../id_386878</a></p> <p>Thanks.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p> </p>