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Ask Angie: will these count as relaxed skinnies of just badly fitting jeans?

Sveta

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I have bought these Paige straight leg jeans a couple of years ago. I sized up to 33 as at the time size 32 was too snug in the thighs for my liking.
Recently I have lost a bit of weight and they are quite big now: I can remove them without unzipping.
Do they qualify as "relaxed skinnies" look or are they just plainly too big and a bad fit now? I am still struggling to understand where one fit ends and another one starts

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Adelfa

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Sveta, I've been wondering about this too. To me the fit looks great! More fluid but still narrow.

catgirl

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I loved this fit on your other post.

deb

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I like them.

Deborah

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I think these look great. The fit looks good to me. Will be interested in Angie's assessment.

ramya

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For me these are relaced. My DH would say badly fitting though:)

Neel

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Seriously cool relaxed fit in my world :).

El Cee

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They look great to my eye… relaxed but not at all saggy-baggy. (I, too, will be interested to see what Angie says.)

marianna

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I love them. Relaxed and cool.

Janet

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Sveta, I think these look appropriately relaxed. I ended up with my first pair of faux BFs by hanging onto an old pair of David Kahn jeans that I had shrunk out of. I eventually ended up cutting them off to make clamdigger length shorts.

April

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Sveta, to me, the fit does not look baggy in front (the whiskering lends the appearance of close-fitting-ness), though they do look a bit loose in the back. When I have loose-fitting jeans, I find that as long as I keep them at the right height with a belt so the bottom is not droopy, I don't mind the legs being loose.

Anonymous

I think they are good slouchy skinnies!

Jules

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Ha, I think they are perfect. Glad I'm not alone.

Suz

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I think they are great, Sveta. They fit a lot like my sized up J. Crew toothpick jeans fit on me. I consider those a "relaxed" skinny, and I love to wear them. Great save!! And yay for the weight loss!

Transcona Shannon

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These look fabulous on you Sveta - gorgeous casual outfit!

Karie

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For what it's worth, I struggle with that question too. I usually figure if the fit of the pants doesn't annoy the heck out of me, it's all goodie

I really like the way these fit you. I think they look great as relaxed skinnies!

Angie

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A hundred thumbs up. Killer look. xo

Catnip

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I waited to respond until Angie did, and am so relieved. I bought a pair of jeans yesterday that fit the same way and have been wondering about them (will post shortly). Sveta, I think your jeans look great!

Laura (rhubarbgirl)

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I knew I should have kept all my too big jeans when I lost weight! They look great in your pics. I find that the belt is the key to keeping oversized jeans in the right place - otherwise the crotch droops as you wear them and you're always tugging it up. I would imagine that the stopping point would be jeans that are so loose they can't be belted comfortably.

Day Vies

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I'm on the they look great side. They still have shape and don't appear to be falling off. I frequently buy my skinnies too big because I prefer a straight leg look. I especially love how you've styled your jeans with the petty's and the white jacket. This is fabulous.

SarahTheWhite

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I have no idea what to call them, but if I looked as good as you do in these photos, I'd never take them off!

Sveta

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Endorsement from Angie and from the forum! Whew, you took a load from my heart! I will proudly wear those jeans as relaxed skinnies

Thank you all for validation and for the compliments
Laura, belt works fine with those jeans, they are not too-too big. My Kut BF jeans however are heading into that "too big to wear comfortably with the belt" category
Catnip, I hope you enjoy your new jeans .

CocoLion

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Looks great!

Inge

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They look absolutely fantastic, Sveta! Yay for your "new" relaxed skinnies.

Suz

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I think the real stopping point for the "sized up" skinny is fabrication.

If the fabric is too thin and stretchy, sizing up will never work.

Instead of drape and fluidity, you get the baggy elephant skin look. It still clings, but there is too much of it.

This will be especially true if you have a curvy figure. If you are stick straight, you might be able to "get away" with sizing up on a thin, lightweight jean. But otherwise -- forget it.

What you need is a fabric with enough weight and/ or stiffness. Here, you have it. So it works.

You also need a cut that allows for a bit of ease.

Lisa

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I like these as a baggy skinny. What Suz says about fabric and drape makes perfect sense, and something for me to keep in mind when jeans shopping, thanks!

sarah

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I like them, Sveta. How great that you were able to buy them in your closet.

Anonymous

Really, really nice!