Two years ago, when I joined the YLF forum, I basically had two types of jeans. J Crew Matchstick jeans and J Crew Toothpick jeans. My total numbers were over 40. They were all the same uniform blue wash or white. I didn't own a single pair of nice trousers/slacks. I have been slowly culling pairs of these two jeans styles from my closet as they wear out. I have been adding trendier styles to update my looks and add variety. My favorite addition has been high rise skinny jeans. I adore them. I have three pairs, all different. I also added a pair of high rise flares. My version of flares is less flared than many. It took a while to find some I liked. I just added two more pairs of high rise flares, bringing the total to three. This summer, a big surprise for me was how much I enjoyed the J Crew Billie Boot Crop Jean. It has a high rise and despite being called a boot, it looks straight to me. I liked it so much, I purchased it in three colors. It has been my go to when I'm in an a/c space. For fall I purchased only three pairs of jeans to replace some that had worn out last year. One is a cropped flare with a released hem. It's a very different look for me. The other two are the flares already mentioned. I have some grey ombré jeans that I added at the end of last year. I have two well worn AG Nikki's also grey that I think may have another season left. I have an assortment of jeans that have an interesting color or feature, but they are all long skinny style. I purchased two pairs of Maddie pants last year. This year for fall I purchased a pair of cropped wool sailor pants and a pair of Boss trousers. I particularly love the way the trousers look. I can see adding more of something like them, but I don't want to deal with dry cleaning. Maybe a trouser style Jean?! I have a pair of cropped trousers from Max Mara that goes with a jacket (NAS purchase). I'm still deciding if I should keep them.

My overall jeans numbers have come down as the variety has increased. I have 34. It looks like slightly more than half are for fall/winter, and the rest are for spring/summer, so they are not all active at the same time. I have been good at sticking to a one in one out policy with my jeans, sometimes eliminating two for one. I have been somewhat reluctant to follow the cropped jeans and pants trend because I worry this might be impractical where I live more than half of the year. I'm not sure if I should hunt for some wide leg pants or trouser jeans to round out my capsule? Are there any styles I should consider trying? Maybe cargo pants or example?

Note: I tried Amo twist seam/zip crops but ended up returning them. I felt the look of the denim was too RATE for my workplace. It had distressing. If you have narrow calves and a straight figure, these could be fun for someone.