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What do you think of light grey jeans for me?

Diana

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Recently I've gotten obsessed with the idea of light grey jeans. I don't wear white jeans, but light grey seems like a good substitute for spring and summer. What do you think of them for me? I don't own very much truly light grey, although I do have a lot of charcoal and some medium grey. One of my winter staples was (sadly, they broke this year) some charcoal grey jeggings, so I know darker grey pants work well for me. I'm not sure it's the most flattering color near my face but then again pants are not near my face.

Also, what colors would you pair them with? What colors of footwear? I don't own any light colored shoes except for taupe (close to beige, so very warm toned) boots, gold oxfords, and pearl sandals. The pearl will definitely work but they are summer only. I do have lots of darker grey footwear.

Any suggestions for other pairs of grey jeans are welcome too. Right now I can only find skinnies and slim BFs. What about bootcuts? That might be fun. Keep in mind I won't buy anything that contains polyester, and I don't want high rise.

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Mona

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Diana, looks like a great option instead of white jeans. This will go with lots of colours like oranges, red, blues, greens and off course white. Oh and also, pastels, if you wear them.

Anonymous

The way you use color in your wardrobe is really distinctive, and grey seems more suited to your style than white anyway.
I think they'll get a lot of wear and I'd be surprised if you have any problems finding things to wear with them.

MsMaven

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I'm hoping the same thing, Diana. Normally I don't like gray at all, but I've bought a few things in this lighter color and I'm wearing them quite a bit. They seem to go better with my changing to gray hair.

I think shoes in colors would look great with them. Purple, turquoise, gold. All colors I don't have. Any muted or bright color, I would think.

UmmLila (Lisa)

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I have light gray AG skinnies. I get a lot of wear out of them, but I think they make me look a little chunky in the thigh.

cheryle (Dianthus)

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I had a pair of light grey levis straight leg jeans a few years ago and loved them. They worked with so many colors but I particularly liked them with a soft yellow and I am not a yellow person at all.
I think they are definitely worth a try.

Gennifyr

I bought a pair of light grey jeans in the fall and love them. I tend to wear them rocker chic style with lots of black, but they pair well with white, burgundy and red as well.

Kristin L

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I think light gray jeans would work well for you. I'm not so sure about bootcut for spring/summer, but what about straight leg?

rabbit

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Last summer I bought light gray washed h&m jeans after giving up on finding white jeans that looked good. I really like them and wore them with both more contrasting (great with orange, worked with quite a few prints with white in them) and more tonal looks. They work well with black and white and brights.

They pair well with silver -- in belts and shoes (I wore ankle strap flats), but I also wore taupe shoes when I wore darker gray tops and they were fine with black footwear too.

I think they are a gateway drug to white jeans though, I'm doing that now after adjusting to the whole light pants look.

(in some of these photos the light makes the pants and cardigan look blue, but they are gray)

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Diana

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Thanks, everyone. Glad to know I'm not crazy.

MsMaven, I have lots of colored sandals (mustard, cherry, turquoise)! I also have red booties.

Ummlila, I do worry that light pants can look sausagey. For that reason I think I'm leaning toward the BFs.

Cheryle, hmm I hardly own any yellow (it's my least favorite color) and no light yellow, but now that you mention it, my grey blazer w/citron tipping works really well.

KL, I'd definitely consider some slim straights but I haven't seen any around.

Rabbit, thanks for the photos! Lots of inspiration here. Re: white jeans, one do the huge reasons I don't own any is that I have ZERO tolerance for seams and pocket linings showing through on pants, and I never ever see summer-weight white denim that doesn't have that problem. Which reminds me: is the grey denim dark enough that the seams/pockets won't show? Like I said, that's a dealbreaker for me.

Here's another pair (rag and bone dres) I found in a slightly darker grey. They seem a bit too warm toned though (but pictures lie so who knows...)

rag & bone/JEAN Jeans - The Dre in Aged Grey

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Dee

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I have a loft pair in a tone similar to the last R&B pair. I don't have issues with seams or pockets showing through.

I tend to wear mine with black footwear most of the time, but I have a very limited shoe wardrobe. In terms of tops, I agree with rabbit that black and white pair well, as well as purple, blue and brights. Which of those I prefer tends to vary with the season. I don't wear white bottoms in winter but will wear grey, so they feel more versatile to me. I can definitely see them working with your wardrobe and style.

CocoLion

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I like the boyfriend jeans!

catgirl

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I love mine but they are more a faded grey than this lighter wash. I had a pair from AE (Rae has them too) - they were a bit too white for me. I think you'd enjoy them in the right shade for your colors!

Adelfa

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I think you would love them.

Deb

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I prefer the R&B boyfriends, they look quite slim and flattering and the colour isn't too pale. I have a slightly richer shade of grey AG's and find them versatile with colour mixing. Black, white, cream, bone, grey and blues are my favourite mixers with them for tops and shoes but red, burgundy, pink, orange, purple, yellow and green tops and footwear would all work. With your colouring and style they should work well and look fab.. I think you will be pleasantly surprised by how versatile this colour is.

trekkiegirl

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I can definitely see you in some gray jeans. Funny, I've been looking at those myself lately...

Ingunn

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As soon as I saw the title of this post, I thought "yes!" Light grey jeans are definitely something I can see you in. My personal preference for you is the boyfriend style, and I hope you get those. They will look fab with your red and mustard shoes.

Daria

Oh no, now I'll be thinking about those 7th jeans on your first photo.
Seriously - gray is very versatile and is slightly more practical than white. Goes well with pretty much every color, but will be especially great with red and orange.

trekkiegirl

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Just got to thinking... One of the main reasons I don't wear white (besides simply not caring for most light colors in general) is that I simply can't keep it clean. I like polished, but I'm too messy for "pristine" lol
But with a light grey pair, I could recreate many of the looks I like that include white jeans. You've inspired me! Putting some on my list now!!

Transcona Shannon

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Huge fan of light grey jeans - and now you've got me thinking about them too...

I think they would work well with your wardrobe - looking fab with black, white, shades of blue, cranberry, blush and florals. Definitely worth a try.

Sara L.

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I have a pair of light grey Levi's that I enjoy wearing. I haven't been wearing them as much lately because they're a smidge tight after I put on a few pounds this winter. I don't have problems with the pockets showing through on mine. I tend to wear mine with lighter colors and blues but I think they're pretty versatile and would look good with many of the colors you wear.

dashielle (Ann)

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I'm 100% aligned with your thinking on this topic Dianna and will be watching this thread closely. I don't like white skinnies on my bod anymore and have been stalking dove grey pieces this Spring, largely with poor results.

texstyle

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I think you would get use from them and would try them. The BF style looks great to me!

Diana

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Here's some J Crew factory ones at a really good price in case anyone is interested. I probably won't try them as JC pants don't fit me at all, especially not the skinnies.

https://factory.jcrew.com/wome.....8&

Sveta

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I got my light grey jeans at the Gap (for little over $20) and pretty happy with them. These are the same ones Suz got as well. They are skinny but not super tight so you may give them a try.
I pretty much wear them with everything! they are proving to be quite versatile. Pockets do not show and no poly in the content. They are a bit lighter IRL than in this picture.

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Diana

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Sveta! The US ones all have polyester! Boo.

(Well, there is a 100% cotton authentic BF, but I'm pretty sure that fit would be an unmitigated disaster on me.)

Aziraphale

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Diana, I have two pairs of light grey jeans -- more the colour of the Rag&Bone ones you posted further down the thread -- and I wear them a lot. Like, REALLY a lot. I will cry when they wear out. Like you, I don't wear white jeans, because they are too "pretty" for me. I used to wear them with black tops, but these days I've been wearing mine with a loose white t-shirt and a grey blazer that's a little darker than the jeans, and black footwear and belt. Or else I do the head-to-toe grey thing, with grey jeans and grey slouchy top. It's my new favourite look.

I don't think it matters what shade of grey jeans you get, since it's not up by your face.

Definitely get some. Faded grey jeans are very 'spring-y' and you will love them!