What kind of new jeans should I buy for spring?

I am trying to plan to my spring purchases, and jeans are the backbone of my wardrobe as I wear them almost all the time. I do have a large selection. Most are premium, though occasionally I will get a non-premium pair in a fun trend I expect to be short-lived (e.g. like mint last spring).
I would like to add a premium pair of light wash, with fading but no holes etc. jeans this season, as those seem to go best with seasons trend of pastels and light colors. Plus I do not own any such jeans.
What I do have in lighter washes are:
1. a non-premium pair of skinnies that are light pastel blue and not denim, more like colored jeans, that I wear pretty rarely
2. a premium pair of straight jeans that are quire faded but uniform in wash. They are also too big with my current weight loss and look quite BF-esque.
3. a very old premium pair of classic (wider) bootcuts there are medium wash with a bit of fading.

I have found a denim wash by COH that looks very attractive to me. It comes in both normal skinny cut and baby bootcuts, and I just can not seem to decide which one would make more sense considering current trends and what I already own. I would not probably get them for another one or two months, but am trying to come up with a good spring shopping list. I would want the jeans to fit properly, not sluchy or oversized, as a lot of my current jeans are fitting pretty loose with my weight loss.

So, skinnies or baby bootcuts?

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12 years ago

Karie

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White KUT Catherine's! I love mine. As for skinnies or baby bootcuts, I like the bootcuts. I might be a little biased though because I've been wearing skinnies with boots a lot this winter and I'm getting a little tired of that. The bootcuts seem more current and fresh to me.

Anonymous

The baby bootcuts look more fresh to my eyes. I like that wash a lot.

Jjsloane

Your long legs can pull off either style. You wear mostly flats right? I think the skinnies are timeless and the baby bootcuts are very current. I prefer heeled shoes with bootcuts, but that's just me. Ok I'm no help at all.

Suz

So, if you order both, are the returns free? Because trying them on with your tops and footwear might give you your answer. I think you would look great in both, and the wash is really nice in the photos.

Are the first ones the Racer style? I got a pair of those in another wash earlier this year, on sale from Nordstroms, and they are my favourite skinnies ever. The rise is quite low for me so they give me a long torso look -- that means that I prefer to wear them with a 2 inch heel (although truthfully, I wear them mostly with my slippers this winter!) -- but they are SO comfortable and nicely fitting. Mine are 98% cotton and 2% polyurethane or something -- I have noticed that the fabrications differ, but this is the one that is magic for me. It feels like old-style denim with just a hint of stretch.

ETA: I liked these jeans so much that I found a taupe pair on ebay and bought them!

Tanya

Thanks ladies!

I already have plenty of white jeans so I do not need more.
In spring/summer, I wear mostly flats or baby-wedges (~1.5"). I do wear some higher wedges too, but not that often. If I were to get the baby bootcuts, I would definitely not hem them for flats. Either for the baby wedges or maybe some of my real wedges (~2.5"). Around NYE I snagged a pair of nude pointy Cole Haan wedges with 2.5" heel that are very comfy and will serve as my pointy pumps for the season.

I could order both and to try and return for free but I am not particularly keen on doing that as the issue is really commitment to footwear. Skinnies would be more versatile because they would go with every heel height, but the baby bootcuts do look more fresh to me as well. I have some time to decide, probably 6-8 weeks... Or I could leave it to chance and get whichever ones go on sale first in the next 2 months

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Ooh! I love the Cole Haan wedges!!

They are crazy comfy Suz. I could totally see them work for you as well if they don't slip of your feet. And they are on big sale:
http://www.6pm.com/cole-haan-c.....one-patent

Angie

Fashion Stylist

I have two pairs of flared faded jeans in my shopping cart. So there you go.

Wow Angie, I can not wait to see how you will sport those! OK, baby bootcuts it will be . Now I just need to figure out whethere to hem them for 1.5" or 2.5" shoes.

The baby bootcuts! But I totally understand about the footwear commitment. Are you sure you're keeping the nudge wedges? If so, I'd hem them for those, and not the lower wedges you have. You can wear the lower wedges with all of your loose skinnies and BF-esque jeans.

Lisa

I vote bootcuts. I've been sporting skinnies and boots all winter because of our crazy weather and feel bootcuts will really freshen up my spring/summer wardrobe.

Looks like you already made your decision. COH work really well for me too. I really like the kimmie straights and just ordered these for spring.

http://www.6pm.com/7-for-all-m.....light-blue

Debated on the flare but I am a flats girl and the boot cut flats combo just makes me feel stumpy.

http://www.6pm.com/7-for-all-m.....n-mountain

Edit: just realized I confused brands. COH does work for me as does Sevens... LOL I should either post or cook dinner:)

El Cee

The COH baby bootcuts look fab. (Love the lighter wash.) They should be awesome on you.

Kristin L

I'd say the baby boots, but I don't think you could go wrong with either.

Beth Ann

What about trouser jeans, Tayna? I think Angie recently posted a pair as a recommendation.

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