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Jeans used to be something that you really had to wear casually and, you know, they were
a faux pas to wear at the office or maybe to a nice restaurant. And that's really not
true anymore. I think jeans have become a staple and they can look as classic and as
elegant as you want them to.
You know, there's a huge variety. Let's go through the sort of types of jeans. I think
the most popular pair that you see most often and sort of on the runways and in magazines
and on the streets are just a slim cut, you know a quote, unquote skinny jean. Typically
those are best in a dark denim, a black or a dark blue, just because they're cut so slender
to the leg that it's always more flattering if you do it in the darker color. You have
the classic boot cut, which is, just means fitted through the thighs, slightly flared
through the calf and ankle.
A little bit of 70's is making it's way back into the fashion scene now, so sometimes you'll
see a higher wasted or a bootleg, or a, you know, a really flared jean. Those are another
option.
I think what the best thing to do is to go to a store and try on all the different ones.
It's not about what's most flattering, but what you're most comfortable in. I don't think
there's a rule as to what body type can wear skinny jeans, or what body type can wear flared
jeans. I think it's about finding what you're going to feel best in, and at the end of the
day that's all that matters.
So when it comes to shopping for jeans. You want to make sure that they fit. And there's
a difference between really tight jeans and too tight jeans. They should fit nicely. They
shouldn't bunch. They shouldn't be sort of digging in, and you shouldn't see sort of
rolls in the fabric. And this isn't about size. It's doesn't mean, you know, you have
to be a certain size for that to happen. It's about the quality of the denim. So you always
want to find a good mix between denim and stretch.
You know a jegging is great. I think that the problem with the jegging, again, is sometimes
you get that rolling or that sort of the pinching, and you want to avoid that in terms of making
your jeans sort of look as high quality and as expensive as you want them to, even if
you didn't spend much money on them.
Some of my favorite high end brands are J Brand. I think that they do a great job of
providing a bunch of different fits and styles for many different body types. So they have
the same pair of skinny jeans with three different waist levels. That means if you like a lower
waist, then you can have those. If you like a higher waist, then there's that option as
well, instead of being sort of stuck into one specific fit. And they have that through
all their variety. So their bootleg, their flares. They have several different cuts of
skinny jeans. I think if you want to spend a quality amount of money on a pair of jeans,
the best way to do it is to make sure they're going to fit and you have the right options.
On the cheaper level, or the less expensive version, you know, Urban Outfitters, their
BDG line is great. They're $50 or less. They're incredibly flattering and they always come
in a bunch of rainbow of colors, which is so nice if you want to play around with your
jeans and not look like you're wearing the same pair all the time.