Get This: Wide-Leg Jeans

This month, take your denim to the other extreme.

Posted on 7/26/07  
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After spending numerous seasons in the shackles of skinny jeans, denim designers are coming forth with smarter, and considerably more forgiving, wide-leg shapes. With higher rises and ankle openings of up to 30 inches (compared with 8-inch cigarette styles), the sophisticated, menswear-inspired silhouette is relaxed from fly to heel. The extra volume balances out a fitted tank and flat sandals for a classy Katharine Hepburn–esque look, while the downtown material takes the edge off a tailored cropped jacket.

Pictured: J Brand palazzo jeans, $220, GrettaLuxe, Westin Copley Place, Boston, 617-536-1959, grettaluxe.com. Other options: Rich & Skinny wide-leg jeans, $198, Intermix, 186 Newbury St., Boston, 617-236-5172, intermixonline.com; Citizens of Humanity Birkin jeans, $167, Barneys New York, Copley Place, Boston, 617-385-3300, barneys.com; Paige Premium Denim high-rise trousers, $210, Jean Therapy, 524 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, 617-266-6555, jean-therapy.com.
Originally published in Boston magazine, August 2007
 

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