Denim ·
Two pairs of blue jeans can turn the same top and shoes into completely different outfits. The reason is the leg shape: how wide the jeans are at the thigh, knee and hem, and where they stop.
Try straight, wide and barrel cuts in a simple drawing, change the hem length, and see the rule each shape follows.
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A barrel cut with the rounded middle the article describes, in a chocolate-brown wash that keeps the curve easy to pair with simple tops.
Barrel leg · Mid waist · Chocolate brown
The same rounded shape in firm 100% cotton, which holds the curve better than soft stretch denim. A classic blue wash that works with most wardrobes.
Barrel leg · 100% cotton · Blue
A wide leg in plain cotton denim, grey rather than blue. Check the hem lands at the top of your shoe, the length this cut usually needs.
Wide leg · 100% cotton · Grey
