The skinny jean stuck around for a hot minute. Like… a very long minute. And somewhere around the time everyone started hopping off the skinny jean train, the straight jean began quietly solidifying its spot as the most useful article of clothing in your wardrobe.
Not bootcut, not cigarette slim, just an honest to goodness straight leg from
top to bottom that pairs effortlessly with almost anything and asks very little of you in return. We realized straight jeans get short shrift because they don’t photograph well. They look kinda… middle of the road. But what they lack in photographability, they make up for in function.
A really good straight jean is what makes a tucked in shirt look like you meant to do that. It’s why a blazer looks casual, not corporate. It gives that basic knit top something high interest to land on.
Because the leg isn’t trying to be the focus, it allows the rest of your outfit to truly shine. Fit is something we’ve paid particularly close attention to across these jeans. By straight, we don’t mean baggy, and we don’t mean stiff. We mean the leg lands at an even taper without squeezing or ballooning, and the waist and hip ratios actually rest where they’re supposed to rest on an actual human body.
We didn’t include any jeans that might look great on a shelf but then gap in the back or flatten out after two hours of wear. That might sound like a low standard to set. It’s not. You’ll find jeans that can take you to work and a party downtown afterwards.
Things you can wear comfortably from open to close. Straight jeans have always had this incredible ability to stretch from day to night with minimal effort. High rise options that have structure up top so they actually look like you tried.
Skinny jeans that are lightweight enough to wear all summer long. Classic indigo, white and that faded greyish mid wash that miraculously matches more things than it shouldn’t. Raw hemmed options as well as cropped and clean cuts.
Jeans that look just as good with a flats as they do with heels. The straight jean isn’t here to make a statement and then disappear again. It’s here to become the jean you reach for when you want to look like you put some thought into your outfit, but without the fuss.
