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The Best Wide-Leg Jeans To Add To Your Closet Right Now

The denim trend continues on.
The Best Wide-Leg Jeans To Add To Your Closet Right Now
By Jamila Stewart · Updated August 11, 2022
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As much as we’d all love to make leggings and sweatpants the official business-casual dress code ASAP, we’ve unfortunately got a ways to go before enjoying such sartorial comfort. That said, until then, there’s no two ways about it – jeans are the way to go on days when you only have the energy for a laid back outfit, but want to look effortlessly put together. Of course, no two jeans are created equal – in fact, a more than a couple of jeans trends are enjoying a moment in the spotlight right now – but the best wide-leg jeans are indeed the quickest way to get a denim look that feels put together and polished.

It goes without saying denim is having a big year (just ask brands like Diesel), but it’s not all denim cargos and straight-leg jeans, as much as we’re still committed to channeling the ’90s and 2000s. Alongside them, the ’70s are back, just in time for the carefree moment we’re having in fashion. As far as styles that offer the best of both worlds go, wide-leg jeans tend to cover all the bases (read: their statement silhouette naturally lends them a more “done up” appeal, and their roominess ensures they’re simultaneously beyond cozy), and they pair just as easily with a casual tank top as they would a chiffon blouse. Ahead, here are a few styles that are guaranteed to elevate your everyday looks instantly.

01
01 Lee High Rise Wide Leg Crop Jean

Fall is on the way, and these jeans will have you wanting to style them with boots all season long.

Available at Amazon
44 Originally $59 Shop Now
02
02 Levi’s Made & Crafted® full flare jeans

These are the epitome of the bigger the pant leg, the bigger that statement.

Available at Farfetch
132 Originally $144 Shop Now
03
03 WallFlower Women’s Juniors Flirty Curvy High-Rise Stretch Wide Leg Ankle Jeans

Chic, multi-button details on high-waisted jeans are always a win.

Available at Amazon
30 Shop Now
04
04 Rolla’s Sailor Jean

If you need a pair of “dressy” jeans, these are it.

Available at Revolve
109 Shop Now
05
05 Madewell The Plus Perfect Vintage Wide-Leg Jean in Belmere Wash

When has classic black ever been wrong?

Available at Madewell
138 Shop Now
06
06 Retrofete Gladys Low Rise Jean

This is how wide-leg jeans were done in the early aughts, and consider this a petition to bring them back.

Available at Revolve
285 Shop Now
07
07 Unpublished GEMMA Super High Waist Mod Sailor

Live out your ’70s fantasies in these chocolate beauties.

Available at Unpublished
93 Shop Now
08
08 Fleur du Mal Cotton Wide Leg Jean

All this hue needs is flirty, floral top.

Available at Fleur du Mal
395 Shop Now
09
09 Buffalo David Bitton Addie High Rise Wide Leg Jeans

Gotta love a pair of perfectly flared crisp jeans with clean lines.

Available at Amazon
70 Originally $109 Shop Now
10
10 FRAME Le Baggy High Waist Wide Leg Jeans

FRAME is supreme at honing in on the little details that make a pair of jeans stand out – such as the stitching on the side of these jeans.

Available at Nordstrom
167 Originally $278 Shop Now

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