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Looking for boyfriend jeans with NO rips

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CointreauVersial · 08/05/2014 20:43

I love the slouchy fit of boyfriend jeans. I have a pair from last year which are in constant use (M&S Indigo) and I really want another pair.

The trouble is, almost every pair I've seen in the shops are ripped. Shredded, threadbare, knees poking out....I don't mind a bit of distressing, but I'm 47, and just think it's too young a look for me.

They may look charmingly studenty on the youthful, but if I wear ripped jeans I look as if I've forgotten to change out of my gardening trousers.

Can you find me some suitably slouchy/boyfriend cut jeans that don't have rips? Below £50 please.

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JessyJames · 08/05/2014 20:51

My M&S boyfriend's have worn away through over use, I loved them. I have struggled to find another similar pair, I finally got some from Long Tall Sally, only helpful if you're tall, sorry!
I bought some from Next and Sainsbury's but they fit for 10 minutes and then become enormous, no good at all.

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CointreauVersial · 08/05/2014 21:23

I'm 5'7", so not Long Tall Sally tall.

I'm going shopping on Saturday and would rather narrow down my search before I go.

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bettereveryday · 08/05/2014 22:07

bought a pair yesterday from Gap :) ...and not sure if I keep them as I wa shoping for ripped pair lol x

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CointreauVersial · 08/05/2014 22:43

OK, I'll have a look at Gap or wait until they have a sale

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KosherBacon · 09/05/2014 06:10

Mint Velvet have them.

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Clint88 · 09/05/2014 06:35

Try Sainsburys, their boyfriend jeans are lovely. Decent denim and about £20, you'll probably need to size down though so if you're a 6/8 probably no good.

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oohdaddypig · 09/05/2014 06:39

Mine are from H and M. No rips - hooray. They are crops though (cold ankles)

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Pandsbear · 09/05/2014 12:08

There is one boyfriend style in Zara as well that isn't either ripped/faded pale denim/or both. Massive sizing though even though they are called 'boyfriend' jeans and I had to size down as far as I could!

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CointreauVersial · 09/05/2014 13:10

Right. I shall try Zara and H&M.

MV is too spenny for me.

There is a massive Sainsbury's not too far from me, although I've not been blown away by their jeans in the past.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

And yes, tell the retailers - what's with the blinking rips everywhere?!

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Hebburnisaplaceonearth · 09/05/2014 17:13

These are good , but def size down asos

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aoife24 · 09/05/2014 20:02

I have these from Mint Velvet, not a rip n sight.

//www.mintvelvet.co.uk/indigo-boyfriend-jean/jeans/mint-v/fcp-product/2802

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SandorClegane · 09/05/2014 20:17

I bought a pair in New Look this week, they also have Mom Jeans which are similar fit with a higher waist.

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CointreauVersial · 09/05/2014 20:37

Gah! Not sure I'm ready for Mom Jeans. Confused

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Jbck · 09/05/2014 20:46

Oh but the Slebs are rocking the Mom jean look dontchaknow.

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MissBlake · 09/05/2014 21:28

Mine are from river island, very plain darkish wash no rips ect but a bit of distressing and none of the tacky embelishments ri are fond of. They were £36 pound I think.

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SilverSixpence · 09/05/2014 21:32

These Baukjen ones look nice here

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CockBollocks · 09/05/2014 21:37

I am a Jack Wills convert, bought a pair of boyfriend jeans and they hold the shape beautifully - not a rip in sight!

www.jackwills.com/en-gb/ladies/jeans

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CointreauVersial · 09/05/2014 23:04

Nice, Silver, but twice my budget. Smile

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JoyceDivision · 09/05/2014 23:27

I love boyfriend fit jeans as they agree with my rugby player size thighs!!

Def recommend Gap's sexy boyfriend with them rolled up a bit, they tend to do a more lightweight version for summer, usually a ripped and unripped style,I got a pair on the sale rail so it is worth going on sale racks or in the outlets, plus keep an eye on grazia magazine as they sometimes do 30% off promotions

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Sunnyfeet · 10/05/2014 08:54

Do boyfriend jeans have to be turned up at the bottom? That seems to be the case looking at pictures in magazines etc

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CointreauVersial · 10/05/2014 21:02

Reporting back from my quest for rip-free boyfriends....

River Island - nothing
Top Shop - nothing
Mango - nothing (I overheard the shop assistant say to her colleague " that's the first time I've ever been asked for boyfriend jeans with no rips")
Next - had a rip-free style, good price, fitted nicely at the top, but the hems were so wide that the roll-ups looked like little doughnuts around my ankles. No.
H&M - never made it there
Zara - there wasn't one
Primark - nothing
Gap - well, hello Sexy Boyfriend! And hello 30% discount on denim! We have a winner. I'll have to use a belt, but that's no hardship with boyfit jeans. Nice and soft/faded/distressed but rip-free. Although it's a long time since I've needed to use the phrase "sexy boyfriend".Grin

I popped into TKMaxx and spotted a pair of Levi Demi Curve skinny jeans, which I also tried on. They were sold as "seconds" because there was a tiny fault in the fabric on one leg. Oh, the irony....Grin

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JoyceDivision · 12/05/2014 23:04

Glad you are now'sexy boyfriend-ed' op!

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AwkwardSquad · 13/05/2014 08:04

Thank you for doing all the hard work, Cointreau Grin I too am 47 and 5.7, and have done the ripped jeans look back in the 80s, not doing it again. (Second hand Levi red labels from Flip...)

I shall sally forth to Gap!

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AwkwardSquad · 13/05/2014 08:07

Oh and we had to WORK for those rips back in the day! They didn't come distressed, we had to upset them ourselves! Young 'uns. Don't know they're born Wink

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CointreauVersial · 13/05/2014 17:13

Awkward - you must remember taking in your jeans, so they were even skinnier, then lying on the floor to zip them up. Then needing help to get them off again. Grin

M&S Indigo also have some nice rip-free boyfriends, presumably this year's version of the ones I already have. A bit narrower and less faded than the Gap ones, but worth a try.

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