I Detest Low Rise Jeans!

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Please help me find something comfortable.

My shape is a pretty standard size 8-10 but with a bit of a gut overhang and thighs plumper than I would like - 5' 3" tall.

My specific requirements are...
Not low rise
Dark denim
Thigh hugging and tight(ish) at the knees
Gentle boot cut not a massive flare

Basically a nice flattering shape.

Do these jeans exist, or do I need to step back in time?

Oh and forgot to mention, a bit of stretch is good too!

Have you looked at M&S? I've bought a couple of pairs of theirs on Ebay recently and tho described as low rise, they almost sit on my waist. Or Gap/Next high-waisted?

Just looking on the M&S website now polly.

I have a pair of Gap bootcut and they're uncomfortably low waisted and non-stretchy - yuck!

Haven't checked Next yet. I hate shopping can't you tell?

I was hoping someone would pop up and say "buy these, they're just the job"!

Gap Long & Lean?

I love my Levis 627s which fulfill all of your criteria apart from the fact that they are not boot cut they have a straight let ( not skinny). Beautiful fit though, very bum flattering and thigh hugging and come up just below belly button.

Long and lean I'm definitely not!

I LOVE Levis but £££. Don't mention Levis!

I hate shopping too! If I find something I like and that fits well I just buy several and wear them to death......

Levis!

I hate shopping for jeans especially. Invariably they don't fit and all that hauling on and off with shoes, jeans etc - just time consuming and I hate it!

I haven't shopped for jeans in several years, I shopped for trousers once, and cried in the changing room.

I buy now randomly from charity shops, and have some great trews, and the pressure is off as I just happen upon then them, rather than being in a search for them.

Skinnies don't fit me at all, I have thighs a size bigger than the rest of me. Most are too long, I'm a midget 5'2, boot cut make me look like I'm trying to be my mother, and anything in between looks all wrong.

I feel your pain Netto - are you me?

Today, I have pulled a pair of jeans from the back of a cupboard and worn them all day. I don't feel like unzipping them so I can breathe or changing into my trackies!

They're c 1991 M&S stretchy but horribly faded and a bit too short.

HavingKittens...Have just seen your Levis selling on ebay at £24.99. That can't be right surely? Last time I bought Levis they were 501's and cost £60ish back in the day!

I have Levis 629,which are the bootcut version.
Only jeans I have ever owned that fit me. Well worth the money.

Levis 629 do look nice - high waisted and slim looking.
Am just hunting on ebay now for a short-legged pair!

woopsidaisy can I ask...They're not too flappy/flared are they? Not a good look on a short person.

Be careful. I bought some on ebay and they were fake. They were cut nicely though but not the quality of denim that I expected.

I think they are about £70 new, although I got lucky with my last pair and got them in the sale for £32 after Christmas! I do live in jeans though and try to think of the cost on a price per wear basis. Not to mention on an "everytime I buy cheaper jeans they end up relegated to the back of the wardrobe because they never really fit properly" basis.

Sometimes it's a false economy because you end up having to replace the cheaper ones anyway. I have a really lovely looking pair from Zara, they are so uncomfortable to wear as for some reason they need hoiking up every 5 minutes. Same for another cheap pair of skinnies I bought before Christmas which looked great on. H&M jeans, great considering they were £10 in the sale but a bit knackered after only 6 months or so. Topshop jeans, after about 2 months I could pull them down without undoing them because they stretched out so much.

But, I do understand that if you don't have the money in the first place then there's only so much justifying the spend that you can do!

at ebay!

I agree though that if you tend to live in jeans (as I do) it's worth investing.

It's only come to my attention recently though, just how uncomfortable most of my jeans actually are. I'm down to two pairs I can bear to wear now.

I think I've gained a bit of weight but really don't intend losing it at my age!!!

These are straight, not boot cut, but they are the best jeans I've found in ages, I'm planning to buy a second pair.

orienteerer, the reviews are good for these jeans. I think M&S might be worth a visit tomorrow. Thanks