What jeans would you go for if you were me?

[Sadik]

I don't wear jeans much, but do like to have a pair to wear from time to time. I've got a pair of skinnies, but they're a bit past it and it seems to me like they're a bit passé now anyway. But I can't really get a feel for what would be the right thing to go for just at this moment.

If it makes a difference, I'm late 40s, short (5' 1") and small built. Day-to-day I mostly wear combats - also quite like cords (needlecord) if I can find the right pair.

Bershka - petite legs reasonable price

Any particular style, Redken? I'm failing to find petite sizes on the site - quite like the look of these maybe but the model is 5' 8" . . .

Maybe slim fit but not skinny is the way forwards?

How about some straight leg jeans?

I'm never quite convinced by straight leg jeans - I look at these say and the model looks great, but somehow I think I'll look like my Mum (who is very stylish, but also 77).

I think what I'd really like to wear are these - but am I just being unrealistic about my age/height . . . Better to go with the safe option of something like this, so just a bit looser than skinnies?
Or - should I give up on jeans and go for cords - say these???

I think you have to go for skinnies really. I can't wear wide legs and I'm 5'9 and a size 10! Straight legs look frumpy on me unless i'm wearing really high heels and even then they look quite dated I think.

Skinnies not slim though? I'm just not convinced by them any more.

Maybe I just need to give up on the idea of jeans entirely . . .

well yes but not the skintight spray on ones that the teenagers wear. I am wearing a gap pair today which I think are really flattering (my daughters would think they're positively baggy).

I think straight or slim is really hard to pull off without looking frumpy, particularly if your legs aren't of model type proportions and/or you're not wearing high heals.

Boyfriend jeans nice I think but not particularly flattering.

These

Seriously though, I am similar age/height/size and swear by Next Petite jeans.

Those are . . . remarkable OhBliss

I think part of the problem is my 15 y/o won't touch skinny jeans which sort of puts me off. (Though I have no intention of wearing the skinny flares / bootcuts that she looks amazing in.)

my teens just wear topshop Joni jeans or black leggings.

They seem to have gone off Mom jeans recently eek at those ohbliss . No flares in this house on any of us!
My legs are quite short in proportion to my body so I can't wear anything that doesn't lengthen them.

I'm kind of the opposite in terms of proportions - short body / longer (relatively) in the leg. Which is a bugger for dresses as the waist never sits right, but at least helpful as a short-arse when buying trousers.