Am at my wits’ end with jeans and hoping someone has cracked this.
I need two pairs of jeans and feel like I’m hunting unicorns. I’m 5’1.5 , petite-ish, usually a UK 12 (can swing big 10 to small 14 depending on brand and bloating). I’ve had two c-sections, have a natural waist and a bloaty lower belly and I absolutely cannot do high rise jeans. Anything labelled mid rise seems to be high rise on me. High rise is a hard no.
Ideally looking for one pair of skinny jeans that are fitted, comfy, stretchy but not flimsy and finish neatly at the ankle.
And another pair of bootcut jeans that look a bit more put together, work with boots or flats and are still figure hugging rather than loose.
My big issue is quality. I like stretch for comfort but every stretch jean I own eventually rips at the crotch or goes baggy and sad after a few washes (looking at you H&M!). I don’t want jeans that feel amazing for two weeks and then fall apart.
I need regular rise or even low rise by today’s standards, petite friendly, and available online with decent returns because getting out to try things on with a baby is just not happening at the moment.
Budget is mid range but happy to stretch a little or buy secondhand if it’s a known easy to search style.
If anyone has found jeans that actually fit a similar brief and have lasted, please tell me what they are before I lose my mind! Thank you so much x