I think I finally need to accept that skinny jeans are unfashionable and follow the trends! - so where to start? - I'm in my mid 40s tall, size 10 - my legs are probably my best feature which is what has slowed me down on this! - I don't really understand the difference between barrel/wide leg - and are bootcut back in or not? - I have wide leg linen trousers that hang straight down and sweep well when I walk which is what has made me want wider leg jeans - so perhaps something like that. Generally I prefer darker blue. And not too thick a denim. I would wear them with trainers and also ankle boots with and without a slight heel. I can wear jeans to work if smart enough, so aiming at that end but also for daily life/school run etc! Budget I guess around £100 though could go up a bit if I was confident that I'd wear them all the time!