I don’t think I’m alone in saying that I was a bit intimidated by the whole baggy-jean trend when it first appeared. I’m not a person who only wears skinny jeans, but I just assumed that the only people who looked good in the looser style were at least 5’9″ (which is five inches taller than me). But anti–skinny jeans have become such a thing so quickly that I decided I could no longer avoid them. So I took my 5’4″ self and set out to figure out how to wear anti–skinny jeans as well as the models do. (Wish me luck.)
First things first, finding the right loose-fit jeans is key. I looked for a non-stretch pair with less than a 30-inch inseam, deciding on Reformation’s Dawson jeans (which have a 29-inch inseam). The jeans also have an ultra-high 12-inch front rise, which I knew would be helpful in making my legs look longer. The next step was figuring out what to wear with them. Since proportions can be tricky with baggy jeans, I took to Instagram in search of inspiration. The most successful baggy-jean outfits I came across featured tops that were cropped enough to expose the waistband and shoes that added some height.
Keep scrolling to see how I fared and to check out some of the baggy-jean outfits that inspired me, and shop my favorite pairs on the market.
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