Reworked Straight Leg Jeans from Topshop

Image: Topshop. MOTO Bleach Straight Leg

I remember when the straight leg jean was basically a skinny jean…back before skinny jeans became super skinny! In a way they were skinny jeans for those who didn’t want their pants to fit like a glove, and were a lot more comfortable at the time because this was prior to all of the amazing stretch recovery technologies and fabric blends that now make luxuriously legging-like fits much more possible. It seems that because of this quick emergence of stretchy styles, many brands stepped back a bit and pushed forward with vintage-inspired lines again, and jeans made of the classic 100% cotton (or close) fabrics. The “straight” name makes sense though, as they are made to fit more straight up and down than to contour to the curves of your legs, especially below the knee. Not everyone likes the super chic butt-hugging jeans, and I can completely understand! Vintage denim is already a huge, huuuge part of denim fandom anyway. Even with me and my obsession with super skinny jeans, I welcomed the explosion of boyfriend jeans last year and have switching up my collection with more of them, along with bootcuts and flares. It’s nice to be able to mix it up a little bit more, and some of these more vintage styles are really growing on me.

Topshop‘s collection of straight jeans are reworked and modernized a bit, with a lower waist and slimmer leg, but still fitting like a classic relaxed jean. Most of these are 100% cotton or at least 99% cotton, 1% elastane, and the collection also includes a few petite and tall pieces. To me, at least as seen on the models, they look a bit more like the straight jean had children with boyfriend jeans! But they are all so chic in their own way, and look so comfortable…and they are flying off the racks! I’m especially fond of the MOTO Laser Panel Straight Leg Jeans, which happen to also be made of authentic selvedge denim! Many of these are, which probably explains why they aren’t staying in stock for too long! Check out some of my favorites below and shop soon to grab your new favorite pair!