Stepping Around in Grey Flares

I really grew into the flares this year…I still wear skinny jeans just about 24/7, but I love vintage looks and I was happy to see the flare jean come back this Spring! Of course there are plenty of variations of your typical blue washed flare (Don’t get me wrong, I loved the pair I reviewed for Marc Allison!), and I’ve seen several white ones, some colored…but never any grey versions! I was perusing Hautelook as I usually do one morning about a month or two ago when they were having a sale on Black Orchid Denim, and laid my eyes on these babies, the Black Orchid Trouser Jean in Cosmic! I had to have them, as usually now if I pay for anything in my denim collection nowadays it has to be something unique that doesn’t look like the pairs I already own (well, most of the time at least). They’ve been sitting amongst my others for awhile and I’m not exactly sure why, but yesterday I decided to give them a go! Black Orchid is so comfortable and fits my athletic shape pretty well, but these flares fit them better than the two skinny styles I own from the brand. I guess it makes sense, as flares are usually seen as more flattering on curvier figures. But anyway, I love that they have some distressing and rip-and-repair details, and they are definitely nice and warm as California FINALLY cools off a bit! I wore them with my BCBGeneration Martano lace up booties (similar pair at the bottom of this post) which offer just enough platform so these aren’t scraping on the ground. I also wore them awhile back for this post, and I also wore them for the aforementioned Marc Allison review. I think they are a 34″ inseam so they aren’t too long, but still! They are a new favorite for sure. The jacket was handed to me by my sister, who was going to pass it on to Goodwill, and it’s by Miss Posh, but it was purchased years ago.