Jeans that fit

silverlining48

Do bon marche do short lengths too?

Their leg lengths are 25” - 31”

I’m a 29.

I’m an inside leg of 34”, M&S long, straight cut jeans in a size 16 fit me.

Riverwalk

Leggings?

They're labelled leggings. But they're denim. Proper denim. Not leggings really.

tanith, thank you for expressing my problem exactly. I am size 14 round the behind and 16 round the waist. However, I have found that if I buy Cotton Traders pull-on jeans in size 14, the waistband stretches to accommodate my size 16 waist. I've been living in my blue pair and have just ordered another pair in black. The same goes for M&S jersey trousers with an elasticated waist, thought their leg sizes are quite another story.

My waist is also bigger than my bum/thighs. These fit well and look good. The darker ones are nicer than the lighter denim.

www.next.co.uk/style/st191465/c02424?dp=a&dndl=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlPWgBhDHARIsAH2xdNfLw5ygrxPzXD2K_6ePxFSEPc9Ccpx_f7vC9H4sMwj7DhbsWKXdthEaAiDVEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds#c02424

I have given up on jeans. I wear trousers instead. Just like Joan Collins. 😂

Thanks 😊 Merlot

Most importantly - when you find your ideal jeans, buy several pairs if you can afford to! i found a particular style in Topshop but stupidly only bought the one pair at the time and then - surprise! - they were no longer selling them. I found one pair on eBay but sadly no more since

There is no such thing as the perfect pair of jeans. Just the perfect pair for you.

I am long waisted, and short between crutch and waist. I discovered about 20 years ago that Lands End drop-waisted trousers (cords as well as jeans) were the perfct fit for me, doing up neatly round my wide waist.

If you are exactly the same shape as me I recommend them

Well partial success I think, they are better fitting my waist not perfect but better.
I’m not keen on cords at all but thanks for all the suggestions I shall investigate.

I have the problem, same as Tanith, jeans too tight on waist . I'd buy Bon Marche Sara in any colour if I knew whether to get 16 or 18. Can anyone please tell me BonMarche's jeans waist measurement for 16 and 18?

Sago

NYDJ jeans are expensive but worth every penny.
They just fit perfectly.

That’s what I settled on after my mammoth try on a session.
Petite length, straight leg.

Levi.

I found Fatface straight legs jeans size 10 almost perfect - have to wear a belt - so ordered another pair in grey and they were nothing like the denim ones! I shall have a look at some of the suggestions on here.
PS I’m more of a 12 than a 10 so I was very pleased with Fatface!

Irishdancing I would find size 10 jeans more than perfect, but only in my dreams

Caleo

I have the problem, same as Tanith, jeans too tight on waist . I'd buy Bon Marche Sara in any colour if I knew whether to get 16 or 18. Can anyone please tell me BonMarche's jeans waist measurement for 16 and 18?

There’s a size guide on their website. Just search for jeans and you’ll find it.

Try Levi's, they don't usually discontinue their lines.

I swear by 501. but those with a fuller figure probably will find another line better.

They make both men and women's jeans, although in 501 there is not all that much difference. I currently wear a black pair that originally were my husband's.

Failing Levi's, try Wrangler - they used to be good too, but it is nearly fifty years since I last bought a pair, so things may have changed.

Good idea from Grandtante. I have been wondering if men's jeans which naturally don't have nipped-in waists are a better fit for squared-off mature ladies.

The “denim leggings” that someone mentioned are (probably) ‘jeggings’ - theM and S ones are very comfortable and come in different lengths. More lightweight than jeans, so good in the summer.

Sarah75

The “denim leggings” that someone mentioned are (probably) ‘jeggings’ - theM and S ones are very comfortable and come in different lengths. More lightweight than jeans, so good in the summer.

Nope. Denim. I'm not a jeggings fan. I'm wearing them today actually. They're quite slimming! Make me look like I've got a waist!

www.marksandspencer.com/high-waist-jeggings/p/clp22468863?color=ELECTRICBLUE#intid=plpnav_pid_pg1pip30g2r10c1|

Yes Gagajo👍

I gave up trying to find the perfect jeans years ago. Thick waist and what fits my hips is too small at the waist too. My solution, I have a v shape inserted at the back of the waist band, denim is easy to match but where I have alterations made, if the same fabric can’t be found, an exact colour match is done. Perfect and comfortable as I don’t tuck anything into the waist, it isn’t seen.

I bought jeans on line from M&S a few weeks ago and they were a really great fit so much so that a few days later I ordered an identical pair - or so I thought. They are exactly the same model but the second pair is baggier on the thighs, looser round the bum and shorter in the leg although both are classed as regular length. Sent them back!

I like the Mum's fit jeans. Primark do some lovely ones. Different colours, no rips and stretchy.