A new shape for jeans: Boden Helston

I've written before about how tricky it is to get jeans trends right. When you were rocking straight/drainpipe and flared jeans back in the 70s, wearing them second time round can make you look dated. But even worse is wearing "mum jeans" which make you stand out as middle-aged.
Lately the rules about jeans have been relaxed somewhat.  Take a look at Asos and Topshop  (my "go-to" sites to see what's trendy) and you'll see a combination of styles,  flared, skinny, bootcut, boyfriend, cropped.

I mostly wear, around the house and local shops, a couple of pairs of very old skinny jeans. But I was instantly smitten by these "sailor" jeans, Helston by Boden. Maybe it was the gold buttons, or the flattering fitted shape.

The first pair I ordered were far too long so I sent them back and got the same size in Petite. The length is fine on me, but at 5'6 I'm not strictly speaking petite.  Maybe Boden need to look at their lengths.

Flared jeans like these always look better with wedges or heels than flats, and although my summer clothes and sandals are still in the attic, I managed to find one pair that wasn't!

This is for me a good work outfit;  most people wear jeans to the office and these are smart, in a dark indigo wash, and look dressy with my (old) Finery blouse. The jeans also come in a lighter blue ("mid vintage") and an ivory and navy ticking stripe.

I added a splash of colour with my pink Aspinal mini trunk bag and fuchsia lipstick. The layered pearl necklaces are from Mango.

No items were gifted for this post.

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