"I want jeans that are cute and stylish, but don't make me look like I'm trying to be sixteen years old.""I don't want 'Mom Jeans', you know? But I don't want them super low-rise, either."
"It's impossible for me to find jeans. They're either really tight and low or they look like something I wore in the 80's. I give up."
Women come into my store nearly every day voicing some variation of these three phrases. The common theme, I believe, is that there aren't nearly enough brands of jeans out there that are good for real-life gals (read: women with actual womanly curves). Nothing pains me more, though, than hearing that women are giving up on their search for stylish yet wearable denim, because ladies, I promise, there is a brand out there for you!
One such brand is David Kahn Jeanswear. Unlike most of the premium denim available right now, David Kahn's Lauren jean uses a trouser silhouette. This body style allows for more room in the thighs, tapers slightly at the knees, and falls to the floor in a very slight boot-cut flare. The overall result is slimming, stylish, and very, very wearable.
David Kahn's full line can be found at Nordstrom, and at a ever-growing handful of ladies' boutiques around the country. The Lauren jean starts at $158.