Jeans with a difference

I’m pretty much allergic to wearing colour. If I’m feeling adventurous, I might dabble with a fluoro lippie or a brightly-coloured sweater but for the most part, my wardrobe is filled with neutral tones. Think black, grey and beige with pastel pieces scattered throughout.

June 28, 2012

I’m pretty much allergic to wearing colour. If I’m feeling adventurous, I might dabble with a fluoro lippie or a brightly-coloured sweater but for the most part, my wardrobe is filled with neutral tones. Think black, grey and beige with pastel pieces scattered throughout.

So you can imagine my excitement when I was flicking through the July issue of SHOP and noticed white jeans appearing on more than one of the pages. An alternative to black leather pants? Yes, please. Plus if it’s in mag it means it has our fashion team’s seal of approval and anything they dig is okay by me.

However, considering I’m not a size six model, I still had my reservations. Would they make my legs look HUGE? And how would I wear them without looking like a daggy extra in a ’90s music video?

Once I figured out that wearing slouchy, neutral knits is an easy way to steer away from dag-town (as well as a sneaky way to hide the bits of my body I’m most anxious about putting in a light colour), I started my search online.
 
I narrowed it down to two pairs – the first is this amazing pair of Rag & Bones, the panelling down the side of the leg makes them super-flattering and the fact that they’re a thick denim means they won’t show every lump and bump.

The second is this super-cheap pair which I got from Cotton On. I’ve already worn them five times so in terms of cost-per-wear, they’re practically free.

It’s fair to say that I’m now addicted to white jeans and those Rag & Bones are still tugging on my heartstrings… You can never have too many pairs, right*?

*Unless you’re Liz Hurley – in which case, yes, you can.

Aimie Rigas, digital content manager


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