FREE PEOPLE DENIM EDIT
A PERSONAL RAMBLE ON FIT
Getting your denim to fit right is key to achieving that effortless look. bUYING JEANS AND FINDING THE RIGHT STYLE, SIZE TO FIT YOU COMES DOWN HUGELY TO PERSONAL CHOICE. I’m 5’9 and a generous size 10 on the hips and thighs, ie. if I were buying tailored trousers I would always buy a 12 if that makes sense (there is nothing worse that wearing clothes that feel too tight) been there, done that. SO WITH DENIM I’VE BOUGHT EVERYTHING FROM A SIZE 25 TO A SIZE 36 DEPENDING ON THE BRAND AND THE STYLE , MY MAIN AIM IS TO MAKE THEM WORK FOR ME. i’M ALSO A BIG FAN OF GETTING THINGS TAILORED SO IF YOU FIND JEANS THAT FIT WELL ON THE WAIST AND HIPS BUT ARE TOO LONG, IT ALWAYS STILL WORTH INVESTING AND HAVING THEM TAKEN UP, EVEN IF IT SOMETIMES MEANS CHANGING THE DETAIL ON THE LEG.
THESE DAYS I LIKE MY DENIM TO SKIM MY CURVES AND I FAVOUR STRAIGHT CUTS AND WIDE LEGS STYLES. i want that easy EFFORTLESS fit, LIKE I’VE OWNED THEM AND WORN THEM FOR YEARS, i MOSTLY size up 1 size (29) BRAND DEPENDANT, however if the denim is cut loose then i stick to a 28. with the below styles i’m wearing a 29 and a medium in the dungerees. WHEN DECIDING WHICH SIZE TO BUY YOU SHOULD ALSO THINK ABOUT WHERE YOU LIKE YOUR JEANS / TROUSERS TO FALL, I size up because I want them to fall on me between a mid to low rise. however if you like them to sit high and especially if they have a wide leg then i would suggest buying your regular size or going down one.
WITH THE Long denim skirtS THAT SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE AT THE MOMENT i WOULD always size up and with shorts i personally like to wear them 2 sizes bigger, as there is nothing worse than denim shorts that are too tight.
i hope all that size chat isn’t too confusing, as i said it’s a really personal choice and it works the same as when buying all clothing, never worry about what size you are buying. for example if i found a pair of amazing straight cut jeans in the perfect wash but wanted them to fit like a boyfriend jean, I’d buy them 2 or 3 sizes up.
ROUGH SIZE GUIDES
rough size guide
(if already cut loose) / (if you want them to look loose) (IMAGE ABOVE)
6 -24/25+
8-26/27+
10-28/29+
12-30/31+
14-32/33+
16- 34/35+
18 - 36/37+
rough size guide
for
a straight cut that you want to look a bit more lived in (REF IMAGE ABOVE)
6 -25
8-27
10-29
12-31
14-33
16- 35
18- 37
rough size guide
for
DENIM SHORTS (REF IMAGE ABOVE) THESE ARE VINTAGE AND i’M WEARING A 34w
6-25/26 & FOR LEVI VINTAGE SHORTS - 28-30
8-27/28 & FOR LEVI VINTAGE SHORTS -30-32
10-29/30 & FOR LEVI VINTAGE SHORTS - 32-34
12-31/32 & FOR LEVI VINTAGE SHORTS - 34-36
14-33/34 & FOR LEVI VINTAGE SHORTS - 36-38
16- 35/36 & FOR LEVI VINTAGE SHORTS - 38-40
18- 37/38 & FOR LEVI VINTAGE SHORTS - 40-42
MY FREE PEOPLE PICKS
A WIDER EDIT
(inc the size I would / have ordered in these styles / brands)
