I'm 5'2", and These Are All My Favorite Jeans
Fun fact: I wear jeans seven days a week. While that may sound like an exaggeration, it’s actually 100% true. Winter, spring, summer, fall—whatever the season, I’m a jeans girl through and through and find myself regularly thanking my lucky stars that our office dress code allows for them. To put it further into perspective, the way most people feel about the comfort level of slipping into a pair of leggings or sweatpants at the end of the day is parallel to my feelings on denim.
Now that that’s out of the way, another one of my defining characteristics is that I happen to be 5’2”. While this is nothing to complain about, it has, at times, posed its challenges when it comes to shopping, and finding things that fit me in the best way possible. Lucky for my fellow petite girls out there, over the years, I’ve pretty much become a professional in this field, and I thought that today I’d doll out some of my acquired wisdom by sharing with you the jeans that I’ve found to be the best. Some I didn’t even have to hem, some of which I did (because you can’t always have it all), but I can tell you that in terms of rise, hips, and overall proportions, you’re going to love how these fit.
Style Notes: Me in my favorite jeans of all time. They’re Attico, and while this exact color is no longer available, you can shop them in a lighter wash below.
Shop all my favorite jeans
These tight, almost-skinny jeans are so flattering and perfect for nights out when looser pairs just won’t do.Available in sizes 24 to 32.
I have this exact cut in the leather pants version, and they fit just perfectly.Available in sizes 24 to 32.
I have these in burgundy and they’re the perfect length for wearing with mid heels.Available in sizes 24 to 30.
Now that you’ve got the jeans, shop the shoe trend I suggest wearing with them this season.
Since starting as an intern back in 2013, Nicole Akhtarzad Eshaghpour has held several roles here at Who What Wear, and she is currently Editor-at-Large. Upon joining, she was a senior about to graduate from business school at USC. Fast-forward to 2025, and she's moved to NYC from her hometown of Beverly Hills and spends her workdays a little differently from when she was just starting out. Currently, she focuses on a weekly mélange of shopping content and her Trust Me—Buy This newsletter. As far as her personal style goes, she's largely drawn to neutral, classic pieces but will always make an exception for something colorful or bejeweled as long as it's deemed worthy enough. After all, the only thing she loves more than a party is dressing up for one. On her downtime, she can usually be found at home eating something delicious and trying to force her husband to watch Summer House.
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