Denim
Feb 12, 2019

Topshop Has 4 Brand-New Pairs of Jeans—and I Just Tried Them All On

by Emma Spedding

Topshop once revealed that it sells one pair of jeans every 10 seconds. Most of us will have owned a pair of the Jamie jeans at one point or other and probably tried on the spray-on skinny Joni. This week the high-street retailer launched four new styles of jeans to the mix, including a pair named after fashion editors and a new take on boyfriend jeans.

Denim shopping is something many of us put off—wiggling into a pair of skinnies in a starkly lit changing room isn't exactly fun. But I went into the Topshop changing rooms armed with as many jeans as the team would let me take in, so I can tell you the pairs that you should try and what I loved about them.

If you want to buy something other than the Jamie this year, keep scrolling to see and shop the best Topshop jeans right now.

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I'm going to be honest: On the hanger, these looked quite terrifying to a straight-leg–only kinda girl like me. They have very wide trouser legs, however, on the body, they look much less extreme and the pants widen at a very flattering point on the thigh. Off the body, they look like they are wide from the crotch down. I went up a size in these, going for a size 8 instead of my usual 6.

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The Dad jeans are another new addition to Topshop, which are similar to a classic boyfriend jean with a loose fit and are in rigid denim, with a button fastening instead of a classic zip. I hovered in between a size 28 and 30 on these, however, went down a size, as I found they are more generous than the slim wides. I also went for a shorter leg length (a 30), to exaggerate the crop on the ankle.

Topshop's New Editor Jeans Are a Must This Season

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The Editor jeans are Topshop's new hero this year and are a classic cropped straight leg, updated with stiff denim and bleached washes and exaggerated '00s fading. These have a very extreme crop, so I went for a 32 leg on this pair.

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The word "balloon" is not something I'd want to use to describe my jeans, and when I saw these, I thought they would look ridiculously pantaloon-like, but actually, they somehow work on and don't look too baggy.

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The flared Jamie jeans are an older style and have all of the leg-lengthening qualities of traditional flares but aren't too wide, so they aren't as "retro" or intimidating as other styles.

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The Dree is another existing style in Topshop's denim catalog and is one of my favorite styles. These cropped kick-flares have a flattering high waistband and frayed hems—this spring Topshop has introduced them in several lighter washes.

Best Topshop Jeans: the crop wide-leg jeans

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Emma Spedding

These really are statement jeans, as they have a super-wide leg and thus won't be for everyone, but I like the fit of the waist, and they'd look great with both ankle boots and sandals.