If you've spent anytime around me at all then you'll know that I'm obsessed with jeans. Nine times out ten, if I'm leaving the house, I'm wearing a pair. Having accumulated a few styles that I truly love, I still remain on the lookout for the next excellent option to add to the collection that I love so dearly.
As a bit of a jeans obsessive it takes something really special to wow me and, as such, I was incredibly surprised to stumble across my new favourite pair by accident when browsing through Marks & Spencer. Impressed by the dramatic silhouette and supple finish of the fabric, Marks & Spencer's horseshoe jeans (£39) jumped out at me immediately.
Quickly set on trying them on, I found that these jeans sat just above my hip bones, comfortable grazing my legs before tapering out into a voluminous horseshoe silhouette. At sub £40 I was really impressed by the quality of the soft denim. Available in both blue and black, these jeans were structural, soft and supremely comfortable and rivalled some of the designers styles in my collection.
A fresh silhouette for the new season, the horseshoe denim trend has been growing in popularity over the past few months, egged on by the popularity of Alaïa's barrel-leg designs. The trend offers a new denim shape that fashion people have welcomed into their wardrobes after so many seasons of styling straight-leg jeans and baggy pairs.
I'm not the only Who What Wear UK editor who has added this pair of jeans to their wardrobe recently. Deputy editor, Maxine, wears her pair above with pointed black boots, whilst I styled mine with red ballet flats. Last week, our social media editor, Megan, wore hers to the office with lug sole boots, whilst managing editor, Poppy, added an elegant touch with sleek kitten heels.
Read on the discover the Marks & Spencer's Horseshoe Jeans here, and shop our edit of the other best horseshoe jeans below.
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The mid-rise waist means these are easy to style with a number of blouses and top.
Black jeans are a wardrobe staple not to be without.
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These come in sizes 4—30.
These come in three lengths and 18 colours.
I always come back to Citizens of Humanity for their chic denim collection.
I'm so here for a dark chocolate shade.
A more subtle barrel-leg shape.
Style this with a white tee or wear it tucked in to a cotton shirt.
Bring a fresh edge to your looks with ecru denim.
The horseshoe jeans trend isn't showing any signs of slowing down.
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