Not Skinny, Not Wide-Leg—These Are the M&S Jeans Chic Women Will Be Wearing With Blouses All Spring
M&S has become the quiet go-to for great denim. Here’s why its barrel-leg jeans are the pair fashion editors are wearing now.
Working in a team of experienced fashion editors, it's safe to say that every single day in the office is a school day. Everyone brings their expertise to the table, their "specialist" area, if you will—mine? All things jeans.
Emma wearing M&S barrel-leg jeans in light wash.
I don’t say this lightly: in my years as a shopping editor, Marks & Spencer jeans are consistently some of the best on the high street. The fit is reliable, the quality holds up, and the brand has a knack for landing on the right silhouettes at exactly the right moment. It’s the kind of denim you come back to.
Lately, there’s one style I can’t seem to escape—the barrel-leg. I’ve seen it everywhere, from my Instagram feed to the office, and M&S’s version feels particularly well judged. The silhouette itself sits in that sweet spot between relaxed and refined. There’s volume through the leg, but it’s controlled; directional, but still easy to wear. It’s the kind of shape that subtly shifts an outfit, making even the simplest combinations—white shirt, blazer, knit—feel more considered.
Emma wearing M&S barrel-leg jeans in Indigo.
If you’re thinking about updating your denim this season, this is the pair I’d start with.
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The perfect mid-wash blue you can wear all year round.
There's something so expensive-looking about indigo denim.
Such a great light blue wash.
Pink is SO back.
The perfect buttery yellow hue for spring.
I love this whole outfit.
You can never go wrong with classic black.
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Drawstring jeans are the comfy fashion girl hack I'll never get over.
A timeless style.
So '90s, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy-coded.
These will work so hard in your wardrobe.
The beige feels so elevated.
A statement jean If I've ever seen one.
Love.
