It's all in the genes....

...when it comes to jeans.  

This will become apparent later in the post but yes, basically this is a blog on jeans. (hold that thought on genes... there is a story to tell about them later on)

I had intended to do a piece on straight leg jeans - pretty much my favourite style of jeans in the Summer over the past 10 years.  My two pairs of Earls which I bought from their shop in Bicester, I have now had for 10 whole years.  And since then, every Summer, I have worn them turned up - not that I'm saying I was doing it before everyone else was.. but yes, I've been doing it for that long.  (small fist pump although clearly it means I was just wearing them when they were definitely not remotely on trend.  Ho hum.)

But now I am constantly being asked where I can get similar from.  So, whilst I don't need any new ones (famous last words of course), I thought I would do my becoming rather regular, jeans trying on session.  I'll do the hard work on the High Street, so you don't have to. 

Except I failed miserably on the straight leg front.  I did manage to find a couple of pairs but truth be told, they weren't what I would call a straight leg.  So I will shelve that idea for the time being and embrace all that is skinny. 

Skinny jeans are going nowhere.  I had aimed to do a High Street v Top end post but I found so so many amazing pairs of skinny super bargain jeans, I didn't have time to get round to seeing the new John Lewis Trilogy section - I will hopefully be able to check those out tomorrow.   

However, I honestly can't see that they're going to be any better than the selection I found. 

Starting at River Island where I had been very impressed with my trying on session last time round (not including the faux leather skinnies which came apart... they weren't from their "named" section though) 

So starting off with their Molly range which is a half way house between a pair of jeans and leggings.  All hail the Jegging.  Tend to be made from softer, thinner fabric than your regular denim - personally I wouldn't want to wear them with any sort of short top as in my humble experience, they're not as forgiving as a sturdier pair of jeans. However with something covering your nether reasons, a jumper dress, a longer shirt, they are ideal. 
Grey Washed Molly Jeggings £40

I have to say I'm not loving this colour on me - I've tried grey jeans a gazillion times and I always end up buying them too dark as the light ones look.... sort of a teensy bit wrong diddly on me.   But they're comfy with an excellent high rise - they do in fact say they're mid rise, but they're definitely high enough for me. 




They do them in lots of other colours and finishes - I also tried the khaki ones on.  This is a great Spring shade, absolutely love it with tones of camel and it also looks great with navy and black. 
Khaki Sateen Finish Molly Jeggings £40











Other washes which I would give serious consideration to, which I didn't see in store are the Smokey Mid Blue wash Amelie jeans at £42



I also picked up these as I thought - ooh the more high waisted, the better. 

Grey wash Lana Superskinny High waisted Jeans £40


That'll be apparently not.  These are the exact same size as all the other River Island jeans I tried on - a size 10.  Admittedly these are not a Long but then the Khaki Mollies that I tried on above were only a Regular length and the fit was exactly the same as the Long Molly version. 

Suffice to say, the Lanas are not making my list of recommendations...(and yes, I lost a bloody nail trying to drag these gits on)