Sizing on jeans can tricky, especially considering that the fit often alters when the denim undergoes treatment to obtain certain washes. With this in mind, I consulted the size guide very carefully before selecting a size and happened to order the 27, which ended up feeling a bit too loose around the waist, bums and thighs, so I exchanged it for the 26-inch waist. For reference, I fluctuate between sizes 26 and 27, or 4 and 6, and found that opting for the smaller size gave me a bespoke fit with zero gaping at the waist.

While the brand notes that the 100 percent premium cotton denim is rigid, it will conform to your figure and mold to you like a second skin—seriously. It’s made from the softest material that you won’t find in vintage styles or lower quality denim. The denim does naturally stretch after multiple wears, and this is when I notice the jeans taking on extra room around the waistband that’s great for seconds at the dinner table, but not my cup of tea when it comes to looks, so I find that throwing them in the wash and letting them line dry gets them back in tip-top shape.

Waist, feel and overall fit aside, when it comes to length, these babies are the *ultimate* jeans for tall women. With a 34-inch inseam, they were designed to give legs for days. When I first tried them on, the hem pooled at my feet comically and I immediately knew they needed to get altered at the tailor. Most of the time, I’d return a pair of jeans right then and there, because who has the time or can justify the extra cost of a hemming? But when you come across a pair of jeans that look scrumdiddlyumptious on your bum, waist and thighs…it’s an easy decision. I ended up hemming the inseam to 31 inches to wear with heeled booties, so that’s why you’ll notice that every look you’ll see me style it with below is with a type of heel or boot.