Barrel Jeans for Women with Polka Dot Print and Curved Leg

A barrel jean curves out through the thigh and tapers back in at the ankle. The widest point sits at your leg rather than at the hem, which is what separates it from a wide leg and what stops it reading as simply oversized. This pair is cut mid rise with a button fly, finished at ankle length, and the denim has a slight stretch so the curve holds its shape rather than collapsing after an hour of sitting. The polka dot runs across all six colours, from white through to washed blue denim.What body type barrel jeans suitAll of them, but the styling changes. The volume sits between the hip and the calf, so it balances a narrow shoulder and gives a straight frame a curve it does not otherwise have. If you already carry width at the hip, the mid rise matters: it sits on the natural waist rather than under it, so the eye reads waist first and volume second. The one rule that holds regardless of shape is to keep the top half close. A barrel jean under an oversized jumper is two volumes fighting each other.What to wear with barrel jeansA fitted knit, a tucked tee, a cropped cardigan, a slim vest. Anything ending at or above the waistband. The ankle length hem is cut to show the shoe rather than swallow it, so a pointed flat, a loafer, a low block heel or a clean trainer all work. Skip a chunky boot with a wide shaft, because the barrel already occupies that space and the two shapes collide at the ankle.Fit and measurementsLoose through the thigh, mid rise waistband, button fly, four pockets. Take your usual size. Measurements are body measurements taken flat. Size Waist Hip Length S 72 cm / 28.3 in 106 cm / 41.7 in 103 cm / 40.6 in M 76 cm / 29.9 in 110 cm / 43.3 in 104 cm / 40.9 in L 82 cm / 32.3 in 116 cm / 45.7 in 105 cm / 41.3 in XL 88 cm / 34.6 in 122 cm / 48.0 in 106 cm / 41.7 in Six coloursLight Blue is a washed denim. White, Ivory, Cream and Beige are the pale neutrals, each carrying a different dot. Sage is the one deeper shade.Shop the full Bottoms collection.