Ex-Boyfriend Jeans

The idea here is a tight, structured top over a loose, worn-in jean. I like how the two argue with each other. A denim corset like the AKNVAS Emmi or the Lioness Capri sits on top of a faded pair and the whole outfit looks like one fabric in two moods.

For the bottom half I go for the slouchy cuts: the AG Ex Boyfriend, rag & bone's Dre and Shea, and Pistola's Lexi with its bowed leg. If the jeans are baggy, keep the top fitted, and a black corset such as the Damaris Bailey Delicias or the Lioness Del Gato looks sharp against a pale vintage wash. A pair of flat ballet shoes or a loafer finishes it without trying too hard. I went deeper on a related idea in Straight, Wide-Leg, and Boyfriend Jeans.

Relaxed Jeans Washed Blue

Djerf Avenue

$140

Edie Gathered Corset Button Down Top

ALICE + OLIVIA

$350

Corset top in stretch ponte

J.Crew

$62.99

STRETCH KNIT CORSET

Zara

$39.9

STRETCH CORSET TOP

Zara

$35.9

LACE CORSET

Zara

$49.9

Dad Straight Jeans LEVI'S

LEVI'S

$98

Hendrix High Rise Baggy Jeans

PISTOLA

$125

Luna Mid Rise Baggy Jeans

GRLFRND

$115

Issa Mid Rise Relaxed Ankle Straight Jeans

PISTOLA

$188

Ex Boyfriend Slouchy Slim Jeans in 16 Years Hudson

AG

$176.25

Dre Slim Boyfriend Jeans in Pleasant

rag & bone

$180.6

Emmi Corset Denim Top

AKNVAS

$750

Delicias Corset Top

Damaris Bailey

$323.4

Capri Corset Top

Lioness

$79

Kim Paneled Corset Fitted Top

ALICE + OLIVIA

$198

Del Gato Corset Top

Lioness

$69

Esme Jeans

AMO

$298

Shea High Rise Full Straight Jeans

rag & bone

$268

Lexi Mid Rise Bowed Straight Jeans

Pistola

$188

90's Pinch Waist Long Jeans

AGOLDE

$268

Plein Straight Jeans

B Sides

$355

Superstar Denim Corset Track Top

adidas

$100

Original Slim Jeans

ASKK NY

$290

Slouchy Boyfriend Jeans

TWP

$495

Mid Rise Baggy Jeans

EB Denim

$315

Miro Relaxed Jeans

Citizens of Humanity

$258

Harper Relaxed Straight Jeans

AGOLDE

$248

Cary Slouchy Wide Leg Jeans

Reformation

$178

Cate Classic High Rise Straight Petite Jeans 27"

DL1961

$239

Cora Wide Leg Relaxed Jeans

DARKPARK

$638

Beau Seamed Crescent Raw Jeans

Pistola

$208

Sienna Petite Wide Leg Relaxed Jeans

DL1961

$259

Cary Slouchy Straight Jeans

Reformation

$218

Sienna Low Slung Wide Leg Relax Jeans

DL1961

$259

Harper Crop Relaxed Straight Jeans

AGOLDE

$228

Cary High Rise Slouchy Jeans

Reformation

$53.4

The Short Straight Jeans In Super Stretch Denim

Madewell

$148

Cam Low Rise Straight Jeans

rag & bone

$288

Bruun Signature Baggy Denim Jeans

Róhe

$465

Rebel Mid Rise Slim Straight Jeans

DAZE

$94

Thalina Slouchy Straight Jeans

L'AGENCE

$71.25

Lucy Boyfriend Jeans

Denimist

$345

Boyfriend Jeans

R13

$745

Saint Boyfriend Jeans

Éterne

$495

Minimalist Moxie Boyfriend Jeans

Free People

$128

Winslow Boyfriend Cropped Jeans

Citizens of Humanity

$258

Cuffed Ex-Boyfriend Jeans

R13

$507

Weightless Boyfriend Jeans

Good American

$79

Liz Boyfriend Jeans

DARKPARK

$379.8

Ex-Boyfriend Jeans

AG

$235

Hunter Relaxed Boyfriend Jeans

SLVRLAKE

$131.6

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