The wide leg jeans for the long walk to the bus stop

A wide leg jean with a mid rise and a little stretch in the cotton, for the mornings when one pair has to work with everything on a single wardrobe rail in a small apartment. Here is what the listing says, and what it leaves out.

The fabric is 80% cotton, 19% polyester and 1% elastane, and the listing labels it stretch. Cotton is the main fiber, and the 1% elastane is the part that accounts for the stretch. The listing does not give a fabric weight, so how heavy or light the denim feels is not something the specification answers. Care is simple: machine wash.

The cut is a wide leg with a mid rise. The rise measures 9 3/8" and the leg opening measures 25", both taken on a size 27 waist, so the numbers will shift as the size changes. The listing also says sizing can vary and points to the size guide, which is worth opening before you order. The model is 5'9" with a 27" waist and wears a size 27 x 30.

The listing calls the silhouette flattering and the title includes the word shaping, but it does not explain how the shaping is built, so read both as description rather than measurement. Whether a wide leg suits you is a matter of taste. Besides the version in this listing, the jeans are also sold as Canteen, Cool Cool Cool, which is marked lightweight, and Clever Girl, all listed as stretch. They are imported.