The 14 best pairs of ジーンズs, によれば style editors and shopping 専門家s who've tried them all
From form-fitting high-rises to relaxed low-rises, we've got thoughts.
追跡（する）ing for ジーンズs has got to be my most-dreaded shopping activity. Finding a 井戸／弁護士席-fitting, comfortable and flattering pair can truly feel like an impossibility: The sizing is inconsistent from brand to brand (and often between styles and washes within the same brand). How is it possible that the waist gaps and pinches 同時に? And of course, you want your tush to look 広大な／多数の／重要な ― it's a tall order. So when I find a pair that fits, and I mean really fits, I can 事実上 hear angels singing above.
That said, every 選び出す／独身 団体／死体 is so, so different. Yes, I'm a style editor, and yes, I could sit here all day and 動揺させる off the brands, 削減（する）s and styles I've come to 断言する by ― but I'm just one person with one 団体／死体 type and one (高度に 明確な／細部 国境ing on obnoxious) 始める，決める of preferences. That's why I enlisted my fellow Yahoo Shopping editors, a 乗組員 that’s collectively tried on a lot of denim in the 指名する of 研究 ― we're talking hundreds of pairs over a 連合させるd century, at least. 十分である it to say, we have a lot of opinions.
Our team has a diverse 範囲 of 団体／死体 types and ages that （期間が）わたる 世代s. We have 変化させるd style preferences and goals ― some prefer loose-fitting, low-slung denim while others want buttery-soft denim blends that feel like sweatpants. We 連合させるd all of this unique experience to find the best ジーンズs brands and styles.
Update, Nov. 18, 2025: We refreshed our 選ぶs based on updated 実験（する）ing and editor input, 含むing styles from J.乗組員, Abercrombie & Fitch, Old 海軍, Levi's and more.
構成要素: 87% cotton, 12% polyester, 1% spandex | Sizes: 00-30 | Washes: 12 | Inseams: Petite, 正規の／正選手, tall
Why we love them: There are no other pants in my overstuffed closet that 逮捕する me more compliments than this 予算-friendly Old 海軍 pair. They're 法案d as high-rise but I find them to be a true 中央の-rise, hitting 権利 below the belly button without cutting off at the tummy. They're fitted through the hips and tush (and make both look good), and they go straight 負かす／撃墜する without ゆらめくing or bunching. I'm 5'7" and the 正規の／正選手 inseam is 絶対 perfect; they barely skim the 床に打ち倒す when I'm in flats. But don't you dare think about 乾燥した，日照りのing them; you'll lose at least an インチ off the hem. I have them in two colors and if I had more closet space, would buy more.
構成要素: 99% Cotton, 1% Lycra | Sizes: 23-34 | Washes: 5 | Inseams: 28", 30", 32", 34" | 脚: Straight | Rise: High
Why we love them: "I’ve been on an obsessive denim 旅行 the past few months, trying and returning more pairs of ジーンズs than I’d like to 収容する／認める," said 編集（者）の 経営者／支配人 Zainab Akande. "At this point, you could say I’ve earned a PhD in ジーンズs. So I mean it when I say ― if waist gaps are your mortal enemy or if you want a pair of ジーンズs that are more 許すing around the hips and thighs, 選ぶ up a pair of Levi's 501 Curve Women's ジーンズs. I find them comfortable, ridiculously flattering for my curves, already own three pairs and 計画（する） on going 支援する for more!"
構成要素: 64% Cotton, 24% Polyester, 10.5% Rayon, 1.5% Elastane | Sizes: 23-34 | Washes: 4 | Inseams: 32" | 脚: Straight | Rise: High
Why we love them: "I’ve had these ジーンズs for about a year now, and they’ve become my go-to when I want to feel comfortable but still look more polished than I do in joggers or leggings," said Lauren Matthews-Ide, Director. "They’ve got just the 権利 量 of stretch to move with you, yet they 持つ／拘留する their 形態／調整 pretty 井戸／弁護士席 after 多重の wears. They do run large, so I recommend sizing 負かす／撃墜する one from your usual fit. For 言及／関連, I’m 5'7" and wear the 'long' length, which 攻撃する，衝突するs perfectly at the ankle with sneakers. My only 支配する is that the hems tend to curl a bit after 乾燥した，日照りのing, so you have to アイロンをかける them if you want them to 嘘（をつく） flat. The care tag says to 空気／公表する-乾燥した，日照りの, but I always 投げ上げる／ボディチェックする 地雷 in the dryer ― so, maybe that's why!"
構成要素: 100% cotton | Sizes: 25-32 | Washes: 3 | Inseams: Not 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d
Why we love them: My go-everywhere, wear-everyday, always-feel-good ジーンズs. They're 予算-friendly with a sky-high waist that sits just below the ribs, which cinches in at the tiniest part of my waist without squeezing so they look waist-whittling, not uncomfy. They have a loose, straight 脚 that 次第に減少するs in わずかに toward the ankle, and while the inseam length isn't 名簿（に載せる）／表（にあげる）d, I'd say these are about 7/8 length (I'm 5'7" and they 攻撃する，衝突する 権利 at the ankle). They're 100% cotton so they do stretch out a bit during wear, but they snap 支援する after a spin in the dryer.
構成要素: 99% Cotton, 1% elastane | Sizes: 23-37 | Washes: 6 | Inseams: Petite, classic, tall 脚: Straight | Rise: High
Why we love them: "J.乗組員 is one of my go-tos for ジーンズs that are as comfy as they are stylish," says 上級の Writer Kristin Granero. "This ジーンズ in particular (in Reagan Wash) is, in my opinion, the perfect all-season fade, with a わずかに-slouchy-yet-still-polished fit that I've 設立する goes with most occasions. I wear them with a blazer to work, with sneakers to run errands, with flats to brunch and with heels at night or on the 週末s."
構成要素: 99% Cotton, 1% elastane | Sizes: 23-37 | Washes: 3 | Inseams: Petite, classic, tall | 脚: Wide | Rise: High
Why we love them: "I don't know why more people don't talk about J.乗組員's ジーンズs," said Director Jeanine Edwards. "They are so 広大な／多数の／重要な. I own over 30 pairs of ジーンズs, and 80% of the time I reach for a pair from J.乗組員 because they fit so 井戸／弁護士席, the 質 is 最高の，を越す-notch and most styles look good with sneakers, flats and booties. I also find the sizing really 一貫した, which I 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がる as an 熱心な online shopper." She loves this style (like, owns them in three washes loves them) since "the わずかに 十分な 脚 of these ジーンズs feels modern and fresh, but I also don't feel like I'm cosplaying as a Gen Z'er when I wear them."
構成要素: 57% Cotton, 37% Modal, 4% Elastomultiester, 2% Elastane | Sizes: 23-34 | Washes: 11 | Inseams: 34.5" | 脚: Boot | Rise: High
Why we love them: "I am not embarrassed to 収容する／認める that I hav e about 25 pairs of ジーンズs in my closet, because I wear a pair of denim almost every 選び出す／独身 day," says Editor Julia Webb. "They are, without a 疑問, my favorite piece of 着せる／賦与するing, but it 現実に wasn't too hard to 選ぶ a favorite pair. Hudson's Barbara Bootcut ジーンズs are my go-to and the pair I always get complimented on. They 抱擁する my waist and thighs before ゆらめくing out below the 膝, making my 脚s look miles long. They are pricey at $195, but I 断言する they're 価値（がある） every penny."
Abercrombie & Fitch
構成要素: 99% Cotton, 1% elastane | Sizes: 23-37 | Washes: 9 | Inseams: Extra short, short, 正規の／正選手, long, extra long | 脚: Straight | Rise: Low
Why we love them: "If I could only wear these pants every day, I would," said Editor Elizabeth Berry, whose love for these ジーンズs （太陽，月の）食／失墜d her 忠義 to another 指名する-brand denim company she worked at for four years. She says they're still in 広大な／多数の／重要な 形態／調整 after a year of wear: "They 港／避難所’t stretched out a かなりの 量 and feel more comfortable with each wear. My only 支配する is that I got the Long 見解／翻訳／版 and there often isn’t 在庫 in my size."
構成要素: 100% cotton | Sizes: 24-36 | Washes: 3 | Inseams: Short, 正規の／正選手, tall | 脚: Straight | Rise: 中央の
Why we love them: "These are my 'old faithful' ジーンズs ― I've had them for years bu t they look and feel like the day I got them," said Editor Saundra Latham. "I might also call them my Goldilocks ジーンズs because they're not too tight and not too loose, which means they've pretty much always been in style and always will be. They're 100% cotton (i.e. no stretch) so you do have to nail your size, but that also means they don't get stretched out and baggy as the day goes on (a personal pet peeve)."
構成要素: 99% cotton, 1% Lycra | Sizes: 23-34 | Washes: 10 | Inseams: 27", 29", 31" | 脚: Straight | Rise: High
Why we love them: It doesn’t get much more classic than these high-rise, straight-脚 ジーンズs by Levi's. "They're the perfect wide-but-not-too wide 形態／調整, and the high rise is very flattering," says 上級の Editor Jessica Dodell-Feder, who's sworn by these for more than two years. "They have very 極小の, if any, stretch and 攻撃する，衝突する at the perfect 位置／汚点／見つけ出す on my ankle bone (a feat, considering I'm 5'3"). She says they are surprisingly comfortable にもかかわらず having a structured fit, "probably because of the wide-legged fit."
構成要素: 100% cotton | Sizes: 23-34 | Washes: 11 | Inseams: 31" | 脚: Straight | Rise: 中央の
Why we love them: "I'm all about a baggy silhouette, and these vintage-style ジーンズs are the perfect 量 of baggy for me," said Editor Kris Scott, who says she's been living in these ジーンズs and likes how they've 緩和するd up a bit over wears. "I also love the Goldilocks 負わせる of the denim ― not too thin, not too 激しい, but very soft and comfy. I'm nearly 5'7", and I love that I can give them a little cuff if I want to show off 削減（する） socks or just give them a わずかに different look. And finally, as someone with a healthy-sized booty, I can 報告（する）／憶測 I like the way my butt looks in them too."
構成要素: 87% cotton, 11% polyester, 2% elastane | Sizes: XS-3X | Washes: 5 | Inseams: Petite, 正規の／正選手, tall | 脚: Kick ゆらめく | Rise: High
Why we love them: Former Yahoo editor Karisa Langlo 設立する a gem in these clever Spanx ジーンズs. With built-in shapewear 科学（工学）技術, they 抱擁する your curves just 権利, making them fit "like a glove ― everywhere." They’re made from a 最高の stretchy, compressive fabric that fit "very tight and 持つ／拘留するing you 堅固に," thanks to the smoothing パネル盤 across t he hips. They're 現実に pull-ons, but you'd never know with the realizstic faux 飛行機で行く, belt 宙返り飛行s and real pockets.
構成要素: 99% Cotton, 1% elastane | Sizes: 23-37 | Washes: 8 | Inseams: Extra-short, short, 正規の／正選手, long, extra-long | 脚: Straight | Rise: High
Why we love them: It's rare to find ジーンズs that come not only in short inseams, but extra-short, too. 上級の Writer Britt Ross, who is five feet tall, loves how Abercrombie’s short-length ジーンズs 抱擁する her curvy 形態／調整 without 存在 too long. "I 選ぶ for these when I want a more fitted look, and because I often have to 競う with gapping at the waist, I 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がる that they come in a 'Curve Love' style that 除去するs it," she says. "They're 99% cotton and just a tad stretchy (I prefer more structured denim), and the "Short" length is a swell fit for my five-foot-tall でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れる." Ross really 高く評価する／（相場などが）上がるs that the 脚 area is わずかに wider, as it 追加するs 慰安 and makes styling a 微風.
構成要素: 100% Cotton | Sizes: 23-34 | Washes: 9 | Inseams: 30", 32" | 脚: Straight | Rise: High
Why we love them: 上級の Writer Rebecca Carhart said these ジーンズs were her aha denim moment. After living in her medium-wash blue pair for months, she ordered them in white and 黒人／ボイコット too. "I've tried all 肉親，親類d of denim over the years, from 最高の skinny to fun ゆらめくs, but I can honestly say these slouchy Levi's are the most comfortable I've ever worn," she said. "They have the 権利 量 of bagginess through the thighs and calves, so I feel cozy yet still look polished. 加える, they come in two inseam lengths, which is such a 勝利，勝つ for me since many ジーンズs are often too short. The 32 length fits me just 権利."