I’ve been rotating between wearing the Levi’s Ribcage and Wedgie jeans for years now and recently decided to try out some new brands and fits to add a little more variation in my closet. While I still adore the Levi’s Ribcage fit, I’ve realized that the slightly cropped wide leg doesn’t always look great with boots or sneakers. Two things that I wear a lot of in the city. 

So in pursuit of broadening my denim options, I ordered a bunch of jeans from Shopbop to try on. And just like it always seems to be with jeans shopping, I only found two pairs I loved out of a sea of many. So many were solid nos, not even worthy of sharing for opinions. But you bet I will be back for new washes in these three jeans for many seasons to come. For reference, I have a curvy 5’3″ frame, both in the front and the back, if you know what I mean! Because of that, I prefer heavier weight, structured denim over stretch because I think it hugs me in a bit more. I’m wearing a size 26 in all three styles here.

You’ll notice I like to tuck my shirts in often because I have a short torso and it gives me more definition with high rise fits like these. I’m not sure I’m ready to go back to mid and low rise jeans anytime soon! Also, I put together a try on reel video of these three jeans in action over on Instagram here.