Cropped Denim, Are You In?

I’ve received more compliments on these jeans than any other jeans I’ve ever worn. To be honest, it baffles me. You see, I like tight jeans, and I haven’t seen a pair of cropped jeans that don’t give me flashbacks to a pair of cropped capri pants I wore the tar out of not too long ago. Ha! But, I like to follow trends, so during a particularly weak moment after I had been wearing a pair of high waisted, tight, skinny jeans all day and felt sick to my stomach (ok, maybe that’s a little too tight -ha!), I bought these jeans. I wore them out, and low and behold, everyone was asking me where I bought my jeans!

Jeans – Citizens of Humanity here and here

I have come to realize that a cropped, looser fitting jean is a nice piece to have in your jean arsenal. They’re on trend and they’re comfy, but for me, more than anything, they can give my “cutesy” outfit the perfect amount of edge. You know how it’s on trend to mix up your styles? Like, instead of just wearing an all preppy outfit, it’s “cool” to combine preppy with edgy or classic with distressed. Well, these jeans do just that for my closet. For example…

Outfit links: Top – Similar HERE, Jeans – Citizens of Humanity here and here, Sneakers –  Puma, Watch – Kate Spade, Earrings – Madewell, Lip – NARS.

…a classic look of a stripe top with white tennis shoes get a bit of edge with my cropped jeans, or…

Outfit links: Top – Similar HERE and HERE, Jeans – Citizens of Humanity here and here, Sandals – K. Jacques, Similar HERE.

…a #prettywhitetop from years ago gets an updated look with a new pair of cropped jeans.

A few styling notes: These jeans came with a cuff sewn at a certain place. I wanted to have the flexibility to cuff them the way I wanted to, just like in the picture above. Also, I went down one size and I wish I had gone down two sizes. I said I liked tight -ha!