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Emma Shacklock

Helen Skelton just wore the season’s trendiest jean style - it’s replacing barrel-leg jeans as a comfy but chic must-have

Helen Skelton attends the Pride Of Britain Awards 2025 at Grosvenor House on October 20, 2025.

Move aside barrel-leg jeans, there’s a new comfy style in town and Helen Skelton has already embraced it with open arms. For a while now barrel-leg and horse-shoe jeans have been one of the biggest denim trends, but carpenter jeans are creeping up as a popular alternative.

If you’ve never been sold on the barrel-leg shape, carpenter jeans have a more timeless silhouette that can vary from wide-leg to straight. The one thing they all have in common is utility pockets and Helen’s pair had several as well as stylish visible seams.

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