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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Lucianne Tonti

How to buy women’s jeans: pick a classic, avoid elastic and always try them on in store

models, Jennifer Aniston, Tina Turner, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin
Waif-like models, Jennifer Aniston, Tina Turner, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin: all effortless jeans wearers. Composite: Getty

The promise of denim can be its biggest drawback. In our mind’s eye the right jeans could make us girl-next-door hot like Jennifer Aniston, a Tina Turner-esque rock star, a waif-like model-off-duty, or simply as happy (read effortless) as Jane Birkin when the late actor wore them to Cannes film festival in 2021.

But in many instances, when you try to match your dream jeans to reality, you end up trying pair after pair, suffering through bunching fabric and pulling in the wrong places before you find a pair that fits like Tina’s do – if you find them at all.

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