For fans of distressed denim, I wanted to share two affordable options with slightly different cuts!
1. Express Raw Hem Cropped Legging Jeans
First up, these by Express are some of the best jeans I’ve found in a while. I first posted them last month on Intsashop – if you’re not familiar with this page, I try to update there right when I discover a good find, while items are well in stock (so bookmark it and check every so often!). Small sizes in these jeans sold quickly, but I did see 00 and 0 pop back several times last week!
These jeans are very cropped in length with a mid / high 9″ rise. I tried them on in petite as well as regular, and while both fit me well, I decided to keep the regular as a full length jean. 00 petite has a 23” inseam and 00 regular has a 25” inseam, and note that inseam usually increases a bit with waist size. The waist felt true to size, and the material is a very comfortable, stretchy medium weight denim.
2. LOFT DESTRUCTED SKINNY JEAN (IN MODERN OR CURVY)
As an alternative, LOFT (40% off this weekend!) is another one of my favorite spots for affordable petite jeans, with tons of washes / cuts and even maternity petite! This style below has a very similar wash with subtle distressing, but a slightly longer inseam (26″ on 24 Petite) and slightly lower rise (with a 1-2″ waist gap on me).
I kept the Express ones since they fit me best, but these might suit some ladies better depending on your body type! It also comes in curvy if you have a bigger waist to hip ratio. For fit reference, I’m a little under 5 feet tall with 24″ – 32″ waist to hip.
Excuse the mess here…#momlife Below is a comparison of the Express cropped jeans in 00P vs. LOFT jeans in 24P:
Here’s another easy look from last month featuring the Express jeans:
