I did not expect to become a baggy jeans person. For years I lived in skinny denim and told anyone who'd listen that I "didn't have the legs" for anything roomier. Then I bought these on a whim, wore them four days in a row, and quietly retired every other pair of jeans I own.
Here's what's actually holding these together as a wardrobe workhorse: they go from errands to date night with nothing but a shoe and a top change. Below are the five ways I've styled them most this month, plus everything you see pictured.