I'm 5'2", 49, and am very over skinny jeans. I wear cropped bootcut and straight styles. Occasionally a wider leg, but as many have noted, those are tricky when you're short. The trouser cut styles seem to work the best. The only jeans I have hemmed are longer bootcut/flare styles that I want to wear with 3" heels.

I think something fitted in the hips and thigh with wide bottom is less likely to look frumpy.
Example
https://frame-store.com/products/le-slim-palazzo-temple

Or something with a more refined element, along the lines of the trouser jeans mentioned
Example
https://www.express.com/clothing/women/high-waisted-dark-wash-wide-leg-jeans/pro/07022053/color/Dark%20Wash/e/regular/


A very dark wash will also make this style more wearable
Example
https://spanx.com/products/wide-leg-jeans-raw-indigo?variant=43014969196755

Anonymous wrote:Don’t kill me for linking to Chicos, but these will work with most body types: https://www.chicos.com/store/product/trouser+jeans/570330387

OP your issue is probably that you are short. Make sure you buy petite pants instead of hemming longer pants, which will make the opening bigger.

These are really cute!

OP, you have reached the age where you are allowed to wear what you like and NGAF what the kids think.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t care what the latest trend is, I will still wear skinny and bootcut jeans only. Everything else is not flattering on me.

This

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Horrible.

I like these looks a lot.

the third one is ok. the rest are awful.

remember, trends look horrible on some people and some are just objectively horrible. like the bike short trend, or the cold-shoulder cutout trend.

Oh god. Bike shorts…

She’s an absolutely gorgeous woman but she often comes across as grotesque somehow. That said, I hope I have anything close to her body when I’m her age.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm no fashionista. But I've been loving being back in my wide leg jeans and converse like it's 1996.

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=732603002&vid=1&autosuggest=true&searchText=Jeans&position=0&results=6#pdp-page-content

Love these. Do they stretch out much? That’s my issue w/old navy but maybe these are better than their denim used to be?

My old navy skinnies stretched out t the knee becuase they're tight and the bending knee stretches them out. Since these don't stretch when I bend the shape has stayed nice.

Thanks! I’m going to try them.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm no fashionista. But I've been loving being back in my wide leg jeans and converse like it's 1996.

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=732603002&vid=1&autosuggest=true&searchText=Jeans&position=0&results=6#pdp-page-content

Love these. Do they stretch out much? That’s my issue w/old navy but maybe these are better than their denim used to be?

My old navy skinnies stretched out t the knee becuase they're tight and the bending knee stretches them out. Since these don't stretch when I bend the shape has stayed nice.

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Horrible.

I like these looks a lot.

the third one is ok. the rest are awful.

remember, trends look horrible on some people and some are just objectively horrible. like the bike short trend, or the cold-shoulder cutout trend.

Anonymous wrote:I'm no fashionista. But I've been loving being back in my wide leg jeans and converse like it's 1996.

https://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=732603002&vid=1&autosuggest=true&searchText=Jeans&position=0&results=6#pdp-page-content

Love these. Do they stretch out much? That’s my issue w/old navy but maybe these are better than their denim used to be?

Anonymous wrote:Don’t kill me for linking to Chicos, but these will work with most body types: https://www.chicos.com/store/product/trouser+jeans/570330387

OP your issue is probably that you are short. Make sure you buy petite pants instead of hemming longer pants, which will make the opening bigger.

These are a nice, classic cut for short people. I am 5’2 and have a similar pair of trouser cut jeans from Banana Republic circa 2003. I have been wearing those jeans for over 20 years!

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Horrible.

I like these looks a lot.

Same.

My opinion is that this person looks like a conformist fashion victim. She would probably say that I look basic and boring. To each their own.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t care what the latest trend is, I will still wear skinny and bootcut jeans only. Everything else is not flattering on me.

Same. Dress for your body type.

I look like a dumpy midget in wide leg.

I look 3 inches taller and thin in skinny, bootcut or boyfriend styles.

Skinnies are a staple. Look at Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton and WASP women.

She has legs made for skinny jeans!

Anonymous wrote:I don’t care what the latest trend is, I will still wear skinny and bootcut jeans only. Everything else is not flattering on me.

Same. Dress for your body type.

I look like a dumpy midget in wide leg.

I look 3 inches taller and thin in skinny, bootcut or boyfriend styles.

Skinnies are a staple. Look at Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton and WASP women.

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Horrible.

I like these looks a lot.

Same.