Everlane Review The Kick Crop Jeans

When it comes to Everlane bottoms, I feel like quite the Goldilocks.  I have tried many many pants and jeans from them and have yet to keep one long term (the only one I committed to was the Wide Leg Crop pants, which I ended up selling several months later).  I have also tried every variation of their sustainable denim with no success.  So I would love to say that I've finally found my pair of Everlane pants, but sadly no I did not end up keeping this one either.  But I've finally figured out why because TBH, these kick crop jeans are probably the closest pair of ideal jeans I've ever tried from Everlane.  But the reason Everlane jeans don't work for me is the rise.  I have realized I'm just not a high-rise jeans person, I'm a mid-rise jeans person (and I will only tolerate high-rise pants if they have elastic waistbands like Elizabeth Suzann's Clyde Pants).  When I wear high-rise pants, I'm tempted to undo the button every time I sit down, much like men un-button their blazer button when they sit (if only this was acceptable for us to do, lol).  

Too bad too since I really like the look of these jeans:

{Wearing: Everlane old cropped cashmere (similar here), Everlane Kick Crop jeans, Everlane Day Heel Mules (review coming soon), Polene numero un bag (review coming soon)}

The jeans run TTS and are a great option for those with short legs since you can cut the hems yourself to your desired length.  And I think even if you cut off an inch or two it doesn't change the flare of the jeans too much (here I'm just folding up the hem to my ideal length).  I also really love this classic blue jean color and found that this is a lot softer than the all black denim I tried in the mid-rise skinny reviewed here (those jeans didn't do it for me since I'm abstaining from buying more skinny jeans at the moment).

{And oops a note on sizing since I forgot but Joy was so good to remind me in the comments!  So I'm usually a size 4-6, and have been getting Everlane jeans in 28 (except for the modern boyfriends where I sized down like a lot of folks).}

Anyway if you're a petite person looking for a good pair of high-rise pants, these jeans are definitely worth a try.  Has anyone else tried the new kick crop and what did you think?

P.S. Here's another review of the kick crop from one of my favorite Aussie bloggers!

Everlane Review Modern Boyfriend Denim Jeans

Ok so I have to admit that as much as I love Everlane, I'm not in love with their new and much heralded denim collection.  First of all, I have way too many skinny jeans and I think in general I'm kind of over the skinny thing so I stayed away from that silhouette.  Currently I'm loving styles with looser or straight legs and that's why I love my Frame straight leg jeans and my Mott & Bow slim boyfriend jeans so much.  And I was hoping I would love Everlane's Modern Boyfriend jeans the same way, but to be honest I don't.  

For some reason the proportions don't seem right to me.  It could be my short legs, in which case I could just hem it and that might fix my dissatisfaction.  But my real qualm with these jeans is the crotch area.  For some reason it balloons out a bit and at the same time there's a V-fold right at the crotch.  And I'm pretty sure it's not a size issue since the jeans fit perfectly at the waist.  I also noticed the ballooning effect on Andrea and Jamie, which makes me think it's the jeans and not me.  I think it might be the 10" high-rise waist.

{Wearing: Petit Bateau striped top (similar here, Everlane one here), Everlane Modern Boyfriend denim, Everlane Modern loafer mules, Hermes Lindy 30 (similar here)}

Lol the thumbs up was me asking my husband if he liked the jeans.  

As for sizing, I went a size down for these Modern Boyfriends on the advice of other reviews.  I'm usually a size 28 or a 6-ish on the bottom, and I ordered these in a size 27.  Like I said the waist fits just right so I'm pretty sure I got the right size.  Since these jeans are made from 98% cotton and 2% elastane, there's minimal stretch going on.  So while these jeans fit well when standing, it does feel a tad constricting at my natural waist when I sit down, but I'm sure it'll stretch out a bit with wear.  

I'll try hemming these and we'll see if I like them better.  But at the moment I find myself reaching for my Mott & Bow jeans more.  Since the denim on both felt very similar I checked the specs and it looks like both brands use a 98% cotton and 2% elastane mix.  In general I like the mid-rise of the Mott & Bow jeans (reviewed here) and the slightly slimmer legs.  But we'll see, I'll update this review once I hem these Everlane jeans.

Did you guys buy the new Everlane denim and what do you think?