What Jeans Should Women Over 50 Be Wearing for Fall 2025
Have you walked down the jeans aisle lately? It’s like a jungle in there. One rack is full of wide legs, another has barrel legs, then you turn around and there are cropped, baggy, or something called slim-straights staring back at you. By the time you’ve made it halfway through, you’re ready to just leave with nothing.
There are a couple of denim trends this season I’m excited to wear and a couple I’ll be skipping without hesitation. Let’s break it all down so you know exactly what’s worth wearing in 2025.
Wide Leg Jeans Are Still Going Strong
Wide leg jeans have been hanging around for a few years, and I don’t see them going anywhere in 2025. They can be hard to style at first, but I love how they give a long, lean line when I wear them with a little bit of a heel. Just make sure to balance them out with a more fitted top or tuck in your blouse so you don’t get lost in the fabric. If you’re on the petite side, try a cropped version that shows a bit of ankle.
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Straight Leg Jeans Are Still a Favorite
Straight legs jeans work for just about everything. They are modern, easy to style, and you can wear them with sneakers, loafers, or ankle boots without having to overthink it. If you want to update your denim in 2025 but you do not know where to start, this is the one I would suggest. Straight legs are classic but still current.
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If you love straight legs as much as I do, you’ll want to read: How to Wear Straight Leg Pants for Women Over 50
Flare Jeans Are Back Again
Flares are one of those trends I am actually excited about. They remind me a little of my younger days, but this time around, they are more subtle. Instead of giant bell-bottoms, the flare starts below the knee and creates a nice, long leg line. I love how flares balance out wider hips and make your legs look longer, especially with a heel or wedge.
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Curious about how to style flares after 50? Be sure to read: How to Wear Flare Jeans Over 50.
White and Gray Jeans
White jeans used to be thought of as a summer-only piece, but that rule is long gone. White denim is now being worn year-round, and I love how fresh it looks for fall. Pair it with a chunky camel sweater or a plaid blazer and ankle boots, and suddenly white feels like the perfect fall neutral.
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Need ideas on how to style your white jeans this fall? You’ll love: How To Wear White Jeans For Fall And Winter.
Gray jeans are another big trend for 2025, and I think they’re a fabulous alternative to blue. The color is neutral enough to work with everything but different enough to feel new.
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Polished Trouser-Inspired Jeans
If you like the idea of jeans but need something a little more elevated, trouser-style denim is for you. They’re made from denim, but they’re cut more like tailored pants. That means higher rises, longer inseams, pleats or darts for shape, and often a wider leg that falls straight down without clinging.
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The New Barrel Leg Shape
Now let’s talk about barrel legs. These are one of the newest shapes for 2025, and they are roomy through the hips and thighs with a curve that tapers back at the ankle. I have tried a few pairs, and I will be real with you, I am not a fan. They just do not flatter me at all. On some women, they look fresh and modern, but on me, they make me feel wider and shorter. If you want to try them, go for it.
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This season has plenty of options, but that doesn’t mean you need them all. Pick the styles you love, and skip the ones that don’t work for you.
What do you think, gurls? Are you trying a new pair of jeans this fall or sticking with your favorites?
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I have new gray wide leg jeans. I ordered brown wide leg jeans. Hopefully they will work out. Barrel jeans don’t appeal to me.
I like the white jeans. 😊
😃 really like straight leg jeans.
😊Also not a fan of the barrel leg jeans- I do like the wide tee and straight leg jeans best.
😊 Tania, you look great in all of them! I can’t get into the wide leg jeans or cropped. I haven’t heard of the barrel leg.
I appreciate your opinion on barrel leg jeans. I think they look interesting, but I can’t imagine them on 5’4” me. I think I’d love to see them on your petite DIL, however! Thank you again for choosing me for the Amazon gift card this week. I’ll be using it to shop from my wishlist from your blog. What a special treat! 🙂
Love this assortment. Thank you for all the options. It really is a season of “wear the shape that flatters you and you will still be in style,” isn’t it?
My favorites right now are slim-straight (fitted slightly lower on the thighs than a straight cut) and kick flares, and trouser style. I wear ivory/ecru/cream in the fall and winter instead of optic white. This isn’t about some rule, it’s because the “winter whites” go better with the fall-winter colors…to ME. Heh.
As for barrel jeans, I’ve tried several pair, including the much loved Madewell on your shopping links. Unless I find a pair that doesn’t make me laugh at myself or look bow-legged, I’m sitting this one out. Wishing you a great day.
🙂 Straight leg are still my favorite
Trouser and straight leg are my go-to’s. 🙂 I’m with you, a hard pass on the barrel jeans. I have not seen them look flattering on anyone, with very rare exception.