Le Baggy High Waist Wide Leg Jeans

The jeans themselves are very cute and flattering (esp for smaller waist, wider hips— though if you’re on the shorter side- I’m 5’3- you’ll probably have to wear heels). So here’s why I rated it 2 stars- the tag says the dye might bleed onto other surfaces or materials- don’t do what I did and make the mistake of washing it with white jeans (it snuck its way into my white clothing pile- strangely enough, my white linen dresses were still white, maybe with a very, very light blue tint). However, a linen top I had was tinted blue more noticeably, but at least it was consistent and not patchy. My white jeans are also Frame, but the style isn’t sold anymore (and this was my first time washing them, never got to wear them), which is why I’m writing this long review to emphasize being cautious (I’m beyond annoyed- both at myself and the jeans). When they say may stain lighter colors, they don’t mean you can wash “like” colors that are sorted light and dark, they mean blue and blue, white and white. My white jeans came out with blue spots and very big, splotchy stains. I’ve actually never had this happen with jeans before, so maybe it’s the dye they use. Tried soaking them in vinegar and detergent over night (didn’t work), spot cleaning and letting set with laundry detergent (I used ECOS and it helped a little), then using oxyclean revive not once, not twice, but three times. It’s lighter and not as noticeable (I hope) but not completely gone. If you get these (or maybe any jeans from frame) double check that you only have like colors in the load. It probably wouldn’t be too great if you washed their black jeans with lighter blue jeans either, but I’m not about to find out… just really disappointed that in this day and age, jeans that cost this much use dye that can quite ruin your clothes (and quite literally, your day- I’ve spent hours trying to fix this. If I could replace the white jeans I would but like I mentioned- the style isn’t sold anymore).

They make a huge deal about the fabrics and washes on these jeans, however, the thread they use shrinks at an alarming rate. Every stitch and seam is puckered. The pockets bulge in a strange way. Fast Fashion, I guess. There is no such thing as quality. Still cute though, and I wear them. But I'm mad about it.

I LOVE these 70's inspired jeans but as another reviewer said, had to order a few sizes to get the right fit. I'm 5'8" 142 lbs and typically a 27 in most jeans but could pull the size 27 off without unzipping; the size 26 were also too big so ended up with size 25. Unlike the other reviewer, I did not find these to be too long; rather the perfect length. 70's "bell bottoms" should ideally skim the floor, which these do, but there's still enough stretch to "slouch" them down to work with higher heeled boots, etc. Liking the Natoma Clean wash more than I expected too (other washes were out of stock). The side "pleat" is a little funky but not a deal breaker - adds to the 70s vibe.