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The Newbie High Waist Ankle Straight Leg Jeans

MOTHER

Float My Boat
Current Price $268.00
Color: Float My Boat
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Perfect your casual-cool game in these faded, low-stretch jeans designed in a straight-leg silhouette in an ankle-length cut that shows off your footwear.

  • 27 1/2" inseam; 16" leg opening; 10" front rise
  • Zip fly with button closure
  • Five-pocket style
  • 78% cotton, 16% modal, 4% polyester, 2% elastane
  • Machine wash, tumble dry
  • Made in the USA
  • Item #11173505
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  • The brand says this runs true to size.
  • 23=0, 24=0-2, 25=2, 26=4, 27=4-6, 28=6, 29=8, 30=8-10, 31=10, 32=10-12, 33=12, 34=14.
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MOTHER

Founded in 2010 by premium-denim industry pros Lela Becker and Tim Kaeding, MOTHER specializes in collections that present a juxtaposition of hard and soft. The brand evokes teenage rebellion, unconditional love and hilarious insult all at the same time (the company's name is a play on the duality of the word "mother," which can be nurturing or a cuss).

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style27
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Height: 5’2”
Weight: 132 lb.
Verified purchase
Apr 18, 2026
run a little big
These jeans are super soft and a great color. I’m normally between a 28-29. In Mother a 29 and these are pretty big. They are super stretchy.
Fit: Runs slightly large
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Size purchased: 29
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Lauratexan
Height: 5’7”
Weight: 130 lb.
Verified purchase
Apr 22, 2026
not high waist
These jeans are super comfy and the color is great. However they ARE NOT high waist. They also run super large.
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Color: FLOAT MY BOAT
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DLH1
Body shape: Waist narrower than shoulders and hips
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 103 lb.
Verified purchase
Apr 27, 2026
Extremely Generous Fit
Just received these today. I have always worn a size 25 in Mother jeans. These are so generous that I can literally pull them up and down without unzipping. I'm hoping a 24 will work. I like the feel of the denim but taking off a star for inconsistent sizing.
Fit: Runs slightly large
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Size purchased: 25
Usual size: 25
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S3S3
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Apr 27, 2026
Size down!
I’m normally a 29 or 30 in Mother and needed a 27 in this style. Perfect straight leg without being too wide. Hit me right at the waist so it’s not high waist.
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Size purchased: 27
Color: FLOAT MY BOAT
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FashionFlowers
Height: 5’7”
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Apr 25, 2026
Cute and Comfortable
These are really cute once you get the right size. I had to size down 2 sizes. I’m normally a 28 and got these in a 26. They are super stretchy and comfortable. They’re a perfect ankle-length straight leg. I think I’ll get a lot of wear out of these.
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Size purchased: 26
Color: FLOAT MY BOAT
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Marvelous00
Height: 5’6”
Weight: 120 lb.
Apr 25, 2026
Cute but run big
These jeans are very flattering but I agree with the other reviewers that they run big. I would order at least one size down. They hit at the perfect length for me though, above my ankle. I am 5’6”.
Fit: Runs slightly large
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Large
Size purchased: 25
Color: FLOAT MY BOAT
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The Newbie High Waist Ankle Straight Leg Jeans
MOTHER
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