It’s cropped denim season! There’s a wide variety of cropped pant styles to choose from. I want to touch on the three trending styles this season that flatter all body types: Cropped flare, cropped straight leg, and cropped wide-leg denim. Cropped pants have a hem that hits at or just above the ankle. This is not to be confused with capri style, or pedal pushers, which hit somewhere between the ankle and knee. Before we dive in, I wanted to share my FREE Dress Your Body Type Guide with you! This guide is the perfect place to start when it comes to finding pieces that suit your unique body shape. After you check out the guide, head back here to learn more about styling cropped denim! My personal favorite cropped style is the cropped flare. This style is ideal for anyone who wants more of a sexy, feminine cut of denim. You can watch one of my most recent reels to get more of a visual here.
Shoes to Wear with Cropped Flare Denim
Cropped flare denim is flattering for ALL body types! They are slim-fitting, yet flare out slightly from the knee. The shoes that work best with cropped flare denim include flat sandals, strappy sandals, platform sandals, high-heel mules, mules, and platform mules,and pointed-toe heels just to name a few.
Cropped flare denim:
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Shoes to Wear with Cropped Straight Leg Denim
When wearing cropped straight-leg denim, wear pointed-toe or almond-shaped ballet flats, loafers, slides, mules, sneakers, chunky/block heels, pumps, and slingback heels. Essentially, you want to choose a shoe that will elongate the legs. When considering what to avoid, avoid shoes with bulky ankle straps. Here are some great options below!
Cropped straight-leg denim:
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Shoes to Wear with Cropped Wide Leg Denim
Wide-leg pants range from straight wide to flared wide, with the widest of cropped pants being culottes or gaucho pants. Some shoes that look best with cropped wide-leg denim are platforms, wedge heels, strappy sandals, slides, platform slides, ballet flats, pointed-toe heels, and Mary Janes. Watch my reel from Instagram here showing three different spring sandals I wore with my favorite cropped wide-leg denim. Shop my favorite picks below.
Cropped wide-leg denim:
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As you can see there are a lot of cross-overs in the type of shoes you can pair with your denim. I hope you found these style tips helpful. If you’re looking for more affordable denim styles, be sure to check out my last blog post all about denim under $100!
Stay tuned, I have so much exciting content coming your way in May!
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xx, Nicole
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