Why baggy jeans are a godsend for women over 40

telegraph.co.uk:

Alyson wears: Jacquard knitted jacket, £185, Jigsaw; white cotton T-shirt, £8.50, M&S; Dad organic cotton baggy boyfriend jeans, £140, Raey at Matchesfashion; ‘Waste You Want’ Leila leather bag, £275, Ally Capellino; Empoli pink strap shoes, £395, the Fold; earrings, Auree Jewellery; Buffalo horn ring, £31, by Branch JewelleryWhat I call “Caroline de Maigret on a budget” is easy to replicate without designer merch and a huge carbon footprint.

Another one of the 20th century’s most influential designers, Yves Saint Laurent often said he wished he’d invented jeans: “Practical, relaxed, nonchalant – they have expression, modesty, sex appeal, simplicity – all I hope for in my clothes.”While baggy jeans are described differently from one brand to another – balloon, carrot shape, or mom – they all tend to have more room at the thigh and a leg that tapers towards the hem.

Most of these styles fit high on the waist which is much more flattering than it sounds and great for covering a middle-aged middle.

Just add a 1950s-inspired jacket, a boxy shirt or a neat blazer and you have a new, winning outfit combination in your armoire.Comfortable denim might seem like an oxymoron, but it does exist.