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    I Tried The Under-£20 Stradivarius Jeans Everyone's Talking About On TikTok – Here Are My Genuine Thoughts

    Will they live up to the hype?

    Valeza Bakolli
    by Valeza Bakolli

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Hi I'm Valeza, and I have ALWAYS struggled to find the ~perfect~ pair of jeans.

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    I have to be honest, I struggle with denim in general. I love the look and style of a denim ‘fit but never seem to be able to find the right fit. They’re either too stiff, meaning they’re tight on my thighs and loose on my waist, or are super elasticated and thin to the point that they look a bit cheap!

    I’ve found a few classic denim styles that I’ve worn down to a decent enough fit for me, but I still wouldn’t wear jeans around the house as I find them too restrictive. Enter: these TikTok-trending jeans from Stradivarius.

    Word on the screen is that they’re super comfortable and stretchy (so they won’t give you that awkward gaping hole in the back) but are still made from a thick, high quality denim. On top of all that, they’re under £20! Of course I had to try them out for myself, and here’s what I thought…

    Stradivarius

    Price: £19.99 – they're available in UK sizes 4-16.

    The style and fit in question is the Organic Cotton Slim Mom Jean in Stretch from Stradivarius (I went for the washed blue shade as I love the goes-with-everything tone). It's no wonder this style is trending ATM, as I could already see how flattering they'd be on!

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    On to my first impressions, and I can tell you that they really weren't lying when they said 'stretch'!

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    It was easy to stretch despite the thick fabric, which was a good omen for what was to come.

    I should point out that while I find straight leg, flared, skinny, and basically any other style of jean pretty flattering, I have never been able to find a decent fit of 'mom' jeans for my body shape, so I was pretty nervous to try these on!

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    I usually have to buy a size up so it fits my thighs and then get the waist tailored so it doesn't gape at the back.

    But I was pleasantly surprised with how smoothly these slid on, and how unbelievably flattering they were as a style!

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    They're a sort of mix between a skinny jean and a mom jean (a looser-fit skinny if you will), perfect for millennials like me who were sad to see this easy, flattering, goes-with-anything style become 'untrendy'.

    And I'm just gonna leave this shot of the back right here.

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    Needless to say, they're probably the most bum-enhancing-but-still-loose-fit jeans I've ever worn – there was no sagging fabric to be seen!

    You can probably tell by now that there would be zero waist gap on these bad boys.

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    The stretchy fabric just snaps back into place, even after wearing them all day!

    And I can't tell you how unbelievably comfy they are!

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    As a rule, I never usually wear jeans in the house because I find them way too restrictive, but I think I can honestly say I would work from home all day in these ones! 

    They're super easy to dress up...

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    ...AND dress down.

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    In fact, I was so in love with the fit that I ordered them in dark wash blue and ecru shades the very same day they arrived!

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    And I already have my eye on the black pair (may my bank account forgive me).

    Get the dark wash blue pair here for £19.99 – they're available in UK sizes 4-16.

    And the ecru pair here for £19.99 – they're available in UK sizes 4-14.

    If you're as impressed as I am, you can find the link to my light wash pair here, and all the colours they have available right here. Happy shopping!

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