Love Em or Hate Em: Light Wash Denim

December 18, 2008 - 1:00 pm By Lauren - University of Michigan

jeans.jpgI have 12 pairs of jeans. TWELVE. If that isn’t bad enough, only 4 fit me right now, one of the four has a giant hole in the leg, and the rest all look exactly the same anyway. What possessed me to buy 12 pairs of the same jeans, I will never know.

So, I’m in the mood for a new pair, but there are some qualifications:

1. They must fit over my butt

2. They must not look like the rest of my jeans

I have been researching (read: hanging out at Nordstroms) and noticed that there is an old trend resurfacing in denim: light wash. As in the jeans we used to wear back in 1993 when Saved by the Bell was still on and MC Hammer was 2 Legit to Quit.

They fit my rules (shockingly, the rest of my jeans are not acid washed), but I am not sure if this is a style I am ready to embrace. Thoughts?

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9 Comments on "Love Em or Hate Em: Light Wash Denim"

  1. Dina says:
    Thu, 18th Dec 20081:44 pm 

    Those jeans aren’t hot, and light wash isn’t good for skinny jeans, but if you get a good cut, it can be great casual wear with a darker top or even a white top. I would stay away from pastels, because that could look like middle school wear.

  2. Sara C - Fordham says:
    Thu, 18th Dec 20082:23 pm 

    Don’t do it! Don’t!

    If you do, you’ll have to spring for the matching pastel sweater set and butterfly hair clips.

  3. erika w says:
    Thu, 18th Dec 20085:27 pm 

    Jeans are always changing. Have you noticed how everything now is super long? What happens when you want to wear flat shoes? Check out http://www.taylordenim.com

  4. K says:
    Thu, 18th Dec 20085:32 pm 

    Perfectly fine as long as they have some bootcut or flare to them.. and aren’t high wasted. Light jeans make the best comfy jeans in my opinion.

  5. Casey says:
    Thu, 18th Dec 200810:47 pm 

    I only just stopped wearing light jeans last year. I love light jeans (not acid wash or super light, but a more medium light)I only wear Abercrombie jeans since I work there and get a discount and HAVE to wear them to work, and I’m full time so I’m wearing them 40 hours a week anyway. But I love Abercrombie and Hollister’s light wash. I only stopped wearing them because they started requiring us to wear medium or dark wash jeans.

    But I think the jeans in the picture you featured are hideous.

  6. melissa says:
    Thu, 18th Dec 200811:09 pm 

    I stopped wearing light wash jeans years ago. All I wear now is dark. The most flattering and versatile wash of jeans.

  7. Heather says:
    Thu, 18th Dec 200811:14 pm 

    Dark wash is WIN.

    The darker the hue, the slimmer the you!

    Light wash is for cute little kids!

  8. Jessie, Writer for d says:
    Fri, 19th Dec 20081:25 am 

    Dark Wash is formal, medium washes are casual and these light jeans are edgy. They are followed in suit by all the distressed, dyed, and colored jeans.

    Denimblog (dot) com has all your up to the minute denim fashion. Love this site by the way!

  9. Lauren, University of Michigan says:
    Fri, 19th Dec 20087:37 am 

    Maybe there is a reason they made you stop wearing the light jeans at Abercrombie..

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