Best Jeans for a Rectangle Body Shape

Jeans can add curves where you want them.

This guide is for the rectangle body shape: bust and hips within 5% of each other, with a waist between 75% and 85% of the wider measurement.

Look for

  • Detail on the back pockets, such as flaps, embroidery or larger pockets
  • High-rise cuts with a defined waistband and a slight curve
  • Bootcut, flared and wide-leg styles that add width below the hip
  • Lighter washes with whiskering or fading at the hip

Skip or adjust

  • Plain, dark, tight straight-leg jeans with no detail
  • Very low rise that lengthens the torso
  • Baggy cuts with no waistband definition

More for the rectangle body shape

Jeans for other body shapes

These are starting points, not rules. If you love a style that isn’t listed, wear it.