One of the latest (and honestly most blessed) themes in fashion has been comfortable clothing disguised as something more formal. Take the viral Nap Dress, for example. We as a society love to say, “What, this old thing?” despite the calculation that goes into looking perfectly effortless. So when the Rag & Bone sweatpant jeans started blowing up, we were immediately influenced to see for ourselves if they lived up to their promise. Do they really look like denim and feel like sweats?
It turns out that yes, these faux wide-leg jeans are the real deal. The French terry cloth is soft and lightweight enough to sleep in, and you have to see how realistic the printed-on stitches and rivets are to believe it.
Two of us with different body types tried the Miramar Wide-Leg Trompe L’oeil Cotton Pant.
The wide-leg sweatpant jeans are slightly baggy with a high-rise waist and 31.5-inch inseam. The drape of the material perfectly imitates real wide-leg jeans, and they’re meant to puddle a little at the bottom (or a lot if you’re short). This particular style comes in two colors, a light blue called “Noosa” and a darker shade (pictured above) called “Lennox.”
Rag & Bone also has a few other styles in the Miramar line, including joggers, jackets, skirts, and shorts, all made with the same material.
I was amazed at how real they looked — right down to the faux fly and lightly distressed denim details.
The Rag & Bone sweatpant jeans are truly as soft as sweats. They look uncannily real, and wearing them feels like sitting on a secret no one else has to know (except that you’ll be so excited to tell them you might not be able to keep the illusion up).
I’m 5-foot-9 and when pulled all the way up around my waist, the inseam reaches a bit past my ankles in flats, so I’d definitely recommend these jeans for tall women. Thankfully, because the waistband is so stretchy, I have the option to sling them low and let the hems puddle around my ankles.
The stretchy terry cloth sweatpant is perfect for springtime, as it’s more breathable than fleece sweats. Rag & Bone claims these are washing machine safe and advises you turn them inside out before rinsing them in cold water and laying them flat to dry. Because they’re 100% cotton, they’re prone to shrinking if you put them in the dryer.
Sally is 5-foot-2 so the jeans are much longer on her, but she still can’t get over how comfy they are.
She says, “I love the look of a wide-leg jean but have also sworn off hard pants, so these are my dream come true! I’m short and curvy, so I knew these would be a little long on me, but I don’t even care. I just safety pin them at the back of the hem to keep them from catching under my heels, and no one is the wiser. Since my first pair arrived, I’ve already ordered a second.”
How Sally hems long pants with just a few safety pins:
I saw this hack on Instagram (Millennial here, not cool enough for TikTok), and all you have to do is tuck the back hem of your long jeans up inside the pant and safety pin it. You leave the front of the hem un-pinned and it puddles/pools perfectly around your ankles without the back catching under your heels. You really can’t see the safety pins at all when you’re walking around.
