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The Checkmate Top -- Navy Multi
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The Checkmate Top -- Navy Multi

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The verdict

Frame's checkmate top at $298 in a patterned colorway; a contemporary buy if you want a patterned top from a denim-focused brand.

Fit

A checkmate-patterned top from Frame's Amelia Gray collaboration. Navy Multi suggests a navy base with contrasting pattern. Fit will vary by silhouette—likely contemporary and fitted.

Quality

Frame's tops are made to their denim-brand standards—durable stitching and quality fabric. Patterned tops at this price are typically cotton or cotton blends with stable dye.

Is the price fair?

At $298, this is premium pricing for a patterned top. Justifiable if the Amelia Gray collaboration appeals and you value Frame's construction standards.

Best for

Shoppers seeking a contemporary patterned top from the Frame and Amelia Gray partnership.

Care

Follow care label; patterned fabrics benefit from gentle washing to preserve color contrast.

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What owners report about Frame jeans

Owners report Frame's stretch-blend denim is soft with enough weight to still feel like real jeans, and that the cuts fit close through the seat and thigh without a baggy crotch. The recurring caution is stretch behavior: the denim opens up over multiple wears, with extra room developing at the waistband, and one reviewer of a rigid cotton cut deliberately sized down to compensate. Owners also flag the price — reviewers cite Los Angeles manufacturing for retail prices averaging around $230 — and one long-term owner recommends buying the line secondhand for value.

Strengths
Reviewers praise the soft, stretchy denim that holds a close, flattering fit — one calls the fabric stretchy but still sturdy, with no bagging complaints in normal wear.
Watch out for
The denim stretches out with wear — waistbands loosen over multiple wears — and one reviewer notes elastane-blend jeans will not wear as long as rigid 100% cotton denim.
Sizing
Reports conflict by cut: one reviewer calls Frame true to size, another sizes up in the skinny cuts because Frame runs slightly small, and a reviewer of the rigid Le Jane sized down because the denim naturally stretches after multiple wears.

About Frame's jeans line as a whole. Sources: Frame Denim Review — Fairly Curated · The Frame Le Jane Jeans Review — PureWow · FRAME Denim Le Skinny de Jeanne in Huntley Review — The Jeans Blog

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