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The verdict
Fit
The Lax sits just above the hip and opens into a wide, flared leg. The retailer stylist and owners agree it runs large, so your usual size wears relaxed and sizing down gives a higher, closer fit.
Quality
The rigid, non-stretch denim is described by owners as good quality and comfortable, and it softens with wear; the raw, frayed hem is an intentional finish rather than a defect.
Is the price fair?
At about $208 it sits in premium designer-denim territory, well above mainstream jeans; owners who love the relaxed flare consider it worth the price, but it is a deliberate splurge.
Best for
Someone who wants a high-rise, wide-leg flare in substantial non-stretch denim and is comfortable with designer pricing.
Care
Machine wash cold and hang dry to limit shrinkage in the rigid denim and preserve the raw frayed hem.
Grounded in reviewer & owner reports: FRAME The Lax Jeans | Shopbop · The Lax Jean -- White Raw Fray - FRAME · Frame jeans review—are they worth the splurge? | Woman & Home
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
