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The Way-High Jean (women's)
About Everlane’s jeans: Direct-to-consumer with a sustainability story. Way-High, '90s, and Original Cheeky cover the modern women's denim spectrum.
Is the price honest?
Our take
Everlane's Way-High is one of the few sub-$100 high-rise jeans made from genuinely rigid, non-stretch organic cotton — a category otherwise dominated by $200+ labels. Owners who want that structured, no-stretch feel are the audience, and they tend to be happy: the true ~12-inch rise sits at the natural waist and the fabric holds a clean line. The honest trade-off reviewers flag is the break-in — the rigid cloth feels stiff and unforgiving for the first week — and that the waist runs slightly small, so a number of owners size up one. The cropped ankle length suits average heights and reads short on taller frames.
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- Material
- ~12oz organic cotton denim, no stretch.
- Fit
- High-rise (~12 inches), straight leg, slim through the waist, cropped ankle. Runs slightly small at the waist — many size up one. Stiff until broken in.
- Quality
- Solid mid-tier. Clean stitching; the rigid organic cotton is the selling point and what gives it the structured drape.
- Best for
- A true high-rise, non-stretch silhouette and structured looks, without paying premium-denim prices.
- Care
- Cold wash inside-out and air dry; infrequent washing deepens the indigo over time.
Fit check: Everlane
Varies by lineEverlane has no single direction: the slim tees and shirts run trim and a touch short, the deliberately relaxed pieces (sweaters, wide pants, jackets) run large, and denim sits true to size.
Men's reviewers report the tees and shirts cut slim and short — "their fits are generally slimmer" — and advise moving up a size if between sizes. Women's owners report the opposite on the relaxed styles: one long-term reviewer says "Everlane does typically run a little large, for the most part," sizing down in cashmere sweaters, trousers, and jackets, and calling some wide-leg pants extremely large. Denim and chinos are the stable middle — reviewers take their usual size. The consistent thread is that fit tracks the cut of each line, not the label, so owners lean on Everlane's per-garment measurements.
Sizing advice: Order your usual size in jeans and chinos, size up in the slim tees and fitted shirts if between sizes, and size down in the boxy sweaters, relaxed pants, and jackets unless you want the full oversized look.
Per owner & reviewer reports: Everlane Review for Men: I Tried Their Most Popular Style… · An updated Everlane review (Mademoiselle) · Everlane Reviews + Sizing Guide (An Indigo Day)
How Everlane jeans hold up overall
Owners report Everlane's denim compares well with jeans costing more — one reviewer wrote she regularly pays double for comparable quality. Fit is the consistent positive across both the women's and men's ranges, with a men's long-term tester finding Everlane the best-fitting of several pairs he tried. Long-term wearers say the jeans soften and loosen somewhat with wear but keep their overall shape, and reviewers of the stretch styles report no bagging at the knees or seat between washes.
- Strengths
- Reviewers consistently rate the fit and the quality-for-price as the line's strong points, with the denim described as soft but substantial enough not to feel cheap.
- Watch out for
- Stretch styles relax and loosen a little over time, and Everlane's own size-down guidance on some styles conflicts with reviewers who found true size more comfortable.
- Sizing
- Reviewers mostly went true to size — one who sized down for vanity had to exchange back up — but a long-term tester of the stretch styles said they loosen enough over time that she would consider sizing down.
About Everlane's jeans line as a whole. Sources: An Honest Review of Everlane Denim — Laurieloo · Everlane Denim Guide: Every Style from their Website Reviewed — Karin Emily · Everlane Review: Men's Slim Fit Jeans — Welcome Objects
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