Hands up if you've ever had that moment in a changing room where an item didn't quite fit and you wished brands would offer clothes in "in-between" sizes as well. Yep, us too.
So, we bet you'll be as pleased as we were to hear that high street retailer Next has just answered our sartorial sizing prayers by launching jeans in "in-between sizes" 11, 13, 15 and 17.
That's right, if you've ever suspected your best fit sits somewhere in the middle of two standard dress sizes, then you're in luck...
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After listening to customer feedback, Next is now trialling in-between sizes for three of its top jeans styles – Skinny, Slim and Boot Cut – as well as its £20 Chino Trousers.
In a press release, the brand explained: "Next are always looking for ways to help women feel amazing in what they wear.
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"After spending time with our customers and listening to their feedback, we have decided to trial in-between sizes in some of our favourite jeans and tailoring pieces to ensure that we are offering them the best fit possible."
BUY NOW Next Skinny Jeans, Dark Blue, £22 – now available in new sizes 11, 13, 15 and 17
BUY NOW Next Slim Jeans, Dark Blue, £22 – now available in new sizes 11, 13, 15 and 17
In-between size also available for the Slim Jeans in Forever Black & White
BUY NOW Next Boot Cut Jeans, Forever Black, £22 – now available in new sizes 11, 13, 15 and 17
In-between size also available for the Boot Cut Jeans in White
It continued: "To start with, we will introduce sizes 11, 13, 15 and 17, and hope to roll this out in more sizes and styles soon."
There are currently six different pairs of the brand's £22 jeans available in the new in-between sizes: Next's Skinny Jeans in Dark Blue; the Slim Jeans in Dark Blue, Forever Black and White; and the Boot Cut Jeans in Forever Black and White.
You can also buy the brand's £20 Chino Trousers in the new sizes – in the Khaki, Rust, Grey, Stripe and White colourways.
And the good news is a Next spokesperson confirmed to Good Housekeeping UK that more styles will be dropping at the end of April!
We don't know about you but, for such a purse-friendly price, we can't wait to see if the new jeans really can give us our "best fit possible"...
Francesca Rice is the Multiplatform Editor of Red, leading on all things digital for the brand. She oversees every section of the site, from Fashion to Wellbeing, and directs Red's digital content strategy across all platforms, including newsletter, social media and video. Francesca has worked as a journalist on the UK's top lifestyle and luxury titles since 2013. She joined Red as Digital Editor in 2021, having previously held senior editorial roles at Hearst UK as Good Housekeeping's Deputy Digital Editor and Prima's Senior Digital Writer. Prior to this, she worked as a News & Features Writer for SheerLuxe, after beginning her journalism career as the Features Assistant at Marie Claire. Francesca has a postgraduate diploma in Multimedia Magazine Journalism from the Press Association and a degree in English Literature from Durham University. Having attended an international school, she is fluent in French and Italian (and occasionally Spanish after a few glasses of rosé). She loves travel, books and pizza so a relaxing holiday in Italy is pretty much her dream scenario.
