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Alana High Waist Crop Skinny Jeans
Ready-to-Wear · The Alana

Alana High Waist Crop Skinny Jeans

A cropped high-rise skinny sharpened for the ankle-boot era.

$328 at Nordstrom

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Story & heritage

The Alana is one of the clearest signs of J Brand's shift from pure full-length skinnies to more ankle-conscious silhouettes. Nordstrom has carried the fit in both standard denim and a scuba-knit interpretation, and THE OUTNET's designer listings show just how many wash and novelty treatments the Alana family picked up over time.

Materials & craft

Nordstrom describes Alana as a high-waist crop skinny, with versions in stretchy Italian denim and a sculpting scuba-knit fabrication. The common thread is the same trim ankle length and body-skimming line from waist to hem.

high waistcropped ankleskinny fitItalian denim versionsscuba-knit versions

How to choose & style

Alana works best when you let the hem do something: a sharp pump, a loafer, or a slim ankle boot. The darker pairs read almost trouser-clean, while the frayed and washed versions keep the fit casual.

scuba knitfrayed hemblackblue wash
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