petite black slim straight jeans + camel autumn outfit

My recent practical outfit formula has been slim straight jeans, pointed-toe flats, and a top with interesting details or a flowy top! Above, I’ll cover how to wear this as a simple yet stylish casual wear and then just swap in heels and a blazer/ trench coat for a work or presentation worthy look.

Flowy front mock neck sweater
2 colours, sizes xxs – xl

A versatile, elegant little sweater from Express works great to dress up basic jeans, and also looks polished tucked into pants (especially gorgeous with a pair of cream anklets or wide-leg pants). The flowy neckline detail makes it look like an expensive top, and the camel color pairs easily with almost any neutral, such as black, grey, white, and blue jeans. The knit material is medium weight (not thin) and has padding on the shoulders to add some structure. They’re doing a BOGO sweater sale now, here’s the other sweaters under this deal!

High waist black slim jeans
For regular, petite, short and long inside seams

I recently did a tutorial on how to cut your jeans to the right length, but if you like a finished skirt (which is perfect for smart casual office dress codes), these jeans from Express come in multiple seams and are the perfect ankle length to me! They also come in minion which is only a bit taller.

The cut is a classic slim straight cut that is very wearable with flats, sneakers or heels and the black color makes them versatile enough to be worn at certain workplaces as well. Note that size 00 Short has some waist room on me, but this will depend on your body type as there are lots of reviews for these jeans without the gaps mentioned. Size 00 Short measurements: 13″ across waist, 11″ high, 24″ inseam. They also have extremely similar Petites that are about 0.5″ taller than Short.

Block heel sock booties

I wanted to mention these booties too, because I get a lot of questions about how to keep your ankles warm all winter with all those short ankle-length bottoms like these jeans! I like to look for booties with narrow ankle openings or “sock” style legs, or you can wear dark socks with your loafers or lower shank booties. Got these Express boots to try after reading the great reviews – the square toe toe is stylish and on-trend, the size 5 fits me comfortably and covers the ankles and they don’t feel like a heel as high as they look!

Thank you Express for partnering with this post.