Link: Plus Size Jeans Trends! (My first Refinery29 article!)

Say bye-bye to basic blue jeans and hellooooo to printed and treated denim. With this season’s trends, there’s no such thing as ho-hum, simple, skinny style anymore. Prepare for a bombardment of hues, washes, patterns, and sheens.

Designers have gotten their act together and realized that full-figure fashion lovers want to outfit themselves in the same styles as their straight-size counterparts. And, in response, this season’s options are better than ever. From a new take on colored denim to out-of-the box coated jeans that will have you waxing poetic, here’s your chance to get a leg up in the jean pool and wrap your curves in denim.