Style Challenge: High-Waisted Denim

Though high-waisted pants can be tricky to wear, I noticed two of my co-workers successfully pull off the look at the office last week. For editorial assistant Alexandra Willinger, the key to getting her new 18th Amendment flares right is pairing them with something simple, like a solid cap-sleeve tee and patent leather skimmers. "This style works for me because they are high, but not too high," she says. "And they're incredibly comfortable." Fashion news editor Jen Ford has

been wearing her new Malik jeans by J Brand with a sheer men's button-down and strappy brown sandals, and loves them for similar reasons: "They hit right at the top of the hip, so they can flatter lots of body types," Jen says. "And they're also made of the lightest-weight denim I've ever seen, which looks better on most people than ones made of rigid fabrics."