Finally! Skinny jeans for the rest of us.

I love the skinny jeans look (especially this time of year), but sometimes I just can't handle a pair of jeans that are tight all the way down AND low-rise.

I've been looking for mid-rise skinny jeans, and lucky for me, two of my favorite denim designers are now making mid-rise skinnies. Lucky Brand just introduced the "Mia," a mid-rise skinny in a great dark wash. Mia is perfect with heels or tucked into boots. J Brand, the originator of the skinny jean craze, now offers its signature cigarette jean in a mid-rise. The "844" has the same great skinny leg as the original, but its higher rise is a LOT more comfortable.

(L-R, Mia by Lucky Brand and 844 by J Brand)