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Shop American Eagle’s Most Gift-Worthy Jean Styles (for Less)
“Dress your bird how you’d want to be dressed — in buttery-soft, stretch denim,” Martha Stewart tells us, with a healthy portion of sultriness in her voice, via a recently posted video on American Eagle’s Instagram. It’s official: The 84-year-old media maven and lifestyle guru can add “jeans ambassador” to her extensive resume, usurping Sydney Sweeney’s spot as American Eagle’s latest campaign star.
Will Stewart’s proclamations about the label’s jeans being gift-worthy to the max generate as many headlines as Sweeney’s notorious “has great jeans” ad (you know the one)? Only time will tell. What we do know for certain is that the tastemaker is coming in hot with no shortage of inspiration for denim gifts that are “giving,” in her words: featuring what she calls the “perfect fit,” both size-wise and in regards to fitting the needs of every last person on your list this year, from the mom to the boyfriend.
“I love a rigid denim but never a rigid host,” Stewart offers in a clip, alluding to the fact that American Eagle jeans are something you can, indeed, wear to a holiday dinner party. Throughout the campaign, which was timed to the brand’s major Cyber Week sale, the world-renowned homemaker is seen occupying a wide range of denim-swathed settings replete with denim-inspired objects (think tablescapes treated to denim tablecloths, rooms whose walls are painted in blue to evoke a medium wash, and a formal portrait of Stewart herself, made entirely out of — you guessed it! — denim fabric clippings).
Feeling inspired to shop around at American Eagle now, while flipping through the celebrity’s just-reissued “Entertaining” recipe book-cum-hosting bible? Here’s what we recommend snagging for 40 to 50 percent off during AE’s Cyber Week sale of the century, which ends today — from high-waisted and flared styles to convertible joggers you can (and should) lounge in.
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American Eagle AE Stretch Super High-Waisted Embellished Straight Jean
Mid-weight and shape-retaining, these jeans boast a slightly faded black coloring and — the cherry on top of it all — are adorned by embellishments, which make a statement without stealing the whole show.
Price upon publish date of this article: $47.97
American Eagle AE Stretch High-Waisted Flare Jean
American Eagle promises to provide “just the right amount of stretch” here. You’ll also find a lot to love in the jeans’ vintage-coded flare at the calves and high-waisted silhouette — great for wearing with cropped blouses and bodysuits alike.
Price upon publish date of this article: $41.97
American Eagle AE Cozy Dreamy Drape Convertible Jogger
Baggy denim that converts from a wide-leg style to joggers by way of drawstring cuffs? Now that’s a true Christmas miracle. Coziness is at the core of this sweatpants-jeans hybrid, and you deserve nothing less this holiday season.
Price upon publish date of this article: $41.97
American Eagle AE Men’s AirFlex+ Original Straight Jean
Shopping for a man this month? Look no further than this AE Men’s AirFlex+ Original Straight Jean, a back-in-stock selection that’s straight through the thigh and leg: capable of effortlessly complementing everything from hoodies to untucked button-ups.
Price upon publish date of this article: $23.97
American Eagle AE77 Men’s Premium Vintage Jean
American Eagle is taking it back to the ’90s with this bestseller, whose 100-percent organic cotton has a heavy weight and throwback look. You’ll be happy to know the jeans were made sustainably (a win for him and a win for the planet).
Price upon publish date of this article: $82.80
American Eagle AE AirFlex+ Original Bootcut Jean
And if it’s a bootcut style he requested, American Eagle caters to those wishes, too. The men’s pants in question are straight through the thigh, with wider openings to accommodate the Chelsea boots he can’t spend winter without. Grab them in one (or all!) of the six distinct washes.
Price upon publish date of this article: $23.97
American Eagle AE Stretch Stovepipe Overall
Yeehaw meets chic with this on-trend overalls pair. It’s structured, it’s fun-loving, it boasts the requisite amount of pockets for storing all your daily essentials, and it’s just begging to be styled with an off-white, long-sleeve shirt for late fall.
Price upon publish date of this article: $53.97
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Stacia Datskovska is a Senior Commerce Writer at WWD. Previously, she worked at ELLE DECOR as an assistant digital editor, covering all things luxury, culture, and lifestyle through a design lens. Her bylines over the past five years have appeared in USA Today, Baltimore Sun, Teen Vogue, Boston Globe, Food & Wine, and more. Prior to joining ELLE DECOR, Datskovska learned the ins and outs of e-commerce at Mashable, where she tested products, covered tentpole sales events, and curated gift guide roundups. She graduated from NYU with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and international relations. Datskovska regularly reports on celebrity-backed fashion campaigns worth shopping.