Brooke Shields Wore the Jeans Style That Cindy Crawford and French Girls Love

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What clothing item do '90s supermodels and stylish French girls have heavily stocked in their wardrobes? Bootcut jeans, that's what. Despite being somewhat "outdated" in recent years, the denim style's reputation hasn't stopped models such as Cindy Crawford from donning a pair or two, nor has it made French girls ditch them for a more on-trend wide-leg or baggy jeans. 

Most recently, the silhouette, which got its name because of the way the legs widen after the knee to make room for a pair of boots, was spotted on Crawford's former co-worker in the modeling field Brooke Shields as she headed into Good Morning America on Monday. Though she chose a gorgeous neon-green dress and white blazer for her appearance on the talk show, her look outside of the studio was the real hit. With her mid-wash bootcut jeans, Shields wore a midi-length wool coat, a black sweater, Western boots, and a cobalt-blue bag. 

But as the French-girl outfits below will prove, there's no one way to style bootcut jeans. In fact, the options are practically endless. Scroll down to see how Shields, Crawford, and the coolest dressers in Paris do it. 

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WHO: Brooke Shields

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WHO: Cindy Crawford

Shop the French-girl-favorite jeans style:

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All you need is a simple tank and button-down when your jeans are this good.

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The French just do it better, period. 

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I've had legit dreams about this Miu Miu look, from the visible underwear to the low-key bootcut jeans. 

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It doesn't get more classic than a poplin shirt, jeans, ankle boots, and a laissez-faire knit tied casually around the shoulders.

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This Western-inspired look is a sight for sore eyes.

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Next: Cindy Crawford Wore the Uncomplicated Uniform That French Girls Love on a Date

Senior Fashion Editor

Eliza Huber is a New York City based fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and Replica Handbags . She joinedBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing in 2021 after almost four years on the fashion editorial team at Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a marketing degree from the University of Iowa. She has since launched two monthly columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled the likes of Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top trends from fashion month, season after season. Eliza now lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, running in Central Park, and scouring eBay for '90s Prada and '80s Yves Saint Laurent.