The Fit Guide
Every Morrison fit is named for a persona instead of a body type, and every wash is named for a record. That makes the collection a pleasure to shop and, without a page like this one, slightly hard to buy. So here is everything underneath the names: what the numbers mean, what each fit actually does, and how to land on your size the first time.
Three questions, then a pair
Answer any of them, in any order. We narrow the line as you go, and every answer is reversible.
Pick one answer and the line narrows here. Most people land on a pair in two.
Or skip ahead: see the shapes, meet the personas, or compare every number.
Start with the shape
Seven shapes. Find the one you want to live in, then pick a persona inside it.
Meet the personas
Every fit is named for a woman, not a measurement. Here is who each one is, what she wears it with, and the numbers underneath.
A skinny cropped short, at a 26 inch inseam, to sit on top of a boot.
Wear it with: a chunky boot and a band tee.
The Trucker's carpenter pockets on a close leg, cut to the ankle.
Wear it with: a flat ankle boot.
The close line, in the washes that ask for a little more attitude.
Wear it with: a pointed heel and a blazer.
The Starlet's rise and seat, taken in all the way down.
Wear it with: a pointed flat.
Close through the leg, with a lived-in, sun-faded ease.
Wear it with: a slide and a tank.
The classic slim. Close through the leg, nothing extra.
Wear it with: a knee boot and a blazer.
Straight and easy. The one that goes with everything you own.
Wear it with: a white sneaker and a tee.
A straight leg with The Punk's attitude.
Wear it with: a Chelsea boot.
A relaxed straight with a 30 inch inseam, meant to be worn long.
Wear it with: a trainer and a borrowed shirt.
Three lengths in one pair, in a firmer semi-rigid denim.
Wear it with: a trainer, rolled.
Cropped over a 16.5 inch opening; the proportion that works with a heel.
Wear it with: a block heel; the crop is the point.
Cropped, with a little more room at the hem.
Wear it with: an ankle boot it clears.
A boot cut with a slightly narrower hem; the polished one.
Wear it with: a kitten heel.
A 33 inch inseam, built for a heel or a stacked boot.
Wear it with: a stacked boot, worn long.
A boot cut with a riding-pant line through the thigh.
Wear it with: a tall riding boot.
A boot cut on a 9.25 inch rise, with a 17.5 inch opening.
Wear it with: a platform.
The Icon, cut to sit over a boot.
Wear it with: a western boot.
The widest opening in the boot cut line. Reads long from the hip down.
Wear it with: a heel it can break over.
A sharper boot cut with a trouser finish.
Wear it with: a loafer and a blazer.
The Traveler's rise on a full-length boot leg.
Wear it with: a stacked heel.
The fullest flare in the line, opening from the knee.
Wear it with: a platform; let it break.
The Fly Girl, cropped to the ankle.
Wear it with: a sneaker.
Statement patch pockets and an easy full leg.
Wear it with: a platform sandal and a cropped tank.
A wide leg with a sporting, menswear ease.
Wear it with: a loafer and a polo.
A wide leg with a clean, discreet front.
Wear it with: a loafer and a trench.
Menswear lines in a soft garment-dyed twill. Four days a week.
Wear it with: a flat and a tucked-in shirt.
A wide leg on a 9.75 inch rise with a nineties swing.
Wear it with: a sneaker and a crop top.
Wide and polished; the dressier side of the garment-dyed twill.
Wear it with: a kitten heel and a silk top.
A barrel leg on the highest rise we make, cropped at 27 inches.
Wear it with: a ballet flat.
Three numbers decide everything
Those three tell you more about how a jean will sit than any size label. A 16.5 inch opening breaks over a boot. A 10 inch opening tucks into one. That single number is most of the difference between two pairs that look alike on a hanger.
The Fit Index
Every persona we make, in one view, grouped by shape and sorted by leg opening from narrowest to widest, so you can compare across the line without opening thirty pages.
| Fit | Shape | Front rise | Inseam | Leg opening | In one line | Shop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Groupie | Skinny | 9.75" | 26" | 10" | A skinny cropped short, at a 26 inch inseam, to sit on top of a boot. | Shop |
| The Trucker Skinny | Skinny | 9.75" | 26.5" | 10" | The Trucker's carpenter pockets on a close leg, cut to the ankle. | Shop |
| The Bombshell | Skinny | 9.75" | 28" | 10" | The close line, in the washes that ask for a little more attitude. | Shop |
| The Starlet Skinny | Skinny | 9.75" | 28" | 10" | The Starlet's rise and seat, taken in all the way down. | Shop |
| The Surfer Girl | Skinny | 9.75" | 28" | 10" | Close through the leg, with a lived-in, sun-faded ease. | Shop |
| The Legend | Skinny | on the style | 28" | on the style | The classic slim. Close through the leg, nothing extra. | Shop |
| The Friend | Straight | 9.75" | 28 to 30" | 14" | Straight and easy. The one that goes with everything you own. | Shop |
| The Punk Rocker | Straight | 9.25" | on the style | on the style | A straight leg with The Punk's attitude. | Shop |
| The Tomboy | Relaxed | 9.5" | 30" | 14" | A relaxed straight with a 30 inch inseam, meant to be worn long. | Shop |
| The Jogger | Jogger | 9.25" | 30, 28 rolled, 26 cuffed | 14.5" | Three lengths in one pair, in a firmer semi-rigid denim. | Shop |
| The Starlet Boot Crop | Boot crop | 9.25 to 9.5 | 27" | 16.5" | Cropped over a 16.5 inch opening; the proportion that works with a heel. | Shop |
| The Traveler Boot Crop | Boot crop | 9.25" | 27" | 17" | Cropped, with a little more room at the hem. | Shop |
| The Uptown Girl | Boot cut | 9.75" | 32" | 17" | A boot cut with a slightly narrower hem; the polished one. | Shop |
| The Trucker | Boot cut | 9.75" | 33" | 17" | A 33 inch inseam, built for a heel or a stacked boot. | Shop |
| The Equestrian | Boot cut | 9.25" | 32" | 17.5" | A boot cut with a riding-pant line through the thigh. | Shop |
| The Icon | Boot cut | 9.25" | 32" | 17.5" | A boot cut on a 9.25 inch rise, with a 17.5 inch opening. | Shop |
| The Icon Boot | Boot cut | 9.25" | 32" | 17.5" | The Icon, cut to sit over a boot. | Shop |
| The Starlet Boot Cut | Boot cut | 9.25 to 9.5 | 32" | 18" | The widest opening in the boot cut line. Reads long from the hip down. | Shop |
| The Tailor | Boot cut | 9.25" | 32" | 18" | A sharper boot cut with a trouser finish. | Shop |
| The Traveler Boot | Boot cut | 9.5" | 32" | 18" | The Traveler's rise on a full-length boot leg. | Shop |
| The Foxy Flare | Flare | on the style | 32" | 18" | The fullest flare in the line, opening from the knee. | Shop |
| The Fly Girl Crop | Wide leg crop | 9.75" | 27" | on the style | The Fly Girl, cropped to the ankle. | Shop |
| The Prima Donna | Wide leg | on the style | on the style | on the style | Statement patch pockets and an easy full leg. | Shop |
| The Spectator | Wide leg | on the style | on the style | on the style | A wide leg with a sporting, menswear ease. | Shop |
| The Agent | Wide leg | 9.5" | 32" | on the style | A wide leg with a clean, discreet front. | Shop |
| The Confidante | Wide leg | 9.5" | 32" | on the style | Menswear lines in a soft garment-dyed twill. Four days a week. | Shop |
| The Fly Girl | Wide leg | 9.75" | 32" | on the style | A wide leg on a 9.75 inch rise with a nineties swing. | Shop |
| The Socialite | Wide leg | 9.5" | 32" | on the style | Wide and polished; the dressier side of the garment-dyed twill. | Shop |
| The Duchess | Barrel | 11" | 27" | on the style | A barrel leg on the highest rise we make, cropped at 27 inches. | Shop |
The fabric
Nearly everything we make is 98% cotton and 2% spandex. What changes is the hand. Three families, named once and used everywhere.
Will they stretch out?
In the super soft stretch, a little, and then they come back. Two percent spandex gives you an hour or two of ease across the day; a wash resets it. That is why we suggest taking the smaller size if you are between two and want them close.
Size chart
Measure yourself, not a pair you already own. Two minutes with a tape and you will not need this page again.
| Morrison | US | UK | EU | Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 36 |
| 25 | 2 | 6 | 34 | 38 |
| 26 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 40 |
| 27 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 42 |
| 28 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 44 |
| 29 | 8 to 10 | 12 to 14 | 40 to 42 | 44 to 46 |
| 30 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 46 |
| 31 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 48 |
| 32 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 50 |
| 33 | 16 | 20 | 48 | 52 |
| 34 | 18 | 22 | 50 | 54 |
Sizes 33 and 34 on selected styles.
Measure around the narrowest part of your waist, above the hip bone and below the ribs, with the tape comfortably loose.
Measure around the fullest part of your seat, keeping the tape level with the floor.
Measure from the crotch seam down the inside of the leg to where you want the jean to end. Compare that number to the inseam published on the style you are looking at.
Almost everything we make is a super soft stretch denim, so it gives a little with wear and comes back with a wash. If you want them close, take the smaller. If you want to forget you are wearing them, take the larger. Check the fabric on the style you are buying; a few of ours are cut in something firmer, and those we would take true to size.
A real person reads it
Tell us your usual size in another brand and what you want these to do, and we will answer with a specific pair and a specific size.
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