As a summer person, I’m keen to kick off my boots and ditch my coat at the first glimpse of spring sun. But as someone who is also notoriously chilly (I should have been born in the Mediterranean, really) I’m not about to dust off my linen and bikinis just yet. Instead, I tend to stick to an outfit formula that never fails at this in-between time of year: jeans + sandals.

While I’ve been accustomed to adding flip flops to my looks for a few years now, I’ve recently been looking to invest in a pair of stovepipe jeans ,so I wanted to get some inspiration on how to wear the denim fit my fellow fashion people can’t get enough of right now. Firstly, if you’re unsure what ‘stovepipes’ actually are, I would say if skinny jeans and straight-leg jeans had a baby, this is what it would look like. Slim from hip to ankle without tapering, the high-waisted styles are loved for their sleek, polished appearance. But since I’ve been on the lookout for the best stovepipe jeans, I’ve discovered that while boots, ballet flats and pointed-toe heels always look chic with them, it’s only certain sandals that actually work with the slimline jeans.