The Cooper Barrel Jeans are here and we're celebrating with 15% off both our Eileen Barrel Pants and the new Cooper Barrel Jeans- use code TEAMBARREL at checkout!

Above, left-to-right Leila wears black canvas Cooper Barrel Jeans with merino Tarlee T-Shirt, cream denim Cooper with a mustard cotton jersey Galen T-Shirt, and a red merino Atrax Top with denim Cooper.

What are the Cooper?

The Cooper Barrel Jeans feature a gently curved side seam, a dropped crotch, and generous pockets.

This modern and minimalist take on the barrel pant is the perfect pair of polished casual jeans. The hem hits around the ankle, and the jeans are best sewn in heavyweight fabric to show off the silhouette.

These jeans are specifically designed for the plus size body with proportional pockets, plus specific fit, and fly detailing. 

Your questions, answered

I’ve never made jeans! Are the Cooper a good 1st jeans pattern?

Yes! We know when we make our patterns that it's possible that this will be the first time a maker has sewn a garment like this! Our instructions have lots of great tips for working with denim, and we've mapped out our instructions to tell you when to switch back-and-forth between topstitching thread and regular thread. In addition to our fully-illustrated instructions, we've also got sew-along videos on YouTube which step you through the various construction steps.

Are the Cooper Barrel Jeans comfortable?

Yes! The slightly-dropped crotch and the relaxed fit mean that these are the most comfortable heavyweight-denim jeans we've ever worn!

Why is the zipper so long?

As always, we drafted the Cooper with a lot of thought into making them look as proportional as possible on larger bodies. You'll notice that the back pockets are larger than others that you might have seen, and that the front pockets are wider across the front of the body to ensure that there's a proportional amount of space between the pockets and the fly.

The zipper is longer to keep the pants in proportion but also because if you're our Size F then you're going to need a longer rise than a RTW Size 6 in the front to accommodate your belly. The longer zip covers this distance, and also opens your jeans up wider making them easier to take on and off.

Above left-to-right, I'm wearing camo cotton Eileen Barrel Pants with a tencel Waikerie Shirt, a french terry Atrax Top under a Cobden/Shoalhaven jacket mashup with denim Cooper Barrel Jeans, and a check Tarawi Shirt with Cooper.