Cate Ankle Skinny Jeans

I bought these and wanted to love them. I'd been looking for a pair of darker-ish jeans as I've gained weight during the pandemic and so now I'm a size larger than I used to be. Unfortunately while I liked these enough in the store to purchase them, when I got them home I just wasn't excited to wear them. The denim is thicker than I like and the fit wasn't quite right/as pictured. These are also the new "shorter" look which some people refer to as "ankle length." For me, I am almost 5'9 and they just end up being awkward in length and too short for the look I like. I really wanted to like these but was glad I realized they weren't right for me and got them back within the return window.

The jeans I received, from ordering this, were completely a different jean. In fact, they honestly seemed like a knock off based on the pockets, sizing, and coloring (I own a lot of rag & bone jeans). Super upsetting that Nordstrom would sell me such an expensive jean that was clearly a fake.