wearing: Gap jeans | Monrow t-shirt | Matt Bernson Love Sandals | Jas M.B. bag | Dannijo necklace
I know I’m going to hate myself this afternoon for wearing jeans, but I’m going to wear them anyway. I’ll just try to stay in air conditioning as much as possible.
I spent an hour this morning trying on all my old jeans that I haven’t been able to fit into for several years. The good news is they fit me now, but I feel like a lot of the styles are so dated. I know a basic bootcut doesn’t ever go “out of style” and my favorite bootcut jeans are by James, but I still feel like they make me look like I’m stuck in 2005. I also have a great pair of J Brand flared black jeans that barely fit me when I bought them. I really love them, and they look amazing on me, but I don’t wear black jeans very often. Of course I have my new Madewell widelegger jeans, which are much thinner denim, but I wanted to wear flats today…
Then, I have two other pairs of J Brands I got via Rue La La for CHEAP that I can fit into now, but again, one pair is black, and it’s a wide-leg style and the other pair is a nice blue denim, also wide leg. I’m definitely going to get the blue denim pair hemmed, but am thinking about selling the new black pair.
I’ve always tried to just wear what flatters my figure, and flared or wide-leg jeans are THE BEST style for me – well, also bootcut – but I really long to be able to wear a nice straight jean that comes right to my ankle. These Gap jeans are kind of like that when I roll them up a bit, but I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to really find a pair like that which flatters my bottom-heavy body. And it makes me sad, because I have a fabulous pair of Dieppa Restreppo loafers I’m DYING to wear and they really need an ankle-length pair of jeans. I guess this Gap pair I’m wearing will kind of work for that, but the fit isn’t great.
What are your favorite jeans right now? Do you worry about looking dated? or do you wear what you love?
those jeans look fabulous on you! I have a love/hate relationship with jeans and pants in general since I’m pear shaped. Def love the flare/wide leg though I want a cute straight pair to crop this fall to show off my new short boots and clogs! The search continues… 🙂
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I wear wide-leg and flare mostly. I just look the best in them. My favorite currently is J Brand, but I also have a pair of Diesel wide-legs that are light that I wear with tees all the time. I think if a pair of jeans fits your body well they are not out-dated.
How much are you selling the J’s for? If you email me, I might be interested. 🙂
Levis used to have a nice straight-legged style … I think they are the 505s. Though I find that levis wear out really fast (they aren’t expensive, either, so maybe it all works out). I don’t know if that style would fit a pear though, as I am the opposite!
have you tried their new styles? id or something? or are they just for “curves”? i did actually try levi’s years ago and thought they were okay, not a lot better than the Gap. but i have seen some nice reviews for their new line.
you’re so right…i just need to stick to what works for me, and that is wide-leg. period. and i do have a few pairs of those.
will let you know about the j brand’s 🙂
Excuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me! Someone looks quite skinny in these jeans! You look fab! I didn’t buy jeans at all last winter/fall…I think……I can’t even remember! I obviously shop too much. I am obsessed with J Brand and don’t see it changing anytime soon.
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Ha! I love that my last post was about mac and cheese. Looks like I won’t be fitting into any old jeans……
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i totally noticed that 😉
I was going to mention the same thing as Sydney: You look amazing! Those jeans show off how hard you’ve worked for that bod! I love my Calvin Klein skinnies, because they’re not reallly THAT skinny. But I’m loving widelegs (trousers from GAP and J Crew). And I wear what I love, but honestly, you know that I’m shopping all the time, so there is ALWAYS something new to choose from! (bad bad Val….)
I don’t think I look good in ankle length, straight legged jeans, but they always look good on others. Love the pink toes! Where’s a good place for manis/pedis?
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i haven’t had a mani/pedi in YEARS – i do everything myself!! i’m wearing Chanel’s “Ballerina” on my toes in this picture…