Seth and I were talking yesterday (Today? Last week? Some damn day) about how I don't spend money on clothing. And it's true. On a good day my entire outfit (including shoes, purse and underpants) will have cost me exactly $0.00. On an average day maybe $20. My roommate works at a clothing company, my friends love to clean out their closets, and I go to my fair share of clothing swaps. (Also, my everyday purse, a Strand Bag, was found in the garbage. PURE CLASS!) I think the most expensive piece of clothing I own is a hoodie I bought in Spain four years ago for the equivalent of $100.00. And I don't even wear the damn thing anymore!The last time I bought jeans was years ago, and while for a long time that was okay (because I rarely wore the things) I've found myself drawn to them more and more recently for lack of anything else to wear. And this weekend my favorite of the two pairs I own ripped at the knee. I am still wearing them, but I'm thinking it might be time to invest in a new pair.
So where to go? I'm not spending $180.00 on a pair of Seven's. I owned a pair once, but they were a gift because, again, I am not the type to spend almost $200.00 on a damn pair of jeans. I am cheap. I can accept this.
On top of everything else I HATE SHOPPING FOR JEANS. A lot of girls hate the thought of bathing suit shopping, but for me? Jeans. Fucking Jeans. They. Never. Fit.
H&M jeans are not built for my body. I have a small waist and a big ass, and H&M jeans fail to fit over my thighs if I grab the size that fits my waist. Old Navy is always an option, but their sizing has gotten so wonky in recent years that I'm not even sure if it's worth the trip. (Though I do love walking into the only store in the world where I'm a size 2.) I have a pair of Gap capri's that fit me as pants. And I LOVE THEM. But they no longer have a crotch. So...yeah. I bought a pair of Levi's a couple of years ago because they were having a sale, but ending up turning them into shorts and then tossing them because they looked truely terrible.
Oh, and did I mention that I ABSOLUTELY FUCKING HATE TRYING ON JEANS?
Where the hell do you buy YOUR jeans? Should I just shell out the extra cash? HALP!
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I hate to admit to any form of fashion knowledge, but aren't Lucky jeans supposed to be good for the more curve-blessed? I've seen em for <$100 in retail and <$50 in outlets.
Have you tried uniqlo? around $60 and they hem them for you for free!
- Sarah Skelton
I will make you jeans out of sunlight and glo-worm spit.
Also, COLD MEDICINE! I AM ON IT!
Will the sunlight & glo-worm spit jeans be available in stores soon & do they come in petite sizes? I would SO buy those!
Do you have Kohl's? Daisy Fuentes has a line of jeans there that I like. Yes, Daisy Fuentes. Shut-up. I think they're around $40 or $50. More expensive than free, but not as pricey as some of the other fancypants jeans that allow for some trunk junk.
Why don't you let Tiger Lily take you to Marshalls on 125th Street? Wouldn't that be a logical place to find jeans to fit the junk in your trunk (of which I, having no butt whatsoever, am madly jealous)?
Love, Mom (aka Wendy)
Pete, I am surprised! But I have also heard good things about Lucky Jeans, so I shall check them out.
Skelton - Uniqlo is so overwhelming. But FINE. You're one of two people who suggested it.
Tigerlily - OH JOY. I will never need to go shopping again with you making me all my clothes!
Lainey - No Kohls. That I can think of. Also - hahahaha Daisy Fuentes, totally not shutting up about that!
Mom - OH MY GOD. SHOPPING FOR JEANS AT MARSHALLS IS MY WORST NIGHTMARE. THE DIGGING...AAAHHHHHHHH
What can I say, my girlfriend has lovely hips and a tiny waist. I hear things.
I used to do mavi's back in the day...but then bubba grew and I rejected jeans until earlier this year at the gap--LOVE them.
Sarah - I shall take you to Marshalls, we shall dig together when you come to retrieve your iPod.
and Lainey - As soon as I get some investors I'm going to open up a boutique...I also need a name..."Glo-Spit"..? "Spit-shine"?
I see a lot of cold medicine in my future.
I will get my iPod but I am not promising anything about Marshalls. I am saying MAYBE. Because I am SCARED.
Spit-Shine sounds dirty.
No more cold medicine for you, young lady!
Hey cousin, as a woman with more junk in the trunk than you could ever dream of, I share this secret I just learned: Buy inexpensive jeans that fit in the legs and butt but, waist-wise, are like a hula hoop. Then get thee to a tailor and have the waist taken in. Under $20 around here, and you can't even tell where the seamstress took them in (no weird seems/unevenness etc).
I haven't had luck anywhere lately buying jeans that actually fit off-the-rack, sadly. Good luck!
i've gone to the gap and gotten whatever weird ass sizes they have left in the sale section for $15 (usually the sizes i find end in an L, which to me means way way too long) and then go to a tailor on orchard st. to get them taken in/up for like $3. it's not as much effort as it sounds.
i hate jean shopping too.
especially since it seems to be all-skinny-jeans-all-the-time for the past year or 2? wtf? no one is skinny in every single right place for those jeans to look good.
i just bought some at h&m and have yet to wash them to see if they are anywhere near a fit for me.
Emma - Hmmm...that could definitely work.
Alice - I love the skinny jean, but you're right - they can be really unflattering. And as for the long jeans, omg I know. Half the time the ankle length these days are too long for me. Fucking tall people :(
get some damn pants, booz!
darling sarah,
long time, no texty. also, my favorite pair of jeans come from urban outfitters. they were $60 and i wear them almost everyday. also, they always have about a bajillion (that's a lot) of things on sale. i never took a long enough gander, but i think you and i share in the amount of junk that is in our trunk. go there before Marshall's, unless you want to try on 80 pairs of "mom jeans" before finding something acceptable...
love yooou!
xx s
Mark - SHUT UP.
Garlic - YOU'RE ALIVE. I came very close to e-mailing your husband to be all, "Um....has the Garlic been kidnapped?" Which would sound like some sort of weird code for something I know nothing about. Anyhwho, about the jeans, are they the same ones Julia wears? And I agree with you on the Marshall's. And you should spend more time looking at my butt.
I love you toooooooo.
HEY, don't curse the tall people :) Buying jeans sucks for me too. It may say tall but it ain't tall enough most of the time. If I want long enough jeans I have to buy from delia's of all places. I would be happy to have somewhat more adult looking pants on...
Forever 21 girl... cheap and they streach. I am also fond of this brand called Vigoss. But who knows where to find them.
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