True Religion Jeans

You might recall that I recently had a poor experience with a pair of 7 For All Mankind jeans that I purchased online. Well, since it was recently my birthday (No, please! Don’t get up!) I had a bit of a shopping excursion at the local outlet mall. Remembering my resolve to expand my fashion repertoire, I tried on some different labels. When I stumbled upon True Religion’s super funky back pockets, and the inexplicably compelling white stitching, the world started to spin in slow motion, stars began to twinkle in aisles of the Saks Fifth Avenue Outlet store, and somewhere I could hear Air Supply streaming through the airwaves.

When I got to the dressing room, my love only grew. You see, these were snug in the thigh, but NOT snug on my hips. In other words, they had a higher rise. But what I’m REALLY trying to say here is: NO MUFFIN TOP.

*swoon*

Now, the cut I’d found was the Becky (perhaps the Becky Little T, to be precise). This means that I’d found a REGULAR RISE pair of bootcut jeans. And YOU GUYS! THEY’RE NOT MOM JEANS! The other good news is that the inseam was also a bit shorter than most of the Sevens I’ve worn. This means I won’t always have to roll them up, have them hemmed, or wear heels (and invariably fall on my face).

The only *bad* news here is that I have mammoth thighs. These jeans are only 1% stretch, so that tightness doesn’t “give” over time. However, I gotta say that it’s kinda nice to have a pair of snug pants that are not shoving all my flab up and over the top of my belt.

It’s probably nice for everyone, in fact.

True Religion Becky cut jeans can be found on Amazon, ranging from about $175 to $200. BUT! If you live near an outlet, you might luck out and find a pair for HALF that price.  (Even cheaper if your mother is buying them as your birthday gift. AHEM.)

Friday Flops: Ripped Jeans are Back?

Her name was Lisa, and she was my nemesis.

We were in 6th grade and she was everything I wasn’t.  She was tall and tan and her blonde hair waved perfectly around her face, devoid of the kinks and frizz that my yet to be tamed curly hair possessed.

And she wore holey jeans.

My mother refused to buy me holey jeans.  My stepfather insisted that it was a waste of money to buy jeans that were already falling apart.  Lisa’s parents were obviously much cooler than my parents, as evidenced by the torn up jeans she strutted around school in.  She looked like she belonged backstage at a New Kids On The Block concert.

I longed for a perfectly ripped pair of holey jeans.

Now, it seems, I have another chance to wear holes in my pants.

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Little In The Middle Jeans – A Giveaway!

Finding a pair of jeans that fits perfectly is a daunting task for many women.

If you’re a woman with a pear or hourglass shaped body, finding a pair of jeans that fits your waist and your hips can seem downright impossible.

I used to consider myself an hourglass.  And then my boobs shriveled up, my hips made room for two children and an all you can eat Chinese buffet, and Viola!  I’m a pear!  And my hips are still significantly wider than my waist.

Because of my own struggle with finding the perfect pair of jeans, I was especially excited to receive an email from my friend Maria about a new line of jeans that caters to my body type.

From her email:

I was looking for jeans and  found this brand called Little in the Middle, for hourglass/pear shapes. You know, those of us that have to wear belts to prevent showing ass cleavage or if we want something that actually fits our waist, it flattens our ass and bunches in the back of our thighs? Yeah.

Anyway, I bought some and holy fuck it’s true! I got a size …., and they are everything they claim to be. My new faves. They were $100, but totally worth it.

http://www.littleinthemiddle.com

I don’t even know what your body looks like, it’s probably not even applicable to you, I dunno, but I thought maybe your readers might like it. And I was way impressed. And too lazy to update my own review blog.

Of course I ran right over to check out Little In The Middle jeans for myself.  I then hunted down everyone in their PR and marketing department and begged and pleaded with them to let me try a pair for myself this site.

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