i bought a pair of skinny jeans. from ann taylor, naturally. the "lindsey" cut.
then i suggested, well, sort of INSISTED, that my mother buy them.
then i convinced the recovering actor to buy them.
then i convinced my dear friend emily to buy them.
(dude. they were on final sale for $19.88 and i had a 25% of code-- who should be without?)
i love them, obviously. i wear them in a size 16 petite. not. skinny. although, for the record, 16p at ann taylor is kinda more like 14.5 short. i can't believe i almost missed the skinny jean craze thinking that you had to be skinny to wear them!
then i suggested, well, sort of INSISTED, that my mother buy them.
then i convinced the recovering actor to buy them.
then i convinced my dear friend emily to buy them.
(dude. they were on final sale for $19.88 and i had a 25% of code-- who should be without?)
i love them, obviously. i wear them in a size 16 petite. not. skinny. although, for the record, 16p at ann taylor is kinda more like 14.5 short. i can't believe i almost missed the skinny jean craze thinking that you had to be skinny to wear them!
what is it about skinny jeans on my not-skinny body that works so well? so glad you asked.
- being of the hippy persuasion (not hippie, well, not always), bootcut jeans that fit in the hips gap by several inches at my waist (i think the lindsey cut + petite rise fixes THAT issue in these jeans) and look like wide-leg or flared jeans by the time they get to my feet. these jeans do not. thus, i can wear ballet flats, heels, flip-flops or boots with them. hooray!
- they roll up neatly for pedis or capri-length wear. hello, easy packing! this is key since airlines now charge for every bag you check, so no more suitcase-full-of-shoes for me.
- day-to-night. it's like those m&m commercials with santa: "it DOES exist!"
basically, i'd say these jeans are downright magical. pictures to come, i promise!
eta: that's me on your right.
