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Poll-denim
LTB and Sunshine and Laura got me thinking...(and i am too scared to write on the E board...)
where do you get your denim? how often do you shop for it? what do you spend?
i hate cheap denim. it is a clothing item that i prefer to spend more money on to get better quality since jeans are always in style. so i have no problem spending upwards of $200 on jeans. WITH THAT SAID, lately (as in the last two years) i have been pretty broke, so my jeans all come from the gap or banana republic or the nordstroms annual sale.
i just bought a pair of JEGGINGs (gross, i know) at AE this weekend bc i hate skinny jeans but needed to buy them for my new boots and AE was cheap. but it was impossible to find a pair that was not too tight, or too low rise (so so so low rise. i made mean comments to the staff there like "who the fruck would ever wear something that doesnt even cover their cl*t?!?!") oops.
you go!
Re: Poll-denim
Being a giant its hard to find jeans that are long
so I general buy Lucky since they last forever and come in long and its truly long!!
You crack me up! That sounds like something I would do! Lately I've been finding myself buying jeans at places like NY&C and The Loft. The thing I hate about these stores is that their "petite" is still 6-8" too long for me and then I have to hem them. And I'm lazy. BUT they're not the super, duper, low-rise, azz-crack showing jeans that all the younger stores are full of now.
I absolutely HATE buying jeans because it's so hard to find ones that fit me well. I have pretty big hips, bootie and thighs, but my waist is pretty small (in comparison) so it's difficult for me to find jeans that will fit over all the other junk and still fit right in the waist. Once I find a pair I love, I tend to buy multiples in different colors. Since I buy multiples, I usually try to find cheap jeans. And by cheap I mean ~$50/pair. Sad that that's what I consider cheap now.
Being WIDE and TALL super sucks! I get my jeans at lane bryant.com (b/c they don't carry talls in the store) and alloy.com. Even though alloy is a teeny bopper store, I can get any style (bootcut, flare, skinny, trouser) and any color in a long length. But I'm a cheap asss, and will only get jeans on sale. I refuse to pay more than $50....
But today, I'm squeezed into some Old Navy jeans. I'm sure they will only last this winter, but I only paid $20
My priorities are screwed.
I've never paid more than $85 for jeans and it took a lot out of me to do that.
I usually wear Express jeans. Couple A+F here and there.
I will however spend $150 on dinner and not even bat an eyelid. I"m trying to change. I swear. I almost admire the anorexic anthem - "Buy clothes, Not food", cause yeah, it lasts longer.
TTC since 2010
Me: 36, slightly elevated FSH. Everything else (hysterescopy, HSG, b/w) normal.
DH:30, with super sperm? >200mil post wash
BFP #1 - May 2011 - m/c @ 8weeks
IUI #1 - July 26 2012 - Femara = BFN
Suprise BFP Jan 15 2013. Hope this one sticks!
siuegiuosdghosud please tell me you said cl*t to the 17 y/o kid working at AE to buy his first car.
the.greatest.ever.
as a general rule I just don't wear pants or anything below the waist for that matter. they are just too constricting and i like to be airy and free.
Lane Bryant (cause I'm curvy). And I try to buy them on sale cause they're usually around $50. You can get them on sale sometimes for $35/each.
I almost never buy clothes full price, but I also hate buying jeans that wear out quickly.
I'm cheap...I don't like to spend much money on clothes
I get my jeans at Old Navy for $20 - when I was a bit heavier I hated it because their jeans didn't fit me right and I had to spend $50-$60 on jeans at Lane Bryant
Don just got khaki cargo work pants from Old Navy for $16 a pair, I love it!
at my old job we wore sweats to work. juicy or leggings every.day. it got to be that i really hated wearing jeans! so uncomfortable! turns out, i was just gaining weight and liked the elastic on my waist band and thighs...sigh.
alicia, i love spending money on dinner too
LOVE. gerren and i generally go out about once a week. sometimes we splurge ($150) but usually we go to a couple places by our house for less than $60. last saturday gerren took me out to lunch (lunch!) and it was over $100. however, we have a discount there (VIPS and all, haha) and we got out of there without spending more than 24 for 3 courses and two cocktails.
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I'm all about Nordy's. Especially because if the jeans wear out I can bring them back and they'll replace them...which makes me happy. Right now I'm all over Hudson's since I wear jeans to work on most days and Hudson's can kinda pass for slacks.
Come on you have to admit...a eating out vice PLUS a clothes vice spells DANGER.
I WANT to be more like you and spend the money on clothes, it's the food habit I want to cut back on.
Lunch for $100! Nice...when the food is good it's SO worth it.
TTC since 2010
Me: 36, slightly elevated FSH. Everything else (hysterescopy, HSG, b/w) normal.
DH:30, with super sperm? >200mil post wash
BFP #1 - May 2011 - m/c @ 8weeks
IUI #1 - July 26 2012 - Femara = BFN
Suprise BFP Jan 15 2013. Hope this one sticks!
Its sad that shopping for jeans is now as fun as bathing suit shopping for me. H doesn't understand how I can't walk into a store, pick up my size and leave. He just doesn't get that in every freaking store you can be a different size. I even showed him the tags on the pants but I still don't think he gets it.
Like I said on E, I used to shop at Express (they fit me the best) but I looked today and those crazy people wanted $80 for a pair of jeans. When a pair of jeans is close or over half of a days salary, I just can't justify it.
About 3 years ago I went into a discount store and found Gap, AE and Express jeans for $20 a pair and bought 1 of each. I think I only bought 1 other pair since then.
Married / The Cookaholic Wife
I find that only certain stores really fit me. I like the Gap's 1969 stuff, which is a little pricier but fits me better than their regular jeans. Sometimes I like Express, but it seems like they change their fits pretty frequently so sometimes I go in and nothing fits me right. American Eagle usually doesn't work for me, though I did buy a pair of skinny jeans there when I was testing the style.
Usually I buy Lucky Brand, Joe's, or Seven jeans. All are a little on the pricier side, so I try to get them on sale but I'm willing to spend the money since they fit really well and are good quality.
Edit: If ON jeans looked even half-decent on me, I would buy them. I have yet to find a pair where the waist isn't enormous, and they are so inconsistent with their sizing that it drives me up a wall.
I guess we're pretty poor then - there's no way I'd spend $200 on jeans, just jeans. If you've got the money to burn then more power to ya and I wish I were you, but when $200 can pay for both our cell phones and the power bill for a month, I can't justify spending that kind of money on 1 article of clothing
I generally spend around $100 or less, but I wear jeans almost every day, and they last for years. So it's an investment, in my eyes, since I will have to replace a $20 pair of jeans several times and ALSO not feel good wearing them. Even some $50 jeans aren't that well made/long-lasting.
I've had ON jeans (the same ones) for several years that haven't given/worn out.
I had a pair of Lane Bryant $60 jeans that wore out in 7 months.
And I wear jeans everyday - even to work.