Skinny Jeans: Do you have a pair?

[RedHotRidinHood]

I have never been able to have truly "skinny" jeans, as I am not built straight up and down, if you are referring to the current style that you see around. If you mean jeans I wore in high school, why would I want to? I have had two kids since then and I am not going to kill myself over not being able to get into things I wore when I was 17. I like myself as I am now, even though my legs could be a little slimmer...but all the parts work like they should, so I am happy with that. I got married in 1997, and I recently tried on the suit I wore that day. It fit better than it originally did, so that made me happy!
As I get closer to 40, I realize that some things that used to be important just aren't anymore. It is very freeing.

 

[pretty faythe]

lol

Oh man I just hit post 1408. I don't think I can ever post again.

 

[RedHotRidinHood]

I don't understand the point of keeping clothes that don't fit.

Oh man I just hit post 1408. I don't think I can ever post again.

Yeah, you are totally screwed now, huh?

 

[AmateisGal]

No way could I fit in my high school jeans. I was a size 7 then and stayed that way through college. When I went back to visit friends a year after I graduated from college, I'd put on a little weight and one of my friends actually said I looked better -that I was "too skinny" before. Ha!

 

[CherryRed]

The smallest jeans I ever owned was a 28 waist pair of Guess jeans in the mid 90's. They are long gone and wouldn't fit anyway.

 

[Eliza]

I don't even wear jeans.....

 

[PolkaDotMeggie]

MY question is..... how do you know if you have gained weight or your husband has just dryed your pants for too long in the dryer??? I refuse to believe that I put on nearly 10lbs while he was home.....yes we ate out a lot, but we were always on the go!

 

[HadleyH]

I don't even wear jeans.....

And I wear jeans 95% of the time... lol
(the skinnier the better )

 

[Eliza]

I don't wear jeans because I think that I look frumpy and poorly in them.

 

[PolkaDotMeggie]

I don't think anyone looks poor in jeans. The key is to try on each pair. You never know what brand/designer or fit/shape. All are slightly different. Plus the color makes a huge difference! Darker is always slimming. Plus most people look better in a bootcut or straight leg. I think the only ones that can truely pull off the "matchstick" or "skinny" jeans are the petite. It looks the most flattering because it adds a little weight, making someone look a little less small framed.

 

[Eliza]

Trust me, truly, no pair exist that looks good on me. Not to mention, I just find denim too stiff a fabric for me - too inflexible. A nice light to medium weight chino type of pant is more my speed.

 

[PrettySquareGal]

And I wear jeans 95% of the time... lol
(the skinnier the better )

Same here.

 

[PolkaDotMeggie]

Trust me, truly, no pair exist that looks good on me. Not to mention, I just find denim too stiff a fabric for me - too inflexible. A nice light to medium weight chino type of pant is more my speed.

No worries! Chinos are wonderfully girlie too. I love pairing mine with cardigans.

 

[Eliza]

I love cardis!

 

[Miss 1929]

I hate pants...

... almost as much as they hate me by the looks of things!
I have a pair I wore to death when I was 20, size 2, OMG, but now that I am a 16 I look at them and sigh. I keep them in the cedar chest for posterity!
In general, ever since I got fat, the only pants I can wear are those with a very low crotch like 30s palazzos. Otherwise, when I sit down, I feel I am being cut in half, vertically. Not a pleasant sensation, I can't imagine being comfortable in jeans until I lose some of the excess! Something about how it is distributedm I guess.

 

[Eliza]

In general, ever since I got fat, the only pants I can wear are those with a very low crotch like 30s palazzos

PALAZZOS!!

 

[Miss 1929]

Indeed!

PALAZZOS!!

I adore them. Can't find any lately, I guess I will have to make some! Once upon a time I had burgundy silk velvet ones... oh they felt nice!

 

[Eliza]

Last year I saw a pair of silky ones with a chiffon overlay.... lovely, wish I had bought them.

 

[PrettySquareGal]

No worries! Chinos are wonderfully girlie too. I love pairing mine with cardigans.

I wear my boyish jeans with cardigans and pearls.

 

[KittyT]

I wear my boyish jeans with cardigans and pearls.

That's such a lovely, classic look. Thanks for reminding me about my string of pearls! They're put away and I always forget that they're there.