Craft Style Files: The perfect pair of jeans
Joshua Craft
Issue date: 10/26/06 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Last week when I spoke about the Little Black Dress, I said that it was one of the most versatile articles of clothing, other than a pair of jeans.
Just like the LBD, jeans have come a long way from what they once were. They went from only being worn by farmers or miners to being worn by everyone of any age. However, even the LBD has its limitations, but jeans have become so common in our society today that it is weird if someone is not wearing a pair. There is such a range to choose from when buying a pair of jeans that you may not know what to do. There are walls of denim in department stores and boutiques that have so many different cuts, washes, and pockets that they now employ denim specialists who know everything there is to know about the product.
Now that we have so many choices we should do ourselves, and others, a favor and find jeans that fit and compliment our body types. There is no excuse for a muffin top when labels are cutting for so many different body types now. Trying to find the perfect pair of jeans will be a task, but it is out there. You may try on 20 different pairs of jeans before you find one that you absolutely love that fits and compliments your body.
The first thing I would like to touch upon is the actual sizing of the jean. With the designer denim craze in full effect, it is now more common for jeans to be labeled the size of your actual waist instead of it saying size 2 or size 10. It will now say size 26, which means that it is made for someone with a 26-inch waist. If you are not too sure of what size your waist actually is then just ask a sales person or denim specialist to take your measurements and you will be able to find jeans that actually fit you. Most jeans fit true to size, which means that if it says 26 and you are a 26, however, there are some that may be misleading
I was shopping at Barneys New York the other day and found a pair of Levi's Premium Jeans, which is a higher end division of Levi's that runs anywhere from $125-$200 plus, in the Skinner cut. I am a 28 in jeans, so naturally I grabbed a pair of size 28. I got to try them on and they do not fit! I thought I had gained 20 pounds in the last five minutes because I could not figure out why they did not fit. I called my friend, who was a denim specialist at Jasmine Sola and wears Levi's Premium quite often, and asked her if she knew why they did not fit. I found out that the Skinner jean is cut smaller and that it does not fit true to size. If it says size 28, then you have to go up to a size 30 for it to actually fit. That goes for both men and women's Skinner jeans.
Just like the LBD, jeans have come a long way from what they once were. They went from only being worn by farmers or miners to being worn by everyone of any age. However, even the LBD has its limitations, but jeans have become so common in our society today that it is weird if someone is not wearing a pair. There is such a range to choose from when buying a pair of jeans that you may not know what to do. There are walls of denim in department stores and boutiques that have so many different cuts, washes, and pockets that they now employ denim specialists who know everything there is to know about the product.
Now that we have so many choices we should do ourselves, and others, a favor and find jeans that fit and compliment our body types. There is no excuse for a muffin top when labels are cutting for so many different body types now. Trying to find the perfect pair of jeans will be a task, but it is out there. You may try on 20 different pairs of jeans before you find one that you absolutely love that fits and compliments your body.
The first thing I would like to touch upon is the actual sizing of the jean. With the designer denim craze in full effect, it is now more common for jeans to be labeled the size of your actual waist instead of it saying size 2 or size 10. It will now say size 26, which means that it is made for someone with a 26-inch waist. If you are not too sure of what size your waist actually is then just ask a sales person or denim specialist to take your measurements and you will be able to find jeans that actually fit you. Most jeans fit true to size, which means that if it says 26 and you are a 26, however, there are some that may be misleading
I was shopping at Barneys New York the other day and found a pair of Levi's Premium Jeans, which is a higher end division of Levi's that runs anywhere from $125-$200 plus, in the Skinner cut. I am a 28 in jeans, so naturally I grabbed a pair of size 28. I got to try them on and they do not fit! I thought I had gained 20 pounds in the last five minutes because I could not figure out why they did not fit. I called my friend, who was a denim specialist at Jasmine Sola and wears Levi's Premium quite often, and asked her if she knew why they did not fit. I found out that the Skinner jean is cut smaller and that it does not fit true to size. If it says size 28, then you have to go up to a size 30 for it to actually fit. That goes for both men and women's Skinner jeans.
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