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· October 20, 2007 10:24 PM by
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Posted by Dain, Thursday, October 18, 2007 7:45 AM (Eastern)
I am not a jeans girl. I own one pair of Blue Cults that I got back in the day, and I've never bought another. Indeed, once you have found the perfect pair, and it is of such quality that it'll last you years, I do not feel more than one pair is necessary. This might provoke many women to go up in arms, but in truth, casual chinos are much more comfortable and versatile, and there's no reason why you can't buy them in navy. Nevertheless, The Blue Jean is no doubt a modern essential, but no matter how "couture", it still conveys a laidback feel. I like jeans for casual days, or, oddly enough, going out—but allow me to categorically state, I consider heels (boots being the one exception) with jeans one of the tackier affectations of "casual fashion". Honestly, the same women who defend the ubiquity of jeans for their "comfort"... I don't care what they do to The Blue Jean, nothing's more cool than a pair of Chucks (or a similarly casual shoe).
Here are some tips for finding a good pair of jeans that will stand you in good stead:
- QUALITY The original appeal of a pair of Levi's was their indesctructability, and with wear, they would get softer and more comfortable and increasingly beloved. The Blue Jean has come a long way from these humble origins, and the prices have accordingly reached astronomical heights, but I think it is ok to spend a little more on your perfect jean than have it fall apart a year later (I have had this experience with GAP Long and Jean). Check the stitching, make sure it is tight and even, and the quality of the fabric.
- FIT The perfect fit does not gap or cinch at the waist (which is why a moderately low-rise is universally suggested), flatter the butt, not too tight in the thigh (but otherwise quite a close fit), and a well-proportioned leg. When it comes to length, it should graze past your ankles on flat feet.
- STYLE I recommend high-quality cotton with a tiny bit of stretch, with a fine texture so that you can wear them out. A dark, more or less solid rinse with an absolute minimum of embellishment (the less the better) is timeless and flattering. I know there are a million incarnations "in" now, but the bootcut is the most trend-defying, flattering classic.
- CARE Always wash your jeans inside out in the cold cycle (as I do all my clothes). I also let them air-dry, though I don't make exceptions for special detergents. This preserves the rinse for as long as possible.
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October 20, 2007 10:24 PM,
It's too bad what happened to jeans. I don't wear them either, anymore, I don't like the quality of the non-premium ones, and I don't care enough about jeans to buy premium ones.
October 21, 2007 10:59 AM,
Personally, I'm asking myself, "do I really need a pair, if my object is to pare my wardrobe down?" but I know how devoted many women are to jeans, so I felt it necessary to include them.
October 21, 2007 1:38 PM,
I think jeans will have a resurgence, but probably not any time soon.
We're going through a weird period...when people look back on it, they will conclude it was weird. I'm hoping the turnaround time will be short, given the acceleration modern technology affords...but it's a bad sign, when Americans no longer know how to do jeans.
October 21, 2007 2:19 PM,
I'm a little confused. Jeans seem exceedingly popular now, even to the point that people say "I wear my jeans to work," which to me is like fingers on a chalkboard, and they justify it because their jeans cost $200 (or whatever)... Cheap jeans, however, are nowhere to be found.
October 21, 2007 5:50 PM,
That's just the thing. Jeans have become two-tiered; there are cheap jeans, it's just you don't want to wear them, they're ugly and they fall apart in less than a year's time.
What made jeans great, what put them on the map to begin with, was they didn't cost $200 or else cost $50 and be total crap. Anyone could afford a beautiful pair of jeans. Everyone throughout the world either wore, or copied, our jeans.
Now it's just...dwindled, to a small group of people wearing $200 jeans and some other people wearing the crap jeans, and that's it.
There was an Iranian movie called Hamoon (which I highly recommend, it's hilarious) where the main character had a book with maps of Iran in it. He started flipping the pages so your eye saw the original map of Iran, and all the succeeding maps, until it stopped at the current map, and then he said, "How did it get so small?"
I always think of that one scene. We were once a great nation, it's hard to think of us as followers and not innovators.
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