As much as I love my skinnies, I like to change it up every know and then. While thinking about what I wanted to take on vacation(yes, I plan several months in advance to prevent anxiety), I knew I wanted some denim shorts. Jhorts, as I affectionately call them. This comeback trend(I rocked mid-thigh light blue denim rolled shorts circa 1992, and yes I have a picture to prove it), is lovely! However, I have no interest in 'wearing short shorts' these days. I guess I'm not stylish because apparently, anything that doesn't show the bottom of YOUR bottom isn't hip. I'm rambling, but I have a point and here it comes. I was researching Jhorts when I came up with the idea of using 'men's/boyfriend jeans' to make a pair. My thinking was, I could cut them the length that was appropriate to my frame. That's when I decided, because its only logical, that if I'm going to have boyfriend shorts, I have to have boyfriend jeans.
I digress..
So, I'm shopping in heaven, I mean TJ Maxx, when I discover that the juniors section has a whole rack devoted to the boyfriend denim style. But they honestly were looser skinny jeans, which just looked like skinny jeans on me. I just didn't like the fabric or the fit. Which brought me to brave the men's section.
First off, who else is glad that there is such a variety of washes now? I mean, they had everything from 'John Deer' farmer blue to 'Jersey Shore' faded wash.
I managed to find what I needed in 2 trips to the dressing room. After the first trip which nearly sent me into a shame spiral, I settled on a dark wash, slender fit pair of 32/30 Express Jeans for $19 bucks. I even managed to find a pair of white shorts that were a decent length in the juniors section thus restoring my faith in humanity about clothing length. (Am I too old to be shopping in juniors?) Another great TJ trip all in all.
Here's a few tips I learned.
1. Remind yourself they sit on the hips, not the waist(unless you're going for a baggy mom jean look, no judgement here). This means the measurement 'number' will not be what you are accustomed to.
2. Skinny is not just the fit for women, apparently the gents also like to rock the tight fit.
3. Rejoice because for ONCE length doesn't matter
4. Don't cry because they aren't as baggy as you thought they'd be(refer to number 1 and 2)
5. Don't be afraid 'wear the pants' in your family. I mean literally, I can just use Macs jeans in the future. I wanted a darker wash then he likes to wear but I could probably try his for daytime fun!
Inspiration pic below, I'll try to post a 'look book' picture sometime this weekend.
Thoughts on my mani? Too young, just right?
In my defense, my husband is pretty trim. I guess I could work at fattening him up so I don't have to stalk the men's section anymore, bwahahaha....
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