Confessions of a Jean-o-holic

Yes I am a jean-o-holic, and yes these are all of my jeans.  
(For the moment anyway.  A brand new pair of Rich & Skinny jeans are currently en route)!

You can never have enough pairs of jeans ... right?!   I mean who knows if the occasion will call for bootleg, wide leg, skinny, straight or boyfriend?  A girl needs to be prepared - just like the Scouts  - only more fashionable, and way less dibbing and dobbing!


When I tell people that I buy most of my jeans on line from the US, (at great prices I might add), the most common response is "how will you know they will fit"?  


It surprises me that so many women have trouble finding a pair of jeans.  Whenever one of my clients is looking for jeans, I have to say our success rate of finding the perfect fitting pair is 100%. 


 Are our expectations for great fitting jeans too high, or are we simply trying on one pair from a store and giving up?    In my experience, it seems to be the latter.


You may have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince, but you certainly do not have to try on a lot of jeans before you find the perfect pair.




Here are my tips for finding the perfect pair of jeans.


First - you need to know your body, namely your measurements.  Grab your self a tape measure and measure:

1. your gusset  
2. your thigh (then halve)
3. your length from hip to floor

To measure your gusset (which will be the 'rise' of the jeans) - measure from the inseam, right between your legs in the middle of your lady parts, up to the place where you would like the band of your jeans to sit.


Keep your measurements with you at all times, say in your phone or the back of your diary or address book.


Example:
               Rise:       21.5cm (8.5")
               Thigh:      24 cm   (9.5")
               Length:   107cm   (42")






Second - you need to know some jean terminology and styles.  For example, are you after wide leg, boot cut, straight leg or skinny jeans?    All jeans display the 'type' on the label, so if you are not used to recognising cuts by eye, these will prove helpful.

Wide leg jeans can be super wide all the way down or flare our at the bottom.  A boot cut jean is narrow down to the knee and then gently flares out at the bottom to roughly the same width as the thigh.  Straight leg jeans are either the same width from thigh to opening or sometimes gently taper down.  Skinny jeans are very narrow at the leg opening and are slim all the way down.


My advice is to try all styles and decide which is the most flattering to your height, legs and bottom.




Last but not least - before you even contemplate trying on any jeans, determine if they will be close to the correct fit for you.  i.e - measure the rise, thigh and length to ensure they fit within your own body measurements. 

This will ensure that your success rate in the dressing room is much higher, and therefore you will have a much easier time finding a pair of jeans that fit you. 


It is a great idea to purchase an inexpensive pocket tape measure for this purpose.

If you try these tips and are still having trouble finding jeans - book a shopping appointment with me and I'll have you strutting your stuff in a cool cut that is right for you in no time! (Victoria only)