Last week I had this whole post written in my head! Somehow, despite my excitement (SQUEE!!!!), I just never got around to writing down the GOOD NEWS!
I was going to tell you about my magical new Levi’s. Finally, I had found another pair of my beloved Levi 515′s, the lone pair of jeans that I actually wear. I was going to implore you all to go RIGHT NOW to JC Penney, I was even going to call it Jacque Penn-nay to make it more chic! “Buy yourself some jeans!” I was set to declare, because OBVIOUSLY some goober at the Levi’s factory had MISMARKED the sizes on their jeans.
Instead of buying a size 10, I was able to buy a size 8! I know for a fact that I am most certainly NOT a size 8, truthfully, I’m not really a size 10, but more like a size almost-12. This was a RED-LETTER DAY!!
Oh how I loved those jeans. My ass! It looked so good because we all know that even if your ass is really a size 10 ass, if the label on the jeans say size 8, then your ass looks 1000 times better. It’s like the 11th commandment, or something.
See?
Nice size 8 ass, huh? I’m even smiling. This NEVER happens when I’m looking at my ass.
Well, this little Levi love fest was all before I washed the jeans. For, lo! When I washed the jeans, they not longer fit. No! And they were not suddenly too small, THEY WERE TOO BIG!
“How could this be!” I bellowed. Certainly I had not lost ten pounds while my jeans were in the wash. Scowling, I came to the realization that I had broken my #1 rule in jeans purchasing. I had failed to look to see what the jeans were made of…
99% Cotton
1% Spandex
The most eeeeee-vil combination in jeans. Stretchy jeans be damned! My closet is FILLED with pair after pair these hooligan jeans.
That stupid little number 8 on the tag had completely blinded me and made me forget my rule. Instead of having another perfect pair of jeans, I now have yet another pair of jeans that sags on my butt, are about 3 inches too long, and are so big through the waist that I need to wear a belt. **gritted teeth** And I HATE wearing a belt.
Your jeans look so good in the photo too.
I only buy one style of jeans – and they’re the Target bootcut jeans (short – coz I’m just under 5′).
I have the wide waist problem, too, but I put up with wearing a belt, otherwise they don’t look right. The hazard of having curves!
Well, the problem is clear to me… you OBVIOUSLY should not have washed your jeans.
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Joe may be onto something, but ew!
I hate stretchy jeans too – they’re evil and should be banned. Shame it’s all I can ever seem to find these days.
I’d have been thrilled if my jeans made me look that great too! Cute top, btw.
Have you ever tried a pair of jeans at The Limited? They’re the only thing I buy now (or have, I haven’t bought a new pair in a couple years, which says a lot for their quality!) I have 4 pairs, no sneaky spandex and they always fit the same way. Reasonably priced too, in my opinion.
OH NOOOO! I was a big fan of the 515′s before I had my baby. That makes me sad that they are saggariffic now. I am short, so if they expand, I will trip over them. Damn. Love that top, though. I bought one similar to it at the Jaques Penn-nay!
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I have totally been there. I bought a size 8 at the gap last winter and wore them every single day. This winter, they no longer fit…I know I may have gained a pound or two *ahem* but not enough for them to no longer make it past my THIGHS!!!! Damn you GAP and your crazy-sized jeans! And hope, damn you too!!!!
Bitter? Maybe a little.
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Ugh…how frustrating! Finding “the right” jeans is so hard and then to have them go all wonky on you. So sad. Good luck with the next pair.
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You look gorgeous in the photo, I’m so jealous!
I hate when jeans go all funky like that though – sucks. :S
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I am also a 10 who is closer to a 12 so I might buy them anyway, just for the joy of feeling that an 8 fits and is even too big.
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I, too, LOVE Levi’s 515s. For real. Since we seem to be jean twins, I’ll offer this advice…get yourself to a Kohl’s and try on a pair of Daisy Fuentes jeans – I am usually a solid 8 – on my fat days a 10 – BUT I fit comfortably into a SIZE 6. I will only buy her jeans from now on!
I usually love my jeans the day I bring them home and the first time I wear them…..why can’t they always fit like that? Then they start to sag and stretch and look absolutely retarded. I am still on the hunt for the perfect pair (I have come close…my fav’s are from White House Black Market…no gaping in the waist!)
God, I hate jean shopping.
I believe Levi in particular uses alien women to base their patterns on. They fit SO weird.
Good to know I’m not the only one who hates wearing belts, whose jeans mysteriously get bigger in the wash, and who only has one or two pairs of jeans that actually FIT once broken in.
Cute top too! I’m so with you on NO BELTS! I hate the suckers!
Ugh, been there, done that. So not cool. At least you have evidence of how good they looked. Once.
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oh, boo, i was so excited for you!!! i’m the same size(s) as you and have a pair of SIXES that make me look fabulous. SO clearly mismarked, but they’re my FAVORITE!!!
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ARG! I also HATE belts!
But I don’t think I’ve ever had a pair of jeans that didn’t sag in the rear.
Probably because I suffer from FBS–Flat Butt Syndrome.
It’s really a sad condition.
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Did you put them in the dryer? That’s what you need to do.
I hate strtchy jeans, I hate belts, I hate shopping, I hate my fat!
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Wow, I LOVE my 1% spandex jeans. But I know I’m weird. Mine generally will hold me in for a few washes before they start to get stretched out. I have several pairs that are still perfect after years.
For what it’s worth, I think you look like a size 8!
Ugh, my closet is filled with jeans that only look good for about an hour and only if they’ve just come out of the dryer. I’m desperately seeking a good pair of jeans. Shouldn’t this be easier?
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you need to invest in a REALLY good pair of jeans. trust me. they are worth the money. and they never need to be thrown in the dryer in shrinking desperation.
ps. i TOTALLY hate belts too!
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You’re supposed to wash jeans?
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Jeans and vanity sizing are my #1 nemesis. I wrote about it not long ago. Gah!
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I love my 569 jeans that I got-altho you don’t get to size down. But my most fave pair of jeans is a pair of perfect fit lee’s. They don’t sag, make my ass look like a million bucks and are long enough, but not too long. I am in between the long and average lengths.
Hopefully a tumble in the dryer will solve all the problems-if not I say call levi’s. They do replace the red tab’s that aren’t up to par.
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I love my CAbi jeans they have a bit of stretch but they don’t stretch out and I have been wearing the same two pairs since December and they still fit great. Plus you get to drop at least 1 size
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OH NO! Those stretchy jeans are THE DEVIL!
Wash ‘em hot and dry the crap out of them.
In the meantime, that picture of you is GORGEOUS!
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Please trust me when I say, your ass is nowhere NEAR a size 12. I’m carrying one of those around with me, so I know the differencE!
Oh the Humanity! (why do people say that anyway- it makes no sense!) or in other words THAT SUCKS
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Also hate belts. Also hate ill-fitting jeans.
They look SO CUTE in the pic!
Get some James Jeans – my current faves. Xpensive yes, but you will look awesome and
the fit won’t change with washing.
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Dude, take them to the tailor, have them hem them and reattach the original seams. Also have them fix the waist, if that’s too big now.
Nobody can wear jeans off the rack, anymore, not even Kelly from the Real Housewives of New York City!
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Stretchy jeans be damned!!!
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Hate the stretchy jeans. LOVE LOVE LOVE your top!!
I absolutely love that photo of you – you look so adorable!
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OOOH! Sounds great to me! You look fab-u-lous!
You look so pretty in that photo…I am totally smiling at you smiling at your ass!
p.s.
EVIL SPANDEX!
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I am seriously considering getting an image consultant. I haven’t been able to find a good pair of jeans since having Carter – 4 years ago.
I fuckin’ hate clothes.
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I’m afraid to *not* buy a pair of jeans with a little stretch, for fear that I will never get them ON after a wash.
…scuttles off to JCPenny to check out these magic jeans….
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Oh no! That would suck!
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Nice Ass.
Hey send this post to Levi. I am serious. Tell them you would be happy to test and review….make changes from the inside out!
Also. Wash your jeans in hot water. But flat dry them. With lycra and denium this can actually help them ‘seize’ up better than tumbling dry (slightly smaller-less saggy) and IRON them. I am not kidding.
(I was a fashion designer once upon a time. A long long time ago)
You do look awesome in those! I hate the spandex.. i bought the most fab pair of jeans at Target and I wore them and loved them and loved them and raved about them. and then, I washed them. Now, I hate them.
le sigh
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Isn’t it funny that we smile when getting our picture taken, even if we’re just showing off our pants!
Bad, bad jeans togo and grow on you. I HATE stetchy pants of any kind. I too have some rotting away in my dresser b/c I can’t bear to throw something out that’s only been washed once!
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Nice ass.
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You hate belts?
I feel for you on the saggy butt spandex jeans.
I do.
enjoy those size 8s though huh??
I never had quite worked out that it’s the jeans with a bit of stretch that seem to sag after a while. I do second the comment on ironing tho – my bf’s mum does all my washing and ironing for me and since she started doing that my jeans fit better – because she irons them!
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That is an awesome picture. I have to say. That look on your face is so killer – content, happy, at peace. I NEVER look like that when looking at my ass….so congrats. Even though the jeans are gone, you have this precious picture to remember them by.
You look adorable in the photo and so does your butt. I’m with you on the annoyances caused by 1% spandex.
My jeans keep ending up too long, even though I wash them before I have them shortened. They just grow!
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Oh how I hate to shop for jeans! I’ve spent HOURS in fitting rooms just trying on jeans only to leave empty handed! ARG! Ironically, my maternity jeans fit perfectly. Go figure!
Lady — you are not a 12. Either that or you’ve got a great camera angle.
Me — I’m all about the Ann Taylor Loft jeans. Especially since I too magically fit in to their size 8 this spring. Woot!
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Girl, embrace the 8. Whatever way you can get it. I would!