accidental feminist

I have known something for a while now: you get what you pay for. That $30 curl defining fluid I got works better than L’oreal. Yosef’s fancy business school suits look nicer and drape better than the Brooks Brothers staple he had before. And designer jeans really are cut to flatter. Now, I will add that, since people are different shapes, not every pair of jeans will flatter every person.That’s the same with any brand of jeans. But I have to say that the “right fit” in a pair of designer jeans is just an experience that cannot be matched at gap. How can these fit so snuggly and yet not make me look fat? How can they fit my largely proportioned bottom half and not gap on my waist? How can they be low rise and not make my fat bulge out at the sides? The answer? They’re made by Citizens of Humanity.

Ladies, be patient. I went through about a year of being told so many different things about jeans:
* Seven Jeans are not made for curvy girls (false! You just need the right cut, although I feel like a New Trier girl with those “a”s on my butt).
* Paige Premium Denim is perfect for curvy girls (False= every pair I’ve tried on has gotten the “okay shrug” from Yosef. Fine, but not “fine”.)
* Joe’s Jeans Honey Booty Fit is a curvy girls godsend (Eh…sort of. Really, though, I find them to be hit or miss. There seems to be something counter intuitive about making a low rise cut for a girl with a little extra hip fat (I know this contradicts my above comments about COH, but like I said, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t). I’ve had my moments with them, don’t get me wrong, but they’re not the elixer they claim to be; that said, they’d probably be a good second pair to get once I’ve replenished my arsenal of frivolous spending money).

But now I’ve finally found a pair that truly live up to the “premium” price tag. But don’t take my word for it. Just check me out the next time you see me. Ooh-la-la.