Skinny jeans and Me – Not Meant to Be

July 17, 2008

So I headed to the mall last night, looking to blow some of my birthday money on a rare shopping trip for myself. I was set on getting a pair of skinny jeans or a new pair of gladiator sandals to replace my Isaac Mizrahi (for Target) ones.

But after trying on a number of pairs at Macy’s, I’ve come to the conclusion that skinny pants on me are hideous, designer and non-designer brands alike. I’ve tried on skinny jeans off and on the past few months at various stores, only to be continually disappointed that I look nothing like:

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this hot mama.

Seriously, you need a thigh-to-ankle ratio of like, 1.2 to 1 to pull this look off. So I’ve decided to embrace the bootleg and not feel so bad I can never be as chic as Ms. Klum (sigh!) or Kate Moss (double sigh!). Looking balanced and well-proportioned trumps chicness any day.

After grumpily ditching five pairs of jeans in the dressing room, I perused the shoe section and finally settled on these:

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B-day present #2. Slouchy, comfy boots.
Can I chase my children around in them? Check.
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6 Comments

  1. Comment by Amber on July 17, 2008 10:09 pm

    Happy birthday to you! Isn’t that a bummer when you realize a certain look you love doesn’t love you? It’s hard to face the facts sometimes:) Those boots are cute.

  2. Comment by emily on July 18, 2008 10:07 am

    Lucky on your boots and new camera! I love them both!

  3. Comment by Shirley on July 18, 2008 9:25 pm

    GREAT boots!

  4. Comment by Jenn on July 18, 2008 9:27 pm

    Thanks, you guys! =)

  5. Comment by Jodi on July 22, 2008 7:54 am

    Great boots, I hear they’re very chic right now. I wouldn’t actually know though, since I am one of those girls that wears flip flops with everything.

  6. Comment by Susanna on July 22, 2008 8:39 pm

    Skinny jeans only look good on about 0.5% of the female population so you’re in good company. Happy birthday!

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