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I wonder what it says about me that I prefer men's jeans to women's?

I went shopping today, and purchased two pairs of Wranglers. These were intended to replace the Faded Glory women's jeans I've been wearing for the past two and a half years. The women's jeans still looked good and had not faded, but they suffered from a fatal flaw: both pairs had ripped out on the inside of the left leg. Not the seam, or the crotch, but the inside of the leg itself, where you would never think jeans would rip. I have no idea why they would do this. The only thing I can think of is that during the winters I take my daily walk during my lunch hour (since it's too cold to walk in the morning, my preferred time) and afterwards do my stretches, situps and squats. Repeated stretching of my hamstrings and quadriceps could, I suppose, have weakened the jeans material.

At any rate, since I was down to one pair of pants (and was unwilling to wear the torn jeans any longer, with the hole widening and my thigh peeking out like a little fleshy eye) I went to Wally World today to purchase some new pairs. (Yes, I shop there. Get over it.) I actually intended to buy boys, as the lone pair I had remaining was in fact a boys 16 Regular, several years old, that had outlasted all my previous womens' jeans put together. Unfortunately, there was only one rack of boys' jeans available, none of the right size, and they all looked blechhy.

So I wandered into the men's section instead.

Shopping for men's jeans when you are in fact female is an adventure in itself. For one thing, there is reconciling your women's size to real-world inches (and not necessarily liking the answer). For the another, there is the matter of getting the proper cut and fit. Men's jeans come in a bewildering array of mystical masculine lingo.

Original fit: As compared to what? Brokeback fit?

Boot cut: Gotta be long and wide enough to tug over the tops o' them boots, and strong enough to withstand picking up chunks of steer manure with every step.

Straight leg: Well, the last I heard, my knee hinges only one way, not two. Although this particular material was so thick and stiff, it could have held a floating alien kneecap in place.

Stonewashed: This conjures up a picture of grinding the hapless jeans between two boulders, in an effort to assure an appropriately macho stage of cleanliness.

Relaxed fit: The Hollywood metrosexual version.

Guess which pair I bought? The relaxed fit (snicker). Actually, they look good, weren't terribly expensive, and hopefully have reinforced legs. (You would think a pair of men's jeans would be stronger in that area, having to withstand sudden surges and expansions and such.) At least I escaped the horrible women's narrow-leg syndrome, where the bottoms of the jeans are so tiny you need grappling hooks to get your legs out.

My coworkers should be happy. They'll no longer see a third eye winking at them.

Date: 5/14/06 03:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] enname.livejournal.com
Original fit: As compared to what? Brokeback fit?

*snort*

The whole world of jeans shopping is just strange and perplexing to me, be they male or female. Consequently I just don't wear them. That and no pair of jeans I've ever met have fitted me remotely (short legs, waist and hips), let alone normal trousers.

Glad to see you found something though.

Date: 5/14/06 01:29 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] wlotus.livejournal.com
The last time I bought jeans, I bought men's. My cousin always buys men's jeans. Getting a fit in men's jeans is far simpler than in women's. For one thing, most women's pants are capri cut, which is utterly ridiculous, in my opinion. For another, women's sizing is totally irrelevant. With men's jeans, I only need to know the waist and inseam, then try on various pairs until I find one that fits over my hips and can be cinched at the waist with a belt. Shopping for jeans in the men's department, I am far more likely to find what I want.

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