Wide is the New Skinny

My favorite jeans this fall have been a wide leg style from Paper Denim and Cloth called Jayne. I took a pair out of our boutique a few months ago and have been wearing them almost non-stop. I was never one to wear anything with a wide leg in the past, but now I have wide leg fever. Obviously I am not an avatar of this trend; actually I am just now catching up. Wide leg jeans have become quite popular over the past couple of years and, as usual, I am a fashion follower instead of a fashion leader. Nevertheless, I am now contemplating my next purchase of jeans with a wide leg look. Here are the contenders:

Chip and Pepper San Fran Flare
My friend Britney over at Gossip has these cute Chip and Pepper flares that I am dying to go try on. They have cute embroidery on the back pocket and a great wash. You can check them out at I Love Gossip.

7 For All Mankind's Ginger
This has been a popular flare for quite some time. I like the high 9" rise on this style, it would hold my tummy in nicely. This style is available in many places in the Mercer wash, but to me it looks too much like trousers. I want them to look like jeans. Nieman Marcus has them in the Barbados wash, they claim it is exclusive to them. Very cute.

The celebrity favorite are the Hudson Wide Leg jeans.
These are super cute with their signature pointed flap back pockets. I worry that these would not fit me very well, because of my tummy/back area propoortions. I could be wrong, so I'll give it a shot when I come across a pair. You can get them at Nordstrom if you are prepared to pay $198.

So, I'll work trying on these all on, and then let you know which ones I go for. I'll also definitely be reordering the Jayne for our website, maybe in a second color also.

I'll Take Those Please

Lately I have been loving 7 For All Mankind jeans. Actually, this has come about since I gave birth to my second child and I regained my previous jeans size everywhere except my stomach. There I have developed a little roll that bulges out over the waistband of most jeans. I believe the scientific term for this condition is muffintoposis. The boot cut Seven's tend to run slightly big, so I can stay in my size 28 but not have too much extra bulge.

This morning I was perusing the newest arrivals at Revolve and noticed that the original boot cut Sevens now come in a higher waisted version. I began hyperventilating with happiness. The 8 inch rise will actually hold my stomach in even better. And the wash on them is very cute. As soon as I can scrape together the extra $184 plus tax I will zip up the freeway to Macy's and pick momma up a new pair of fat fighting jeans.

While I am on the subject of new 7FAM, I must show you these. They are the Sophie jean in a Zebra wash. It's not just me right? I love 7FAM but these are fairly hideous. If anyone other than the Pussycat Dolls plans on picking these up, I'd love to hear about it.