by Florence Fowler
I am one of those people who will wear jeans every chance I get. I guess I’m not cut out for an office job because I cannot stand getting dressed up. Putting nylons on each day is more of a nightmare than anything else I can imagine. I don’t care how well they fit when you put them on the morning, there is always something that goes wrong during the day. If they aren’t riding down on your hips, they’re bunching up around your knees. There seems to be no great fit for these horrible things. This is why I am grateful that I work from home and I can wear women’s jeans every day the week if I wish.
When children dress like adults they are more likely to behave as adults do, to imitate adult actions. It is hard to walk like an adult male wearing corduroy knickers that make an awful noise. But boys in long pants can walk like men, and little girls in tight jeans can walk like women.
—David Elkind (20th century)
The problem I have with women’s jeans is that there are so many different cuts out there that I’d never know what I want to buy. Each style of jeans will look different on each person. What may work for one woman will not work for another. I’ve also found that common terms used for women’s jeans will vary from pair to pair. For example, there are some jeans that are boot cut that look exactly as I want them to be, and other brands that claim to be boot cut looked nothing like the first pair. It can be very confusing and frustrating.
However, this will rarely stop me from buying a pair of women’s jeans. There may be times and I have to look around in many different stores before I find I am looking for, but the right pair jeans is always out there. Men have it much easier, as their jeans are not as varied as women’s jeans. Though they have many different styles from which to choose, their jeans tend to be more varied, and perhaps this is because a woman’s body is built differently.
There are some people who can buy any women’s jeans and look good in them, and there are others, like me, who have to search a little more. However, unlike wide women’s shoes, you can find the perfect pair of women’s jeans almost anywhere you shop. You may have to try on five or six pairs before you find what your looking for, but chances are good that what you need is right there before you. It doesn’t even matter how much money you have to spend, as there is probably a great pair of jeans in any price range for everyone.