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I'm no Claudia. Every morning I wage a war with my alarm clock. I'd rather sleep late than spend my precious morning minutes putting together my best Ms. Frizzle look. Which means I milk the snooze function for all it's worth, then frantically pull on whatever items of clothing are closest (some days, this is unfortunately self-evident). For this reason, I love me some skinny jeans. They are my version of Kristy's omnipresent cornflower blue pegged jeans.
And I've finally found the perfect pair.
It took forever, and I had to spend a decent amount of cash to do it. Listen, I'm not short. I'm about 5'6", a bit taller than the average woman*. However, pair after pair of jeans were giving me what I like to refer to as the jegwarmer effect. You know exactly what I'm talking about -- skinny jeans bunching around your ankles because they're too damn long, creating an awkward legwarmer of denim.
Enter James Jeans' Twiggy.
They are a stretchy denim miracle. No jegwarmer effect! They boast a perfect 29.5" inseam. I own two pairs - China Doll (as sported by Lily Allen at the V Festival) and Sway (which I'm wearing above). They fit like a glove and are amazingly comfortable. I'm also really impressed by their resiliency - they don't bag out at the knees and butt like my cheaper skinnies tend to do after a few wears. Like I said, stretchy denim miracle.
Oh, by the way, they're not paying me to write this or anything. I just really love these jeans. And I'm probably not the only girl who's sick and tired of wearing jegwarmers. So, you know, public service announcement.
* This is an actual footnote, for once: a 2002 survey by the National Center for Health Statistics puts the average height of an American woman at 5 feet 3.8 inches. Thanks, google!
15 comments
What a babe! Love the clothes. Maybe you should start featuring yourself sometimes hm?
by Unknown on 8:00 PM. #
Any suggestions for good skinnies that are a little cheaper?
by Katy on 8:14 PM. #
i think i'd trust this review even if they HAD given them to you for free! these look great!
by Lexie on 8:41 PM. #
Lovely! You look great in this photo-- they really do fit you great! (greatly? Whatever. Pretend it's an adverb).
Robyn
ChiChiSaysRobyn.blogspot.com
by Robyn on 8:42 PM. #
You look great! I wish I had the body to rock skinny jeans. I'm actually fairly thin, I was just blessed (cursed?) with wide hips.
by nikki on 9:09 PM. #
Heeeey there, hot stuff! I love the skinny jeans, tiered cmai, and oversized shades! I have yet to try jeggings for myself because I am *ahem* shorter than the average American woman. So if YOU'RE having ankle bunching problems, I can only IMAGINE what it'd be like for me!
by amy kelinda on 10:14 PM. #
Have you ever thought of having pants hemmed? That way if you find a pair of pants that's perfect except in the length you can wear them.
by Sadako on 11:42 PM. #
You look fan-freaking-tastic in this pic. I'm sold!
by missris on 10:53 AM. #
I actually like that they do that :) I tend to make up for it by wearing super high heels, so I just look nice and tall (I'm 5'5). Tell me more about those shoes! I love tall wedges.
by Jessica on 5:54 PM. #
i am sooo not a morning person. i don't know how some people do it.
ps, love the shoes!
by Rosita on 3:07 AM. #
thats weird because i am 5'7" and i'm always called short!
also; amazing shoes :D
by Josie on 11:20 AM. #
Never mind the jeans, how rad are your shoes?!
by Threesmallapples on 3:08 PM. #
Ditto on the shoe comment! Who made those?
by josephine on 2:57 AM. #
I hate the jegwarmer effect, but had held off on buying because of the price. I managed to miss them on Haute Collection but decided to Google again today, and found them on massive sale ($52!) here: http://store.dealblvd.com/items/item.aspx?itemid=7465602
Here's hoping they fit ok. At least one reviewer at Zappos said they have good butt coverage, but as a girl with hips/butt, that tends to be an area I struggle with in designer and especially skinny jeans.
by Lenora on 1:51 PM. #
Practically all premium denim comes overlong; hem alteration is a very inexpensive investment--just bring along the shoes you would be wearing with them. As someone who's skinny but with hips, I love the Joe's "Honey" skinny jeans. Great if you're not built like a boy.
by Libellule on 9:57 PM. #