Off for the weekend, and a note on women's jeans

I won't be posting again until Monday; I'll be on retreat with the All Saints confirmation class.  Try and keep the comments section civil!

I note that the Los Angeles Times has finally caught on to what I -- and a whole bunch of other guys -- have known for a while: tight women's jeans are in for men.

In the no-mercy world of fashion, skinny jeans are back. Some styles are essentially denim leggings — slim all over and tapered to just 5 inches across at the ankle. They should come with a warning label: Objects in mirror are even tighter than they appear.

Men are being targeted too. Los Angeles-based premium denim leader 7 for All Mankind, which began selling narrow jeans in Europe a year ago, introduced its Slimmy line for men last fall and now has a style that's even slimmer.

It was young men who helped relaunch the trend at Levi Strauss & Co.

About three years ago, the San Francisco company that dressed America in denim noticed a subculture of "young rock 'n' roll guys" wearing narrow pants at music festivals, spokeswoman Amy Jasmer said. To get the look they were after, some bought girls' pants — which they dubbed "GPs."

"They wanted them just so skinny and tight," she said.

I bought my first pair of GPs three years ago, at a little store in South Beach.  The saleswoman convinced me to try them, and I've been buying pairs ever since.  Not all of my jeans are GPs, but quite a few are.  And no, I don't teach in the tightest of the tight pairs.

Still, I'm glad that the Times is on the ball.

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Comments

[elizabeth]

This just continues to convince me that US fashion is about 4 years behind European - since the bellbottom, skinny has come and gone - does that mean the denim skirt, shaggy boots and body sucking top is about to come to the US?

The best fit for low-cut skinny jeans is first; be born with hips narrow enough that childbirth will probably kill you, second; become anorexic to determine your size, third; gain back just enough weight to be curvy rather than bony and don't forget your double sided tape and day-glue for getting those, "cut to two inches above the crotch" jean (I dare the guys to try and steal those!). And most important: Get a trendy belt which is tight enough to cause internal organ injury for those times you need to tie your shoe unless you want to give everyone the "crack attack" - or simply get jeans so tight it is impossible to bend over and wear a big fat faux belt.

[evil_fizz]

At least there's equal opportunity for fashion catastrophes...you men missed out on the Uggs with miniskirt phenomenon.

[Sara]

Something tells me this isn't going to fly in Idaho...

[Hugo]

I'm not sure tight jeans are always a fashion catastrophe... but I have no interest in Uggs.

Yeah, it probably won't fly in Idaho. I have some old loose fitting Eddie Bauer jeans I wear when I'm "red-stating it". (I might even have some old Wranglers too; I'll look). I put on an LL Bean flannel shirt and some work boots, and I'm ready to blend in... once I've taken off the jewelry too.

[aldahlia]

Sara, you're totally assuming that tight acid wash (with your favorite Iron Maiden shirt) was ever "out" in Idaho.

[kate.d.]

The best fit for low-cut skinny jeans is first; be born with hips narrow enough that childbirth will probably kill you

ha! when i saw this article in the chicago tribune's website, i wanted to throw my computer out the window in a fit of frustration. as if low-rise wasn't bad enough?? how much more pain can the fashion industry inflict upon those of us born with big hips?? oh, the humanity.

(and the irony? i don't want to have kids anyway, so i have no use for these "birthing hips" i inherited from my mother. take them back! they're of no use to me!)

[Hugo]

Maybe ONLY men with narrow hips should be wearing these jeans, and we could spare women altogether!

[Christy]

Fantastic - I already can't find shirts or dresses ever since they stopped designing clothes for women with breasts - Now they're going to stop making jeans for women with hips and an ass. What non-anorexic adult woman looks good in tapered jeans, for God's sake?

Who are these fashion designers and why do they hate us?

[mercy]

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[basic]

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My life's been bland. I've basically been doing nothing to speak of, but what can I say? Not that it matters. Eh. Such is life.

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[Allison]

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[wholesale ed hardy]

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i am happy that skinny jeans was back again! skinny jeans was my favorite clothes! i love them all! if i wear that skinny my ass getting big! and that's why i like it!! it gives me more confident!! nice post!

-altheya-

[rate my body]

i will have to buy my kid some. thanks for the great information on jeans.

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[Alex]

Am I glad this trend is slowly coming to an end, many lucky charms can take a deep sigh of relief!

[across jeans]

I still am a huge fan of the skinny jeans! They have made it for quite a while now!

[Josie]

I agree with Elizabeth's post above that the U.S trends are several years behind those found in Europe. It seems like men started wearing jeans that resemembled women's jeans a while ago over seas and it took a few years for it to catch on over here. It may be noted though that in Europe just about every guy was wearing really tight jeans but in America the trend has only really caught on with the punk rock part of society.

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[tall womens jeans]

I have been , Thank God blessed with a well proportioned body, but nowadays a 36-24-36 is no longer consider a perfect one with the introduction of anorexic models. I now find it hard to buy tall womens jeans as more and more jeans tapered down and designed for women who are not eligible for child birthing. I agree with Christy, why do fashion designers hate us? However, I think that, men who wanted to wear skinny jeans are welcomed in the women’s department, as women cannot wear them so they had better be of use to someone else. I hope that they would reinvent fashion again and would include curvaceous women.