Paige Denim
While perusing Anthropologie’s plus size clothing, I ran across a pair of jeans from Paige Denim. I’ve certainly heard of Paige denim, but I’ve never looked at them because I didn’t think they carried plus size. I don’t pay much attention to straight size fashion trends and brands. I added them to my wish list, but knew I wasn’t about to pay $229 for them. A few days later, I decided to google them and found them on Paige’s website site for $90. Of course I signed up for text and got the additional 15% so I paid $81 for a pair of $229 jeans. Score! The catch? They were final sale with no exchanges or returns allowed. I took a chance. That’s the second time in a week that I’ve googled a product and found it cheaper. It’s becoming apart of my shopping strategy.
Anyway, what drew me to these jeans is the way they were styled. On the Anthropologie site, they have a crease in the jeans which make them look sleeker and I love that. I think I just stumbled onto a style secret for myself. By the way, remember in the 90s how we always starched and creased our jeans? Good ole’ days.
The jeans arrived today and they are pretty good. There’s a lot of stretch in these jeans. Since they are wide leg jeans, I sized down to a size 22. I think I could have worn a 20. I love the cut and the raw hem. They are high-waisted which is my favorite. My only issue is with the rise of the jeans. If you are shaped like me, with a smaller waist, broad hips, big thighs, but very little stomach, you’ll be familiar with the issue of excess fabric in the crotch. The plus size industry has always used the apple shape as the model for clothing. I often have the issue of excess space in the crotch and lower stomach area. I haven’t verified this, but I’m sure it’s more common than the pear shape and that’s why there’s the assumption in sizing that a large waist/hip equates to a large stomach. For me, that’s not the case. I’m the opposite.
I look forward to styling these for spring.