Fashion Question of the Week

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Tiffany commented on my last fashion post and asked:

You need to link to those straight jeans you were talking about (vs. skinny jeans).  I need something to tuck into my cute boots.  Oh, also any good black boots out there?  I want simple ones with heels, leather, and no patent leather.  For a decent price.  How hard is that?

Ooooh, good questions.  Let me start at the end and work my way backwards.

A black leather boot (not patent) with a heel at a decent price…   Hm.  Are you thinking low boots or high?  I’d suggest Marshall’s — one with a shoe department.  They have a great selection at discount prices.  Or do you have a DSW or a Famous Footwear?  Try places like that to get a good price.  You can also try Shoebuy.com if you don’t want to leave the comfort of your own home. How about this? Or for a higher boot, this one is gorgeous.

If a low boot is what you had in mind, what about something like this?

As far as the jeans.  Word of warning: my denim preferences are rather, um, spendy.  My straight leg jeans are by Seven For All Mankind – something like these

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I love them except the rise is sooooo lowwwwww.  Lately I’ve been in the market for a pair of straight-leg, higher-waisted jeans.  They are out there, but they are few and far between.  All I know is, this post-child-bearing body has had enough of the low-rise trend.  I am SO happy to see a higher rise making a comeback, slow though it may be. And by higher, I mean just under the belly button — not up under the armpits or anything.  BEWARE OF THE MOM JEAN.

What’s a mom jean?  If your waistband is higher than your belly button, you might be wearing mom jeans.  If your pockets are above your tushy, you might be wearing mom jeans.  If haven’t replaced your jeans since 1999, you might be wearing mom jeans.  If your jeans have pleats, you are DEFINITELY wearing a mom jean and I beg you to give them a proper burial.  TODAY. 

But back to finding Tiffany some straight-leg jeans.

If designer prices give you hives, you may be able to find something similar at the Gap.  They have a cut right now called Real Straight that looks promising.  I haven’t tried them on, so I can’t recommend them first-hand, but it’s a good place to start.  Also, for a lower price-point, check out Old Navy’s skinny jeans.  They appear to be more straight than skinny, but again, I haven’t tried them on.

Speaking of jeans, I think I may be addicted to denim.  They say admitting you have a problem is the first step towards recovery, but I’m thinking it might also help if one WANTS to recover.  Let’s just say I’m not there yet.

For those who share my passion for denim, you may be interested to know about what I discovered today when I opened my email.  I had an email from Amazon.com with this in the subject line — Introducing Amazon’s Denim Shop with Free Shipping & Free Returns on Jeans. Well, you better believe, I clickety-clicked right on over to find this, where I was pleased to find that among the brands that Amazon.com carries are some of my absolute favorites: Seven for All Mankind, Joe’s Jeans, and Lucky Brand Jeans.

I generally don’t recommend buying jeans online, because it takes a lot of trial and error to find a great-fitting pair of jeans.  But if you know your size in a certain brand, sometimes it’s easier to order them and try them on at home.  After all, we moms don’t have a lot of time to be gallivanting all over creation trying on jeans.  And Amazon is on top of their game as usual with the free shipping and free returns on items from their denim shop. I clicked around in there for a while, and they have a nice selection of current trends by some of the most popular brands.  I will DEFINITELY include Amazon.com in my rounds from now on when I look for jeans online.

This post is part of the Fight the Frump carnival at Blissful Style.

And speaking of denim, Boston Mamas has a post today called Denim Guide: Fit Your Shape.  Good info there.  Check it out!

Also, fashion maven and mom of four, Audrey of Mom Generations, is launching a daily email Mom Fashion Report.  You can sign up at momfashionreport@gmail.com.

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Hey, be sure you don’t miss the two giveaways on my review blog. One is for local peeps –a $50 Genuardi’s gift card; the other is a subscription to ThreeJars.com.

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Disclosures: This post is not sponsored by Amazon.com, however, I am an affiliate of Amazon.com, and chances are that any link to Amazon.com from my site is an affiliate link.  I promise that if I ever strike it rich from Amazon Affiliate rewards, I will use my earnings only for good, never for evil.  Also, I am a part of the referral program with Shoebuy.com.