Sunday, May 14, 2006

I Don't Have The Genes for Jeans

Originally posted on The Health Blog, 12/28/05

This morning I read that carmakers are starting to make the seats bigger to fit the expanding American bottom line. Which leads me to ask, “When is the fashion industry going to get the memo?” Specifically, I am referring to the folks who make jeans.

I spent a frustrating morning shopping for denim. Although I am far from a waif, I am also much smaller than the Plus Size category. For now, anyway. I’m just your average height-challenged fairly fit mother of three. I headed for a store that specializes in jeans with different fits, thinking surely something there would work for me. When I liked the way the pants looked around my knees and thighs, the waist was flapping in the breeze. When the waist was right there was so much extra material I thought it was Hammer Time. I tried the Curvy fit, the Petite length, the Boot Cut, the Flared Leg and even the Ridiculously-Overpriced-So-Certainly-They-Must-Look-Fabulous Cut. I returned home even more faithfully devoted to my leggings and sweats. As far as jeans go, I’ll wait until they come out with the Thunder Thigh Leg, the Ample Room in Trunk Cut or the Mommy-Tummy Rise.

Carmaker article at: http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/business/article.adp?id=20051228075109990009