What to wear OFF the saddle? (Incredible Hulk thighs)

[ny biker]

Those look nice, too...though I don't know that I could justify $80 for any pair of jeans. I'm kind of choking on the $60 for a pair of Levi's, too.

That's why they invented sales. I almost never pay full price for jeans. I buy mine at J Jill, and I only buy them when they're on sale or I have a coupon.

I think I might stop in at Chico's the next time I go shopping to see about theirs, too.

[KnottedYet]

I think my shrink-to-fit Levis (and they really do shrink to fit) run $30-$40 a pair, sometimes on sale for $25, but rarely.

My work trousers cost a lot more ("Kut from the Kloth" or some goofy name like that) but I don't mind because they look good and they don't gap at the waist nor are they too short in the leg. The fabric of the ones I'm wearing today is a bit of a stretchy corduroy and incredibly comfortable.

I really hate shopping for pants because it's so hard to find any that don't gap in the back and are long enough.

[GLC1968]

Kirsten - Chico's probably won't work for you. Susan O passed a few pairs to me when she shrunk out of them last year and they are all too big in the waist. They are better than most jeans, but still not quite right.

Knot - I'm the same way except I need SHORT pants not long ones! Skirts are my friend, actually.

[7rider]

That's why they invented sales. I almost never pay full price for jeans. I buy mine at J Jill, and I only buy them when they're on sale or I have a coupon.

I think I might stop in at Chico's the next time I go shopping to see about theirs, too.

Same here. I just got those Chico jeans for something closer to $50. Full price makes me itch!!

[tulip]

I'm on the look-out for a new pair of jeans. I don't have large hips, so I don't need any special cut, but I like straight leg. My favorite jeans are some very old Levis that I've had forever. I hate shopping, though, so I haven't replaced them and they are way overdue for replacement.

Where are Levi's sold these days? I really don't want to go to a mall and hunt for them. I just want to know one store that I can go to, try them on, buy some, and go home.

Any advice?

[zoom-zoom]

I'm on the look-out for a new pair of jeans. I don't have large hips, so I don't need any special cut, but I like straight leg. My favorite jeans are some very old Levis that I've had forever. I hate shopping, though, so I haven't replaced them and they are way overdue for replacement.

Where are Levi's sold these days? I really don't want to go to a mall and hunt for them. I just want to know one store that I can go to, try them on, buy some, and go home.

Any advice?

At least for the Curvy cut I have seen them at Kohl's, JCP, Sears...and I believe Macy's carries them, too. I would guess that most popular dept. stores would carry some Levi's styles. I think even Wal-Mart has a lower-end line of Levi's jeans.

[tulip]

At least for the Curvy cut I have seen them at Kohl's, JCP, Sears...and I believe Macy's carries them, too. I would guess that most popular dept. stores would carry some Levi's styles. I think even Wal-Mart has a lower-end line of Levi's jeans.

Thanks, there is a JCP near me. I've never been there (did I mention that I HATE shopping malls?) but I'll give them a call to be sure before I head over there. There's another mall across town that has all the big stores. I dread going, but my jeans all have holes in them! They are like 10 years old! I'll have to just grit my teeth and get it over with. I think I'll wait until Monday, because there's no sense in going to a mall over the weekend.

[zoom-zoom]

Thanks, there is a JCP near me. I've never been there (did I mention that I HATE shopping malls?) but I'll give them a call to be sure before I head over there. There's another mall across town that has all the big stores. I dread going, but my jeans all have holes in them! They are like 10 years old! I'll have to just grit my teeth and get it over with. I think I'll wait until Monday, because there's no sense in going to a mall over the weekend.

I sympathize...I shop online and return what doesn't work.

[zoom-zoom]

Very nice...I just received my Levi's "bold curve" jeans.

Of course, they are STILL a bit too big at the waist (they are the straight-leg style and relatively low-rise), but definitely the best-fitting jeans I have tried in ages. Their 529/Curvy jeans are higher-waisted and a biotch to find in lengths (actually, I'm not sure they even come in lengths), so I end up having to have them altered and they just aren't as flattering on me), plus I fall between a 6 and 8 in those.

The Curve ID jeans definitely do often run small...I would normally take a 29, but bought a 30 based upon reviews here and on the Levi's site. The 30x30s are a dream. I just hope they don't shrink at all in length. I think a 29" inseam would be too short, but I am certain that the 32s would be too long (my other jeans with 32" inseam all hang an inch or more under my heels when barefoot).