The Perfect Jean

Women - have you ever noticed how many pairs of jeans you actually have in your closet at this very moment?  And men - have you ever noticed how few pairs of jeans you have in yours?  It's no secret that women (in general) have a spending problem.  I could look at my closet full of jeans and with a straight face say to Mike, "I need new jeans!"  It makes perfect sense to me, and to my girlfriends I am sure.  But to Mike, this sounds like the most ridiculous thing anyone could say.

In a few weeks our office is going to be hosting a "Jeans Week."  My initial thought was panic, as I was worried about having 5 different pairs of jeans to wear that week.  Again, this thought may seem irrational to the average male who would simply say, Okay, I will double up a couple pair of jeans; no biggie!  For women, this means having to identify five different pairs of jeans that can be worn all week.  The fact that we even have five different pairs of jeans (most of us more) to wear in a week may throw some for a loop, so I will explain why we need different pairs and how the closet full of denim came to be.

The first pair of jeans every woman should have her in closet is the "My ass looks great in those jeans" jeans.  Now, I have been asked "Why would you buy a pair of jeans that don't make your butt look good?"  That is a great question.  Not all jeans fit the rump the same way.  Sometimes you buy jeans for comfort.  Other times you buy them to make your butt look phenomenal.  I wish every jean had the ability to do that, but frankly, they don't.  Every girl should have at least one pair of jeans that makes their ass look great, and that they can wear a shirt that doesn't cover their butt.

Next up, "I am rocking 4.5 inch heels today" jeans.  Being a short person, I have tons of high heels - all of which range in height.  This can create issues when you are shopping for jeans as you are limited to what heels can be worn with which denim.  You don't want to look like you are about to go into a flood zone, and you certainly don't want to be dragging your heels, so you have to buy the jeans to fit your shoes.  I love my Jessica Simpson Parigi heels, which are 4.5 inches tall.  I have one pair of jeans that I can wear with those shoes...jeans that I absolutely love!!  I will wear them one day during Jeans Week.

Third, "I am not wearing those skinny jeans" skinny jeans.  I must have said that I would never buy a pair of skinny jeans over a dozen times.  I just never though I had the figure for them.  But then I figured out what shoes look great and what top to pair it with and I was changed woman.  A good pair of skinny jeans can be very trendy with a great boot.  Or the same skinny jeans can be worn with a pair of heels to dress the look up.  Even if you don't think you are a "skinny jeans" kind of gal, get a pair, try them on with the right accessories, and you will be a believe too.

Next on the list, "I look very corporate in these jeans" jeans.  These are the jeans that you bought specifically for work; the one's where when you tried them on you said, "Yupp, I look good and I can wear these to work."  These jeans don't make your ass look bad, but they were not purchased to enhance the goods.  They were a simple buy that you intended on wearing to work maybe with a blazer or something else "corporate."  These jeans are nothing special, but they get the job done.

Last, but certainly not least, "I am so over wearing heels, I must rock the flats" jeans.  Women have to have these jeans in their closet for those days that you just don't feel like walking in heels.  Everyone has those moments - even me who will wear a pair of heels to the grocery store if I am feeling frisky enough!  I love high heels because they make you feel good.  But sometimes, the week has been rough, you don't feel like rocking a platform, so you pull out the Tory Burch flats and you go! 

Then there are of course the partners to all of these jeans - the dark wash and the light wash of all of the above.  There are the distressed jeans (which we have previously discussed do not belong in the workplace).  There are white jeans, black jeans, pink jeans (love), etc.  In short, a girl can never have too many jeans!!  So I hereby give you persmission to go out there and find the perfect jeans for every occassion and don't apologize to anyone for it!