A *little* bit of stretch can make them more comfortable. But it has to be a tiny amount -- and the denim has to be sturdy enough -- or they cling. Hate that.
All right, yes, date and shop and hang out and go to school and save the world from unspeakable demons. You know, I wanna do girlie stuff!
Buffy ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Amy - Oct 28, 2013 5:14:10 pm PDT #10451 of 30000
Because books.
Jesse - Oct 28, 2013 5:46:02 pm PDT #10452 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Sounds like you need the candy, flea!
Consuela - Oct 28, 2013 5:49:32 pm PDT #10453 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I don't understand why people think stretch would be slimming. I need the material to hold its own shape, not conform to mine!
As I age, that becomes more and more of an issue. I can't wear lightweight or close-fitting stretchy dresses anymore, either...
I miss the weight of good quality denim: the material in most of the jeans nowadays is very thin, and lightweight. Too much so.
I'm looking at the jeans in the Garnet Hill catalog: they have a line of slim-but-not-skinny jeans that look pretty good.
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2013 6:32:13 pm PDT #10454 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't understand why people think stretch would be slimming
Works for Spanx, dunnit? It's not supposed to stretch to show what you really look like, it's supposed change how you look.
meara - Oct 28, 2013 6:41:15 pm PDT #10455 of 30000
I don't understand why people think stretch would be slimming. I need the material to hold its own shape, not conform to mine!
Yeah. My confusion is I used to always be very pear-shaped. And now I'm heavier than I used to be, and while my ass is still bigger than my top, somehow ALL the weight went to my middle. From my smallest, I've gained about two- three inches in my bust and hips, but six inches in my waist. So I'm never sure what will fit and/or flatter.
Zenkitty - Oct 28, 2013 7:06:39 pm PDT #10456 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Jessica London has a couple pretty sweater dresses right now. Buying jeans is almost as bad as buying a swimsuit, for me. I have a pair of flare-leg jeans that I'm still stubbornly wearing because they're the most comfortable pair I have.
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 28, 2013 9:44:31 pm PDT #10457 of 30000
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!
I miss the weight of good quality denim: the material in most of the jeans nowadays is very thin, and lightweight. Too much so.
I don't know if it would be true of women's jeans, but I'm quite happy with Faded Glory brand on this point. Bonus, because they're a Wal-Mart brand they're dirt cheap!
Theodosia - Oct 29, 2013 2:27:50 am PDT #10458 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I seem to recall Faded Glory jeans being a fancy brand in the 80s. When distressed was big. Or maybe I just remember the name which is neat.
Jesse - Oct 29, 2013 4:34:41 am PDT #10459 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Works for Spanx, dunnit? It's not supposed to stretch to show what you really look like, it's supposed change how you look.
But that's X-treme stretch. Jeans are only some. Just enough to stick to my bulges, not enough to hold them in! Anyway, clearly the Fashion Industrial Complex disagrees with me on this.
-t - Oct 29, 2013 4:42:48 am PDT #10460 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I didn't notice before, but the jeans I just put on had a sticker on them that says they have stretch. They aren't tight enough to feel like they are stretching, I guess, but maybe that helps the waistband stay in place? I don't know, in this case I don't think I mind, but after wearing them all day I'll revisit my opinion.
Halloween clothes for today are: (a) turtleneck with black cats, autumn leaves and acorns, pumpkins, and crescent moons. I could maybe get away with wearing this as just a fall shirt, but it has a Halloween feel to it (grey sweater vest over that because I wore it with nothing over it just a few days ago and I need to maintain an illusion of variety) and (b) witchy-striped socks with black cats arching their backs in front of full moons at the ankles.
The pink Jilli-font short was a big hit yesterday, I got a lot of positive comments! Although people agreed with me that wearing it at other times of year might not work. We'll se, maybe I can desensitize them over time until it's just "Oh, -t is wearing pink tarantulas, must be Tuesday"