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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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"

The jeans I'm currently wearing have so much stretch they may actually qualify as jeggings, but they're so comfortable I don't even care. I'm wearing them with a long sweater so it doesn't matter how ass-flattering they may or may not be.

I was fine when we started this meeting at noon, but now I'm ridiculously hungry and need to go to the bathroom.