Denim Diaries

Being more of a skinny jean type girl, straight-legged, resolving to embrace my complete lack of calves, (I think I was the only girl that nodded my head in empathy when that guy got calf implants on True Life: I’m Getting Plastic Surgery) I wasn’t so on-the-trend-boat to learn that Kate Moss is apparently starting a new “skinny flares” trend. From the pictures, they look like any old flares to me, but of course it’s not a trend if it doesn’t have a cool new name, right?

My preference to straight-leg jeans simply arises from the fact that I feel most people just don’t know how to pull off a flare. The flares either too big (Marsha Brady bell-bottomy should always be a fashion no-no), or too long (like when girls get that weird crinkly knee?), and nothing makes me cringe more than when it’s worn and torn and dingy looking at the bottom, hem them for goodness sake!

If you haven’t noticed, I’m somewhat anal about my jeans. Being a 5’3” girl with abnormally scrawny legs, it’s always been hard for me to find a pair that fits, I blame it on that.

However, I do understand that the term ‘skinny jean’ makes those blessed with more curves feel like the trend has excluded them. Lots of people who have issues with their legs are happy to see the flare coming back, I’m sure.

Either way I say wear whatever jeans you like as long as you feel good in them. (I can’t promise I won’t shudder if your back pockets are too low or if the crotch area seems too bunched.) As long as they’re stretchy enough for you to shake your booty in ‘em, that’s all that matters.