A pretty satin top from Joseph, now $130, a wool blazer from Uniqlo, now $100, and fun balloon jeans from Madewell, now under $100, and a simple tank top from Free People, now $12 (I use these for layering under deep v-neck sweaters).
You know what I’ve been wearing more lately? Jeans! I know this is probably a silly point to many of you but for the past year jeans have occupied almost a mythical place in my closet…a category of clothing I was simply not prepared to wear, relegated to the same category as like, bustier tops and platform high heeled sandals.
It was really cold the other day, and I couldn’t find my cashmere sweatpants (uh huh) and so finally I just gave up and put on some jeans. And they were great! And way more comfortable than I remember. Maybe because they were old Madewells which I had purchased a size up, but okay. I wore them all day with the kids and they were very comfortable. And I felt more put together than my usual schlubby self. A game changer!
To that I decided to celebrate…by ordering myself a pair of nice baggier jeans, as seen above. It is my dream to find the perfect relaxed, lighter wash jean. I’ve kind of come to terms with that idea that I’ll likely just have to get a pair and cut them myself. But I still want them to be comfortable.
Anyway. It’s raining tons now (hooray for the Bay Area) and that’s all I have for today. Are you tired of sweatpants? Have you been wearing more denim?
6 Comments
mtl
October 25, 2021 at 10:37 amHooray! so glad you wore denim and felt great about it. I actually could never succumb to the sweatpants in the pandemic and never stopped wearing jeans. In fact, I pivoted off my stretch jeans and went full force into rigid denim in the beginning of the pandemic and have not looked back. Sweatpants make me feel sloppy and that discomfort of looking sloppy, even in my own house in front of just my immediate family, made me sufficiently unhappy that I never did it.
Let us know if you find amazing jeans you love, would be so fun to hear about them and your review of what’s out there!!
Lisa
October 25, 2021 at 1:28 pmLove your sandals- what are they?
Anonymous
October 25, 2021 at 4:01 pmtights + tunic or relaxed fitting dress is my formula these days! no denims yet no. I imagine they are not so great for blood circulation.
Anonymous
October 26, 2021 at 2:16 amCranking up at ‘cashmere sweatpants’! I didn’t know they have it in cashmere.
Please try Agolde, Re/Done, or another 100% cotton jeans and do a review if possible. 🙂
Annie
October 26, 2021 at 9:00 pmI have and recommend agolde and grlfrnd denim. I try to get them on sale.
melvel
October 27, 2021 at 10:55 amI’m the opposite of you and I have completely stopped wearing jeans since this pandemic started. All lounge dresses and loose pants for me now LOL
I cannot remember the last time I wore jeans.