Skinny jeanius

Miserable Chicago weather outside equals perfect spring cleaning inside. I tackled my closet, boxes that I managed to move to the Chi but not quite unpack in the Chi. I came across my vintage gloves, an old pair of tan suede boots that extend over the knee, and my skinny skinny jeans. Every woman has her skinny jeans, they are the pair that is a size smaller than your other pairs and you keep them around to incent you to either one day fit back into them, or incent you to stay fitting in them. They are a benchmark denim. I purchased this pair of Paper Denim and Cloth jeans about 4 years ago (when PD&C was still considered the premium of denim) and it marked the smallest size of denim I had ever purchased and my first ever version of a skinny jean, which has since forever changed my life.

How you may ask has a skinny jean changed my life? Up until the skinny revolution I had been in waiting-for-a-flood hell. As a tall girl, pushing nearly 6 feet, I always struggled wearing denim that was long enough, and forget about wearing long enough denim and heels. All through high-school I avoided wearing denim as much as possible by wearing skirts and dress pants. (I also avoided the Express stretchy black boot cut pant worn with white tennis shoes look, whew!). Then the skinny jean solved all of my problems forever. You see, the pure jeanius of a skinny jean is that it stops right at the ankle, therefore the skinny jean is never too long or too short. The skinny jean is a tall girl's best friend, and contrary to certain schools of thought, I believe anyone can wear a skinny jean (even men in their slim cuts) and look chic, as long as they are worn correctly. Unfortunately, there are those that are not successful at wearing any denim, but for reasons I cannot solve here.

Having not tried on my skinny skinny jean in 3 years, and knowing how much I eat here in the Chi, I was a bit skeptical they would fit, but they did! Although they fit without a problem (ok a little tight in the back of the legs) I was appalled at the style and overall unflattering nature of the jean. They were a mid to light wash and very very low rise. And while they are a version of skinny, they are not skinny enough thus extending to an odd finish on my ankles...must have only worn them inside boots. Glad they still fit, but think they might be paying a visit to the Salvation Army. And really, I don't need a skinny jean to make me feel good about myself, all I need is a skinny jean.