Lorraine and premium jeans
Lorraine is definitely my favorite person to shop with of all time. This is not because she lives in a state with no sales tax on clothing, and this is not because she's wonderfully considerate and offers me awesome hand-me-downs. This is because she has impeccable taste---or as she puts it: my taste. We love the same things, look for the same sort of quality, timeless yet slightly edgy design, we research like mad and know what to go to Target for and what to buy at a sample sale. Lorraine also knows how to spot a great bargain, and this summer, wonderfully, she passed two down to me.
I have been looking for new jeans for the good part of the last year, but quite honestly---Vancouver is a very frustrating place to shop. The sales tax is insane, and boutiques only carry one of one size (which is ridiculous but definitely guarantees that what you have is one of a kind---which really is never a concern of mine unless I'm at a wedding) and sales are not so great at all! The selection here is also tremendously disappointing, and if you buy things on the web...there's shipping. I miss shopping in America...land of lots more people, thus a bigger market. Jeans---also are just tremendously annoying to buy for. I usually have no problem finding pants, but jeans have to fit well and have to make your ass look amazing. And ever since Lorraine introduced me to Citizens a year or two ago (bought at a New Jersey boutique for $60), I can't go back to regular jeans. They just don't fit the same. I mean, I was so desparate for a pair of jeans in Vancouver that I went to the Gap---and I just couldn't do it. They fit, but not really. They paled way too much in comparison.
When I visited Lorraine in New Jersey, Lorraine presented me with two pairs of jeans she found for a bargain on the web. A pair of Citizens and a pair of Paige's. The latter is a brand I've never heard of and is especially awesome. I don't mean to overly-spiritualize this, but I really did feel so loved...by Lorraine and by God. I was so sick of looking for jeans, and here are two pairs that give me great satisfaction and pleasure. Come check out my ass this fall. (Okay, I'm really kidding here. Please don't do that...or if you do, don't tell me or make it very obvious. You will make me self-conscious.)
I have been looking for new jeans for the good part of the last year, but quite honestly---Vancouver is a very frustrating place to shop. The sales tax is insane, and boutiques only carry one of one size (which is ridiculous but definitely guarantees that what you have is one of a kind---which really is never a concern of mine unless I'm at a wedding) and sales are not so great at all! The selection here is also tremendously disappointing, and if you buy things on the web...there's shipping. I miss shopping in America...land of lots more people, thus a bigger market. Jeans---also are just tremendously annoying to buy for. I usually have no problem finding pants, but jeans have to fit well and have to make your ass look amazing. And ever since Lorraine introduced me to Citizens a year or two ago (bought at a New Jersey boutique for $60), I can't go back to regular jeans. They just don't fit the same. I mean, I was so desparate for a pair of jeans in Vancouver that I went to the Gap---and I just couldn't do it. They fit, but not really. They paled way too much in comparison.
When I visited Lorraine in New Jersey, Lorraine presented me with two pairs of jeans she found for a bargain on the web. A pair of Citizens and a pair of Paige's. The latter is a brand I've never heard of and is especially awesome. I don't mean to overly-spiritualize this, but I really did feel so loved...by Lorraine and by God. I was so sick of looking for jeans, and here are two pairs that give me great satisfaction and pleasure. Come check out my ass this fall. (Okay, I'm really kidding here. Please don't do that...or if you do, don't tell me or make it very obvious. You will make me self-conscious.)
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