After wearing the same size jeans for many years, I went in search of a new pair, mostly because my boyfriend inadvertently shrunk my 2nd decent pair a few weeks ago, and the damage was enough to either 1) motivate me to lose 10 pounds IMMEDIATELY or 2) buy a new pair of jeans. Seeing as how there is not much around that can motivate me towards weight loss, I waited for my tax refund, and hit the stores. Okay, it was really just Old Navy, but it still counts.
After looking wide-eyed at the 6,000 different kids of jeans that are currently available at Old Navy, I found some that may fit my 27-year old body & style. That means - they fit my hips, not my ass. It also allows for walking, standing, and sitting with relative ease. It also compliments my height, which I love.
So, after finding said jeans, I admitted that I HAVE gained
some weight, and increased my size by one increment. I grabbed a pair in the original size, seeing as how the current jeans I was wearing were in the original size AND purchased at Old Navy, I was hopeful.
Seeing as how 5,998 of the jeans on said rack all included spandex, it also seemed that my new purchase would be stretchy.
However, upon entering the fitting room, I was shocked to find out that the original size did not even allow for the jeans to fit on one thigh. Now, I was shocked, beacuse 5 lbs of weight does not a huge thigh make. Discouraged, I grabbed for the one size increment. These, joyfully, fit onto my body, but did not allow for any movement.
Disgusted and slightly embarrased, I returned the offending jeans to the annoyingly cheerful fitting room attendant, and embarked on a mission.
After searching the racks and shelves - removing all of the 2's & 4's in front to find the realistic sizes in back - I found a pair that - if they fit, I would simply remove the size tag and be blissfully happy.
Dark denim, NO SPANDEX, fits at hip. Perfect for me. However, they are 2 (yes, 2!) size increments larger than I perfer to find jeans, even in my post-weight gain days.
After seeing the jeans displayed on my body, I covered the size and purchesed them quickly, lest anyone else find the only pair of jeans that fit me.
Thus all of this rambling leads me here:
It is a sad world when a perfectly proportioned young woman finds herself wearing larger sizes of clothing - from the same manufacturer!
Are the clothing patterns getting smaller? Is it a plan from Old Navy to make me feel worse about my weight gain?
In this day of eating disorders in abundance, should the clothing industry keep their clothing sizes decreasing in proportion, or should they model clothes on AVERAGE women, not anorexic waifs?
It should not make me feel bad about my body to buy new jeans.
