Thanks to my friend Alexis I survived the marathon shopping trip, and it didn't stop with denim... I can officially say I am finished shopping until next Fall...as a shopping novice, I STRONGLY suggest mentioning to a friend who finds shopping enjoyable, even therapeutic that you are at the mall...if you are lucky, said friend will jump in the car and meet you - Sweet Jesus does answer prayers!!!
I had read the "denim rules" mentioned in my previous post, but I really didn't know where to start. The post had mentioned Express, so we started there. Oh Lawd...The wall of jeans was terrifying! and to Alexis this was as normal as choosing corn at the grocery... I tried on every style and surprisingly I did like the Barely Boot. I have to admit I was a little shocked by the price of $118, I mean, it's Express, I haven't been in Express since about Sophomore year in High School... But in my frugalness, I had printed a $20 coupon from the internet prior to leaving the house. Here are the Rerock jeans from Express...
They only had the Regular length, and that is fine for flatter shoes, but I would have preferred the Long length. But thinking I might not find anymore, I bought them. Trust me, I'm not saying I have some supermodel long legs...No such luck...I just have a REALLY short torso and a REALLY high waist = NOT attractive, and necessitating long length pants and jeans....
I knew Jean Therapy has the mecca of denim options, but Alexis seemed to think Dillard's should be our next stop...Lord...denim was in three different places in Dillard's! I swear I would have given up had I been alone. The first salesperson directed us to the area with "Not My Mother's Jeans". Alexis laughed out loud...Had I been alone, I wouldn't have known the difference... Once again, thank goodness for Alexis....so we head to JUNIORS, can you believe??, but we found the Miss Me and Silver jeans. I had my heart set on Miss Me jeans, but after trying on tons of styles, I decided against them. Probably because EVERYONE has them, and I found other labels that maybe weren't "everywhere"... I LOVE the stitching on these Silver jeans...
Even better, they come in different lengths, so I was able to get a 34" length - score! and then the surprise of the day, they are only $88. I might get blasted for saying "only $88", hello....I know that's expensive, but in the world of designer jeans, I thought they might be closer to $160, so I was pleasantly surprised...
At this point Alexis left me to my own devices (frightening)... and I found the area with the Rock Revival jeans (2nd floor of Dillard's). They didn't have different lengths in the style I bought, but they are 34", so if you are short, these would be way too long, but there were tons of styles, so there are probably some shorter ones. Believe it or not, these were on sale....I really did want some blingy jeans (hence the original quest for Miss Me), but I decided on less bling. Rock Revival jeans are in the "designer jean" price range that I had imagined, but with the sale, they were in line with Express.
Pretty ridiculous that I bought three pair of jeans, but I was on a roll...I have two longs and one short, and my favorites are the two longs, but I know I can get the Silver in a shorter length, so I may exchange them and return the Express ones. I'm going to sleep on it. At least I'm not in the fetal position right now because I didn't find anything...even though denim was in three places in Dillard's I had a pleasantly exhausting shopping experience today...
It could have been better had I visited Jean Therapy where every style is right there at your fingertips, but I'm still pretty intimidated by it. No reason...I've never stepped foot in it...So if you love Jean Therapy and would like to show me what I'm missing, let's go! I'm always more adventurous with a friend...
The icing on the cake was a dress from Versona, two tops from Loft and a top from Forever 21, and yes Ashley, they did let me in Forever 21...
Now that I am finished shopping for the year, I am hauling my bedazzled arse to bed! Hope your day was filled with as much laughing as mine - all in the name of fashion!!
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