The jeans industry must sell at maximum profit and in order to do that the product is standardised–which means all jeans in store is cut to a limited number of sizes and body types, to measure profits better. There is more to it but industrialisation SUCKS, essentially.
Best thing to do is thrift men's jeans (which were better than women's atleast until the early 2000s) a couple sizes up and take them to the tailor's for alteration. My family has been doing that for years. 💖✌️
5d ago
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I bought second hand Madewell and Banana Republic baggy jeans from Thredup that were too big in the waist but the right amount of baggy in the hips/butt/thighs then took in the waist myself (amateurly). You could also get them professionally tailored. I also always buy 98-100% cotton so they don’t get stretched out after a year. Sometimes I will hand sew an alteration in but fold and not cut the extra fabric that way if I gain weight I can just take the stitches back out!
Jan 31, 2025
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I made an error in purchasing my perfect pair of jeans. My friend who used to work at Levi’s recommends buying a size too small and I was cursed constantly with too baggy jeans because of not doing this. But I sized down too much with a very sturdy denim and they were just so uncomfortable. I persevered for a while, hoping they’d stretch more and refusing to take the loss. But last week I just fucking bought the size up and now I can wear them and love them and not feel sad and annoyed at myself every time! The moral of this story is to buy clothes that fit you, and to not continue to wear something that makes your crotch feel like it’s about to split in half. Take the loss, it will feel better.
Sep 25, 2024
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i have never found a pair of shorts i like, that fit me well, and are comfortable, so i’ve resorted to thrifting jeans i wear for. a few days to make sure i like them and then cutting them into The Perfect Shorts (i like old wranglers best)
May 7, 2024
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it's totally cool to age and society still isn't equipped to deal with that.
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Sometimes you try your best and everything seems to hit the fan no matter how much you try, so you take that raincheck and take yourself out for a day.
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This is what I call it hahahah made by mums everywhere but the greased up version is sold along stalls in Mumbai. Two regular slices of white bread, buttered, and the middle filling is cream cheese with red onions, coriander/cilantro, tomatoes and some minced chillis. All veggies chopped mini cube size so they blend with the cheese. Toasted crispy.
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