Who Needs Legs for Days?!

It happens to many of us I am sure. We walk into the dressing room to try on a great new pair of jeans. They slip on perfectly, hug our butts to perfection, and provide just the right amount of coverage on our gut. We begin to walk out of the dressing room to ogle our designer jean butts in the full length mirror when we catch our foot on the extra 7.5 inches of fucking material hanging off our feet and fall flat on our faces in front of a sales woman who we know is only feeling pity because she still wants the commission.

 

Designer jeans average 34-36 inches in the inseam and being that the average woman is only 5’ 4”, it is quite unfair that most women would have to pay an extra 20 bucks to get their jeans altered, when the world usually falls by a “majority rules” scenario.

 

Luckily, the world of overpriced oh-so-delectable jeans seems to be listening. What started out as a petite section full of “mom jeans” appropriately branded, “Not Your Daughter’s Jeans,” has turned into a haven for petite designer duds baring only a difference in size to their model length counterparts.

 

Paige Premium denim, Seven For All Mankind, Joe’s Jeans and Citizens of Humanity now offer the same exact jeans that make our butts look fabulous but without all the extra material that only reminds us we are not models.

Nordstrom’s currently carries petite sizes online but ShopBop has the best selection. Need to try them on? Head out to your nearest Bloomingdales for a wide variety of cut and style.

 

My personal favorite. Paige for day. Joe’s for night. Seven “dojo” for the days when I need some more blue to my blue jeans.

 

Happy shopping! 

 

 

 

The Art of the Gift

I somehow have gotten the reputation that I like expensive things. I do. I really do. Not because they are, in fact, expensive, I just tend to gravitate towards liking things I cannot afford. Frustration follows.

However, when it comes to giving, money my friends is never an issue.

The best gift I have ever gotten was a very nice gift. I wear it everyday and it is a necklace, which aside from being two of my favorite gem-stones, means something very sentimental (gush).

The second best gift I have ever gotten cost about five cents. This gift was a letter. I am pretty sure the cost of one piece of paper, plus the ink and the envelope costs so little one could find the money to pay for it in the sofa.

What makes both of these gifts special? They were given from the heart.

Take note: gifts are awesome and gifts are important. Gifts show someone you care, that you are thinking of them, that they mean something to you, that they would be sad with you not around. All of this is wrapped up in a package that seems to say a whole lot.

However, lately I got to thinking about women and how sometimes what we think and what we want gets misinterpreted. We say we want a gift or a random act of kindness and one automatically thinks the only thing that will do is a new car or expensive shoes.

Gifts and money are not mutually inclusive. Gifts and giving are. The only thing that matters when it comes to a gift is giving it for the simple thought and meaning behind it is the real gift. Sometimes that gift may be big and sometimes it may be small.

Homework: Make a gift using five dollars or less of materials. Give it to someone on a day that otherwise means nothing. Watch what happens.