This giveaway is closed. The winner is April V. who commented, “I like a bootcut jean.” Congrats to April and thank you to everyone who entered!
I am a jeans girl. I practically live in jeans. Because my office has a casual dress code I even wear jeans to work.
See? (Ignore my bag lady, heavy laden with stuff so I’m taking the elevator and not the stairs motif.) Also if you take a picture in a dark elevator? Instant sepia tone!
Shine from Yahoo! invited me recently to be a Yahoo! Get It Guide Insider and when I saw that this week’s Yahoo! Shine Get It Guide topic was all about jeans I knew I had to chime in. I get the scoop on what Shine from Yahoo! readers and Get It Guide Gurus are talking about on everything from food to fashion to finance and career and will occasionally weigh in on these topics AND get your opinion. Plus I will always try to throw in something fun for ya’ll so (hint hint) there is a little giveaway at the end of this post. Tis the season. I’ll be back to writing about dog hair and kid antics and warming up metal bleachers for hours during winter indoor soccer games very soon.
Because I’m short (not even 5 ft. 2) I usually must try on about 8 million pairs of jeans before I find THE ONE. I will never be described as leggy or lanky and although I have long since come to terms with my non-Heidi Klum gams, two c-sections and 10 years have added some extra junk in my trunk since my pre-mom days when I was in my early 30s.
What kind of jeans do I like? Honestly the ones that fit best. The ones that don’t need hemming and don’t gap in the back. The ones that make me do a little happy dance in the dressing room.
I love dark denim with not a lot of stitching and I love slender cuts with a bit of stretch to the fabric. I’ve even recently ventured into the land of skinny jeans this year although with some trepidation. I will, however, NEVER wear pajama jeans no matter how much my girls comment about how comfortable they look although by Thanksgiving night pajama jeans sounded mighty fine. Mighty fine.
My current favorite go to pair of jeans are a pair of dark wash skinny jeans in petite length from Lee. They are priced reasonably for my God Help Me Do I Need To Write One More Check Mom Budget, they look great with everything from ballet flats and a t-shirt to boots with a cute swingy cardigan. Nothing is a better wardrobe staple than a fantastic pair of jeans and nothing makes you feel better than finding that perfect pair of jeans. They’re like the BFF of fashion.
What do you look for in a pair of jeans? What type do you like? Shine from Yahoo! readers have chimed in and their favorite styles are:
Shine From Yahoo! provided me with a $50 TJMaxx gift card that I plan to use to buy myself a new pair of jeans and I’d love to share the denim with you. Simply leave a comment about your favorite style jean and you’ll be entered to win a $50 TJ Maxx gift card so you can join me in the quest for the perfect pair of jeans. I’ll draw a winner from all eligible comments left by midnight Saturday, December 10. (U.S. only; ages 18 and up.)
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I am stuck in the 90’s / early 2000’s and I LOVE bell bottoms! But since they don’t sell those anymore, I settle for boot cut 🙂
I like a dark wash boot cut jean.
I’m terrified to try a skinny jean, but I just bought some winter boots that might be cute with tucked in jeans.
I’m petite too, so skinny-ish bootcut jeans seem to be the most flattering.
Leighann, I have this skinny jean by Lee and really love them. Wore them yesterday!
http://www.lee.com/store/LEE_STORE_US/en_US/product/women/slender-secret/slender-secret-steven-skinny-jean-petite.html
I like regular cut jeans.
I LOVE skinny jeans and the boot cut. Definitely torn between the two.
My favorite style is flared, I know they are not in fashion but I love them. I also like boyfriend styles.
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I like boot cut
I like trouser jeans because they even out my waist and hips.
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I like straight leg jeans
I love boot cut and skinny, both in dark wash
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I also like Boot cut, but now not more available i am feel good with Trouser.
The thing I have to watch out for now — with my advancing middle-aged spread — is how they fit across my abdomen. I like low but not too low. Sliver jeans fit my body type really well. I have a dark pair and light pair and wear them entirely too much, but they just are so dang comfortable and look good.
I like low-rise boot cut.
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I prefer skinny or boot cut jeans. I am really short so anything with a wider leg tends to make me look even shorter.
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My favorite jeans are the boot cut.
right now i am in a skinny jean phase! also like the long and lean cut from the gap
I love all jeans too! The changing styles are so fun and a nice added change to your wardrobe. I’m totally into the high waisted flare jeans that have come back and I could never give up my skinny jeans! Day or night tennies or heels I’m all about jeans 🙂
I really like boot cut jeans! I think they flatter everyone’s body type. However, I’d really like some skinny jeans to wear with boots- I hate how boot cut jeans look bulky with boots.
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I am a trouser or boot cut fan. I just like long ones…..
It depends on my mood, but I tend to go for boot cut or skinny jeans.
boot leg mid rise — darker — are my fave
I like a boot cut with some cute shoes that have a little heel, or a skinny jean tucked into boots and a long shirt. Darker colors seem better at slimming too.
Well right not I’m stuck in maternity jeans, but normally I love boot cut jeans in a dark wash. I’m slowly getting on board with skinny jeans to wear inside boots.
black skinny jeans are my fav
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Love the classic bootcut!
I would also love to spend a little money on myself once in awhile and the boot cut are very cute
boot cut always
skinny for me
“like”: dark jeans , boot cut and TJ Maxx!!
I love the skinny and the trouser style.
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I usually go for boot cut jeans. I love the way that skinny jeans look on other people, but I have yet to find a pair that look even remotely cute on me.
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I really like the Silver brand jeans.
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Not sure my first comment posted, I don’t see it, but I see my second one! So if it didn’t, my answer was I need ‘long’ jeans as I’m tall at 5 ft. 7 in.
jen
I like boot cut.
low rise bootcut
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I’m a big fan of boot cut – and a darker jean is better to make me appear slimmer 😉
I love whatever jeans fit and make me look TALLER. I always feel like jeans make me look short, for some reason. Well, hell, I AM short.. .but I want something that makes me look leggy. Maybe I don’t needs jeans.. maybe I need KISS boots. LOLOL
I LOVE boot cut jeans. They are the only ones that are flattering on my frame. I have wide hips and have the hardest time finding something that looks good!
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My favorite style jean would be the trouser style.
I love the skinny style jeans.
I love the boot cut style.
My favorite jean for the longest is boot cut. I just love the shape. But they don’t work when you want to tuck your jeans inside of your boot. So I own one pair of skinny leg jeans just for that reason. My first love will always be boot cut though.
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I love Skinny Jeans!
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Personally I’m a boot cut gal myself. I am learning to love jeans again now that I’e dropped 10 pounds. Yeah me! 😉
I like to wear boot cut jeans.
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I am forever a bootleg cut girl!
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Dark wash boot cut denim for me!
I would love some new dark skinny jeans to wear with boots this winter!
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trouser!
I love trouser style jeans!
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I’m a big fan of flare jeans or long bootcuts. Skinny jeans during boot weather though.
I always go for boot cut!
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No skinny jeans here 🙁 love a little spandex in the denim LOL
I like boot cut jeans. Thanks for the giveaway!
I like skinny jeans and jeggings 🙂
I really like Flares and Skinny Jeans. This girl right here adores TJ Maxx! Thanks so much!
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I tend to stick to boot cut. I’d love to wear skinny jeans tucked into my boots, I’m just not feeling skinny enough these days.
I’m a huge skinny jeans fan b/c I love to wear boots!