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How may pairs of jeans do you own?

(61 Posts)
minimo Thu 06-Oct-16 10:40:27

The other baggy jeans thread got me thinking...

So I went and counted. 9 pairs! More than one for every day of the week. blush Anyone else want to reveal?

pollyperkins Fri 07-Oct-16 18:18:35

Well I think jeans are more flTtering than tailored trousers sometimes! I have 3 blue pairs (one very old), one grey, one brown (old), one pale green (old) and 3 pairs of corduroy ones , (if they count) for winter : red, navy, brown. Hardly wear the old ones except for gardening.

Aepgirl Fri 07-Oct-16 19:14:54

I have several pairs, all of which look good until they are worn the first time after washing, no matter how expensive they are.

However, last night I went to put on my 'best' jeans, only to discover they have disappeared! This weekend will be spent hunting through what I thought were my well organised wardrobes.

Legs55 Fri 07-Oct-16 19:48:28

2 pairs for winter everyday wear, 2 pairs navy (jeggings) for going out in winter. 2 pairs of white for summer, 2 cropped white. Not many really but I'm on the look out for some more, M & S fit me fine so waiting until I can go & buy a couple more pairs for winter. Had a good clear out so I probably gave several pairs to Charity (didn't like style, gone off colour etc) Love stretch ones as my waist can vary a little depending on weight fluctuations grin

Coolgran65 Fri 07-Oct-16 20:02:00

loupylou to get longer tops I usually buy a jumper dress. Usually M & S from ebay, I'm bidding on a Kaliko one at present.

stillhere Fri 07-Oct-16 21:34:14

I can't understand why some think they don't look good - I think they are very flattering, if the right size is being worn, and as long as no muffin top is involved.

too many pairs in blue shades to count, denim and cotton
several pairs in black, denim, velvet and cotton
3 pairs of brown, 1 in denim, 2 in cotton
1 pair grape in cotton
1 pair very narrow blue and white stripes
2 pairs grey, 1 in denim, 1 in cotton

I also have cord jeans in several colours. Also have linen, now I think about it. Some pairs are cropped.

I suppose I have pairs for all seasons. I'd rather have a pair of jeans with all the useful pockets that don't make you look a strange shape, than a pair of trousers with pockets in the side seams that make you look as if you are wearing jodhpurs.

Nanna58 Fri 07-Oct-16 21:42:30

Dozens! Girlfriend, boyfriend, ripped, boot cut, relaxed straight - love'em, live in them, couldn't be without them !

grannybuy Fri 07-Oct-16 22:46:28

Though I prefer trousers, stillhere is right re the jodhpur look. I have complained to M n S about this shape, and I've even resorted to altering the shape myself! It's the curse of the narrower leg. They don't get the gradual shaping right.

nannypink1 Fri 07-Oct-16 23:01:35

I live in them too. Skinny lycra jeans. I am a 34" inside leg girl n with heels they look good. But I only wear high rise ones. They flatten yr tum..no muffin top.... and when you bend down they don't need hitching up again. Love em

Nanna58 Fri 07-Oct-16 23:12:07

Lycra a blessing-remember laying down and pulling up zip with a coat hanger in my youth! And wearing in the bath to 'shrink to fit'! ?

Nelliemoser Fri 07-Oct-16 23:39:19

Four pairs, two of which are my gardening jeans. Which, as you probably can imagine are not respectable outside the garden. I garden on my hands and knees. I will have to source another pair soon as the fabric on the knees is in holes.