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tanith Thu 23-Mar-23 22:44:58

Anyone else have this problem with jeans that fit the hips but are tight on the waist?
I buy jeans that fit nicely on my hips/legs but the waist is tight, if I buy them to fit my waist they are really baggy on my thighs and round my backside. I’ve not found an answer and I wear jeans a lot.

Tenko Wed 10-May-23 11:27:21

Wow, according to Hetty58 I’ve got 6 more years of wearing jeans . Not going to happen . I live in jeans and have both expensive and supermarket jeans .
A well fitting jean can make your legs longer and slimmer, the pocket positioning can make your bum smaller and stretch can reduce a tum . It also depends what you wear them with. Shoes , boots , tops .
My DD is a buyer for a well known fashion store and and definitely lets me know if something doesn’t suit me .
Oh I also have long hair and shock horror wear a bikini on holiday .

Germanshepherdsmum Wed 10-May-23 11:29:12

You’re doomed to be ridiculed then Tenko!

glammagran Wed 10-May-23 11:41:29

I only buy jeans from M&S ans they are the only ones that fit on both hips and waist. I’m not suggesting they are the best quality you can buy.

SueDonim Wed 10-May-23 12:21:09

I’m sorry you feel you look ridiculous and that you perambulate/shuffle in your jeans, Hetty. Just because you feel you can’t wear them doesn’t mean the rest of us look ridiculous. Maybe we’ve simply been blessed with better genes.

Back to choices. Prompted by this thread, I made a big order with Landsend. They arrived yesterday and they’re all going back today. One issue that others pointed out, of too tight waists, meant two styles didn’t fit properly. A third seemed to be an entire size smaller than the first two! I didn’t like the colour of the final pair. I ordered two t-shirts as well. They’re also going back, they’re so thin.

I’ll now check out M&S. I have one pair of ?Sierra/Sienna jeans which are nice.

Tenko Wed 10-May-23 12:59:54

Germanshepherdsmum

You’re doomed to be ridiculed then Tenko!

I don’t care

Jaxjacky Wed 10-May-23 14:02:18

I wear their Sienna, were Sofia jeans SueDonim love them, fit and wash well.