Comments on: Now, for something totally different… http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Thu, 24 May 2012 15:13:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kim http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-26258 Kim Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:43:58 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-26258 I've had great success with makeyourownjeans.com , go for it, just give the measurements carefully, you may have to tweak your order to get the perfect fit, I have emailed a question asking them to add the waist panel like NYDJ , will let you know when they reply. I’ve had great success with makeyourownjeans.com , go for it, just give the measurements carefully, you may have to tweak your order to get the perfect fit, I have emailed a question asking them to add the waist panel like NYDJ , will let you know when they reply.

]]> By: Dina http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25919 Dina Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:39:10 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25919 Hi Kate, You might try Eddie Bauer? They have three different cuts of jeans and one might work for you. I also have a hard time finding jeans that fit - opposite issues from you - I have a thick waist and a flat butt! However, after trying many, many, many jeans over many years, I discovered that I have to spend money if I want to find jeans that fit me right. So I end up spending between $60-$120 on a pair but they last forever and if they fit right, it's worth it. Just keep trying, but do try Eddie Bauer! Good luck! Hi Kate,

You might try Eddie Bauer? They have three different cuts of jeans and one might work for you. I also have a hard time finding jeans that fit - opposite issues from you - I have a thick waist and a flat butt! However, after trying many, many, many jeans over many years, I discovered that I have to spend money if I want to find jeans that fit me right. So I end up spending between $60-$120 on a pair but they last forever and if they fit right, it’s worth it. Just keep trying, but do try Eddie Bauer! Good luck!

]]> By: Carol Anne http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25444 Carol Anne Sat, 16 Aug 2008 21:33:08 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25444 Find jeans that fit your thighs and rear. Then find a tailor and get the waistline altered. It's amazing what a good tailor can do. It's worth every dollar! BTW, I love Not Your Daughter's Jeans. They are fantastic. I get complements when I wear them, and I am far from thin. Find jeans that fit your thighs and rear. Then find a tailor and get the waistline altered. It’s amazing what a good tailor can do. It’s worth every dollar!

BTW, I love Not Your Daughter’s Jeans. They are fantastic. I get complements when I wear them, and I am far from thin.

]]> By: Lauri http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25436 Lauri Sat, 16 Aug 2008 18:16:36 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25436 I love, love, love DKNY jeans... especially their Ludlow jeans... they are the perfect rise and were recently mentioned on Oprah as being a great jean. My advice is to take a day and go to a store that has many brands of jeans and try, try, try... try many on and go up a size if needed to get the right fit. You can always hire a seamstress to take jeans in & up to suit you. Once you find a style, brand & size that you know fits... buy them on ebay baby..... I got me a pair of $50 DKNY jeans for $5.99 on ebay.. let us know how it goes. I love, love, love DKNY jeans… especially their Ludlow jeans… they are the perfect rise and were recently mentioned on Oprah as being a great jean.

My advice is to take a day and go to a store that has many brands of jeans and try, try, try… try many on and go up a size if needed to get the right fit. You can always hire a seamstress to take jeans in & up to suit you. Once you find a style, brand & size that you know fits… buy them on ebay baby….. I got me a pair of $50 DKNY jeans for $5.99 on ebay..

let us know how it goes.

]]> By: noreen http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25432 noreen Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:03:51 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25432 Nordstrom's has "Not Your Daughter's Jeans," or some name like that and Chico's has jeans that fit those of us not built like models. And, I find the low rise jeans very, very uncomfortable when you sit down. You just have to be careful of jeans for the 40-plus crowd, as the manufacturers love to put lots of bling on them, and that's maddening when you just want a pair of jeans. Nordstrom’s has “Not Your Daughter’s Jeans,” or some name like that and Chico’s has jeans that fit those of us not built like models. And, I find the low rise jeans very, very uncomfortable when you sit down. You just have to be careful of jeans for the 40-plus crowd, as the manufacturers love to put lots of bling on them, and that’s maddening when you just want a pair of jeans.

]]> By: Kate http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25430 Kate Sat, 16 Aug 2008 16:38:26 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25430 Boy, if you crack that code you'll be making every woman over 40 ecstatically happy - including me. I have the opposite problem of you. No hips whatsoever. The only good curve on my body is my beer belly! Have never done custom jeans. Didn't even know that was an option. But I would! I am babying my last pair of good fitting jeans like you wouldn't believe. It's been years since I found a pair that actually fit me... Boy, if you crack that code you’ll be making every woman over 40 ecstatically happy - including me.

I have the opposite problem of you. No hips whatsoever. The only good curve on my body is my beer belly! Have never done custom jeans. Didn’t even know that was an option. But I would! I am babying my last pair of good fitting jeans like you wouldn’t believe. It’s been years since I found a pair that actually fit me…

]]> By: Mrs Figby http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25419 Mrs Figby Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:24:06 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25419 Definitely go with a slightly lower rise -- "mid-rise" will sit just a bit below your belly button and that should help quite a bit. With that in mind, buy a pair that fit your biggest part perfectly. Then, if there is still a gap at the waistline, take them to your dry cleaner and ask them to tailor them. They can very easily take in the waist a bit and it's a cheap fix. Et voila -- "custom" jeans. Definitely go with a slightly lower rise — “mid-rise” will sit just a bit below your belly button and that should help quite a bit. With that in mind, buy a pair that fit your biggest part perfectly. Then, if there is still a gap at the waistline, take them to your dry cleaner and ask them to tailor them. They can very easily take in the waist a bit and it’s a cheap fix. Et voila — “custom” jeans.

]]> By: Anne http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25418 Anne Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:18:48 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25418 My Mom has a similar problem finding jeans. She also likes the G. Vanderbilt jeans. They do have a lower waist and rise but not one that shows everything when standing, sitting, moving etc. Don't shy away from the lower rise or waist yet. A lower waist or rise does not necessarily mean a whole hand or two below the belly button thus making it uncomfortable or unpractical for us 30 and 40 somethings. And they can be a great fit for those of us who are curvier. Many stores (Banana Republic, Ann Taylor Loft, Nordstorm) are offering jeans and pants for the curvier. These stores can also be found on-line. If you go on-line you can always live chat with someone who can provide you with waist/hip/length measurements and fit of the jeans if this info isn't provided in the description. Good luck My Mom has a similar problem finding jeans. She also likes the G. Vanderbilt jeans. They do have a lower waist and rise but not one that shows everything when standing, sitting, moving etc.

Don’t shy away from the lower rise or waist yet. A lower waist or rise does not necessarily mean a whole hand or two below the belly button thus making it uncomfortable or unpractical for us 30 and 40 somethings. And they can be a great fit for those of us who are curvier. Many stores (Banana Republic, Ann Taylor Loft, Nordstorm) are offering jeans and pants for the curvier. These stores can also be found on-line. If you go on-line you can always live chat with someone who can provide you with waist/hip/length measurements and fit of the jeans if this info isn’t provided in the description.
Good luck

]]> By: Wendy http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25417 Wendy Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:11:28 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25417 HI!! I will delurk to say that this very topic was covered on What Not to Wear last night. The woman was shaped just as you described, and they told her that she should look for lower rise pants/jeans with a wider waistband. HI!!

I will delurk to say that this very topic was covered on What Not to Wear last night. The woman was shaped just as you described, and they told her that she should look for lower rise pants/jeans with a wider waistband.

]]> By: Lisa C http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25411 Lisa C Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:16:15 +0000 http://omegamom.com/2008/08/15/now-for-something-totally-different/#comment-25411 I haven't tried the custom jeans but if need be you can have a tailor dart the back of the jeans on each side (basically leading down to and underneath the middle of each back pocket.) If the waist needs to be taken in a lot, the tailor may need to take off the pockets and restitch them after darting the waist. That can get expensive. Have you tried Curvy jeans from The Gap? They fit me well, at least they did before I found perimenopause and lost my waist. I haven’t tried the custom jeans but if need be you can have a tailor dart the back of the jeans on each side (basically leading down to and underneath the middle of each back pocket.) If the waist needs to be taken in a lot, the tailor may need to take off the pockets and restitch them after darting the waist. That can get expensive. Have you tried Curvy jeans from The Gap? They fit me well, at least they did before I found perimenopause and lost my waist.

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