True Religion.

Ok, I have a secret to spill.  I am wearing--right now--the most expensive jeans I've ever bought. Even on sale. Half-price. From Nordstrom's Rack. As many of you know, I am a Gap jeans kind of gal. However, I stopped in at Nordstrom's Rack the other day to pick up a $16 cardigan and saw a rack of True Religion jeans--half off the regular price. I took a pair into the dressing room and wondered if my ass would miraculously look better. And guess what?  It sort of did.  So I walked around the store for a while playing a mental game with myself where I told myself that paying this much for a pair of jeans was just asinine (they're COTTON, not GOLD for God's sake) and then I swayed to other side of my brain where I told myself that I deserved these jeans. I'm not sure WHY I deserved them but maybe it was because I had been going to yoga regularly for over a month. Or maybe it was because I've started writing my actual dissertation and what better way to celebrate than with a new pair of ridiculously priced jeans. I even resorted to my usual reasoning:  We're not having children. Therefore, I can buy expensive jeans.This went on and on and on and I eventually found myself handing the cashier my credit card. 

Anyway.

I'm wearing them now and guess what?  I have a little bit of an extra bounce in my step today. Whaddya know? 

(I couldn't resist making you think this was a picture of me...  Bwahaaaa!  It sooooo isn't. It's an image from Google.)

 

Do you buy expensive jeans?  Any help in justifying them? (I have a feeling I may be back for another pair.)

Comments

[Colleen]

Derran bought be a pair of Big Star jeans from The Buckle last year for my birthday and they are BY FAR the best jeans I've ever owned. They were insanely priced, but SO worth it. Plus, they are actually LONG enough to the point where they had to hem them for me! They did a great job of hemming, too. They kept the integrity of the bottoms so they still looks worn rather than looking all dorky and hemmed. I'm pretty sure the sale woman at The Buckle spent 45 minutes with me and brought me every pair in the place until I was pleased. I highly recommend it!

[Robin]

I absolutely buy expensive jeans... All the time... Almost exclusively. It could ALMOST be called an addiction - but that's such an ugly word. Paige, 7 For All Mankind, AG, Citizens of Humanity, Cookie Johnson, David Kahn, Elie Tahari, TAG+,... love them. Love.

They last longer, fit better, and are loooonnnngggg enough (this could ALMOST be called an obsession, but that, too, is such an ugly word).

Yes. You deserve them. Wear them proudly with that extra little bounce in your step!

[Tina H. Boogren]

Thank you, Erin! I have a feeling that I may be moving beyond the Gap (for jeans) and into a whole new world... I wrote down the brands you mentioned and look forward to a shopping trip SOON! Thank you, thank you! (And there's a lot to be said for buying what makes us happy--good call!)
Miss you!

[Erin]

I've been a convert to expensive jeans for years now. You just can't beat a great pair of jeans. They last longer and for me the way they make me feel is worth the hundreds of dollars I have been known to thrown down on them. You should give Paige or J Brand jeans a try too. And Hudson's are ridiculously comfy and make your butt look hot too! Happy shopping! :)

Side note: I don't try very hard to justify much of what I buy so I'm not a good person to give advice in this area! I'm single...I buy what makes me happy!