Getting Dirty in Denim - Part 1: Jeans

amberMS — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:04:20 -0500

It's been a couple days since I posted. I was working with a talented stylist on a denim story for a magazine. It inspired me to pick out some of my favorite jeans to post here.

While I would like to dress nicely everyday while working, what you don't see on the television shows about fashion is the amount of dirty manual labor that goes on behind the scenes. Denim with a nice flowing blouse looks like I put effort into my outfit, but is also practical while you're running around to showrooms and picking up garment bags.

And when I say picking up garment bags, I dont mean literally picking them up. One brand lent three bags full of every style of blues they made. I had to drag those bags--because they were too heavy-- to the end of the block and wait for a cab.

Since we were doing the photo shoot across the street from the office, I packed up all 3,000lbs of denim and used a 3 foot long duffel bag to transport them. While I dragged this trunk behind me with my stick arms, I started laughing out loud on the street. I thought about those Strong Man competitions shown on ESPN where muscle guys drag Volkswagen Beetles on a rope. That is what I must of looked like to the cars and pedestrians going by. Whoever says fashion is easy has never dragged a tank made of denim down a city block.

Anyway, for you ladies, none of us have a uniform body shape. I tried to pick brands that I've heard fashion people say they love, and I like as well. Though some of these brands can be pricey, a good pair of jeans is worth spending on. If you are like me, you'll only wear the ones that flatter. There's no sense in having ten pairs of jeans cluttering up the closet that don't fit correctly.

From top clockwise: 1) Cheap Monday Skinny Jeans: they run small, good for petite women 2) Seven for All Mankind: good for tall women 3) Acne: great quality 4) J Crew: perfect trouser jeans 5) J Brand: Slimming 6) See by Chloe: go to for bohemian style 7) Siwy: neat novelty denim styles for trend hounds 8)Joe's Jeans: great for "boy shapes" 9) William Rast: straight leg style is perfect.

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Getting Dirty in Denim - Part 1: Jeans