The first time I wore skinny jeans I declared that I was never going back. The way they felt, the way they looked, the years older I felt out of my baggier pairs was enough to have me committed for life, ready to pay the $120 plus that come along with a commitment to a good pair of skinny jeans.
A few days ago I opened my drawer of jeans, a drawer that holds 25 pairs to be exact. 25 pairs is a lot of pants. Of the 25 pairs only 5 are skinny jeans, pairs that I just keep rotating whenever I feel like throwing on the old blues. I had a feeling of nostalgia for my old blue jeans, a saw a few Seven brands, Paper Denim & Cloth, Citizens, even some Abercrombie and Fitch jeans from high school, I MISSED them. I got a pair out, luckily they still fit, and they felt GOOD. I thought “screw it” and went into my closet to put the rest of the days outfit together. I didn’t know how. I was so accustomed to the tighter skinnier fit that I didn’t know what to pair with my flared leg, lighter wash, more beat up NON-skinny jean. I couldn’t grab a pair of boots and tuck the legs in or wear a long nice shirt like I would with the skinnys, I really didn’t know HOW to wear them. And, then there is the WHOLE other issue of what shoes to wear with skinny jeans. Sneakers and converse looked way too manly to me, boots would give the impression of a cowgirl, and flats made the jeans drag on the floor as I walked. Finally, I started to feel crazy so I settled on my Tom’s shoes and a t-shirt, it would have to do.
I left to the house and went to photography class. I did feel a little strange but at the same time liberated, my legs could breathe, I recalled memories from those old jeans, and I felt pleased with myself for giving them a shot. When I got home from class my roommate complimented the jeans, “I like those, are they new?” she asked, “You have no idea,” I thought to myself. I then went to the blue jean drawer took out a few more pairs, dusted them off and decided they too would be worn, SOON. Maybe the age old adage is true, you can never go wrong in jeans, skinny or not.
-Tace Samet
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