Okay, wait, even more start: I believe in Health at Every Size. And also fat acceptance. I think beauty is diverse and more than the extremely narrow representation we get. I still think models are super pretty and Jessica Alba is gorgeous. In the ideal world, clothes would be made for everyone. No one would argue that making clothes above a size 14 would 'encourage' people to get fat. We don't live in an ideal world and when people wonder why some brands only go up to 31, let's be blunt: it's because they don't want to make clothes for women they perceive as fat. Which is a really shitty world, there. And it's hard work - even when you're making clothes for that more ideal size 8, one size is never specific for all the awesome varieties of people out there, hips and thighs and butts and calves.
SO. The idea was one more blog: I generally buy a 31 or 32. I loathe paying full price. I shop a lot on ebay and in thrift stores. I'm in my late 30s, 5'2" and between 145-150lbs. I like patches and distressing and plain wide legs and jeans - I really love jeans. Here are my jeans, how the fit, where I got them, how much I paid, tips on sizing and stuff! Hopefully some of you will find some space for one more blog! I plan to update on Wednesday and Sunday with pictures of the jeans on me and how I bought them, etc.
I bought these J Brand Ink bootcut jeans from ebay for a total of $15 with shipping. The seller helpfully included a lot of pictures of the fraying of the hem and, as you can see circled in the sorry so porny shot, patched holes on the inside of the thigh. That was the only angle where you could even see that the thighs were patched - it's basically invisible, yay! 
The lighting in my bathroom is super bright, so I took the pictures in there, I might try somewhere else next time, heh.
(See, this goes back to the wide variety of people. I've bought a few pairs of used jeans where there was wear on the inner thigh like that, and yet, jeans I've owned for over 10 years (my weight hasn't varied much more than 5-8lbs in that time frame) don't have wear there. Life! Full of variety! We are not all the same!)
Okay, the tummy shot is kind of super unflattering, but you know, these jeans are actually kind of loose in waist and I had to tug them up a little a few times. But it's a weird angle! I feel defensive! Anyway: J Brand. I almost always fit and prefer a 31 in J Brand but then I bought another pair of bootcut ones at 31 and they were super tight, so I decided for J Brand and my butt and tummy, 31 for skinnies, 32 for everything else. Which is why trying things on is always so awesome, but when you have Ebay and good sellers, you have something nearly as good - measurements! As noted, I've already had a bad experience with J Brand (and every brand) a size meant one thing in one cut and then soemthing else in another. But this seller told me the waist size in inches, the inseam and the rise. I bid for them knowing the inseam was just at the edge of my no-tailor zone (you can see I'm wearing them with heels). Seriously, bless sellers who give you measurements!
So, that's day 1. See you Sunday, let me know if you have any questions, additional comments, etc!
I realize I should have included a more straight shot so you could see them just there, and also noted that these jeans were super comfy, and looked fairly darn fabulous. Something for next time!
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