Jeans are a fashion staple. We dress them up for dates and parties. We wear them on a walk in the park. We wear them to paint the house or take a road trip. A world without jeans would be a sad place, indeed.
Every pair of jeans has a story.
It was well after noon when she woke up Sunday morning. It was 2:30 to be exact. The art show started at 3:30. It was truly a miracle she woke up with enough time to make herself presentable. Sleeping late was always her forte, but it often took a hefty chunk out of her “getting ready” time.
She wasn’t one of those stuffy artists who asked for a champagne reception and evening gowns at her art shows. Instead, she wanted her shows to feel as relaxed and carefree as the art. As she pulled on her favorite boyfriend jeans and her “good luck” sheer white tee, she was bursting with excitement. She knew this show would be a good one.
She stuffed her wallet in her back pocket… purses are too pretentious. Then, she kissed Lolly, her grey cat, goodbye and headed out the door. Running her hands along the exposed brick wall in her Soho apartment along the way.
Planning other people’s weddings was proving to be much easier than planning her own. The sure-fire pep talks she had given to brides on countless occasions were doing nothing to help her mood as she raced down Madison Avenue during her lunch break. She wished for her fiance; but he was in Seattle on business. She hadn’t quite grasped the time difference, and she sensed he was growing irritated whenever she called him at 8:00 am to talk to him before work. He always mumbled something about how it was 5:00 am and to please call later…
At any rate, the wedding was in two weeks and she still hadn’t gotten bridesmaid’s gifts, shoes to go with her gown, deciding on a champagne for the toast, or decided on flowers for anyone’s bouquet. She glanced quickly at the shoes she was wearing now. Pink was her favorite color, and the shoes were marvelously comfortable. Pink shoes with Vera Wang white (and her mother’s appalled stare) danced through her head as she entered the florist…
She glanced at her phone as she took another sip of her caramel latte. She was 7 minutes late to the conference call and had 11 missed calls. She would let them squirm for a bit. She flipped through the pages of Allure and read over the makeup tips. She was trying to revamp her look. More importantly, she wanted to master that glorious red lip she has seen at Fashion Week. Ahh, it was a beautiful look, she mused.
She began to gather her things, quietly closing the magazine and placing it gently into her canvas tote. She pulled out her compact and took a quick look at herself. Then she smiled as she thought of the “very important” conference call she was headed to. She was the only one who knew it was merely the local Chelsea catering company. They needed a final figure for the Labor Day party. It was Friday, her team needed to loosen up.
She now had 15 missed calls…
W H A T ‘ S Y O U R J E A N S T O R Y?
Happy Friday, I wish all of you a fun-filled and adventurous weekend.
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yes clare! thanks so much for the blog listing!
Oh I love wide-leg trousers. I just enjoy them so much. The stories you told are so wonderful
I love the outfits as well.
Looooving all these collages! The skinnies are my faves!
xoxox,
CC
Just found you, and LOVE THIS. For serious.
You are so creative with your posts! I love reading the jeans story. The collages are wonderful too! xxoxoxo
so creative, as usual! i have always loved how putting together just the right outfit can make you feel like a new person, with a new story to tel..
Loved reading all those little stories. I will always be faithful to my trusty skinny jeans – and I love the look you put with them!
I love the boyfriend jeans outfit. I love all the stories. Cute blog! =D
I like the boyfriend jeans outfit the best. I love all of the stories. Cute blog! =)
Skinny jeans are amazing. Such a cute story! Happy happy weekend love.
Aw such a fun post! Love it:)
I’ve got only 2 pairs of trousers and they’re skinnies;)
Lovely writing my dear! I’d love to say I fell into one jean story…but I’m definitely a mix
Though you have reminded me that I have yet to find my perfect BF jeans…Current Elliott’s in size 23…hard to come by…at least over here. I may resort to ebay!
Thanks for sharing hon! I love your comments and could care less about the length, write me a novel if you’d like. I always love hearing from you
Besides, nothing worse than pouring yourself out there only to have someone completely ignore it and write, “nice shoes”….
That photo reminded me of me and cousin…showing off our skirts. When we were about 5yrs. old we plotted to do a “flippy skirt show” for a boy in our class. After we did, she quickly ran off…I followed, then fell. Needless to say, he didn’t give us much attention after that.
How about goat cheese? I love that on pizza
Happy weekend, hon! xx
i love every pair of jeans you’ve posted!!!!! i especially love the boyfriend and high-waist styles.
xox
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OMG! What a fabulous fashion tale of jeans, unfortunately I don’t have a jean tale to compare!
p.s. What a lucky character !!!
J’adore short narratives revolving around clothes – I write them all the time myself. While I live in skinnies, I find myself taken with both the boyfriends and the wide trousers, as well. Fabulous narratives. Fabulous sets. Fabulous post!
Oh my, loving the sound of all of their stories
I absolutely love those boyfriend jeans, and the outfit idea is wonderful!! Hope you’re having a beautiful weekend dear.
oh my gosh that was amazing! i was smiling the whole time i read this. i think my favorite story is the skinny jean one. my favorite of the outfits would definitely be the boyfriend jeans. all of those lives sound so glamorous! i want to be the girl reading allure!
Those are wonderful outfits with equally wonderful stories!
I adore the skinny jeans outfit but ohh also the wide leg one.. gosh I love all 3!!
xxx
I am seriously in love with the sandals you paired with those boyfriend jeans. In LOVE!
i quite enjoyed reading your jean story .. and mustsay the first look was completely perfect . well chosen pieces!
but….”purses are too pretentious”
Hey Clare. These are great. I love jeans. They had be worn so many ways. Hope you’ve had a cool weekend. Cheers!
I have stopped wearing jeans because I look so short in them
Plus my humongous thighs~
i love those wide-leg trouser jeans. i think if i were a stylist, i’d make up stories and circumstances while dressing my clients ALL the time. it’s more fun that way!
I love those outfits !
great story! I just bought a pair of lucky jeans and they are soo comfy, I love them <3
haha yeah those pics of shia is super creepy… nice to know that there are still lots of creepy people out there dispite the news about the crime rate being lower every year or somehting lol
I love it clare!! You’re on my blogroll now!