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kittenheels · Coach

Earnest Sewn Jeans?

crystal · Kate Spade

you'll hear the term "perfect jeans" in reference to every brand. but u gotta keep in mind what's perfect for one person may be a disaster for you. u just gotta try everything on til u find ur match made in heaven. as for finding them... where exactly are you? if u have nordstrom, nieman marcus, saks 5th ave, bloomingdales, etc. any of those place shold have them... i know i've seen them around but i live in LA so u can't swing a cat w/o finding designer jeans!

kittenheels · Coach

Thanks! I'm in LA too but I work pretty crazy hours, so my shopping forays are a bit limited of late. I'll just have to drag myself to the beverly center this weekend to check them out.

Lilykind · Hermes

IME Earnest Sewn jeans are great if you are taller and not too curvy. They have pretty long inseams (like 34") but what always bugs me is that they have the whiskering at the back of the knee. On my 5' 3" ish self...that whiskering hits at midcalf.

Since you're in LA you may want to wait for a Sun Walters sample sale because they'll have tons of Earnest Sewn jeans for half price (maybe $90-$100)

kittenheels · Coach

The sample sale sounds good...how do I get the notification for the Sun Walters sales? Are they on Daily Candy's lists?

I'm intruiged enough by the pants to try them...but I am still working my way through a backlog of sevens...so I like them much better at half off!

halleybird · Hermes

Lilykind wrote:

IME Earnest Sewn jeans are great if you are taller and not too curvy. They have pretty long inseams (like 34") but what always bugs me is that they have the whiskering at the back of the knee. On my 5' 3" ish self...that whiskering hits at midcalf. Since you're in LA you may want to wait for a Sun Walters sample sale because they'll have tons of Earnest Sewn jeans for half price (maybe $90-$100)

I'm tall and not curvy, but I didn't like them on me, either. They fit a lot like PD&C, which I don't really like on me (with the exception of one pair that I wear to work). I think they're sort of butt-minimizing. So maybe they work on tall, very thin people blessed with butts. LOL. The denim is SO soft, though.

kittenheels · Coach

Thanks for the help and suggestions.

I was able to try the Earnest jeans on and was disappointed. As a tall and modestly hourglass person, I was expecting them to be cute. They gave me old lady butt...they are not curved enough in the back to accommodate a butt that sticks out...instead they flattened me out. I found the Seven Miller trouser gave a much better rear view, as did the bianca denim trouser by Joe's.

FYI if you live in LA...pickett fences in Larchmont is having an awesome sale with lots of Milly and DVF.

kiwi · BCBG

maybe it's my body type but they seem to fit me really well, actually. i have little to no butt, but these jeans actually make it seem like i have one! the only problem i have is that even the bootcut has a very narrow leg opening, but i like the fact that they're higher rise in the back. i got mine at filene's basement for $70 back in feb or something

but of course, you should try them on IRL. like crystal said, other people's dream jeans fit like crap on others (eg. true religion joeys are a godsend to a lot of people, but they just look ridiculous on me)

-- Edited by kiwi at 01:10, 2005-08-01