Shopping trip

[nekosensei]

Today, I discovered that two of my good jeans were fraying right in the butt. Since I figured it would not be a good thing for people to see what color underwear I was wearing, I decided it was time to make a trip to Lane Bryant to buy new ones. When I got there, I noticed that they had a new system for picking out jeans. They were separated into three different colors-- red, yellow, and blue-- and the numbers went from one to about seven or eight. When I first saw it, I was confused and started scratching my head. Where were the normal sizes I was so in the habit of looking for? That's when a sales lady came up, explained what was going on, and offered to measure me. She told me the color I should pick out based on my body shape and the size from the measurement of my waist. I picked out jeans that were in my size and color, and they fit perfectly! On the first try! I've always thought that shopping for jeans (and pants in general) was hell since I have a lot of curves. They'd fit right in one place but be loose in another. Here I was, thinking I would spend two hours in the store trying on jeans and figuring out what size and cut to wear, when it only took me a few minutes. It turns out that I had a harder time picking out a top! Whoever designed this was brilliant!

Oh...and today's shopping trip resulted in three new jeans and a cute top.

Comments

[lucy-burb.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your happy shopping trip! I love GAP and LaSenza, because I can walk in those stores, grab anything in my size and know that it will fit. I never have to go in the fitting room. I know which styles to avoid and which ones are the most flattering (no side slit pockets in my pants, thank you...they make me look "hippy"). That's nice that a store goes out of their way to make the shopping experience more enjoyable!

[ghostandfriends.livejournal.com]

I love Lane Bryant's jeans. They are MADE for people with little waists and big hips! But now I'm losing weight, so I don't know where the fuck I'm going to get jeans in the future. Lucky Brand Jeans has ones that fit my shape, but they cost 3 times as much. Grrr. I never thought I would be both too fat *and* too thin for clothes at the same time...