I innocently wandered into a store today and admired a pair of jean shorts. They were longer than the typical shorts, which I can appreciate since I've never had the assets of a Blake Lively or Cameron Diaz. I justified the purchase with the fact that they were on massive sale. I grabbed a couple of sizes and hit the dressing room.
Alright, the first pair didn't fit—could barely squeeze them over my knees. Ok. I shook it off. Things happen. Bodies morph. It might just be time to actually work out rather than thinking about it.
The second, larger pair also didn't fit. And it's not just that they didn't fit, it was as though they were spanx meant for outside wear. My legs looked like sausage cases and the jean shorts were losing the battle to contain me. Is it possible to have fat knees? Because I swear to you, it looked like the muffin top and also become mini muffins on the bottom.
In despair, I peeled them back off, sat on the bench and entertained some suicidal thoughts (along with some inappropriate thoughts involving chips and cheese dip). I checked the label just to be certain I hadn't accidentally wandered into the children's section. Nope. They were made for adults—adults who hate themselves.
There on the label explained at least part of my distress: jean leggings.
That's right ladies (and the occasional gentleman who wanders onto this blog in error) I mistakenly tried on CUT OFF JEGGINGS. I didn't even know these existed—and not just because I don't know anything about fashion, but because their existence is just wrong. How do you sit down in these things? Are you just supposed to pose standing in them while holding your breath (provided you get greased up enough to get them on)? Are they actually supposed to act as a new form of birth control? Because no one is getting anything on, off or over in these things.
I'm going to go call my therapist now. It could take years to erase the memory of me trying to stuff my bits and pieces into the jean equivalent of saran wrap. YEARS, people. YEARS.
If I can save one person from this fate, my life will be a success (ok, not really, but you'll still thank me).
7 comments:
What the HUH...??????? Are you KIDDING ME????? This is just wrong. Wrong, I tell you!!!!! Who ARE these sadists designing clothing today???? Who are the size double zero masichists BUYING them???? Why does a size double zero exisit in the first place? Doesn't zero signify nothing? No size at all? The "fashion" industry is out of control and they wonder why women have horrendous body images today. Oh - and why are a pair of cut-off jeans shorts $98 at Macy's? Seriously. Saw them today. CUT-OFFS, my friends...Travesties on a Friday...
You need to call Simon Doonan. You know how he talks about the unfortunate world-wide rise in hoor wear? He'd have a field day with this one, but you beat him to the punch. Also, due to the fact that you could disguise yourself as a Russia-trained ballerina, I refuse to believe that they were too small.
Seriously!! @Dee Murray and @Carey Hagan barbie dolls would not have fit into these things-- and I mean the actual plastic and rubber dolls, not just the girls who look like them.
INSANE.
While I do own a pair of Jegging Jeans (they do make you look skinny if you can get them on) I have never tried the shorts version.
PS - Aeropostale is the store that mystifies me. Small is toddler, extra large is pre-teen yet I see plenty of adults in them. ugh!
Hence why they were ont he blowtastic sale!
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