I've been getting around Sydney a little more since my last post and have found some great stuff to report...
More than anything about retail per se, this particular post is about a specific product. I confess to having a fetish for jeans - along with shoes and very large handbags, of course.... and paint charts!
Anyway, having flirted with the likes of Paige, True Religion, Seven, and Rock and Republic, amongst other brands over the years, I kind of settled on a few firm favourites - Sass & Bide, Girbaud, and my very favourite, the simply perfect and infinitely wearable, Hudson Jeans.
Skinny jeans have never been my thing and in my humble opinion only look good on twiglet like, boyish or 10 year old thighs, so once bootlegs were over, my only option was to go straight.
That's when my attention was diverted by NYDJ [an acronym for the improbably named, Not Your Daughter's Jeans] - a reference, I think to the fact that you need to buy a size smaller than you would normally [always a plus!]. They have lots of lycra and are well cut to 'shape' you and flatten your tummy, which can be pretty helpful on occasion!
I now have 5 pairs of these not inexpensive jeans, but somehow I always feel kind of middle aged in them [which, I'm not, of course].
So that's the background and I am, finally getting to the point...
A friend recently told me about Katies jeans and when she described them, they sounded pretty much the same as NYDJ. "Oh, but they're really expensive", she exclaimed "Katies are only $50"!
Hmmmmm - I must admit, especially given my experience in this market so far of cheap looking clothes that are overpriced, that I wasn't expecting much.
I didn't exactly dash to Katies but during an idle trip to the Macquarie Centre, I happened accross the store and curiosity got the better of me. I'm sorry to say that the store itself didn't look promising [sorry Katies] lots of drab, frumpy stuff in the main, but I soldiered on and searched out 'the jeans' aptly named 'the ultimate jeans'. And guess what - I think they are!!!
These babies really are a brilliant fit - much more comfortable than the NYDJ, nice quality and a great cut - and without the frumpy-bum styling.
Needless to say, I bought 3 pairs - would have taken more but my size was not available in all the colours. I'll be back to stock up soon though.
Not sure I'll every buy anything else from Katies but the jeans are a hit - thanks guys...
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