Back in the days when we were young, way back, we would go to the Gap, when the Gap pretty much was all about Levi's, and buy 501's and start the tortuous ordeal of "shrink-to-fit". Man, 501's were like wearing armor for the first little while, but then they became your best friend as they fir so perfect, and they would last and last, well, sometimes they would even be past where they should be lasting. I don't know how many pairs I wore until they were nothing but holes and shreds. My mom would yell at me to chuck them and get a new pair. Such was the Jr High into High School days. (I last recall getting 27 inch waists and probably a 26 length. It was always that guessing game because of gauging the shrinkage, and not from the pool- Seinfeld reference).
Fast forward a few decades and what has happened to pants? In the 90's they had 550's- relaxed fit and a tapered leg. I really enjoyed the fit of those pants, but one day some idiot in New York decided that bell-bottoms would look cool again and the next thing you know, pants are all big and flow all over the floor! So, I left my Levi's behind and for the first time in my life bought other brand named jeans. I found that H.I.S. Jeans fit and felt real comfortable! The length was great, too. Even Brittania Jeans fit nice. Heck, I was set. Until stupid Kathy Lee Gifford got in trouble by having some sweat shops in Thailand or somewhere making her gear. Well the whole world got uppitty and the next thing I know, no more pants! (I am obviously against child labor camps to make clothes, etc. but could someone still make some blasted pants?! For the love!)
Now one thing I don't get... why do all the stores think that no one has a shorter inseam than 30? Every pair of pants I try on are about 5 inches too long. Hey, I'm 5' 6". I have asked at stores and have had referred me a number of times to go to the boys section and look at the "husky" sizes.
Jayton even took me out to the mall to his favorite stores to look. And we must have looked pretty gay together. As I mentioned before, no man should hear another man say, "I want to see you in these".
Throw in the weight loss from throughout the year and it's getting desperate.
Well, I was at Target last week and decided to try on the Authentic Levi label jeans. 30 x 30. I was happy that they fit through the waist and butt and all, but they were a wee bit long. I bought them anyways. I have washed them in hot water a couple times and dried them in the dryer. I wore them today for the first time and was pleasantly surprised to have them fit. My wife said they don't look too long, but she is probably just saying that because I have only one pair of jeans that are getting a titch shabby.
All of this to say.... I finally have a pair of jeans that fit! Newman!
And just in time for spring and the shift back to shorts.
2 comments:
Bishop... there is a whole new world out there... its called the world wide web... you can buy whatever size you want and prob even find those old 501's you used to sport. I too suffer from the embarrassing short leg problem... there is help out there for those who look.
Jay said the same thing. The length perfect but I think he didn't say it hence the whole guy comment thing:)
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