Our inquiry comes from Hillary {not our H, but another darling H!}:
LOVE this question, H! I think it is one that is common and yet hardly ever voiced.
These days skinny jeans have taken on a whole new level of skinniness in the form of jeggings. Yes, we have mentioned this new fashion fad several times already on this blog. However, jeggings deserve the cult following they are receiving. Let's break this down: Jeggings are jeans that look and feel like leggings! They are practically tight yoga pants that are acceptable to wear in public. YAY! The jegging has revolutionized the skinny jean...maybe forever. I for one just cannot wear or look at my plain old skinny jeans the same way anymore. They just aren't tight enough or stretchy enough now that I have experienced the comfort and ease of the jegging.
Jeggings come in a wide variety of prices, colors, shapes, and fits. Here's my advice: when shopping for jeggings, take me with you. Just kidding. But seriously, the best thing to do is to go somewhere that they have a wide selection of jeggings, grab an armful, and head straight to a dressing room. {here's another tip: leave the kiddos with the hubby.} Plan to concentrate on the fit and color and come up with a basic idea of the ones you like best on your body. My personal favorite jeggings come from Gap {shocking} but I have heard amazing things about the ones from Old Navy, the BP section in Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, and even Target and Forever 21. There is no need to spend a million dollars on these jeans {unless you find a pair that is absolute perfection and you must have them. obviously.}
Here are some examples of jeggings with good reputations:
A couple of basic rules...
As always, you need to balance out the tighty tightness of the jeggs with a longer or blousier top. DO NOT tuck anything into jeggings unless they have a button, zipper, and pockets. Otherwise you will be just a girl with a shirt tucked into stretchy pants. Not a good look {especially for the butt-region}.
When in doubt, choose black or the darkest denim wash possible...can you say SLIMMING??
Moral of the story: While it's in style, choose jeggings over skinny jeans. Picking out jeggings is a lot like searching for a perfect pair of jeans. It can be super annoying and time consuming and {sometimes} downright depressing...but press on! It will be worth it when you can slide those new boots on over your jeggings with ease.
