tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post6670251698035515877..comments2024-03-12T22:31:46.500-04:00Comments on What Would Phoebe Do?: Cross-dressing at the GapPhoebe Maltz Bovyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-59245415899042578192011-06-02T17:47:34.665-04:002011-06-02T17:47:34.665-04:00Britta,
"I don't own H&M dark rinse ...Britta,<br /><br />"I don't own H&M dark rinse jeans though, so maybe they'd run too."<br /><br />See, this is the question! I own plenty of cheap, dark clothing, and do not find, as a rule, that it runs. The problem appears to be denim-specific. The only exception I've found, the only dark denim at a not-outrageous price point that promises not to do this, is the Gap's 1969 men's "selvage" or whatever, which, if they were a bit cheaper than $80-something, and if they did not have a certain crotch-enhancing quality, I'd now own. <br /><br />Re: the shorts - now on sale for $34! And they've already received a compliment from a cashier at the local supermarket.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-7198594708034349002011-06-01T19:44:38.612-04:002011-06-01T19:44:38.612-04:00In terms of leaky dye, I've found, weirdly eno...In terms of leaky dye, I've found, weirdly enough, that stuff from H&M never runs. I've bought bright red and navy blue stuff which indicated warm wash, though I was always hesitant to wash them with things that I wouldn't want dyed those colors. Last night I washed a brand new pair of red underwear with all my other underwear and a white sheet I don't care about. I tested it first, and nothing ran, and my whites stayed white. The same with a red cardigan I have from them, and a red & white striped T-shirt. On the other hand, I also have a pair of dark rinse BR jeans that still run 2.5 years later (and turn my legs slightly blue). I always assumed more expensive stuff wouldn't run, but I guess that is not the case (or maybe BR isn't expensive enough). I don't own H&M dark rinse jeans though, so maybe they'd run too.<br /><br />I like the shorts, if I hadn't just bought a very similar pair in grayish for about the same price from BR, I would get a pair. (I might still think about getting a pair, but I've bought a lot of stuff recently and I'm not sure my husband could handle more stuff.)Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224221011978374915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-29406976371692844922011-06-01T13:51:40.572-04:002011-06-01T13:51:40.572-04:00Britta and Flavia,
I get where you're coming ...Britta and Flavia,<br /><br />I get where you're coming from, and have mixed feelings re: stretch. My most flattering pair of pants - no, clothing item, period - are a pair of dark Uniqlo jeans, perfect fit (more straight than skinny, or maybe somewhere in between), medium-rise, etc. But for whatever reason, I associate the fact that even after so very many washes, they still get dye on my bag, and I'm pretty committed to wearing that bag every day. I suppose I imagine that all-cotton would go along with less enthusiastic dyeing, or just better quality overall. <br /><br />Of course, it's all irrelevant now that it's 120 degrees every day in NY, so my uniform is now <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/shorts/cttnchino/PRDOVR~35080/35080.jsp" rel="nofollow">these</a>, in hot pink. All cotton, at least!<br /><br />Withywindle,<br /><br />You're correct in thinking that, if I were to write an autobiographical novel, I'd have to include regular blog commenters among the characters. Luckily, shy commenters, I'm writing no such thing.Phoebe Maltz Bovyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996039330841139883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-14132417182690919332011-05-31T23:27:25.116-04:002011-05-31T23:27:25.116-04:00I bought a pair of Fidelity Denim jeans this winte...I bought a pair of Fidelity Denim jeans this winter at the Nordstrom Rack. Had never heard of the brand, but they're awesome despite or probably because they do have some stretch: they're slightly boot-cut, slim but not tight through the leg, in a dark rinse and with a high rise. <br /><br />They're sexy (in the no-nonsense, trousery way that jeans should be sexy), but because of the stretch are also the most insanely comfortable jeans I've ever owned. And they don't bleed in the wash. (I did have to have them hemmed up about four inches, though.)Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-77376529183925054772011-05-31T22:40:43.650-04:002011-05-31T22:40:43.650-04:00When they make the movie of your autobiographical ...When they make the movie of your autobiographical novel, I want to be played by Steve Buscemi.Withywindlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465319711207992232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7146512.post-14340262226270947442011-05-31T19:10:38.106-04:002011-05-31T19:10:38.106-04:00The last pair of all-cotton no stretch jeans I got...The last pair of all-cotton no stretch jeans I got were in China in 2006. They definitely kept me honest in terms of weight fluctuation (i.e. at various times I couldn't even get them on, when other jeans I'd bought at the same level of skinniness continued to be wearable.) They just recently developed a rip in the butt, but until then I wore them and it was kind of nice to remember what pre-stretch jeans felt like. <br /><br />Recently though, I have just totally embraced the jeggings trend, and bought a pair of skin tight "rockstar jeans" from Old Navy for $10 (I guess they are technically not jeggings since they have pockets, but they are more jegging-like than actual jeggings I bought at a thriftstore, which are more skinny-jean like).Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02224221011978374915noreply@blogger.com