Dangerous Curves Ahead
Do you want to get rid of something in your wardrobe? Do you like free jeans? Are you one of 54% of women who try on an average of 10 pairs of jeans before finding one that fits? Do you like free jeans? If you said yes to any of the above, you should definitely find yourself in NYC’s Bryant Park at 10 am this Friday, August 27th for the Levi’s Wear What Fits event!
Just bring an unwanted garment to the event, and in exchange Levi’s will donate the item to Goodwill and hand you a FREE pair of their new Curve ID jeans. The Wear What Fits event will also feature a live performance by singer Janelle Monáe and a meet and greet with style guide Bobbie Thomas.
Touting Curve ID as a line of custom fit jeans that focus on shape instead of size, Levi’s says the three fits are based on their analysis of over 60,000 3D body scans and 1-on-1 conversations with real women. This entertaining video on their website explains the options:
If your jeans are too tight at the waist – you need the slight curve
If the waist fits but doesn’t flatter - you need the demi curve
If the waist fits but gaps at the back – you need the bold curve
All of these descriptions seem like a thinly-veiled way to ask: how big is your butt??? but we’ll let it go. Free jeans for everyone!
Kax
When it comes to manly legwear, jeans get all the love. Rugged fashion icons–James Dean, Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando–cemented the image of the rebel in blue jeans for the next 60 years.
But there’s something to be said for a durable pair of khakis. Their estimable his
tory may have been sullied in recent years by the likes of Old Navy cargo pants and wrinkle-free Dockers (could there possibly be a more depressing modifier than “wrinkle free”?), but it’s time to welcome them back into the fold of dependable, classic men’s casual wear. Khakis do, after all, have their roots on the battlefields and the support of solid dudes like Miles Davis, Hemingway and Picasso.
Grown & Sewn, the brainchild of former Ralph Lauren designer Rob Magness, is helping to restore the khaki pants to prominence. The Grown & Sewn “Kax” line combines design elements of classic jeans and kahakis, offering three different cuts: the Foundation, the Legend and the Pioneer. The Pioneer–with it’s high-cut pockets and turn-of-the-century silhouett–really strikes my fa
ncy. They look like pants that Whitman or Daniel Plainview would be comfortable carousing in.
Not only are Kax available online and at Barney’s New York, Grown & Sewn recently opened their own temple to the khaki pant in Tribeca (184 Duane St.), where you’ll find basic Ts and belts to complete your rugged casual look. Just don’t come here looking for pleated cargo pants to rock with your No Fear t-shirt.
The Bee’s Knees
Jeans tucked into boots is a great look. What’s not a great look, however, is the awkward bunching of denim at the knees when you try to stuff not-so-skinny jeans into boots. That’s why I was so excited to read about The Küza Strap on racked.com– it’s a device that holds your jeans neatly in place while you pull on your boots. The straps come in fun designs like Preppy Chic, Earthy Bohemian, and The Socialite, and for the Spring they are launching two new designs: Eco Fashionista and City Slicker. Though you’ll probably retire your winter boots soon, these straps are perfect for use in rain boot season! The Küza Straps costs $16 per pair and are available exclusively at Shop Küza. And, if you order now and enter “spring10″ at checkout, you’ll get 10% off your next order.
Detailed instructions below:
