The Never Ending Search...

This weekend my favourite (only acceptable) pair of jeans died, so I went out to get another pair. This is the shopping trip I hate the most (actually maybe second to swimwear). I find it stressful, disheartening & depressing. I don't know if anyone else feels the same, but if you don't, I'm extremely jealous.

I think the main problem stems from my size. I'm a size twelve, which in my mind is neither large nor small, so that should be a good thing right? No. This is because I have odd proportions. I do not fit into a typical body shape. I have the narrow shoulders & wide hips of the pear, but coupled with the larger chest & narrow waist of the hour-glass. My mum always described me as a pear-shape with boobs. My boyfriend heard this once, so of course he now calls me: Bear Shaped. This doesn't exactly raise my self-esteem. But anyway, coupled with that, even though I'm above average height (5 foot 7), I have short & stumpy legs. My height is all in my body which leads me to have a very high waist. See what I mean when I say everything is just wrong?

Jeans are always too long for me, if they fit my hips then the waist is too narrow & vice versa. Also for the last few years it has been near on impossible to buy anything but a skinny leg. I do wear skinnies on occasion, but they aren't the most flattering shape on me as nothing about me is skinny. Gap do have a big range, but I happen to think they are evil as I have never found a pair to fit me. 

Everyone but me!

The pair that died were from New Look, were a small flair (but bigger than boot cut) & fitted on the hips. I cannot find them anywhere anymore. Nor anything similar to it. More troubling is soon The S/S collection will be everywhere, & jeans will be even harder to find (how stupid do I sound, there are plenty more troubling things than that).

The day ended with me giving up & buying a pair of black straight legs from Oasis, & whilst I do like them & will definitely wear them (also a bargain at £15), they were not what I was looking for. So the search goes on...

Definitely not what they look like on me!

Sorry this was a really bratty & whiny one, but surely I'm not the only one who feels this way? Why can't they make jeans for my specific shape?!

Do you hate jeans shopping as much as me? Where do you buy your jeans?

Kat x