Levi’s won’t do it?

My problem with jeans is that I need a 29” inseam with a 34” waist, and the closest I can get is a 30” inseam.  This means I have to roll the damned things up at the cuff or alter them (badly).

I need a 28 inch inseam (27” when I can find them). Lee Riders petites are the perfect length for me. All the other manufacturers assume that “short” means anything 5’3” to about 5’5”. I guess they assume that anyone shorter than that is a child.

I haven’t tried Levi’s in a while. My experience with them is that they are too long geared and assume that I have no shape. I got tired of that gap in the back of the waistband.

Finding other jeans that fit is going to be a very long day’s project with no guarantees. And oh how I hate clothes shopping. I can’t even begin to tell you. But, kinda looks as though I’m going to have to go hunting for a new favorite jeans brand. 

Additionally...Lee cut about two inches out of the pockets’ depth. Unforgivable tightwads!

The problem with those is, well, all of those you mention.  But they aren’t always ever-fitting first try-on jeans. They shrink, length-wise.  So, they will adjust to fluctuations in the body, but after a few washings, they become shorter.  So, for people like me, 6’2, I end up wearing knickers after a few weeks.  Yuk.

As long as we’re on the subject, since I need very short inseams, am I defined as “short-waisted?” I’ve never quite understood the definition or distinction between short and long when used to modify “waist.” I see the adjective in books all the time describing a character, but I never get a picture of what it means.

Well this is not encouraging for what I have to do today lol. Cloths shopping. Yeash. I need to get a few non- blue jeans pants for my new job that I start on Monday. It has been a long time since I have had a job that I couldn’t wear jeans to at least a couple of days out of the week. ugh.
Kate maybe they were just out of those jeans. When I got a new pair a few months ago, I could have sworn I saw the old style?

dk - that’s just not great news. I’m used to jeans shrinking a little bit after washing, but not the length! Oh, that’s gonna be a problem. I don’t want knickers, either!

Linkmeister, I think the general rule of thumb is that if your torso is longer than your legs, then you’re long-waisted. If your legs are longer than your torso, then you’re short-waisted. I don’t think inseam length by itself is a true indicator. Like me, for example. I’m just short all the way around.

Measure yourself from the top of your head to your waist and then from your waist to the floor to find out which part of you is longer.

J, congrats on your new job and good luck with the clothes shopping! I guess it’s a pretty good day for shopping since it’s so ugly outside. Small comfort if you don’t enjoy clothes shopping, though.

I don’t know if the store was out of ‘regular’ jeans or not when I was there. It looked as if they’d just had a new shipment because all the bins and racks were jam packed with these stretch things. There literally wouldn’t have been any room to put anything else. I’m going to check on line. Maybe I can find some without the spandex. If I do, I’m buying a bunch of them. (added: I checked the Lee website and it looks like they’re only making stretch jeans now. Crap.)

In my rapidly expanding search for Jeans That Fit (without stretch fabric), I found a website that may just be the ticket (for women only). It’s called Zafu and they match your body type/height/preferences to jeans. I filled out the short questionaire and they returned 42 jeans choices that are supposed to fit me anywhere from perfectly to near perfectly. The first three pairs suggested were Lee jeans (with stretch, unfortunately). Huh. That surprised me, to say the least. This may actually work. They also suggest a couple of Old Navy and LL Bean jeans styles (without stretch). I am surprised by the HUGE numbers of jeans that are now made with stretch denim. Yuck.

L.E.V.I.S.!! They have as many different kinds, but I am positive, there are lots that are not stretch.  And I also think GAP has good ones.  Seems to me I picked up a couple pairs in there a few years ago.  Like you, I want them to become my pal and wear them until I can’t!!  Check out Kohl’s, Marshalls, TJ’s and AJ Wright, too.

Thanks Kate. It wasn’t the one I wanted but, hey its a job and I will be getting out of the house lol. The shopping. It didn’t go well. After at least three hours I ended up with two tops. Ugh. I seriously need to loose some of this weight I have gained in the past few years lol.
Levis, Gap, and LLBean have always been my fav choice. I just don’t fit in to them right at my current weight!
Now if this stupid rain and cold weather would go the freak away, we might be able to start walking again?