The Boyfriend (or is it Girlfriend?) jean is everywhere! At Hot Mama we are referring to it as The Girlfriend jean; meaning, you want to look like you are wearing your friend’s jeans who just happens to be one size bigger than you.
I, like most women, loved the look of this jean but did not think I could really pull it off. Yes, it looks fantastic on celebrities but I am not a celebrity. I wear a size 10, a size 30-31. In my mind, I was thinking “I don’t want to look one size bigger than I am.” I am happy with the way I look but at the same time, I am realistic that I need to show off the curves rather than adding to them. In other words, I stopped following my own advice and decided to write off this trend for me.
Still as spring has been approaching every time a box is opened containing Girlfriend jeans, I run to the back, dig for my size, and try it on. This says to me that I really wanted to achieve this look. How cute would it be with flip-flops, or ballet flats, or I could even dress it up when I am out for girls night by wearing a wedge and a little jacket. So I continued my quest for this jean……
Finally, I found the pair for me. The James Boyfriend jean. It was just perfect and it actually was very slimming! This brings me back to when we first started seeing skinny jeans and everyone (myself included) tried on one pair of skinnys and then wrote them off entirely. When in reality we just needed to find the one that worked for our body.
When these new trends come out we all need to approach it with the same mindset that we have for bootcut jeans: we might need to try on ten pairs before we find the right pair for ourself. Keep on trying! Don’t give up!
