On Tuesday night I went to the San Francisco Union Street Levi's Flagship Store for their Curve ID event. The fabulous Anh, of 9 to 5 Chic ,was so sweet to invite me to the event as her guest!! I was super stoked to meet Anh and to check out the new jeans. Jeans that are made to fit your body and curves (or lack there of).
When we arrived, the store was closed for invited guests. Anh and I chatted and checked out the scene before the part I dreaded...getting measured. Think Bra sizing, but they don't tell you number, which was nice, they just tell you your Curve.
I was told that my waist to seat ratio was high (small waist, big seat), making me a Bold Curve. Captain Obvious could have filled me in on that bit of information, but I was interested in checking out the Bold Jeans, and to see if they could really fix all the issues I had with jeans.
When we arrived, the store was closed for invited guests. Anh and I chatted and checked out the scene before the part I dreaded...getting measured. Think Bra sizing, but they don't tell you number, which was nice, they just tell you your Curve.
I was told that my waist to seat ratio was high (small waist, big seat), making me a Bold Curve. Captain Obvious could have filled me in on that bit of information, but I was interested in checking out the Bold Jeans, and to see if they could really fix all the issues I had with jeans.
Getting my blog on.
Photo by Chris Andre
50% of women in America are the Demi curve.
Leaving the other 50% with muffin tops, jeans big in the thighs, and women with gaps in the back (raises hand).
The Senior Vice President of marketing filled us in on how they developed jeans to fit different shapes, not just different sizes.
Three models with 27" waists' modeled the three curves.
I tried on maybe 20 pairs of jeans. I ended up trying on the Bold's in variety of sizes, and both the other two styles of Curve's. Finally I found a pair of Bold's that fit me like a glove.
But there were a few aspects about the Bold Curve's that I did not like.
They seemed to accentuate my curves too much. I felt like I had an inner tube on my waist, or something highlighting my hips and butt. Almost like a big arrow pointing to my curvy areas, labeled with the caption "Hey, Check this out!".
Also the Bold's had a short zipper, which shortens my long legs. Anything that shortens my legs adds the appearance of extra pounds on my frame. And lastly, the Bold Curve had small pockets, another thing that does not flatter my body.
But there were a few aspects about the Bold Curve's that I did not like.
They seemed to accentuate my curves too much. I felt like I had an inner tube on my waist, or something highlighting my hips and butt. Almost like a big arrow pointing to my curvy areas, labeled with the caption "Hey, Check this out!".
Also the Bold's had a short zipper, which shortens my long legs. Anything that shortens my legs adds the appearance of extra pounds on my frame. And lastly, the Bold Curve had small pockets, another thing that does not flatter my body.
Um, I think he's pointing out my bold curves!
Photo by Chris Andre
So although the Curve jeans fit me perfect, visually they were not flattering for me.
I ended up with a pair of really sick Demi jeans that I can't wait to rock.
Thank you to the Levi's team for putting on such a fabulous event and thanks for my new pair of Jeans!!!
Big thanks to Anh for inviting me!
She was a doll! Seriously. She's super chic and really sweet. It was so nice to meet her and I hope we hang out again soon.
I love making new friends!
Photo by Chris Andre
