I was going to suggest checking gap.com, because I'm pretty sure I wear the same jeans you're talking about, and last time I checked online, they still had them. But. *sigh* The website is down and says they're updating "features," so who knows what will be on the new site once it comes up.
My other suggestion is to check 1) Gap outlet stores, which often have discontinued styles, and 2) eBay. Most eBay sellers give you the Gap size listed on the tag, as well as waist, hip, rise, and inseam measurements (if they're not in the listing, most will give them if you email and ask). I've had really good luck buying jeans on eBay.
Huh! That's an idea... my only problem with getting them from eBay is that mostly they're used, which makes me just a *trifle* nervous. Of course, in most cases, they'd be dirt cheap, so it'd be worth it even if their being used means that you don't really know how much more life you'll get out of them.
I had, in fact, been up in Freeport ME the weekend before and searched the Gap outlet there, to no avail. That discouraged me, and at the time I wasn't yet aware that the retail store would fail me. If I'm ambitious I might try the outlet mall to the south, which I think has a slightly larger store.
Ugh, I totally feel your pain. I hate shopping for clothes anyway, so when I find something that fits and doesn't annoy me, I want to keep buying it. But no, it goes "out of fashion" according to some arbitrary rule, and then I have to start trying things on again.
"Bootcut" is where the pants leg flares out a little, starting a little bit below the knee. So it's not really a true 70s flare or bell-bottom, but the ankle opening is a little wider than the rest of the pants leg. Supposed to facilitate the leg fitting over tall boots, hence the name. The fashionable way to wear them, too, is a little bit longer than average.
(Of course, the fashion *this* year is for pants tucked *into* tall boots, which this cut doesn't work so well with. Go figure.)
I personally like this fit because, in the first place, I loathe pants that are tight around my ankles; and, I just think the fit is more flattering on me. It makes my legs seem a little bit longer, and I think it's supposed to be a little slimming for the thighs, or something. flos_campi remarked, when I first got these jeans, that they're kind of a "Clydesdale" look for women -- but strangely flattering.
I feel your Gap pain! They had my perfect jeans and discontinued them. I think I cried the day my final pair got a hole in them. I've run around for the past two years in Levi's 512's, and I've managed to convince myself that these are my new perfect jeans, but deep in my heart, I know it was the Gap jeans I used to have.
*nods* You know, I notice they don't seem to carry button-fly for women any more, either. Alas.
I've been considering whether to try to navigate the Levi's system. They might have something perfectly good. It's just... learning a whole new system, you know?
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My other suggestion is to check 1) Gap outlet stores, which often have discontinued styles, and 2) eBay. Most eBay sellers give you the Gap size listed on the tag, as well as waist, hip, rise, and inseam measurements (if they're not in the listing, most will give them if you email and ask). I've had really good luck buying jeans on eBay.
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I had, in fact, been up in Freeport ME the weekend before and searched the Gap outlet there, to no avail. That discouraged me, and at the time I wasn't yet aware that the retail store would fail me. If I'm ambitious I might try the outlet mall to the south, which I think has a slightly larger store.
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I'm so ignorant- what is "bootcut"?
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"Bootcut" is where the pants leg flares out a little, starting a little bit below the knee. So it's not really a true 70s flare or bell-bottom, but the ankle opening is a little wider than the rest of the pants leg. Supposed to facilitate the leg fitting over tall boots, hence the name. The fashionable way to wear them, too, is a little bit longer than average.
(Of course, the fashion *this* year is for pants tucked *into* tall boots, which this cut doesn't work so well with. Go figure.)
I personally like this fit because, in the first place, I loathe pants that are tight around my ankles; and, I just think the fit is more flattering on me. It makes my legs seem a little bit longer, and I think it's supposed to be a little slimming for the thighs, or something. flos_campi remarked, when I first got these jeans, that they're kind of a "Clydesdale" look for women -- but strangely flattering.
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I've been considering whether to try to navigate the Levi's system. They might have something perfectly good. It's just... learning a whole new system, you know?
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