"It is better to wear something unflattering then something unfashionable" - Lean McLaren

Leah McLaren was writting about buying a pair of skinny jeans.

Until last Thursday I was adamently bucking this trend. I swore that it was a trend that favoured the Nicole Ritchies of the world and that it was not made for anyone heavier than 110 pounds or shorter than 5 foot 10.

Well.

It seems that my old routine that included a bi-daily walk through the mall when I was living in OttawaU Res made me a mall rat. Now I feel strange when I haven't seen the window dressings of my favorite stores or read the "must haves" section of LouLou magazine. Since moving to Ottawa I have definitely spent about 3-4 times as much on clothes as I did my whole 8 months in Kingston. My current shopping habits match what they were when I was in France. And how I have come to think echoes Leah McLaren's above quote (for the record, I've been reading her weekly article in the Globe for as long as I can remember...)

Ok, so I bought a pair of skinny jeans. At Guess. I went to Guess because, unlike most stores which cater to the ass-less/hip-less and thigh-less among us, Guess' jeans design usually recognise the existence of a woman's ass. Only until size 34 that is.

I remarkably fit into the first ones I tried on, a grey (tight, but not TOO tight like most skinny jeans) pair. The saleswoman convinced me they would stretch out a little thanks to the 2% stretch - so I indulged in an expensive dose of retail therapy and promised myself that if I doubted my purchase at all, that they'd be returned within the 30 day limit.

I am wearing them right now. Yes, at work. And yes, with high heels. I brought the jeans to Kingston this weekend to see what my mom thought and get some input. Well, I forgot that my mom is also a fashion and shopping slut (in the most non-negative way possible). And the jeans were the only full length pants I brought to a weekend in Kingston with rather horrid weather.

So I guess they are in my cupboard for good.

Oh, and I already have leggings. And a mini dress. So I'll have to wait until I get my next fashion fix.