Custom Jeans: It’s a Reality!
My beautiful friend Susan recently skyrocketed into reality-TV stardom with a series of appearances on TLC’s What Not to Wear. (Download it on iTunes, it’s truly must-see TV.)
The plot of the series is that family and friends of so-called fashion victims will “out” them to the show’s hosts, who will then, throughout the episode, teach them the right way, and send them off with a makeover and a closetful of clothes.
(Indeed, it is a fashionista’s wet dream.)
Truth be told, Susan was pretty darn fashionable before the series, but throughout her first episode, some of her fashion concerns - which I bet many of of us share - were raised. One was the search for the ideal jeans.
We all have our fit worries - I suffer from being too short for regular length, but too tall for petite. I also tend to always find the jeans that make my butt look flat and muffin-top growl in victory. It’s hard to find a way to fix one problem (i.e.: length) without creating another one (i.e. wedgie!). What’s a girl with a little waist but wide thighs who is at the height where she has to hem absolutely everything she buys or look like she’s wearing designer hand-me-downs to do?
Whew.
I recently came across a solution though that may solve all our problems…dare I say…forever. I should buy stock.
UJeans is an innovative jean company specializing in made-to-measure jeans that are designed by the customer. Not only are they unique in this sense, but they are committed to being an environmentally-friendly company. In fact, many of steps UJeans is taking to help the environment include using cotton from the Pakistan Sustainable Cotton Initiative. According to UJeans.com, “Cotton is third in its consumption of available freshwater resources.”
But let’s be honest here. We’re all very happy to ‘go green’ but the real reason we are excited right now is the apparent opportunity to make our ass look hot. These custom-made jeans can be made in infinite styles, just as many options for men as women — customize everything from the length to cut to color to even where your belt loops or pockets sit (if you choose to have them at all).
I have tested out the process - it is ridiculously easy. You request UJeans.com to send you a custom denim kit, which will come with an instructional disc and tape measure, and then you get started. After entering all your info into their system (you will be measuring everything from your butt width to knee length!), within about a month you will have your jeans at your door. They are *guaranteed* to be the perfect fit!
As I said, a fashionista’s wet dream.
And the dream just got a little wetter. Because I am more excited about this product than I have been about any other in a long time, UJeans has agreed to give away one custom pair every Monday for the entire month of October! October 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29th a winner will be notified and have their jean design kit mailed to them so they can achieve ass nirvana on their very own. To be a winner, enter now! I want to hear your fit nightmares…of denim crotch and double-cuffed ankle non-too-chic grunge. And why you having the ultimate fit a quintessential journey. Good luck!
Fun fact! Aly Walansky wrote this story just for you on September 20th, 2007 |
September 20th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
I would do anything to have the perfect fit jeans. I always end up finding an amazing pair of jeans but then I try them on and either the length is too long, or the waist is too low. Another big problem is pockets, they never seem to be at the right height or the right size.
I think custom made jeans are the most amazing thing - I think people would pay tons to actually have a pair of jeans that fit perfect. I know I would.
September 20th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
I have never owned a pair of jeans that actually fit. My waist is the same width as my hips, and I have no butt, so every pair of jeans I have ever owned (whether they were too big or too tight) slides off of me when I walk. I have nothing to hold my pants up! NOTHING!
And besides that, all of the pants that I can afford are tailored to the “average” body, rather than to any particular body (although, I did score pretty nicely with some jeans from Lane Bryant).
Maybe if I was skinny and not afraid of a muffintop, I would be able to wear those jeans, but I’m not skinny, and I prefer to save the world from one more muffintopped girl.
Please Aly, take pity on me and grant me one pair of jeans that actually fits and won’t slide off my butt when I walk up the four flights of stairs to my apartment.
September 20th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
I think I, too, feel your pain about being too short for “regular” jeans, and too tall for “petite.” My favorite jeans of all time are all too long, which makes the backs of them catch under the heel of my show making them look like something the family dog has played tug of war with! For “special” jeans, I need to get them tailored to be the perfect height to prevent the gnarliness described above.
Additionally, I have a booty and a tummy. This makes me want to gravitate to a larger size so that these things aren’t compressed like sardines in a can. However, a larger size means that there is bagginess and excess material in the waste. The other day my roomie remarked that my jeans “looked like they were falling off of me.”
I’m also really picky about the jeans I choose. I like dark jeans, and I love the idea of being able to customize them so that they speak of my personality! So often, the jeans I choose are just “the jeans that fit” instead of being “the jeans I want.”
Hopefully, Aly, you can solve all of these problems! I’ll even send you a photo of me in my custom jeans if I win!
September 20th, 2007 at 4:28 pm
PANTS!
September 20th, 2007 at 5:19 pm
Ok… seriously. I know I enter a lot of these things… but I really REALLY want this. You have no idea!
My entire life I’ve been plagued with the combination of long legs, knobby knees, big-ish hips, and a short torso. So, basically… I wear skirts a lot. If not skirts, skinny jeans with a long shirt to cover the entire hip area (and make my torso look longer). I have never once owned a pair of jeans that I reall thought looked good!
I would love you forever (I mean… I would already) if I could try these jeans. and-AND! I’ll take like a billion ass-tastic pictures of my new jeans and put them all over my Myspace! (I might even send you some!) Ok. I’m done. PLEASE PICK MEEEE!!!
September 20th, 2007 at 7:46 pm
Well, I’m not a chick. And frankly, I don’t really care too much if my ass looks hot. However, it is pretty difficult to find jeans that are comfortable for me. And right now, the ONE pair of jeans that feel/look good have holes in them, and an impending hole in the crotch, which will make them inappropriate to wear in public. And jeans are expensive! I need your help, Aly…
September 20th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
I’m a very tall girl and finding jeans long enough for my ridiculously long legs (I have no torso, it seems), is nearly impossible. The “longs” in stores are pathetically short. It’s awkward enough to be tall and lanky, and fairly uncoordinated, but to have jeans that are a few inches too short, no wonder I don’t want to leave the house! I always look ready for a flood - really, it’s quite embarrassing. I can’t sew fabric onto the end of my pants (so tacky!) And jeans that are long enough are wicked expensive. I’m a grad student - I can barely afford to eat let alone buy stylish, long jeans!
My birthday is in October (yeah Libras!) and this would be the BEST birthday present ever - jeans that fit!!!! Aly, you rock and this contest is so fabulous!! I have always dreamed of the day when the fashion world would recognize there are all shapes and sizes out there! Customizable jeans - what a great idea! I hope you can help a tall girl out - it would be the highlight of my year!!
September 21st, 2007 at 1:02 am
I have trouble finding guys’ jeans that fit right, and I’m getting tired of the looks I get when I look in the girl pants section of the Salvation Army store. Help!
September 21st, 2007 at 1:53 am
Aly, this is such an amazing opportunity. I struggle with finding the “right” pair of jeans all of the time. Ever time I go jean shopping, it usually just ends in tears. I, like you, do not fit in the regular jeans nor the petite length jeans. My height is right in the middle. I also am no good at hemming, so every pair of jeans I own are torn on the back like an elementary student. It also seems that no matter how tight or how loose I get my jeans, the “muffin top” is inevitable and I am always pulling my pants up. Also, the butt either makes me have a huge wedgie or make it looks like I am sagging in the hind area…which I must tell you, NOT an attractive look.
Aly, please oh please oh please. Nothing else in my world seems to be going right. PLEASE help me find some source of feeling sexy before this fall season.
Love, Saunie.
September 21st, 2007 at 9:34 am
Okay, the thing is, I’ve never had a pair of jeans that really fit well. (And I don’t care what that guy above says; we all want our asses to look good.) Actually, I think I’ve only ever found one pair of pants off the rack that were really my size. The thing about being 5′6″ is that the inseam is never (never) short enough. Sure, my waist is average, but my height is a little below. It’s relatively easy to find a 34; it’s relatively impossible to find a 34-28. As I said, one pair of pants ever. And that was at TJ Maxx.
Plus, it’s not like I ever enter the “win a free vibrator” contests.
September 21st, 2007 at 9:36 am
I know exactly what you mean. The only jean that even remotely fit me are Brazillian jeans, and those can be way expensive and impossible to even locate. I would love to try a pair these UJeans.com.
Thanks for the info.
September 21st, 2007 at 10:30 am
It’s true; I still need help. I know what you are thinking: didn’t Stacy and Clinton help you out already? It’s true, I did get clothes on the show. But, many of the clothes were way too-fancy for my regular needs (professional attire for work, casual for weekends). I never wear a cocktail dress! I did get 2 pairs of jeans on the show, but I wore them, literally to shreds (especially since they were then the only 2 casual pants in my entire closet since everything else went into the garbage bag!) Now, I feel jeanless!
So now I find myself in the same pickle as 2 years ago: a girl who really doesn’t like shopping, a girl with strong hips and a pronounced butt, but a small waist, (without alteration, the size of jeans that accomodates my hips creates a HUGE gap in my waist!), a girl that just wants some casual pants to wear, (oh, and a girl who would really like to own some tube socks and a bra-strap-necklace)!
Please by my Stacy, Aly (except you are far nicer, prettier, and less annoying!)
Plus, to celebrate a nice-fitting pair of jeans, maybe a trip to Taro is in order?
September 21st, 2007 at 10:39 am
The Tragic Tale of the Traveling Pants…
Once upon a pair of “good ass” jeans, a girl was happy and confident. The boy she liked couldn’t resist her. She wore those jeans until the seams became weak.
Then, one tragic day, she had a misstep. Faded and threadbare, the jeans she wore got caught on a corner of the drying rack she used in an attempt to prolong the life of the very jeans which offered her so much glee. Everything was in slow motion. She cringed, knowing the fate of her beloved trousers, as each thread just below the back pocket tore with an ever-loudening RIP!
The “good ass” jeans, now, reveal too much bare-skinned ass to be acceptable for public display. Too devastated to give the jeans a proper burial, she saves them for creative days when her hands are covered in charcoals, which she tenderly wipes off on said jeans. She thought her fate was sealed…to never find an adequate pair to replace them. Short-legged, narrow-waisted, with thighs and an ass that refuse to be squeezed into the cookie cutter fashions available in stores, she had given up hope…until today!
September 23rd, 2007 at 12:50 am
When it comes to jeans I must laugh in the face of “P” for petite that sits in front of the size on the tag because clearly it is never petite enough for me….that aside…my next biggest issue is the “gap”. The gap between the arch in my back and where the waist of the jeans comes out to (looks fabulous all bunched up in a belt let me tell you). Try a smaller size? Not if I want my tush to split the seam bending over to tie my shoe (don’t think it hasn’t happened more than once)…I’d really appreciate the luxury of custom fit jeans…gap be gone!
September 25th, 2007 at 9:39 am
Greedy? Maybe. But I am going to enter for my mother. Recently, my family lost our dog of 12 years. It hurt everyone, but it probably hit my mom the most. That was her best friend. My dad travels for his job, so it was always her and the dog at home. My mom has always been the type to not really spoil herself when it comes to clothing. I would love nothing more than to give my mother something to raise her spirits, and what better than an opportunity to own a pair of jeans that she really feels good in? She could be one hot mama.
February 5th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Beware: UJEANS is a rip-off. They have over 11 complaints filed against them with the Better Business Bureau. They never sent me the jeans I ordered, but never refunded my $135. Others have received the jeans, which didn’t fit them at all and one person even received jeans that had one of the leg holes sewn shut.
Read more in the comments posted here:
http://www.sustainableisgood.com/blog/2007/09/ujeans-custom-f.html
April 18th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Ordered Ujeans in early December. It’s now April 18th and no sign of any jeans and yes you pay first so no refund either. No reply to emails or phone calls (when the line is actually working). I don’t recommend this scam of a company at all.