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Post by deltas*delights on Oct 30, 2022 19:23:49 GMT
M wears a 2 or a 4 in women's pants but they are usually too long. Junior sizing should be shorter right? Size 5?
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Post by chapeaunoir on Oct 30, 2022 19:49:38 GMT
Junior sizing is mostly shape rather than length. Narrower hips (i.e., small hips to waist ratio), somewhat shorter rise. More of a straight up and down figure. I wear junior sizing and the length is the same as misses.
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Post by deltas*delights on Oct 30, 2022 22:22:59 GMT
Junior sizing is mostly shape rather than length. Narrower hips (i.e., small hips to waist ratio), somewhat shorter rise. More of a straight up and down figure. I wear junior sizing and the length is the same as misses. What size should I be looking for Gen? A 3 or a 5? |
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Post by staytuned on Oct 30, 2022 22:42:20 GMT
Depends on the brand. Chap's right about inseam. If M needs a shorter inseam, try misses petite brands.
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Post by chapeaunoir on Oct 31, 2022 0:39:09 GMT
Try a size 5 at least - there is definitely a size jump between misses and juniors. Oftentimes a size 8 misses will wear an 11 junior (which I did when I was a skinny bike racer). Some brands have more generous junior sizing. If M is curvy I would also try the misses petites.
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Post by deltas*delights on Oct 31, 2022 4:53:30 GMT
Thanks ladies! She has made out this long wishlist in Amazon for all these odd brands of totally destroyed jeans. I found a few pair on JCP but I don't if they are going to be distressed enough for her.
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Post by chapeaunoir on Oct 31, 2022 6:54:23 GMT
Those odd brands can be a real trial. I wear mostly men's pants and found that the baggy cargos I like to wear can have the world's skinniest legs lol. Maybe because they're men's pants and men tend to have skinny legs? Dunno, but I'm wary of anything from Amazon now that I don't really know the brand, but I do NOT have skinny legs lol.
ETA: Destroyed jeans are easy to just make - you two can always work on the JCP destroyed jeans if they're not destroyed enough. That's how they originally started way back - we'd do the work ourselves. The manufactured jeans tend to be identically destroyed - she can have pairs that NO ONE else has!
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Post by labbypaws on Oct 31, 2022 12:10:34 GMT
I just get reminded of the cargo pants hubby bought off a Facebook ad. I would just take her to the local teen/young adult store. Maybe get some sizes on brands and then try finding them online.
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Post by staytuned on Oct 31, 2022 13:44:53 GMT
How about taking her to a thrift or few where there would be different brands and sizes to try on and get an idea what will/will not fit before sinking more money into pricier stuff? She might get the "thrift bug" and realize she can have a bigger wardrobe on less money.
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Post by val2525 on Oct 31, 2022 14:32:17 GMT
Why pay for someone to destroy your jeans when you can buy cheaper brands and destroy them yourself, except for the pockets which you'll need to so you can keep the cash you saved.  |
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Post by frakinfashion on Oct 31, 2022 16:55:36 GMT
Thrifting, size shopping and destroying are all great ideas. And things you can do together. Making memories.  |
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Post by labbypaws on Oct 31, 2022 20:12:14 GMT
That was what I was thinking. Go clothes shopping and a bite to eat or ice cream or whatever.
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Post by somany on Oct 31, 2022 22:16:01 GMT
I agree. I'd save the wish list items for things that don't require an exact fit--non-clothing items or maybe tops. She won't be terribly happy if the ones she wants don't fit the way she wants. I remember when my kids got to the point where they wanted item a and I looked at item b and thought it was exactly the same except the price. Boy, was I wrong! I gave up at that point. I gave my girls an allowance for school clothes and took them shopping. They got to buy whatever they wanted for the amount they had to spend. (It backfired on me with my youngest who could stretch a dollar till it screamed. I would finally give in and let her get two things or whatever just to be done so we could go home.)
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Post by thekloset on Nov 1, 2022 13:49:31 GMT
my daughter is about that size and always did well with Hollister--they have shorter inseams. i presume they have destroyed jeans too.
Shes about 5'1 and preferred a 27 or 28 inch inseam. she wears a size 3 or 5 depending on the jean--5 definitely for higher waisted.
she was also a huge fan of Celebrity Pink--department stores usually carry them and they arent expensive on sale (macy's, boscov's, etc). I'm not sure what styles they carry now but its worth a look.
for "nicer" career pants mine wears slim ankle pants from H&M
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Post by val2525 on Nov 1, 2022 14:02:17 GMT
Out of curiosity - is the school she'll be attending going to let her wear seriously destroyed jeans?
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