Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is the biggest lie we were told as children. Four friends stay in touch over the summer by all sharing the same pair of jeans? I know that’s the point of the story and the jeans are supposed to be “magic,” but realistically, they probably wouldn’t be able to find a pair that fits even just one of them.
Every woman hates shopping for jeans. It’s a basic wardrobe staple, but it’s by far the most difficult piece of clothing to find. We’ve all carried 30 jeans into the dressing room and come out with zero. Maybe they’re six inches too short or long. Maybe you can’t get them past your thighs. Maybe the legs fit, but the waist is so big that you could fit a second person in there. It seems like there are no jeans in existence that actually fit anyone, and yet everyone owns jeans.
We know it’s frustrating to try on jeans. We know all women struggle with this. So why does our self esteem take such a hit when trying on jeans? Women face a lot of pressure, internally and externally, to have a “good” body. When we try on jeans that don’t fit, it’s like the physical evidence that we don’t have the same body as others.
Shopping is exhausting as is, and when you go to multiple stores and try on a hundred pairs of jeans, just to go home with nothing, it’s a super frustrating experience.
Good luck with this impossible task. Just know that everyone else experiences this, too, and you aren’t alone in trying to find your fit!
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