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Hello - I'm looking for a pair of jeans for my ladyfriend. I have done a bit of reading, but i'm still not sure. Her actual waist is around 30, hips around 36 and butt around 38. I'm worried something even with stretch will be too loose in the legs, while fitting the waist fine. I'll keep looking through this thread. But any suggestions for someone with not a ton of waist hip ratio would be great. She doesn't like anything with very low of a rise. I'm considering the Railcar Vixen X028 but even then, I'm not sure exactly what size to get her. Because it stretches, going a sz under might be reasonable.. but in your experience, is that actually too tight?

 

edit: shit i might be wrong about those measurements.... something close tho.

 

Seconding getting in touch with Railcar about the Vixens or even the Starlets which are a new skinny style (Taylor posted about them above!). 3sixteen have released a ladies stretch skinny too which seems to have a higher rise. A stretch pair can be a good place to start because fitting them can be more forgiving. Having said that there's nothing like finding that great 100% cotton pair that just moulds to fit you.  

Saw some of the Red Cloud pants at Godspeed a few weeks ago - just gorgeous. It's one of the best looking stores around, as well as carrying some really interesting stuff. And nice people. 

Will they be available in women's sizes @mikecch?

They look like a great fit! Seems the smaller size is the way to go. I'm torn, because to get them big enough for my thigh measurement, the waist is half an inch bigger than I'd prefer - so I'm not sure what to do! Might just have to take a punt.

I'm done buying jeans now, I swear!  

 I've said this myself....somehow I've still ended up with way too many jeans! 

I figured that much after seeing similarities in the photos here and there, @theravensnest/@blaewen!  Looking forward to seeing more of the TCBs and your other jeans. Thanks for the kind words too!

 

You're right about rise and other fit properties being very individual and dependent on height/body type. It takes a few trials and errors but I think I've finally found what works best for me. The funny thing is that what is often labeled anti-fit (for men), i.e. baggy in the seat and thighs, usually fits me like a glove when sized down. So one man's anti-fit is another woman's best fit, so to speak. 

Definitely! I've found it a bit hit and miss, but been lucky overall. Just about to sell a pair of guys Flatheads 5002 that didn't work out for me - I hate to let them go because they're gorgeous, but too nice for me not to wear as much as they deserve.

On the bright side, I get to shop for a new pair now!

The TCBs in the bigger size look great, they look like totally different jeans!

Yours are the ones that convinced me to the get the TCBs @mandel! (I'm blaewen on Insta and I can't figure out how to change my display name here!). I'm considering getting the one size up as well, since the ones I have fit quite tight, though still pretty comfy. The TCBs are my first pair of high rise - and I love them. Although for me (being short) the waist sits right on/above my belly button, so super high, but I like the style.

I've tried out a few mens' cuts (Flathead, Levis, TCBs) and I think the women's cuts suit me better, only because I'm so short and my waist/thigh ratio is...significant?

I love the Warehouse and the fit on the Ooe-Yofukuten's look great!

Thanks! I hadn't worn them a huge amount, but during the past 4 months I've started wearing them a lot more. Just about to wash them for the first time, I've had them for about 16 months all up.

That's interesting - I have two pair of Vixens, one in the natural indigo, one in the black. I've never had an issue with the indigo ones - other than the crotch sits below my actual crotch by a bit, and this puts a bit more stress on that area, so I've had to repair them (which I'm fine with). I had always assumed the thighs were a little tight which prevented me from pulling them up as far as they can go - they sit just on my hips, whereas in the pics I've seen they seem to sit higher on other people.

So I bought one size up in the black ones and actually saw the picture of the ones you had on the  previous page and realised that's how the bigger ones fit me! With the kind of bunch/roll at the back. So I'm not sure they're actually the best fit for me. Having said that, I LOVE my indigo Vixens and wear them all the time and would recommend them to anyone based on the construction and materials etc. I've just forced them to fit me a certain way

The Momotaros fit me better I think for the same reason as you, they're a bit lower rise - but I think also it has to do with the denim itself. The Railcar denim is very tightly woven and rigid, whereas the Momotaro denim, while a heavier weight (14oz), seems to have a bit more texture and was softer from the start, so is maybe less densely woven. So perhaps they have a bit more give and have moulded a bit better to my shape? 

Funnily enough I just bought a new pair of TCB Orange Tab super slims - they have a *really* high rise (approx 10") and I was a bit uh hopeful with the sizing (haha) and got a smaller size. But the denim is soft and hairy and despite being 13oz has really softened up quickly where I need it to - so while they're still tight, they fit really well. And they're guys jeans so not curvy at all. 

So I think what I've learned through trial and error is that the actual denim, rather than the cut will contribute a lot to the eventual fit - which I guess is pretty obvious but it's one of those things you have to learn yourself I guess! 

Can do! I had them on today actually, so good timing. These are I think my favourites.

They are the Momotaro copper label 'vintage indigo' GL007-MZ. More info here. I love the details on them, the yoke and pocket fabric is really different/interesting and I love the peach arcs!

I have the Railcar Vixens too - what do you think of them? I love mine, but made the mistake of having them taken up too much! I'm going to wait and see if they bring back the higher waisted Donna's soon - but I'd love to get the Vixen's made in a heavier weight.

I *really* want those Geisha's now!! 

Thanks for posting the info on the Geisha's machine-language I've been looking at those for ages, but the rise always puts me off. They look so great I might have to give in though!

well....a big new contracting project made it impossible for me to resist the momo's that I was lusting after    the measurements on these looked so perfect for my shape in theory (a low rise in front and back, but also a small waist compared to the thigh)

 

I keep feeling like my jeans stretch out too much and then feel too big, so this one is like a test of how small a size I can start with. On day 1 the thighs were so tight that they sat 2 inches too low on me and could not be buttoned or zipped at all, not even if my life depended on it.  I slept in them twice, I know it's kind of odd, but it worked; now the thighs are loose enough that I can pull them all the way up and I can button them and zip them.  so this picture is day 3; I think they will be just right in the end 

 

momotaro 8005SP size 27

 

 

I found my Momotaro's didn't stretch too much - I purposely soaked and stretched just the waistband and now they're perfect, just coming up on a year I think (although not wearing them every day). I'm a boots girl, but you're rocking those heels