Curvy in Skinnies....my first pair!

I admit that I've always looked at women wearing skinny jeans with envy.  I love their easy elegance and versatility.

Until two days ago, I thought skinnies were off the radar for me; I figured that I'm just too curvy.

I even tried on a few pairs and felt that they looked ridiculous.

I have a unique figure; I'm a pear, but I'm super skinny everywhere but my butt and thighs; they are way out of proportion with the rest of my body. I could easily wear a side 4 or 6 dress if it wasn't for my extreme pear shape.

I've dealt with this for many years, so I have become pretty adept and minimizing the appearance of my pear, but I can't completely camouflage my shape.  It is especially noticeable in the snug fitting ballroom dresses I wear at competition.  I often say (with humor) that my backside is of "J. Lo and Kim Kardashian proportions....at the same time".  I can't go anywhere and not hear a comment or two....mostly because this particular feature seems to belong on someone else's body.   I've learned to tune the comments out, but I can be very self conscious about this particular body feature.

Finally, I decided that enough is enough.  I want to wear contemporary looking jeans and I crave the simplicity of skinny jeans.

So I decided to give this one more try.  (I'm sorry for the bathroom photo, but this was my only opportunity to get a pic yesterday).

So here they are!  I'm not unhappy with them.  In fact, I actually like them.

These are "Not Your Daughter's Jeans".  

Yes, I do have big hips and thighs, but they  look OK in these jeans.

I'm thrilled!

I wore them comfortably and without any undue psychological discomfort of worrying about how I look.

I'm thrilled!

Yes,  they are a bit pricy, but they are so worth it.

I feel like an entire genre of style has opened up for me.  You will be seeing these often.

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My boys.....brotherly love.