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04-14-2009, 08:45 AM
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| | ^ i can relate big time, because i think i can wear a 31 waist-wise, but i need a 32 for the hips. i'm oddly shaped.  so telling me to buy my actual size is kind of hard for me to do, but i'm not going to completely ignore the jeans I like because they are a little big in some places. i do understand that hemming them without the fold method or cutting the jeans in any way makes it hard to resell, but most of the time when i buy jeans i'm not going to resell them, or only sell the pairs that i never got around to hemming or altering.
lauren - i wouldn't suggest gaining to make them fit...  but i'm sure in some way you can make them work! |
04-14-2009, 08:58 AM
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| | for the record, i bought them under the impression that they were my size. i didn't buy them with the intention of having to do anything to me except have them dry cleaned for stain removal.
also, my intention for this thread was just to find out if anyone had boiled a pair with a foil applique and if so, did the foil peel or anything. maureen said she tried it on tah a's and it set them. i was curious if anyone else had an experience.
in this thread, i found out that they would just stretch back out. so even if i decided to take the risk of damaging the foil it wouldn't be worth it because it wouldn't really fix my problem. Quote:
Originally Posted by pianochica  ^the only alterations I EVER EVER make to jeans are TEMPORARY, REMOVABLE and won't damage the jeans  and I've only had to do that to one pair! Every other pair has fit me right out of the package... | if someone buys jeans and decides to alter them permanently than that's their business. they paid for them. perhaps they never intend to resell them and if they do and that works against them, then that's the risk they take.
you're very lucky that you've had such success with every pair except for one, but most people don't. so applause for you and your magic formulas, pc, but not everyone is you. Quote:
Originally Posted by nyc_besos \Kates are hard enough to find as it is so I can understand where she is coming from.  | exactly. kates are easy to come by in larger sizes, but not so easy in our size. and even when they do show up, the "competition" for them (on af alone) is great. i can think of five people off the top of my head who all wear the same size kates and all want the same size(s). i have no intention on holding them hostage (well, i'd like to, but i don't think i will  ) if they aren't going to work for me.
eta: "gaining to make them fit" made me  i would, but then none of my other jeans would fit  but honestly, i'm not even that crazy about this pair.
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diesel: matic 81m 25 x 32
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04-14-2009, 09:01 AM
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| | | The jeans are yours, and you are welcome to do what you wish with them.
You should not be made to feel guilty for making an item you paid for and own, to fit you as you like if that is possible.
Enough said.
IMO.
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04-14-2009, 09:05 AM
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| | Holy POOP! I have altered most of my jeans (mostly permanently too). I paid for them, and I'll alter them as needed.
Hell, I even alter jeans my tailor won't touch! Usually I alter the thighs, etc. without cutting until I decide they look right...then snip snip!
VERY VERY rarely do I have jeans fit me right out of the box. |
04-14-2009, 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by luvapup The jeans are yours, and you are welcome to do what you wish with them.
You should not be made to feel guilty for making an item you paid for and own, to fit you as you like if that is possible.
Enough said.
IMO. | Thank you. I totally agree.
Lauren, I've found that throwing jeans through a hot wash is sometimes better than boiling. No waiting for water to boil, no standing over a hot stove stirring jeans... You can try turning them inside out and washing on hot. It's worth a try, I think.
And DEAR GOD, they're all JUST JEANS. They're not thousand dollar shoes or handbags. If I can make a pair fit, damn it, I'm going to do it!
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04-14-2009, 09:19 AM
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| | Dude, for the record, I said the "buy your own damn size" thing in kind of a joking manner (hence the rofl) but you all took it way too fucking seriously. Now, had she been cutting and butchering the jeans, I would be dead serious. Nothing like the wrath you will get from me if you have something on my wishlist in my size that you altered out of the size!  |
04-14-2009, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pianochica Nothing like the wrath you will get from me if you have something on my wishlist in my size that you altered out of the size! | 
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04-14-2009, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by pianochica Now, had she been cutting and butchering the jeans, I would be dead serious. Nothing like the wrath you will get from me if you have something on my wishlist in my size that you altered out of the size! | Sorry, but SO WHAT?!?! If people choose to alter jeans, that is their own damn business. They own the jeans, not you. And if they have jeans in your size, but choose to alter them, too bad for you, huh? It's their prerogative to do whatever they want with their jeans. 
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04-14-2009, 09:47 AM
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| | I hope you can get them to work for you!!
And, sorry for the T.C. but I have a pair of these also and wondered about the clear nail polish? How well does that work because I've noticed that some of the "foil" is already starting to come off.
(Sorry.....I know I should "search" this but I figured since this is already about foils anyway......) |
04-14-2009, 09:56 AM
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| | Oh, and PC.......yeah, joke or not  TOTALLY unnecessary.
C'mon now! |
04-14-2009, 10:06 AM
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| | i tested a bit on it on the inside of the waistband to see how it would discolour the denim since it's a lighter wash and it darkened it for sure. if you did it very carefully it probably wouldn't be noticeable at all. i think saki is going to try it on her's. if the foil is peeling i would go ahead and try it. but that's just my opinion.
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04-14-2009, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by pianochica If I can find jeans that fit right away, everyone else can too.
| NOT.
we're not all apples, pears and freaking oranges PC.
maybe i'm a rhubarb...maybe even celery.
i can't tell you how many pairs i've bought that are above my size and i'm perfectly happy with them. not every pair has to fit perfectly.
if i see a pair i want bad enough and it's a size too big for me, you betcha-i'm gonna bid to win. we don't all wear our jeans skin tight. |
04-14-2009, 10:13 AM
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| | Nola will win them and then, if she feels inspired, perform major surgery on them. |
04-14-2009, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by nnnola NOT.
we're not all apples, pears and freaking oranges PC. maybe i'm a rhubarb...maybe even celery.
i can't tell you how many pairs i've bought that are above my size and i'm perfectly happy with them. not every pair has to fit perfectly.
if i see a pair i want bad enough and it's a size too big for me, you betcha-i'm gonna bid to win. we don't all wear our jeans skin tight. | Hmmm, i think i'm more of a butternut squash! Thank-you Nola, before your post this thread made me want to punch a pillow - now i'm laughing!
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04-14-2009, 10:16 AM
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| | there is no fruit/vegetable that can accurately describe my shape. I'm like an upside down triangle on top...then my middle is like...A SQUARE. then i'm an upside down triangle again. i must be a hybrid!  ! |
04-14-2009, 10:16 AM
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| | I iz celery too Nola. Either that or a spaghetti noodle. Angel hair pasta? |
04-14-2009, 10:18 AM
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| | pics.
here's me just the other night at a party.
that's Pam on the ground... she had too much dip.  |
04-14-2009, 10:19 AM
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| | Nola be a granola bar? So sweet!
ETA: again, I'm too slow. Celery you are!
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04-14-2009, 10:21 AM
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| | | I iz a LIME (shape?)
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04-14-2009, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by olpsmlrm1031 | She's celebrating!!
And poor Pam. She was hitting the dip a little too hard was she? |
04-14-2009, 10:27 AM
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| | Nola..... 
You're the best!! |
04-14-2009, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by nnnola pics.
here's me just the other night at a party.
that's Pam on the ground... she had too much dip. | Oh dear, there's always one that can't handle their dip!
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04-14-2009, 10:28 AM
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| | here's a pic of me, cat, Pam and DQ together as one huge stalk.
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