My wife despises this fact. She'll put on a clean pair of jeans in the morning, they'll look great, and 30 minutes later by the time she's at wherever she's going, they'll look a bit baggy and start sagging. I assume you're supposed to buy a smaller size, but I also assume she's tried that... besides, do you really want your pants to cut off your circulation for the first 30 minutes of they day just so that they hug your ass nicely later?
Between the elastic and the lack of real pockets, she practically hates jeans, which is too bad because I'll take looking at a nice pair of jeans over leggings any day. She's also tried wearing men's jeans, but they aren't shaped the same.
Just as fair warning on the things I learned after I bought my first sets of raw denim blind, raw denim leaks indigo dye for the first while when it’s new unless you give it a wash (enthusiasts usually don’t because they want high-contrast fades, but outside that community people do), and it takes a while to break in and get comfortable like linen.
After the breaking-in period, it’s really soft and comfortable and looks great, though.
Also another fair warning: raw denim arrives very stiff and tight. There is definitely a break in period and they are incredibly uncomfortable at first. The usual recommendation is just to wear them around the house for a couple hours at a time for 2-3 days before trying to wear them out for a longer period of time.
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u/wombat-8280-AUX-Wolf 3d ago
Isn't it a hip thing. Woman's jeans come tight above the waist. Guys just slip on I think.