<p>The ones I have are not distressed. D tried on several variations of the Old Navy BF style but didn’t like any of them. When I asked why she said they were “too loose”. Of course, she means that she is used to those painted on looking ones and these that actually allow some space between her and them SEEMED too loose. I thought they looked fine. FWIW, she has a pair of $200 jeans found at Goodwill, and I don’t see that they’ve fit better, lasted longer or anything that would ever make me pay full price for them. But her friends are all impressed with the name. Not my thing. But I guess if one can afford $200 pants more power to them.</p>
<p>“Yikes… My take is that is a LOT of money to pay for a pair of jeans with a “distressed” look”</p>
<p>But calmom, these are a value-add product! Someone had to spend a lot of time to make them look like that! ;)</p>
<p>I like Vince stuff… on sale, 75% off. 
Also love my Gap BF jeans, although my BF would not fit in them. </p>
<p>Kanin- I have the Gap 1869 skinny and while they are cute through the leg they are not super comfortable at my hip.</p>
<p>Himom-one of my most complemented pair of pants are a white pair of cuffed capris from Costco. They are Lucky brand and I think I paid about 20 bucks.
The Vince jeans were $18.50 at Crossroads. Today my D bought two pairs of Paige jeans at Crossroads. One for 18 and the other for $22. The $22 pair look like they have never been worn. All three probably retail for around 200.00.
You can often fine Vince brand at Marshall’s. </p>
<p>We have Ross and now TJMaxx in our state. Marshall’s left. Not sure why. No Crossroads store in our state. Mostly, I try to buy clothing that fits and is comfortable without spending what I consider to be “a lot.” I am fortunate that I can generally fit things in stock most of the time and prefer to try things on before buying, so prefer to buy at stores I visit rather than online. Have not had much success with online clothing or shoe shopping. I have to touch, handle, try on things to KNOW they will fit, as sometimes even from batch to batch of the same brand, it is different. Costco is so dang convenient, being only a 5 minute drive from our house that I tend to buy a lot of our jeans there–prices are decent, fit tends to be decent, and I’m there buying food anyway.</p>
<p>I work in a casual office and am in jeans 5 days a week. And it struck me that it actually made more sense to spend on jeans than it did to splurge on dressier pants that I wear infrequently. I don’t care for the boyfriend look on myself, but I don’t think it’s “too young,”. I just don’t have the build for it. </p>
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<p>You’re right. I have a several pair of well-worn jeans, nicely faded, ripped or frayed. Size 8 and 10. Assorted labels I’m willing to auction them off right here on CC! </p>
<p>(I buy my jeans at Ross - I shop on Tuesdays, which is senior-discount day - so I get discounts on discounts.)</p>
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<p>Oh, absolutely. I totally agree.</p>
<p>I like them, Mom60. Agree about the distressing though. They are really going overboard on that lately. I was looking at a similar pair at loft the other day and put them down because of the rips.</p>
<p>I like the loose cut of the BF style and I like the roll up for spring and summer with sandals, etc. I don’t think there is an age limit on the style.</p>
<p>By the way, I got a cute pair of Sperry knock offs at Kohl’s the other day. 30 bucks with the coupon. Woo hoo!</p>
<p>Fit is so individual. Target’s store brand jeans feel like they were custom made for me. I could not be happier with them and I love the price point. Of course now that I clicked on the link in the first post I’ve got an ad for it from Nordstrom in my facebook feed. </p>
<p>So these are like boot cut jeans, just rolled up and not tight? I agree about the price but I’m fine with the look. I also agree that whether they look good is more body shape dependent than age. As a petite person, I love that rolled up pants is back in style! </p>
<p>I always pay a lot for my jeans (between $185ish-$250ish.) . I don’t work so I don’t need a lot of nice trousers. I only have two black Theory which I’ve had for years when I need to “dress up”. </p>
<p>I am quite tiny (size 0) so hard to fit. Can’t wear petites because the are usually too wide. I don’t like jeans that sag in the back so bf jeans not a good fit for me. Since I am also short (5’1") I have to roll up all my skinny jeans in nice weather. In winter I just tuck the excess length in a boot. I also have a pair of white skinny capri jeans that are ankle length on me. </p>
<p>i don’t like any jean which come ripped. </p>
<p>“Boyfriend jeans” started being posted about in 2008-2009 so most likely the “fashion world” will need to come up with the next jeans gimmick. Anyway, when jeans first started appearing in my early high school years my mother would not let me wear them…and all there was to buy was “boy’s jeans” - Levi’s were the brand and you weren’t allowed to wear them to school either. You had to figure out what size to buy because they shrank and my mother had screaming fits because friends would come over and stain the sofa blue. And it was awhile until Gloria Vanderbilt and Jordache and a few others started making “girls jeans”…so it makes sense that now that fashion has exhausted bell bottoms, flare leg, boot cut, skinny leg and the oh so awful “jeggins” that fashion would return to man cut jeans. And now that they have perfected weathering, distressing and creating torn jeans before you buy them people don’t need to worry about staining their sofas. Clearly I’ve never been a fashion maven…to much old school sensibilities instilled :-)</p>
<p>I would also be one to likely spend more on a pair of jeans that I love than a pair of pants for the office. Really, most of my business casual pants I would wear at work are truly more like jeans - just different colors/shades than a typical “jean”. I don’t do trousers. Gap prices work for me. 
And now that I have a Gap Visa I’m earning lots of “jeans” dollars!!! If the BF jean was in a light weight denim I’d be interested to give it a try - without the distressing!</p>
<p>Boyfriend jeans are really not the same fit as boot cut. They are looser in the thighs and butt. The bottom of the leg is straight and narrower than most boot cut jeans.</p>
<p>I’ve never understood the “distressed” jeans with holes in them. The last time I went shopping for jeans for my sons it was amazing how many of the guys jeans had holes.</p>
<p>I had a whole post last night that never went “live”. Hmm. In any case, our Goodwill is supposedly the largest in the US and I have learned some of the brand names to watch for, including Nordie’s and Macy’s “house brands”. I grew up in New England in a large family and saving money even when you don’t HAVE to, was kind of drummed into me. I would get hives spending hundreds on jeans or any other piece of clothing. We do get most of our things there, although of course I shop at retail stores sometimes. On sale.</p>
<p>DD is tall, slim and shapely and looks cute in her ripped jeans. H thinks it’s a little nuts, but since I only spend $4 or $5 at a time usually, he can’t really complain. They are not allowed at school though. She likes tight jeans, but right now is enamored of the 80’s style high-waisted ones, which are in good supply at Goodwill. Macklemore sang thrift shopping praises for a reason!</p>
<p>The boyfriend jeans are NOT bootcut. They are a return to the actual straight-legged style most of us wore in high school, when they really were boy’s jeans. I do not have wide thighs or a round behind and most women’s jeans don’t look right on me. The BF jeans are cut for someone without many curves. I’m not slim, but I’m not curvy, if that makes sense. So, I like them. </p>
<p>IMO, BF jeans look good on slender women and do not flatter curvy ladies. </p>
<p>I like the softness of the distressed jeans, but the holes put me off… </p>
<p>My favorite jeans now in my 40’s are those from White House/Black Market. Great dark jeans I can use for in office or anywhere else. </p>
<p>If I want distressed jeans, I’ll go shop at Goodwill and Value Village.</p>