Mind the GAP

This is a quick post to rave about GAP essential tees.

Essential scoopneck T

I have always been a fan of J.Crew perfect-fit tees and I own variety of them: long sleeve, short sleeve, tank, crewneck, v-neck, ballet neck, neutrals and variety of colors. But they can be rather expensive for what they are and some colors never make it to deep sale. 

If  you need a specific shade that J.Crew does so well, you may want to buy it from them. But if you need black, white, navy, brown or gray, you may want to check out the GAP version. They are cheap, the cotton is nice and substantial and the fit is great. 

Jeans also GAP see review

The fit is very similar to J.Crew. I took size Small which I also take in J.Crew. It is pretty close fit but it is not clingy. I like the weight of the cotton and the neckline of the crewneck. I also tried the v-necks and short sleeve scoopnecks. I should credit Ema who featured the white scoopneck in this post and prompted me to check them out.

shoes by Fluevog

The white is a little bit see through but acceptable. I think it is less treansparent than J.Crew version in fact.

shoes J.Crew

I washed them and they kept their shape. They shrunk a little bit in length but not too much.

necklace J.Crew

They are pretty long in regular but they also sell them in tall. You can apply one of the 30% dicount codes that GAP seem to have regularly available and they also have free shipping with $50 purchase. This is $50 before the discount so it is really easy to meet. I paid about $10 each for mine and I am very happy with them.

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That's all folks!

Have you tried GAP essential t-shirts?

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Finding a sexy boyfriend

Don't worry about the state of my marriage, I am only talking about jeans....

Couple of weeks ago I realized I don't own a single pair of really comfortable jeans. When my company organized a meditation and yoga sessions near quarter-end, I found myself with nothing to wear. It was on Friday and I was going to wear jeans that day, but none of my jeans were comfortable enough to sit on the floor cross legged.  All were fitted in the hips and tights and suddenly I wanted a pair that I can use for yoga.  Actually, forget yoga, I wanted a pair of jeans that I would not want to peel off immediately after getting home.  

I even tried on some of my husband's jeans, but even though he is rather slim, all his jeans needed some serious belt to stay on my hips and my backside did not look presentable, yoga or not. But that gave me an idea that I wanted a pair of boyfriend fit jeans. However, I did not want to spend a lot of money and I heard good things about GAP's sexy boyfriend jeans, so I decided to give them a try.
 

Distressed 100% cotton

size 28

Last time I tried GAP jeans I was size 27 (4), so this is the size I tried first. 27 was a good fit, but with no slouch. They just looked like normal jeans but because of the cut and the higher rise, the loose fit in waist and lower crotch just looked unintentional, like bad fitting skinny jeans, or worse yet, bad 'mom jeans'. 29 had a nice slouch and actually looked great from the front but they were bunching up in the back and I would not be able to wear them unbelted. I have no rear to speak of (unfortunatley), so this may work if you are better endowed.

I decided to go with 28 (6), because I was mostly looking for comfort and jeans that need a belt are not that comfortable in my book. If I was going for real slouchy boyfriend look, I would go with a 29.  If you are interested in those jeans, I would strongly recommend trying them on in person, instead of ordering online. Every wash and every pair felt and looked a little different, even in the same size, and you have to get them 'just right', or you are not going to like them, imo.

This is also a 28 but in different, not distressed wash. They fit a little tighter but they stretch more. They also come in a cleaner, bluer wash which I actually like better, but I tried them on in another store, where the fitting room lighting was horrible, so no pictures, sorry. The distressed wash is 100% cotton and the non-distressed ones are 98% cotton and 2% spandex. They also come with flap back pockets, which I did not care for.

I also loved the sexy boyfriend cords.  In addition to this yellow (ornament) color, they come in orange red that is very pretty and muddy beige shade that I did not like. They have button-fly, as oppose to zipper. The cord is very fine and very soft, they are super comfortable. The cords are more stretchy than jeans and have more spandex in them.

not sure why this color is called 'ornament'

If you unroll them they are about ankle length on me, They don;t look bad unrolled, but they definitely look better rolled up. But if you wear them for lounging at home and your ankles get colder, you can definitely unroll them (and add socks!).

I am 5'6; if you are 5'4 or shorter they may be more like full length on you. If you are shorter and prefer to wear them cuffed, you may want to order a petite version, so the rolled portion is not too bulky.  They also come in talls. Why can't this be done for most skirts?

Overall, I am surprised how much I liked them. I never thought I wanted boyfriend jeans and I was sure they would not look good on me, but I am now officially converted. I bought both, jeans and cords and did not want to wear anything else outside of work. They do stretch once you wear them, but it does not matter as much as with skinny jeans, isn't it great? If you buy the not-100%-cotton version, wear them for hour around the house, before deciding if you like them.

Finally, I am comfortable curled up on the sofa, amazing!

Now, I wonder if I get some spam because of the title? We shall see...

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 That's all folks!

Do you wear boyfriend jeans?

Have you tried the ones from GAP?

Please share, it would be n fun without you!!!