Designer Jeans (with tags!) Spotted at Northlake Goodwill

Wear size 26, 27 or 28 jeans? Have a penchant for designer jeans but too broke to support your habit?

Run as fast as you can to the Northlake Goodwill (LaVista Road in Tucker - near 285). I found a whole rack of designer jeans yesterday... with. the. tags. still. on! It looks as though a high-end boutique went out of business and had to liquidate its inventory.

Many of the pairs were Adriano Goldschmied. These retail for $165-plus at Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus. Twenty-five bucks is a killer deal!

Sorry for the bad iPhone photo.

Premium denim at the Good-Willy for $25 (front of the store).

Too bad the vintage Halston blouse I found was a size 10 and smelled like a carton of Virginia Slims. Booo!

A Denim Milestone

I broke out of my super deal-finder persona this weekend to achieve a denim milestone... my first pair of FANCY jeans.

For the last few years, I've coveted my girlfriends' 7 For All Mankind, Paper, Citizens of Humanity and Joe's jeans. I have wanted to buy a pair but haven't been able to justify it (either I didn't like the size I was, didn't want to spend $160, couldn't find a fit that I loved, etc.). I also realize that I've paid $20-$40 for about 12 pairs of jeans in the last two years that I haven't loved. I'm no math major, but this tells me that my so-so jeans have cost me more than a really great pair.

Well, this weekend, while helping my Aunt Vera (of VeryVera fame) out at Costco, I saw something that made me do a double take: a table of original bootcut fit 7 For All Mankind jeans... for $96! (FYI, ladies, I was at the Mall of Georgia Costco Foods in Buford, Georgia.) It was a little more work than trying a pair on at Macy's ("little more work" = no fitting room, had to buy a few sizes to try on in the bathroom, returned the ones that didn't fit) but totally worth it. That's like 30-40% off retail!

I was a little perplexed about what size to buy (did I want a pair that fit exactly right from the get-go? Or did I need a pair that was a little snug, knowing they would loosen up a little as I wore them?). I ended up with the slightly more snug pair and feel I made the right decision. P.s. the length is great for me because I'm tall (5'8) but even having to hem a pair of $96 7's would be worth it.

Doing jean-loosening stretches in my living room and pondering outfits.... eeeeeeeh!

Katy