My main question: would you think anything of it if you saw someone IRL that looked like this in these jeans? My backside doesn’t look like a model’s by a long shot.

Second question: do the new/replacement pairs offer any improvement over the old pairs? Or vice-versa? Be brutally honest! Please comment on anything — front view, back view, shoe choice, how you might wear it, request for different photos, etc.

Happenstance: As I was walking out the door to go to Nordstrom today to return some stuff and look at jeans, I got a call from them offering me $50 off my purchase if I met with a stylist. Also had a Note!

Craziness: these are sizes 28, 31, and 32.

PICS 1-3. New: Rag & Bone Dre. I bought and returned the NAS Rag & Bone Dre jeans because of the back view (fading placed a spotlight on my backside) I had already sized up, but Angie suggested sizing up further. Today I found the Dre style in-store in a much lighter wash and two sizes up, and I love them unconditionally from the front. I'm not going to look like the models with itty-bitty behinds, but I ask you, do I look ridiculous? You know, like when you're walking behind someone that you immediately think looks truly unfortunate in the jeans she's wearing? (I don't have that thought often, but it does occasionally happen.)

PIC 4. Old: Above would replace this very casual pair with heavy contrast stitching. These are weekend jeans, not work jeans. Never been happy with how they fit. What do you think of the R&B as a replacement for these?

PIC 5. New: Joe’s with some distressing. I didn’t like these in the next size up at all.

PIC 6. Old: Above would replace this pair of Joe’s that are crazy long. I didn’t wear these at all last winter because of the length. The folding gets so bulky. I did wear them in the spring, but I’d still prefer a shorter pair.

PIC 7. New: Paige Skyline skinnies. I was not looking for skinnies at all, but the color and feel of these drew me in!

PIC 8. Old: Citizens of Humanity Rocket skinnies. I still like these and will wear them, but the Paige pair feels like soft leggings rather than denim.

PIC 9. Old: DKNY “skinnies” which fit more like a skinny straight. Love these, will never let them go! Boy, in these photos they look a lot like the Paige pair. The feel is completely different, though.

PIC 10. Old: Liverpool bootcut. Also still love these. Just added this photo for reference, because the color is similar to the Paige. I think the silhouette is different enough that I can duplicate the shade of denim.

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