https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-denim-weight Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 12 May 2026 11:47:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-denim-weight#post-3886 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:20:00 +0000 shiny 3886@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is a good question, and I don't know. I can tell you that my favorite Citizens Huttons are a lightweight denim that I've heard called "Japanese denim." I can wear these in 70 degree weather, and not be too hot. I have also worn them in 40 degree weather and been just fine. Haven't tried them in weather below that though!</p> <p>I like the lightweight denim because being as short as I am, I think it adds less bulk. Also, lighter material means things like waistbands are going to have a bit more give and be gentler if they don't. If that makes sense. I don't know.. this is hard to explain... try this: these jeans are as comfy and allow as much movement and even sort of drape (where they aren't form-fitting) , as any pair of three-season wool dress pants would.</p> <p>Meanwhile, my Citizens Amber are a little heavier - more what I'm used to when I think of jeans. But not as heavy as the Gap jeans or Levi's or Ann Taylor or Banana Republic... i.e., any other brand I've ever tried. And they do not stretch. I only dried them twice in the dryer - before I had them hemmed. Ever since, I wash only every 5 wears, and then hang dry. And they hold their shape perfectly. </p> <p>Both jeans feel really nice against my skin. It sounds so weird... but this was a big surprise to me, that denim could feel so good. I spurned jeans for a long long time not just because of fit and stretching out and shrinking and all that other stuff... but also because I simply didn't find them comfortable against my skin! I could never understand why people would come home from work and want to put on jeans!! YUCK!</p> <p>I'm rambling... back to your question.... </p> <p>Maybe poke around the Citizens web site? Or similar premium brand jeans? Or email the custom jeans mfr and ask for something comparable? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-denim-weight#post-3877 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:52:11 +0000 LaurenNK 3877@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't really own a pair currently that I am happy with.<br /> The last ones I bought were Gap-Curvy 6Long... which stretched out really quickly and after only 3 months of infrequent wear have holes appearing randomly throughout them. I got them in dark and light wash and both seem to have the same issue. I would like something thicker than that, I guess.<br /> The funny thing is, I have 1 pair of Mudd brand jeans that I bought in high school. They have never stretched out much and only recently have they begun to show signs of the fabric thinning on the fronts of the thighs. Unfortunately, the last time I tried them it seems that they completely chaged their sizing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-denim-weight#post-3812 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:11:01 +0000 Angie 3812@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh dear. I can't remember the exact denim weight to suggest. My buying days are too far gone. What brand of jeans do you currently wear, Lauren? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ask-angie-denim-weight#post-3804 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:51:07 +0000 LaurenNK 3804@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am now seriously considering the custom jeans route.<br /> From looking at several sites, there is an overwhelming amount of options, but luckily only one has me stumped so far:<br /> What weight denim should I choose?<br /> I know I want the darkest "blue" rinse available, but there is such an array of weights to choose from. I don't want it to be flimsy, but I don't want to feel like I'm wearing Carhartt work pants...<br /> What is the standard fabric used for all of the higher end jeans that everyone raves about? </p>