Last winter, my beloved charcoal grey CoH Slick Avedon skinnies (see pictures below) fell apart. These were my favorite super skinnies/jeggings (I also own them in black) and I was very sad. Since then I've been looking for a replacement.
A few months ago I spied and immediately purchased these Paige Glam Rock jeggings at the Rack (see the find below). They are the exact same amazing fabric as the Avedons and a very similar dark grey color. The fit is good. However, they are true leggings, and not skinnies/jeggings, since they have an elastic waist and no pockets or fly. This makes them less versatile than my old Avedons were since I can only really wear them with long tunics and dresses. I also slightly feel as if I'm wearing maternity pants bc of the big elastic waist! (Not that anyone would be able to see it).
OK, so all this is fine and well. I was happy with these and OK with the limitations. BUT then I found and purchased (new without tags) the original grey Avedons on eBay! The holy grail!
So... I am absolutely keeping the Avedons. That's not a question. The question is whether I should ALSO keep the Paiges. They are, as already noted, more legging-like. This does limit their ability to be worn with shorter tops, BUT the flat front and lack of buttons/pockets makes a smoother silhouette under certain fitted tops and dresses... they also have a nice little moto detailing at the knee. (The avedons are plain). I'm also outside of the return window so I'd have to sell them (the tags are still on though), either here or on ebay, and might not get my entire purchase price back. They might also help me split wears, thus making the Avedons last longer.
So what do you think? Keep or sell?
ETA: Just to be clear, the two photos are of the Avedons, which I am keeping. I don't have any photos of me wearing the Paiges but they look really, really similar if you can't see the waist/pockets.
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