Carla, now that you've seen your numbers, I earnestly hope that if budget allows you will increase your denim capsule!
I think this is evidence of how long it can take for us to make sense of a major life transition. You stopped working in an office and in retirement, your life is much more casual and jeans are worn more often. But your jeans capsule hasn't caught up.
Not that jeans are the only thing you could wear, or do wear, of course. It's just that...well...they are essential for your style! So...
Jeans are fundamental to my style and on Angie's smart advice, I tend to be an early adopter of trends I like or that work for my body, when I can find the right item. Like Irina, I do have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince. Occasionally, I get so frustrated I give up. That happened to me last year for a while.
I got onto BFs really early and am still wearing them. I got my first pair of cropped wider legs in....2016. Back then, the forum's eye hadn't adjusted...but I wore them and loved them. I've had a few other pairs since, but don't currently own a wide leg.
I got my first balloon jeans two years ago. (Alas, I chose the wrong colour for myself...).
Here's my current collection of denim. Brands and prices vary from lowest of the low ($27 Old Navy) to designer (Citizens of Humanity, purchased on sale but still pricey at around $100 to $130 CADI would like to add a cropped wide leg and a balloon leg for spring.) I wear most of my denim items extensively and some for years and years -- the denim jacket here is one of the first things I bought when I joined the forum in 2011.
