Old Navy jeans question

Maya

I am in need of an emergency pair of dark wash bootcut jeans and Old Navy seemed like a good place to look to get the right rise, length, and price. Here are my ?'s:

• What's the difference between the Sweetheart and Goddess styles? One says "high rise" and one says "classic rise." Is one higher than the other? Is one more fitted? I'm confused...

• How do they wear? Do they grow?

• How do the sizes run? I only own some ON loungewear in an XS. I'm confused by the addition of a size 1, which appears to be the only odd numbered size. I can't decide whether I'm a 0, 1, 2, or 4. And if they grow, I may need to size down.

16 years ago

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Latest reply was from Ariadne

chewyspaghetti

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They do grow a bit Maya. I'm not sure what the 1 is, unless the 0 is really a 00. The goddess style is a higher rise I believe. I don't think that any of the current styles there are a solid dark wash- they all have some type of fading/whiskering/something on them, so if you're not ok with that then don't even bother looking there.

16 years ago

bella

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Maya, I have been wearing Diva jeans in light wash for over a year now and I am very happy with them. Mine didn't grow much and are still in good shape despite a whole winter of almost non-stop wear.
If if helps, I am a consistent size 4 at Zara and MNG, my express editor jeans are a size 0 and I am a solid size 2 in Old Navy bottoms.

16 years ago

sinead

Active Member

One thing a sales person at Old Navy told me- within a size, each jean (same jean, same wash) can be cut slightly differently. I took a stack of size 4's and found this to be true- and was amazed at how different the cuts could be. (this was five years ago- maybe it's more uniform now)

I still have the jeans I bought- a little too faded for anything but casual wear, but they do last. Wish they would come up with a non-whiskered version.

16 years ago

Donna

Active Member

I have a pair of Old Navy "Sweetheart" jeans and the rise in a size 2 is 9". They are skinnies not bootcuts but I would think the rise would be similar in all the "Sweetheart" styles. As to the size issue, I usually wear a 4, but at Old Navy and Gap I wear a 2.

You also might want to seek out the Levi's 512 style. These are bootcut with about a 10" rise in the size 4. They come in a variety of washes including a couple of dark ones with no wiskering. They also come in short and regular lengths. I really like the fit of these for a non-premium jean and they seem very durable, I've had a pair for about a year. Kohl's is a good place to try.

16 years ago

shana

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I have the white Sweethearts - bought them at the beginning of the season. I've never tried on the Goddess style so I wouldn't be able to compare them. The rise on the Sweethearts is a tad under 9". I've worn them quite often and I didn't feel like the grew at all - my only complaint is that the fabric seems kind of stiff.

16 years ago

Ariadne

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I tried on all the Old Navy jeans in the spring and I didn't like any of them too much, although I can't really remember why. I think I found they were too tight in the thighs but too big in the waist (common issue for me) and the rises seemed too low on all of them.

16 years ago

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