Wow, thank you all!! I still have not absolutely decided. I'm wearing the taupe ones today and loving those just as much as the blue ones....so, honestly, it's still tempting me. I almost never duplicate and almost never want to duplicate. So the fact that I am even considering it sort of interests me.
Rae...I did see the jean comes in lighter washes. But, here's the thing -- it's a different fabrication. And if there's one thing I've learned it is that when it comes to me and jeans, fabrication is next only to cut in importance. If it's the wrong material, it won't work. Plus, as Catnip so intelligently points out, I won't want to wear skinnies in the summer anyway (and I want the light wash for summer.) Truth is, I won't want to wear JEANS in summer, but BFs are slightly more likely to get wear then.
Well, I'm still pondering. Thank you all for your thoughts; I have found it a very interesting read.