stretch jeans from BR

felicia

Hi everyone,

Today I tried on a beautiful pair of black stretch jeans from Banana Republic. The size 6 fit me perfectly, and the size 4 was too tight, visibly and comfort-wise, especially at the waistband.

In my experience, Gap jeans stretch out a whole size, so I asked the salespeople if they know how much these were likely to stretch, but they weren't really sure

Does anyone know whether Banana Republic jeans stretch out very much?? a little?? And how do you make sure you are getting a good fit when buying something that's going to stretch like that?

At $130CAD I can't afford to take a risk!

Thanks,
felicia

17 years ago

Shopping

4 replies

Latest reply was from Nicole

Dani

Veteran

Sorry I don't have a good answer for you, but could you get either pair and wear them around the house for a few hours to see if they are going to stretch? That way, if they don't fit the way you'd like for them to, you could return them. Just a thought...maybe someone else will have actually had experience with BR jeans.

17 years ago

Sarah

(website)

Veteran

Hi, Felicia! I have purchased BR jeans before, and they definitely stretched. Mostly in the bum.
There is a chance that mine had more stretch than some (they were the trouser jeans), but since they didn't stretch evenly going down a size wouldn't work. The smaller size would have been tight at the waist while fitting great everywhere else.
It's definitely worth a try if you like them, and like Dani said, you can always return them if they stretch out too much.

17 years ago

Anonymous

Be sure to leave the tags on while you are testing them to avoid trouble if they have to be returned.

17 years ago

Nicole

Veteran

I have a pair of black stretch denim trousers that I got a few months ago. They refer to them as denim, but they don't feel like real denim to me--much more refined. Anyway, they stretch, but not a whole lot. THey were not uncomfortably tight when I first put them on--they were just tight enough to feel good--like they were holding me in, in a good way.

17 years ago

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