We had a very successful "mother/daughter" day today!

DD15 found herself three pairs of jeans:

- grey Joe's Muse's bootcut
- Joe's Honey's - straight leg in medium wash with some fading and funky pockets
- Joe's Cigarette - ultra dark wash, no fading - and ultra, ultra skinny

I have to thank all of you who suggested Joe's - you were exactly right. This is definetly "her" brand. She tried on Paige and Citizens as well, but those just didn't work. The Joe's are nearly perfect - she will still need some tailoring to take them in just a pinch in the waist - she's got such a tiny waist!

She completely ignored the size on the label and only focused on how cute her butt look.

The owner of the store helped us out, and he was great. I really have to put in another plug for National Jean Company: excellent service at that place. They know their jeans. If you are at all intimidated about trying on premiums, this is the place to go. It's like having Stacey and Clinton help you shop.

They do have an online site, can't vouch for it, but if you have a NJC near you, it's worth it. We need to wash the jeans and dry them and then go back in and they do the tailoring and any hemming req'd for a nominal fee. (I think only the grey jeans will need hemming - the other two are scrunchable length).

Next we made a quick stop at a local tailor shop, and I just quickly asked for general idea of how much they'd charge to shorten the sleeves on the Paris jacket (while retaining the trim) and the coat. The tailor was nice, said it's hard to say without seeing the pieces, but yes the trim can definetly be retained. I didn't have the items with me, so his ballpark guess was $45. Does that sound right? Should I shop around more?

Next we had a quick lunch. DD was holding my hand as we walked to the restaurant. At the restaurant were some kids she knows from school. She didn't drop my hand or anything.... she squeezed it tighter, smiled and said, "I'd love to stop and chat, but my mom and I are on a date!" and whisked right by them. It was so sweet.

After lunch she had her hair cut at my new salon. I just knew she'd like my new hairdresser: he has the same aesthetic as she has. This time we just went safe with some shaping and trimming but the two talked at length about things she might experiment with in the future.... like adding in some pink or purple highlights... or going dramatically shorter and doing something euro-punk.

He told her she had incredible bone structure, beautiful hair, gorgeous eyes and nose.... and basically she could do ANYTHING with her hair - limitless possibilities. He told her she was very very lucky because most people can't do that.

She was flying high afterwards - grinning ear to ear and saying, "Mom, that was sooo cool!! He 'gets' me! He's my new hairdresser from now on... "

I like this idea of "dating" my own daughters... so now I need to plan a similar day out with DD14!!