What jean options are there out there for ladies with a 34-36" inseam?

Elly

I need new jeans. I've got curvy thighs and a curvy booty (gapping is an issue that may or may not be remedied by tailoring, plus having a high enough back rise to cover the butt, but not so high in the front that they set on my ribs since I'm short waisted) and am usually a 6 or 8. I'd love to not have to wash them after every wear because of bagging and sagging-- also, I can wear out 3 pair of nicer than levis denim (quality wise) in a year. I can only afford premium denim if twice the price is going to give me twice the wear time.

However, other than fitting my thighs/booty-- my main issue is that I have to a a 34" inseam---- with the flattest shoes. I need a 34 with ballet flats, flat sandals, cons . . . and a 35-37" inseam to wear the jeans with 1-2" heeled boots, my miz mooz oxfords, ect. I even need the extra length if I want skinnies to scrunch.

Edited because Angie luckily caught me smoking crack!
What are my options?

14 years ago

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Angie

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Elly, are you sure about these inseam measurements?

My 6 ft 1 client wears a 36 inch seam with flats and one inch heeled boots.

14 years ago

Elly

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Thanks Angie--- I think I was somewhere else when I posted! Silly me!

14 years ago

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Almost all jeans are too long on me but I do know Miss Me's are 34" at least. True Religion were very long as well, but they are $$$$. http://www.missme.com/simple-f.....51b2-mk69/

Also found this resource http://www.thedenimshop.com/long-inseam.html
and http://www.tallcouture.com/Sho.....hion/Denim where you CAN find 38" inseams!

14 years ago

Taffy

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I'm 6' and need a 36" inseam for flats and 1"shoes as wel, with similar fit issues (I'm a pear). It does limit your choices a bit. I'va had good luck with David Kahn. Spendy, but I wash them on delicate and air dry. They have lasted about 4 years (with a break in the middle for a baby)...I did the same with a BR pair and the dye is fading from my knees in only 1 year. Hope this helps!

14 years ago

Anonymous

I'm 5'8" but prefer to buy a 36 inch inseam since most pants / jeans I own are meant to be worn with 3 inch heels:
Brands I have bought:
7 FAM boot cuts: They are currently my favorite. Look for the ones labeled "long inseam". I like the "New York wash" the best.
GAP perfect boot cuts: The "long" work with a low heeled shoe for me. I buy "tall". and hem a bit, for 3 inch heels. The talls are definitely too long for me. I am very unhappy about how these held up, so I stopped buying GAP jeans. I still think they are the best budget friendly jean out there. They will just not last you as long.
COH: My favorite for flare jeans. They fit awesome and are long enough.
For skinnies: I own some GAP, 7 FAM and American Eagle. I buy long on both the GAP and AE. The 7 FAMs were long enough on the "regular" length. I did not see any long or tall in the 7FAMs skinnies.
For work trousers: Express Editor, in tall. I have to let go some of the hem, for the tallest heels. I also had some limited success with BR Martins and Sloans in the past, not recently, as they seem to have change their cut!
I wash all of my jeans inside out, on gentle cycle, with Woolite or Woolite dark and air dry. The Editors go to the cleaners. I use Dryel in between washes for all of them.

14 years ago

JennyAnne

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I'm not really tall (5'6") but do have similar inseams. I'm often stuck between regular and long sizes, so I bet longs would be perfect for you. A lot of stores now offer long sizes. J Crew, Banana Republic, White House Black Market are places I've bought long jeans.
My new jeans love is... stay with me... Target. I'm sure they're not the quality of premium denim, but if you burn through Levis that fast, they may be a good inexpensive option.

14 years ago

Janet

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My measurements are similar to yours, and I have found that Paige jeans are the only brand I ever need to get hemmed. Not all of them, but the Hidden Hills bootcuts and my recent Skyline Drive white straight-legs in particular seem to run quite long. And the Paige HH's I bought 9 months ago still look brand new.

I'm not complaining though! So many jeans are too short on me I rejoice when I actually have to have something hemmed.

14 years ago

Doro

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A friend recently told me that Land's End has longer sizes in pants, and you can have them hemmed to your preferred length when ordering. I don't have any experience with them yet, though.

There was also a post on AlreadyPretty.com on tall pants, for curvy figures, too: Insomniac Sale Picks: Stylish Tall Pants

Good luck!

14 years ago

Jonesy

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J. Crew also makes tall or long lengths in lots of their jeans.

14 years ago

Jem

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So far my jeans are all Gap or Old Navy longs or talls. Gap has some that have 37" inseams! I've just ordered one of those to try so I can wear something besides flats with them.

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