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I have had a heck of a time, as has a friend of mine, finding women's denim blue jeans (without stretch in them) the past few weeks. I've tried a couple stores, she had a head start on me and has tried several stores from departments to the "Marts" (WalMart and K-Mart).

All we can find in women's jeans have spandex/stretch. No plain old blue jeans, Lee, Rider, or other popular brands... We don't want denim leggings, we want jeans... I always got mine at WalMart, now they have gone totally stretch.

Have any of you bought any denim non-strech blue jeans in the past six months? If so, where?
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)

I got a pair at Meijer and they have them at Kohl's here too.
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I got a pair at Meijer and they have them at Kohl's here too.

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Kohl's is really big on sorting their product to the local area which may explain why you've found normal jeans. Tammy and I must live in "chunky" regions.

have to admit, I've never checked online with them, but now I will!

AARRGGGHHhhhh! LET ME VENT!

I just had this conversation with my brother last night. I've been looking for non-strech jean for a could of years now. Can not find them. My theroy is back in the day I could feel a pair of jeans get a little tight and I knew it was time to lay off the eating for a couple of days. Kept me in a size 6 for years.

Now days, how would you ever know when you buy a pair of jeans labeled 12 and they "give" nearly to a size 20?? No wonder we are all getting wider. Not to mention the sagging bottom look they give after a half day of chasing the kid. Like my middle-aged tush needs help looking like its reattaching itself to the back of my knees?

And with the lower cuts now days (not always a bad thing, but like everything, it should be done with more moderation) I spend all day pulling the frickin' things back up. I walk like a gangsta wannabe, how pathetic is that for a mid-life woman? Maybe I should buy some boxers and start letting them hang out to complete the look.

And another thing - why are even the average lengths cut so long that even in heels, jeans are too long? 20 years ago I had to buy "Long" lengths just to accommodate my legs, now I feel like I'm a little girl trying to steal her big sister's clothes they are sometimes so long. I just bought a pair of Vera Wang jeans last week, I had to roll them at least 3". Ugh!!!

I'd suggest always checking Ross or TJ Maxx, just to see what they have. However, the best bet might be a western wear atore.
(Or sometimes even a farm/ranch store carries jeans.) Go where the cowboys do! Here, there are lots around but don't know about where you live. I saw a brand in Shepler's the other day called Aura. Didn't have time to try any on (and didn't need any more jeans) but they come in several styles and three different rises so should fit most bodies. They were about $36.
I'll have to try them sometime since wouldn't mind a good fitting pair of blue denims. Have been wearing black or white jeans for the past few years so only have one pair of blues.

Thanks for the tips, Barb and I have tried TJMaxx and Kohl's and all the chains in this area. She's been looking about a year and complaining, I have been looking about 6-8 months and complaining. We both wear about the same size and style, so if either of us finds any, we're going to send up flares. We just had a gripe session on the phone a couple days ago and I thought I'd see if you guys had any luck.

We'd also had a conversation about the new stretch jeans all having low cut fronts, as Elizabeth mentioned. Don't need middle-aged tummys hanging out like the teens do...

No cowboys in Maryland, great tip, tho. Will check the stores when I am in Texas as they may have kept jeans traditional as well as stretch for women.

I agree about lengths changing thru the years. Tried on a pair of petite length dress slacks the other day that I was able to pull up to my sternum (seriously) and still were a little long on the bottom. Could have worn these as a body suit. Hoping it was just a flaw in this manufacturer's measuring, LOL...

I've also been looking for a pair of black jeans, all jeans seem to be coming in stretch, blue, black, white...
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)

Just for the heck of it, after reading your post, did a search for "western wear Maryland" and came up with several names of stores in towns. (AOL Search results for "western wear Maryland"_
That didn't come up as a link like I hoped. If you can't find anything in a search, let me know and I'll e-mail you the link or addresses.
The real reason I thought I'd find something is that a few years back there was a woman from Maryland who sat by us at bullridings. She came every year. We don't go regularly now.
Might also do a search for farm and ranch stores or Levis or Wranglers and see if anything shows up.
I have different brands of black jeans but the white ones I've worn for a long time (like iron!) are Wranglers.

Thanks! I think we have a Farm and Fleet in the area.

I do have a couple brands I like the fit of and I'm heading to Texas in three weeks. Maybe I'll have luck there. If not, I'll start digging deeper, Levi and Wranglers don't look the best on me. Lee is a brand I like. But, I can't find ANY brands that aren't stretch around here...

It is just perplexing that they've removed traditional jeans from the shelves. You'd think they'd have a mix of both...
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)

Good luck! If you see any of that Aura brand, try them and give us a report! I like Lees, also, but don't remember seeing any lately. (Haven't really been shopping.) My favorite fitting ones are some old Bill Blass but think they have a little stretch in them. Of course, you could always try the guys' side of the store and see what turns up!
Have a safe trip.

I haven't bought jeans in a long time. I have several pairs of designer jeans I got from my girl friend who never wore them anymore. My favorites are an older pair of Calvin Kleins. A couple of the jeans have some stretch in them, others don't. They all fit me, except some of them are kind of long. I just roll up the cuff on the longer ones.
BTW, now I have Neil Diamond's song "Forever in Blue Jeans" going through my head.

Ellen

Figured you're flying since such a long way but if you're driving, start watching for western-type stores once you hit Tennessee and they should be available from then on. Sometimes small, sometimes the big names.

Never heard of Farm and Fleet so just checked their website for womens' jeans. They seem to have a big selection of Lees. I used to have some Riders I loved.
Never liked Chic and never wore Carhardtt jeans (although used to live in their coveralls in winter)
May have to go jean shopping even though I don't need any, just because we've talked about it and I'm curious. LOL (My bank account may not think I should be that curious, though.)
Good luck!

Thanks for all the great tips!

Ellen -- When I posted the original question, I almost added the Neil Diamond "Forever in Blue Jeans" lyrics to the bottom, LOL...
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)

I checked the Walmart in my area today - they had non-stretch jeans from Faded Glory in petites only.

Also checked prison blues online (made on the inside for those on the outside) my brother has raved about them for years saying they were like "old" Levis. they don't make women's jeans but hey! If I lost 50 lbs, I could go back to wearing boys clothes. I'll get started on that....tomorrow

If I lost 50 lbs, I could go back to wearing boys clothes. I'll get started on that....tomorrow

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Let me know how that works out for you. We had a bake sale/fund raiser today at work. Fortunately, most of the goodies were store bought, so I could avoid them. Unfortunately, I baked a yellow cake and topped it with triple chocolate frosting. My favorite. I spent $3 on a couple pieces of my own cake at the fundraiser, LOL...
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Tammy and Pookey
(Stanley 8/91 - 8/07)

Sorry, I dont own a pair of jeans...I know, furry stwange
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PHTessie

actually , I didn't even know they came in mens or womens
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PHTessie