Colorado, from a New Yorker's point of view

How many pairs a jeans should a man own?

Years ago I was a fan of having about three pairs.  One in traditional denim blue, one in black and then a really old worn pair used for lounging around or getting filthy.  Traditionally I never liked spending more than $40 on a pair of jeans.  I always assumed that jeans were jeans.

This was before I dated my ex girlfriend.  She had a different take on jeans.  I remember there was one time early in our relationship when she asked me to get a pair of jeans out of her closet.  It was a simple request, or so it seemed.  Open her closet, find the blue jeans, take them out of the closet.  Who couldn’t do that?  As it turns out she had about 15 pairs of jeans which were identical in color.  It actually inspired me to count all the pants in her closet.   I stopped counting when I reached 50.  That’s right there were over 50 pairs of pants in her closet, & I didn’t even count them all.  Just pants, I didn’t include shorts, skirts, dresses, pajamas, or even sweat pants etc.  I also didn’t count any which might have been in the hamper.  Excessive if you ask me, but where do you draw the line?

She had the philosophy that everyone needs at least one or two pairs of “fuck me” jeans.  For those who don’t know Fuck Me jeans, are best defined as jeans which make your lower half look so good members of the opposite sex immediately have the desire to copulate with you.

As with most things in life have jeans that make you look hot do not come cheap.  My descent into the world of over-priced jeans started slowly.  A few years ago I spent about $60 on a pair of DKNY jeans.    For well over a year they were my sole pair of Fuck Me jeans.  Then I decided I needed a pair in a slightly different color, then a different style then I was hooked.  For the most part I didn’t spend over $60.   When it comes to high end jeans $60 is really not a lot of money.  A former co-worker of mine would spend between $150 & $250 on jeans.  This is fine if you make a ton of money, but he was making well under $15 an hour.  I can’t image working 20 hours to buy a pair of jeans.

Before moving out to CO, I went shopping for new jeans.  I had gained a little weight over the last year or two and wanted some jeans that fit better.  I bought about four pairs of jeans.  I used the dollar cost average method to offset some of the more expensive jeans.  I think the most expensive pair was $80, however by buying a few cheaper pairs the average cost of all my jeans was more reasonable.

This was all good until I got to CO.  The combination of eating healthier and working out coupled with not sitting behind a desk for 50 hours a week caused me to rapidly lose some of the weight that appeared around my mid-section.  The new jeans which were loose to begin with are now swimming on me.

Last week I went to Nordstrom Rack and bought two new pairs of pants.  I probably need another two or three pairs in various colors and styles to complete my wardrobe, but being unemployed these will have to do….at least until I check out another department store.