Reviews: Jeans! (And two tops)

A styling suggestion, courtesy of
the Soho Anthropologie (NYC).

One way I found Anthropologie was jeans. My inseam is 35″ and while that’s not the longest inseam it is longer than the average length. In high school I was complaining that no one made jeans long enough for me and a friend recommended Anthropologie. A week ago I got an email: Dear Roxy, how come you never review pants? Oops. Consider the point taken.

Adriano Goldschmied’s Cirrus Stilt ($168) cigarettes are dangerously close to acid wash. Shudder. Anthropologie calls it “smoke” and I will too. The product description says they are 30″ long but I don’t think that’s accurate. Yes they are short! Closer to 32″ in my opinion. But they are also very low-rise so with some finagling I was able to get them about ankle length. These would be great for pairing with tall boots. I couldn’t believe they fit over my calves — true skinnies hardly ever do. But these are soft and stretchy enough to.

At first glance I thought for sure I would be sized out as these days I’m floating around a 31 waist. But I was able to fit into the 31 of these with no problem. They will stretch as you wear them so you may want to size down 1 size. I really liked how these jeans looked form the back. But the whiskering did my thighs no favor so I will not be purchasing these jeans. If they came in a uniform dark grey wash? I’d be in.

Project Alabama, they of the Magnetic Field Corset ($88, review here) have a second corset option in the Snowdrift Tank ($88). It’s also made of thick, sturdy fabric. It’s soft though, not rough. This time the embellishment comes from silvery beads. This time I knew to grab my true size medium. Some reviewers found the Magnetic Fields Corset too corset-y but I disagree for both tops. Is it close-fitting? Sure. But the Snowdrift Tank is really just a zip-up top. The exposed zipper blends in a little bit better against the grey. I really like both of these tops. Purple or cranberry next — OK Project Alabama?

The Twists-Of-Fate Scoopneck ($48) has a pretty, woven neckline that pulled me in. From the product shot I was expecting the waist to be tighter but it hung like a normal tee shirt. In my true size medium, the sleeves were much shorter than I expected from the product shot. Less like dolman, more like cap. The length of the tee is great but I wasn’t overly impressed. It’s a cute tee with a nice neckline. And that’s about it.

The other pair of jeans I tried on was Sanctuary’s Sanctuary Twilight Peace Denim ($128). Of course I pick the shortest inseams at Anthro to try on — these were 33″ and a bit too short on me. Again I pushed them down on my hips a bit. I love the sash belt on these jeans though the knot was obviously protruding through any top. I was able to size down to a 30 waist with no problem and my guess is that these will stretch as you wear them.

The long pockets are nice and I thought the back pockets made my bum look fantastic. That light patch you see on the side is a bird. I liked the wash on these jeans. A really nice pair of jeans. Just wish they were longer.

I know you see the Circuitous Cardi ($128) on me as well but I’m not quite ready to review it yet. Soho only had larges left and I need a medium and a small before I can make a decision about it. Sorry for the tease! As an apology, please accept one more cool setup shot from the store:

Gorgeous.