I have studiously avoided skinny jeans aka denim leggings primarily on the basis that unless you are gifted with stick legs, a curvy butt and stomach achieved through a triathlon (for those of you that don’t speak exercise that’s where people who don’t eat French Fries compete in three different events for a lifetime supply of organic powerbars) they make you look like an inverted weeble wooble.   However, after completing three days of pureed beets and radishes (See Spring Cleaning Parts 1 & 2) and my resulting 7lb weight loss I decided to strike while the iron was hot and rethink the latest denim craze.

I usually don’t shop at The Limited for various reasons not the least being that I am not really a fan of synthetic nylon wrap dresses, but after failed attempts at other retailers I decided to give it a try.  After getting over the fact that I was the oldest person in the store by at least a decade, I got serious and grabbed the Zelda Skinny Jean which sells for a reasonable $49.00.   After five minutes of wiggling, I turned and braced for the worst and was, well, surprised.  They didn’t look horrible.  Don’t get me wrong, they call them skinny jeans for a reason, but with some well thought out fasting, an oversized sweater and some slouchy boots, these may just be a perfect fit for fall.

Rating:  2 Carats…and carrots are basically the only thing you can eat if you want to look good in these jeans.