{"id":2933,"date":"2014-03-20T18:16:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-20T18:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2014-03-20T21:30:15","modified_gmt":"2014-03-20T21:30:15","slug":"doin-denim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/2014\/03\/doin-denim\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching for Denim."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Double denim is something that I have tried and failed to accomplish on many occasions. I either end up looking like some sort of cowgirl reject or an extra from a bad reality TV show. Last week I popped down to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gap.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gap<\/a> in Glasgow for a Sunday Brunch, and finally found how I can work with the trend, this is how I got on.<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140318-000304.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2903\" alt=\"20140318-000304.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140318-000304.jpg?resize=598%2C598\" width=\"598\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140318-000304.jpg?resize=598%2C598 598w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140318-000304.jpg?resize=290%2C290 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140318-000304.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140318-000304.jpg?resize=903%2C903 903w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140318-000304.jpg?w=1520 1520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140318-000304.jpg?w=2280 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeans always have and always will be a horrible experience for me. If twitter has told me anything it is that I am not the only girl in the world with a small waist and a big arse, so why is it \u00a0shops do not cater for this within their many denim ranges? After trying on ALL of the jeans Gap had to offer, I walked out feeling disheartedend that the \u2018best jeans ever\u2019 could never fit into my wardrobe. My mind still boggles that stores still do runs of extra low rise jeans, you \u00a0could see the top of my bum before I even sat down! I feel it cheapens the look of what is a lovely pair of jeans, doesn\u2019t need to be high rise all the time but sometimes I see denims which should come with a PG rating. I did however completely fall for the oh so dreamy Acid Wash denim shirt, come at me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gap-denim.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2935\" alt=\"gap denim\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gap-denim.jpg?resize=520%2C693\" width=\"520\" height=\"693\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gap.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">GAP<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gap.co.uk\/browse\/product.do?vid=1&pid=000928939000\" target=\"_blank\">Acid Wash Denim Boyfriend Shirt\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The collar is nice an starched, so sits wonderfully while \u00a0buttoned or open and worn as a lightweight jacket. Since trying the outfit on, I am trying to re-accomplish this look with another pair of denims. I usually just have to go with \u2018the best from a bad bunch\u2019 but i am now on a mission to find some great fitting jeans at a reasonable price. These are the ones I am thinking of giving a try..<\/p>\n<p>I went to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asos.com\" target=\"_blank\">ASOS<\/a> High Summer Press Day the other day and was overjoyed to see their lovely high waisted jeans calling on me when I walked through the door. They felt the perfect balance of stretchy and thick with appropriately sized pockets on the bum. I am loving that they have brought them out in a variety of colours and styles too like these distressed ones below. \u00a0The lovely girls from ASOS recommended trying any pair from their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asos.com\/Women\/Jeans\/Cat\/pgecategory.aspx?cid=3630&r=2#state=Rf995%3D4740&parentID=Rf995&pge=0&pgeSize=36&sort=-1\" target=\"_blank\">Ridley<\/a>\u00a0 but these are teasing me to give them a try!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fairleigh-ripped-jeans.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2934\" alt=\"fairleigh ripped jeans\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/fairleigh-ripped-jeans.jpg?resize=290%2C370\" width=\"290\" height=\"370\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.asos.com\/ASOS\/ASOS-Farleigh-High-Waist-Slim-Mom-Jeans-in-Vintage-Wash-with-Busted-Knees\/Prod\/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=3599459&cid=3630&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=36&sort=-1&clr=Blue\" target=\"_blank\">ASOS Farleigh High Waist with Vintage Wash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.levi.com\/GB\/en_GB\/category\/women\/jeans\/collections\/levi-collections-curve-id\" target=\"_blank\">Levi Curve<\/a> is something I have been\u00a0<\/span>intrigued<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0about for some time. Finally a brand notices there is a huge gap \u00a0in the market \u2013 and at the\u00a0back of our jeans \u2013 so they made a collection for those \u2018hard to fit\u2019 bodyshapes. I love the sound of this so I\u2019m planing to go into the Glasgow store for a try on sesh next time I\u2019m passing, not holding my breath though, I\u2019ve left tears in those changing rooms before\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/levi-curve-id-spring-2011-campaign_mevoque-2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2937\" alt=\"levi-curve-id-spring-2011-campaign_mevoque-2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/levi-curve-id-spring-2011-campaign_mevoque-2.png?resize=598%2C624\" width=\"598\" height=\"624\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I had a little voucher from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverisland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">River Island<\/a> for a wee 25% off, so I thought I\u2019d give them a try since <a href=\"www.honeypopkisses.com\" target=\"_blank\">Honey Pop<\/a> swears by them! I ended up jumping into a pair of their<a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverisland.com\/women\/jeans\/skinny-jeans\/Light-wash-Lana-superskinny-jeans-640958\" target=\"_blank\"> Lana Jeans<\/a>. These were a total bargain for \u00a325 but as always I had the problem of being inbetween sizes. I ended up going for the slightly smaller pair as there is NOTHING worse than some baggy knees on your skinny jeans! I will be however wearing some long tops on the first few wears till these babies stretch out. Definitely worth a shot!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lana-river-island.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2938\" alt=\"lana river island\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lana-river-island.jpg?resize=514%2C514\" width=\"514\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lana-river-island.jpg?w=514 514w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/lana-river-island.jpg?resize=290%2C290 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how they looked with my new Gap shirt! Finished off the look with my favourite new Glad Rags raincoat, Miu Miu from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pretavoir.co.uk\">Pretavoir<\/a> Cat Eyes and eggs and bacon <a href=\"http:\/\/www.karenmabon.com\">Karen Mabon<\/a> scarf, and I\u2019m all set! I really am keen on getting me some distressed denims like the Gap ones though!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-180858.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2939\" alt=\"20140320-180858.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-180858.jpg?resize=598%2C598\" width=\"598\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-180858.jpg?resize=598%2C598 598w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-180858.jpg?resize=290%2C290 290w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-180858.jpg?resize=768%2C768 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-180858.jpg?resize=903%2C903 903w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-180858.jpg?w=1520 1520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-180858.jpg?w=2280 2280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After posting my double denim look I was recommended to try <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldnavy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Old Navy <\/a>jeans from fellow blogger <a href=\"http:\/\/transatlanticblonde.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Transatlantic Blonde<\/a>. I am a bit more weiry to pay this kind of money for jeans I haven\u2019t tried on before, but the search the perfect pair has really got me tempted! I found out that this is Gap\u2019s sister company so unsure how these will actually fit me. \u00a0Please pass the love, have you tried Old Navy and where did you get your favourite jeans?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140218-000745.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2776 alignleft\" alt=\"20140218-000745.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/20140218-000745.jpg?resize=140%2C88\" width=\"140\" height=\"88\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Double denim is something that I have tried and failed to accomplish on many occasions. I either end up looking like some sort of cowgirl reject or an extra from a bad reality TV show. Last week I popped down to Gap in Glasgow for a Sunday Brunch, and finally<\/p>\n<p class=\"custom-more-link\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/2014\/03\/doin-denim\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[82,77,297,84,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-betty-fashion","category-betty-ootd","category-girl-about-town","category-highstreet-brilliance","category-whitthe"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/20140320-181840.jpg?fit=2400%2C2400","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4g8t1-Lj","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2933"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2945,"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2933\/revisions\/2945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/foreveryoursbetty.com\/devsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}