los yeans (aka denim)

in high school and well into my college days, i had a fantastic pair of jeans. they were lightweight, light wash, button fly jeans from...wait for it...abercrombie. i know. don't judge me. i'm sure we've all had that one pair of jeans that no matter how old or tattered they got, you just couldn't relinquish them. these abercrombies were mine. until they died. or rather, until i stupidly changed a flat tire while wearing them. at least they held out until the new tire was on before they split in the crotch. that would have been embarrassing, changing a tire while the passersby got a peek of my scandalous underthings. (i'm sure they were scandalous even if i don't remember precisely HOW scandalous.)
moving right along...

i split one of my favorite pairs of jeans yesterday. i was just droppin' it like it's hot (because it IS!) squatting down to pick up some of finn's toys and rrrip! right at the bum-leg line. no chance of salvaging these long and leans, no sirreebob. (question : does gap even still make long and leans? not that i'm so much lean anymore, but i've still got the long covered.) i'm down to a pair of wide-leg (how old school am i?) trouser jeans and a pair of dark wash with buttoned back pockets. you must obviously see that i am in desperate need of new jeans/yeans/denim. and this is where you come in : where on earth do i buy great fitting, great quality, great on the wallet jeans? i've always had an affinity for gap jeans. however, i'm willing to shop outside my gap comfort zone. if needs be. won't you be so kind and help a gal out?

as far as the title goes...

we have a friend, javy, from spain. he once upon a time told one of our other friends, "i like your yacket." translation : i like your jacket. anytime we can change out the j for a y, we try to do so. aaand our friends patrick and rodney never EVER called blue jeans blue jeans; they were always denim. mostly because the pants they wore (and probably still wear) were (and probably still are) more expensive than your average jeans. these boys were rockin' $150 denim waaay before it was the cool thing to do.