I realized today that I have an hierarchy when it comes to my jeans. This was brought to my attention by the fact that a "good" pair of jeans was badly torn somehow in the washer or dryer. I'm guessing there was a small hole in the jeans, which I didn't notice but was then blown open by the agitation or tumbling process. I'm bummed, because these weren't ratty jeans, yet I'm okay with it because neither were they my best pair. Here is where I realized the hierarchy:
Level 1 jeans: These are my favorite pair. They're a dark-wash, and make my butt look good. They are suitable for wearing to work on casual Friday or to a nicer restaurant.
Level 2 jeans: These are former level 1 jeans, but through the years have lost a bit of their pizazz and are now not quite as nice. They're okay to wear out to a friend's and for a more causal gathering. I may have worn them to work as well, but probably felt really under-dressed doing so. The above-mentioned ruined jeans were level 2.
Level 3 jeans: These are the comfy jeans I wear in the evenings after work and on Saturdays. They're not really what you could call ratty, but are on their way there. These are the jeans you wear when you rake the lawn, move furniture, clean the house, or other tasks where you might get a little grungy and you wouldn't be heartbroken if they got a stain on them.
Level 4 jeans: These are jeans that that at one point were higher-up on the scale, but due to wear now have large holes that make them inappropriate to wear outside the house. I have a pair of these jeans that at one point were a Level 1, but now have a huge hole in the seat and the knee. The hole in the seat has been patched, but my knee still shines right on through the other hole. These are also Saturday/grungy work jeans.
Level 5 jeans: These are the hopelessly stained and probably holey jeans that you wear to paint in. I have several of these pairs - all with various colors of paint splattered on them that conjure up memories of what room I was painting at the time I worn them.
As you can see, a pair of jeans in my dresser drawer will most likely make its way through all these levels at one time or another. And, lest it sound like I have many pairs of jeans, I'm sorry to say I really only have one pair of each level. Except for Level 2 now, which means I need to buy another pair, in which case I'll have two Level 1s.
5 comments:
This is so true, I was totally naming off my jeans in my head as I read the descriptions. Although I have a couple pairs of jeans that rotate between level 1 and 2, or maybe I've never found TRUE level 1 jeans...
I can still remember my first pair of level 1 jeans. I havn't had a pair of level 1's that were so true to their level since! However, I also havnt paid as much for a pair of jeans as I did for those level 1's. Great break down Amanda, you are becoming quite the fashionista!
I don't have a jean hierarchy I have a pj pant hierarchy. I only have like 2 pairs of jeans but like 20 pairs of pj pants!
I loves Andrea's comment. I also have a heirarchy of jeans but I don't keep them past level 3. To me it's time to go shopping if my jeans hit that level. I have one level 3 and the reast are level 1 and 2. I actually don't really feel like I have an awesome level 1 jean. ;( boo for me.
Karen
Your hierarchy hit home with me! My hierarchy has more to do with length and what shoes I can wear with which pants, as I am 5'2".
Your rotation system is awesome and your frugality with your jeans can only mean one thing: your'e Dutch. Way to go!!
by the way, have you had olinbollen? (sp?)
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