So, I put off buying some for several years because I couldn't find any that were reasonably priced and I wasn't going to pay $150-$200 for a pair of J Brand, Joe's or AG jeans which were the only ones I could find in a red denim option.
Enter Lucca...I just happened to be at the mall after work, when I stopped by the food court because I can never walk by it without getting an M&M chocolate chip cookie from that cookie stand. I was about to leave but decided to go into Lucca just because. Now I love the Norman and Edmond Luccas but I am NOT a fan of the Penn Square Lucca. It's cramped, the girls who work there are always rude, the music's too loud (I'm becoming my mother - this is exactly what she used to say when I had my Hollister/A&F phase in middle school) and it's just generally not a great experience, especially when you've just been browsing in the spacious J Crew, where the soothing music is at just the right decibel and all the sales associates are wearing an omg-i-want-everything-you're-wearing-right-down-to-your-scarf-and-shoes outfit.
Needless to say, I don't usually go in there. But for some reason, this day I did. And I found....THE jeans. The red skinny jeans. Almost jeggings, but not quite. So from here on out, we will refer to them as the "rinnies" (red-skinny-jeans). As I excitedly brought them to the fitting room, a part of me figured they wouldn't work. It was just too good to be true. Most rinnies or reggings (red-jean-leggings) I'd tried on in this price range were too tight, too low cut, or just didn't fit right. Not these. They're a higher rise, which I absolutely love, and even though it looks like there's pockets on the front, they're actually just sewn up, so it doesn't add bulk to the front. I thought it was weird at first, but I've decided I like it. They're the perfect amount of tight and the bottom of the legs hit at just the right spot so you can wear them with sandals, flats, wedges, heels, or tucked into boots. Success.
Now I don't usually purchase an item of clothing without coming up with at least several different outfits in my head. You'd think with red jeans it would be a little difficult, but not at all. I was coming up with so many options while I was in the dressing room deciding whether to get them or not that when I came out, the girl who had been helping me had forgotten I was in there (Embarrassing? Yes).
Without further ado...I introduce the RINNIES:
Going out options:
flowy top + the rinnies + brown wedges
white tank + black blazer ($15 score at Ann Taylor LOFT!) + the rinnies + neutral platform heelsCasual options:
white tank + slouchy sweatshirt + the rinnies + converse sneakers
slouchy gray tee + oversized sweater + the rinnies + sandalsSemi-casual/dressy options:
checked button-up (tucked in of course) + skinny belt + the rinnies + ballet flats
slouchy tye dye tee + the rinnies + minnetonka moccasin booties
flowy shirt + the rinnies + sandals
flowy shirt + the rinnies + cowboy boots (that purse is a $20 find from Britton Antiques!)Gameday options:
(these options are pretty unreasonable because chances are if you're wearing jeans, you're not wearing a tank. But all my sweaters are still packed up at my parents house, so just pretend that these are viable options.)
(these options are pretty unreasonable because chances are if you're wearing jeans, you're not wearing a tank. But all my sweaters are still packed up at my parents house, so just pretend that these are viable options.)
white tank + striped american apparel circle scarf + the rinnies + cowboy boots
striped tank + patterned circle scarf + the rinnies + cowboy boots
slouchy tank + the rinnies + cowboy bootsSo, you see, the rinnies can be worn in a variety of situations. Dinners with friends, family fun days, grocery store runs, nights out on the town, dates, and of course gamedays.
Getcha some rinnies!
