Schlubby or Sexy, We All Have A Favorite Pair.

We all have ‘em.  That pair you reach for when you just want to throw something on to drive the kiddos to car pool or to grab a pint of milk.  The pair that you are wearing when you can grab five minutes in the garden or take the pooch around the block.

Your “schlubby” pair. 

Then there’s the pair you covet for date night. They’re tight, sexy and fit your butt perfectly.

You tried on 20 pairs before this pair and these are special.

When these slide up over your thighs you feel like Cinderella slipping back on that glass slipper. A perfect fit.  Your “sexy” pair.

Your shlubby pair and your sexy pair…

Of jeans.

Schlubby Pair

Somehow they don’t need to be washed everytime you wear them. They are excused from that rotation. And it’s not gross. Not at all.

You wear them religiously. You break them in. They soften. They fade.

You develop a relationship with this pair until you practically live in them.

They may even have one or two rips in them – if that’s your style.

You are your best self in these jeans.  No matter what the rest of you looks like.

Mischa is still ridiculously cute in her schlubby pair and her canary yellow flats, plus she JUST got off an airplane. Good for you Mischa, nicely done!

 

Skinny Pair

The skinny pair stays in the closet, maybe even hanging up, on a real hanger. A grown-up hanger.

They sit, patiently, waiting for that special night when you spring for a babysitter and actually shave your legs.

They aren’t just “jeans” they are part of your “ensemble.”

The perfect shade of blue, the perfect fit that makes you feel like a W-o-m-a-n.

In them, you own it. You’re on.

It’s all good. Like Elle here:

When Disaster Strikes

This special exempt piece of clothing in your wardrobe that some may call “jeans” is more like your uniform.  Your jeans are the foundation of your style pyramid, your base, your second skin.

So… what would happen if say, your favorite pair of jeans was accidentally lost, stolen or *gasp* permanently stained?

If you are anything like me – you’d probably get really really frustrated and then set out on the excruciating mission of replacing them immediately.

Or…

Maybe if you’re a lot like me and they were only “mildly” splattered with paint you’d probably try to see if you could get away with wearing them for just a little bit longer, until someone called you out on it.

That’s what I might do. Maybe.

So tell me…

On a scale of 1-10, how big of a deal would it be if your favorite pair of jeans, schlubby or sexy, were gone?   

Because I’ve teamed up with Lee Jeans and their Denim Day campaign to help fight breast cancer, 2 lucky commenters will be chosen at random and will each win a free pair of Lee Jeans of their choosing.   These can replace your current favorite pair of jeans if they really have gone missing or do need to be retired once and for all.

Rules:

• Giveaway ends Thursday, October 6th – 11:30 PM PST.
• You MUST leave at least 1 comment telling me how big of a deal it would be to lose your favorite pair of jeans (for any reason).
• Extra entries can be obtained by doing any and all of the following – just come back and tell me that you did:

1. Tweet about the giveaway, be sure to mention #DenimDay and @PeriwinklePapi in your tweet! (=1 extra entry per tweet)
2. Copy a link to this giveaway onto your Facebook page
3. Like Periwinkle Papillon on Facebook (=1 extra entry)

SUPER DUPER BONUS ENTRIES

FOR EVERY $5 YOU DONATE to the Periwinkle Papillon Lee Jeans National Denim Day Team* you get GET 1 BONUS ENTRY!
(I will track these in a spreadsheet and then add them to the final drawing.)

WOO HOO! GOOD LUCK!

About Lee National Denim Day®

Lee Jeans is proud to have helped raise more than $83 million for the fight against breast cancer since 1996. All donations go to the Women’s Cancer Programs of EIF whose funding strategy is results-driven and brings together some of the very best scientists and institutions in the country to collaborate in groundbreaking research projects which fast track better prevention methods and improved therapies for treatment of breast cancer.

*I am participating in a contest with other bloggers to see who can raise the most money for Lee Jeans National Denim Day. The winner among the bloggers will be awarded a shopping spree of $250 – I’ve already stipulated that I will give the money back to the cause.  Also for participating in this contest I do receive some merchandise from Lee Jeans directly. 

 

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