Lovin' My Uniqulo Chambray Shirt

I have been on the lookout for a chambray (fancy term for denim) button down shirt since they came on the radar last Spring, but I wasn't looking to spend any significant amount of coin on one...especially since they started the term 'blue collar'.  Even the options at J. Crew were out of my price range at $98.  I was inspired to revitalize my search by my cousin's trip to NYC in October.  She came off the plane in a great fitted shirt she purchaed from the Dillard's outlet store in Austin, TX for what I seem to remember was around $20.  Now that's more my style!  After doing a bit of online research (letting my fingers do the walking), I came across exactly what I was looking for at Uniqlo at exactly what I was looking to spend---$24.90.  

I was totally inspired by the image above from The Sartorialist (I'm wearing a version of it today), and I love this shirt with black pants/jeans and boots.  Roll the sleeves up and it's casual, versatile, and will just get better with age.   

Uniqlo Women's Denim Long Sleeve Shirt - $24.50

Images courtesy of The Sartorialist and Uniqlo.com

Jeans Shopping: 1st Pair Perfect - Levis Curve ID

There are few things I hate more than jeans shopping (maybe swimsuits...and bras).  To make matters worse, I have been super-spoiled in the past by having a friend who worked at Barneys Co-op and knew exactly which pair would flatter my pear shape.  Alas, he has moved elsewhere, and now I am left to fend for myself in the denim department.  So what inspired this need for jeans?  I scored an amazing pair of brown suede knee-high Chloé boots at the Warehouse Sale a few months ago, but I realized my current dark rinse denim (from the Gap) had a straight leg--the kind that bunches around the knees and resists kicking and screaming to be put inside a pair of boots.  The other option I had was a pair I purchased during a 5 month long running kick about a year ago that now look like leggings and feel like a sausage casing.  Needless to say, finding a new pair was tops on my to-do list this weekend.

  

Here was what I was looking for:

- Dark rinse: Absolutely no distressing, whiskering, or Jersey Shore-ing of any kind. 

- Plain pockets: I don't need any attention brought to my backside with flaps, bedazzles or studs.

- Fits into boots: So, a skinny leg.

- A bit of stretch: I hate it when jeans get 'soggy' after you have been wearing them a while

- Not too much stretch: Just say no to jeggings.

- Affordability: I'm going on vaca Saturday so this is a major factor.

This is a fairly tall order, and I was determined to settle for nothing less than exactly what I wanted.  I heard about Levis CurveID from a friend and an event in Bryant Park, so I thought the Levis store in SoHo would be stop #1 on my quest.  At a minimum, it would put me close to Barneys, Uniqlo, and Bloomindales if it was a bust.  The jist of CurveID is all about the shape of your butt: You can be a 28 waist and have a flat butt, curvy butt, or ghetto booty.  This is a cure for the one-sized-butt-fits-all sizing. 

Long story short: I took one pair to the dressing room (Demi Curve) and came out with my new favorite pair of jeans.  All requirements fulfilled for under $65!

Check it out here.