Comments on: Midlife Fashion Trauma: Shopping for Jeans

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:52:12 +0000

Sclerotherapy is one option where they inject small veins with an acidic solution and they close up and dissolve (and disappear). You have to wear pressure bandages for a few days, then support stockings to keep the veins compressed until healed. It works, is quite expensive and if you have a tendency to develop spider veins you’ll most likely get new ones eventually. There are newer laser and guided laser procedures but I haven’t had first hand experience with them.

By: Allison

Allison — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:25:08 +0000

Good shopping technique ladies!

Ugh, had a similar experience only not with jeans. I too only have the generous bathroom mirror to check myself out in and it stops just below my hips. Well, and it isn’t like I check out my behind view very often. I was visiting friends this past weekend who do have a full length mirror in the guest room. And I felt compelled to check the view from the back…

ARGH, where did those glaring blue/purple bruise like objects on the back of my thighs just above my knees come from?? Vein issues, OMG! I’ve been wearing shorts around all summer thinking I still looked about 8 years younger than I am. But those veins give it away.

Anyone know what to do with those? They’re pretty small although completely obvious, maybe the size of a dime or smaller? Can those be zapped with lasers?

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:57:13 +0000

What a find, you truly hit the jackpot. I did score my Lee jeans on sale for $27 but you still rule since you found recycled clothing. With 6 kids (5 girls) I’m all about hand me downs. Sometimes I even snatch the giveaways (for myself)from my niece when she cleans her closet.

By: Cecilia

Cecilia — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:51:25 +0000

I definitely have gained a new level of respect for my mother in law, who wore shorts and a bathing suit with wild abandon and confidence to play with all her grandchildren. I only wish she was still alive to show us the way.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 20:05:06 +0000

I get it; jeans are so necessary but becoming a larger challenge all the time; so much to pick from. I needed (comfortable) jeans for an upcoming trip to Europe but not ones that do the muffin top, plumbers ass and the like that my 20 y/o daughter can wear with style. Low and behold I found two pairs of jeans that are the BOMB at “Value Village”. Yes, they are used and that is not my typical style but hey, they were so inexpensive, barely worn but worn enough that some woman who is just my size did all the work of getting them nice and comfy. I threw them in the wash the second I got home (just because) and now have two great pair to take on my trip. Love it that they are “recycled” too.

Great post.

By: starrlife

starrlife — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:52:00 +0000

That made me laugh out loud! I am so there.. except I see my grandmother’s legs- yikes!