5 Reasons To Wear Men's Skinny Jeans (as A Woman)

            I’m a T-shirt and jeans kinda gal, always have been. I’ve bought every kind of jean under the sun, I’m sure. I’ve worn men’s jeans more often than not, but much to my embarrassment, the jeans I wore always looked like…well, men’s pants on a woman. Blocky and unflattering. I started experimenting with different styles, different cuts, and I knew a few people talking about men’s skinny jeans. I decided to give it a whirl, and boy was it worthwhile.
           
            Women’s jeans have had bibles written about their problems, from the pockets to the sizing differences to the brand, and I’ve run into all of them as I’m sure anyone who has owned and worn a pair of women’s jeans has. Women’s jeans, besides looking good (sometimes)...suck. At least for me.
 
            So instead, I started investing in those men’s skinny jeans, just to try it out. Honestly, it’s been a game changer for me, and I don’t think I’m ever going to go back now.
 
            I have much more than these, but here are 5 reasons why I switched to men’s skinny jeans.
 
1. The sizing. 
 
            Twitter user Chloe Martin shared a picture of her jeans and the post went viral. The jeans were all ‘size 12’, but they were definitely NOT the same.
 
                                                 

            (Photo credit: https://www.today.com/style/woman-exposes-size-disparity-stunning-photo-twitter-t150518)
 
            This is a problem I’ve run into all my life, and a part of me always knew that men didn’t have this problem, but I never put much thought into it.
 
            If you’re not aware, men’s pants are measured in inches, in a format of W/L (Waist/Length). No matter the brand, whether it be Dickies or Levi’s, Gap or Wrangler, they all use the same sizing according to the waist and leg length of a man buying them.
            The thing that makes the biggest difference is the cut, whether the jeans are bootcut, straight, skinny, relaxed, etc. Women’s jeans have these too, but a size 12 might not always fit properly (see photo above).
 
            I’m a 32x32 in men’s sizes. I’m not a small gal by any stretch, but I know that a size 32x32 will always fit me no matter what type of men’s jean I get.
 
            It’s liberating and stops me from stressing out about if a pair of new jeans will fit me or not. Now I know why men never seem to be near any dressing rooms.
 
2. The availability
 
            Men’s jeans have a universal sizing system, which means that wherever I go to buy my jeans, a 32x32 will fit me. Everything else is by taste.
 
            I recently got a pair of boot-cut jeans on accident, but they ended up fitting like a glove and I found them in a store I don’t do my clothes shopping in. When I went shopping for my women’s jeans, I always had to be aware of the brand, and what I usually bought wasn’t always available in a store I was in.
 
            This isn’t to say that men’s jeans don’t have flavor regarding the brand or the store, but at least I’ll know they’re the same size no matter what I buy. Name brand and store brand are going to fit (more or less) the same.
            
3. The pockets
 
            Oh, the things I could write about the pockets. I’ve never been a purse carrier due to my rather forgetful nature, so whenever I could, I’d use my pockets. With women’s jeans I had to use the back ones, and more often than not I’d end up dropping my wallet or my phone at the wrong time as they wriggled their way free from my shallow pockets.
 
            And purses can be expensive! Men’s jeans have iPad-sized pockets that you can carry everything in. Lady-things, gum, your phone, a copy of War and Peace, everything, right in the front.
 
4. The price
 
            While definitely not an all-encompassing truth, men’s jeans are typically less pricey than a woman’s jean of the same size.
 
            Short disclaimer: I don’t go for designer brands, usually. I have one pair of Levi’s, and it was bought at a department store. If a pair of jeans is more than $20-$25, I don’t buy those jeans. But that was about the average of a pair of women’s jeans, and I can find a lot of men’s skinny jeans for much cheaper.
 
            And they’re thicker! Which leads to my final point—
 
5. The material 
 
            I’m an active person. I’ve worked jobs that require constant movement, walking, climbing, and sweating in. Men’s jeans are usually made from tougher material, thicker material, and while that might be off putting to some, I enjoy being able to trust that my jeans aren’t going to tear because I work or play hard.
 
            The feel isn’t for everyone, for sure, but many men’s jeans, even when made of thinner material, feel sturdier than their women’s counterpart for not much trade off.
 
Final thoughts
 
            Wearing men’s jeans has worked out for me very well. I was always worried they wouldn’t look right, or feel right, and it came down to finding a cut and size that worked for me. Women’s jeans have this same problem, not everyone likes straight pants after all, but the sizes and the brands always had me looking for different pair.
 
            I’m not a jeans connoisseur, but for me, finding my size super easy was freeing. I can find a good pair of jeans almost anywhere. I can carry my cat in my front pocket. The men’s jeans are made out of better material it seems, and even if they do rip, they’re easier to replace because they’re cheaper.
 
            Men’s skinny jeans aren’t for everyone. Curvy men and women have different needs just as much as thinner people do. Body types are different for everyone and what works for me might not work for another woman my size. But if you’re looking for a bit of a change and have nothing else to worry about besides your jeans, I definitely suggest giving it a go.