"New" Jeans

{Shirt: Anthropologie | Jeans: J Brand (thrifted) (similar)  | Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell | Clutch: Dooney and Bourke | Necklace: F21}

This weekend I remembered what it feels like to be cold, ok maybe not actually cold- but definitely not hot.  It was fabulous. DC finally had a break in the heat, and I celebrated by wearing my "new" skinny jeans that I thrifted on my last work trip to North Carolina.

Lets talk about thrifting pants. Normally, I steer clear of the pants section at thrift stores because I have long legs. Trips to the pants section usually go something like this- I spot the perfect jeans, I check the size and they are MY SIZE, I head to the dressing room hoping I've found the perfect pair, I put them on, I have a brief moment of bliss, and then I look down to find the jeans have been hemmed and my ankles are awkwardly peeking up at me. Sigh. It is in the thrift store that I first realized there is a big difference between cropped pants, and pants that are just too short for the legs in them.

But this time, North Carolina was good to me. Not only are these pants NOT hemmed, they actually might be a bit TOO long. You heard me. I have them tucked under in the pictures above. My ankles are thankful.