I’M STILL LOOKING FOR ELUSIVE PERFECT PAIR
CHANTAL BEXON, 40, lives in Nottingham, and works as a head of product in the fashion industry. She says: Although I adore jeans and have 55 pairs — and rising — I’m yet to find the perfect pair, which is one reason I own so many!
I’m 5ft 4in and often pay a local seamstress to alter the legs, waistband or length if the fit’s not quite right, and they jostle for space in my wardrobe with equally extensive collections of bikinis, white t-shirts and jewellery.
My obsession with denim came from my beloved dad, who recently passed away and was a very stylish man. he had such an eye for fashion, and it was he who’d take me clothes shopping when I was younger, always insisting that we dressed up for our jaunts.
I remember him taking me to a shop in Nottingham that sold only jeans, which is where I first discovered levi’s 501s and my love affair with denim began.
Since then, I’ve worn pretty much every brand going, and every style from cropped and kick flare to skinny and boyfriend. But at the moment I prefer them slim and straight, because they tend to be comfier and more flattering.
having spent much of my career as a fashion buyer, I’d regularly travel to los Angeles and New York with work. Back when the exchange rate was almost two dollars to the pound, I’d feel as though I was getting two pairs of jeans for the price of one.
I like to mix my wardrobe up, but when I’m not sure what to put on, jeans are a failsafe. the most I’ve ever spent on a pair was just under £300.
As for my favourite pair, it varies with my mood. Sometimes I want to look slicker in a tighter, high-waisted pair; other times I want to feel comfy so will wear a looser fit.
And my hunt for that elusive perfect pair continues . . .