This weekend may be America’s 234th anniversary (the concept of a new nation, the US isn’t really formalized until the Constitution was ratified by the majority of states) but beyond having a three-day weekend, it’s also when Lucky Brand Jeans has its annual sale. Sure you can pay for crappy, cheap jeans at the Gap or Old Navy, poorly manufactured in Pakistan or China only to replace them in about a couple years…if you’re fortunate. Instead I prefer these well-made, manufactured in the US jeans which last much longer. Even Levis are mass produced abroad thanks to Wal-Mart so all they do in America now is marketing.
I tried to convince my friend from France, no dice. So much for those claims of them being frugal with clothing as was claimed in my French class. I think the EU has succumbed to disposable wardrobes as America did in the Eighties. Or she has been here too long…never mind as I saw her eat garlic bread with silverware the other day.
There is another person I met a few weeks ago who shares my love of Lucky. She works at Apple in another building. We had lunch together through mutual co-workers. I told her why I preferred the brand and she explained they were the only jean that fit decently due to her soccer legs. Puzzled, I asked, “Soccer legs? You have built-in shinguards?” Somehow according to her, it’s slang for being muscular in the thighs. Can’t imagine how soccer has a monopoly on such an athletic advantage when speed, strength and endurance matter in everything but NASCAR which isn’t a sport no matter how many hicks argue it is on Fox.
Phew! Give the jeans some consideration if they fit. Lucky certainly isn’t for children, they’re still growing. It’s better to invest in other things for them. Like an iPad!