“Levis, Prada, Baby Phat....love the way you’re wearing that. Calvin, Iceberg, Sergio....trying to get inside of those.” - Ginuwine

Earlier this week, I briefed you all on why F. Gary Gray is my favorite director. That post was prompted by the current Group Blogging Experience topic of the moment but somehow, it just doesn’t quite fit because Gray is a director and person....not a “thing.” After spending sometime in the last few days trying to narrow down what my favorite thing is, I’ve come to realize that I have many favorite things. If I had to pick one though, it would be denim.....specifically denim jeans.

Jeans are my favorite thing to wear because they work as casual attire and evening attire for a night out on the town. You can dress them up or dress them down, making jeans a versatile clothing item that I never want to live without. During this year’s summer heat wave, I’ve come to build a very close relationship with jeans because I have worn them almost everyday........as in, 99 percent of the time out of 100....even on days when it’s very hot outside and the weather forecast calls for 95 degrees with a heat index of like, 102 due to the humidity levels and such.

Yesterday, I wore shorts outside for the first time this year and I almost had a nervous breakdown because it was a very uncomfortable experience. I got over it after a few hours but then changed into a pair of jeans later on in the evening. My love for jeans is great but not excessive compared to a woman that I know who owns at least 300 pairs of jeans. I’ve always thought that it was amazing that someone could own that many pairs of jeans....I mean, her closet must be huge, right?!

Since jeans are my favorite thing, you’d think that I would have seen “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” starring Alexis Bledel and America Ferrera before, right? Well, I have not seen that movie yet but it’s on my Netflix to-watch list. In the meantime, I will continue to enjoy references to jeans in other areas of entertainment such as the music industry.

Here is one of my favorite music videos of all time, “In Those Jeans” by R&B singer Ginuwine:

While Ginuwine has the better song, fellow R&B singer Bobby Valentino’s “Tell Me” music video expresses a more accurate depiction of a love for jeans. Most of the video takes place in the jeans section of a clothing store, with additional scenes that show women trying on these pants in a dressing room:

I like the concept of Valentino’s video so much that I am willing to ignore the weird peeping tom-esque scenes where he watches security camera images of the women while they are in the dressing room. This same thing that works for entertainment value to sell an album is also the same action that will cause voyeuristic retail store employees to lose their jobs and be sent to jail, in real life.

Here are some questions for everyone reading this post:

What are your favorite pair of jeans?

Would you watch a movie about jeans?

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