When you don’t have what you like,

you have to like what you have.

Serge Gainsbourg

A few weeks ago, I made a parisian discovery that I was really eager to share with you ! I found the perfect jeans in the French capital !

I have praised the Americans as kings of the jeans more than once here, until now I had never found an equivalent in France and from now on I have.

But what makes a pair of jeans perfect exactly ?

• they enhance the shape of your legs without constricting them and showing your cellulite

• they go up just enough, not “Mommy jeans” but not “here’s my butt crack, bon appétit” either

• they have enough elastane so one can bend over without passing out

• they have a modern cut, no weird bleaching (phew)

• they don’t lose their shape after a few hours

And so yes, they exist in France in a retail chain I didn’t really know until a reader told me about it during a closet-sale : Oliver Jung.

Oliver Jung exists since pretty much fifteen years and has 2 stores in Paris (Louvre-Rivoli and Saint-Germain) and 2 other stores in Montauban and Epernay.

I entered the store on 3 rue du Louvre and I was warmly welcomed by Ariella, smiley and kind, she knows her job, it’s her passion and you can feel it. Big positive point : you don’t feel stared at or pushed. The sore is both vast and cozy with 2 huge dressing rooms. It almost feels like the U.S.

On the fashion front, not all the pieces are to my liking but one can feel a fashion wind of change and I bought a few pieces that I’m introducing to you today, including the aforementioned jeans.

When I tried them on I thought “what’s the point ? I already know what to expect”. It’s crazy how french retail chains can condition you, I was this close to ask Ariella for the size up when suddenly the magic happened.

A perfect pair of jeans, a second skin, plesant, well cut, well thought, you can feel the savoir faire. I didn’t want to take them off !

These jeans exist in grey, black, and soon in denim. FYI, I followed Ariella’s advise and bought one size down.

Anyway, you got that already, you can add this store to your shopping list. A real life store where you can go touch the clothes and try them on. If you prefer, they also have an e-shop. Right now there’s a 30% discount (on the pieces I’m wearing for example), a good reason to treat yourself and discover the brand, the sales have begun with 50% off. A really good deal !

If you stop by Ariella’s, tell her I sent you !

I’m leaving you with a few pictures, can’t you tell that I feel good in my new jeans ?

Photos by Héloïse Morel

+ Débardeur en lin, pull et jean Oliver Jung le jean dispo ici + Sac L.K.Bennett + Escarpins DUO +

+ Lunettes Prada +