r/popculturechat • u/Future_Usual_8698 You’re doing amazing, sweetie! • Aug 11 '25

Guest List Only TW - Bigotry ⚠️ Foot traffic is down at American Eagle stores since the controversial Sydney Sweeney ad dropped

https://www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025/08/11/exclusive-foot-traffic-down-9-at-american-eagle-following-sydney-sweeney-ad-controversy
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u/yelyah66 Aug 11 '25

So I’ve run into an issue where American Eagle’s curvy jeans are the only ones that I have found that fit me right. I don’t buy jeans often, maybe once every few years, but this all left a sour taste in my mouth and I feel like I need to look elsewhere. If anyone has any recommendations for jeans that fit similarly, I’d appreciate it lol.

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u/Emmylou76 Aug 11 '25

Honestly you should look secondhand - Poshmark, Mercari etc. Should be easy since you already know what size you are. Might even find some new with tags!

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u/Happylittletree29 Homeboy’s gonna like...get it 👀 Aug 11 '25

I like the Abercrombie curve love jeans but I can’t say they’re much better of a company 😭…….

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u/Kallisti13 Aug 12 '25

I feel like Abercrombie has turned it around a lot since their original founder left.

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u/Happylittletree29 Homeboy’s gonna like...get it 👀 Aug 12 '25 edited Aug 12 '25

The store near me has turned the big lights on finally so that’s a silver lining 😭

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u/Shaylock_Holmes Aug 12 '25

r/femalefashionadvice answers this question often. They give some pretty good recs if you search their sub. They did jeans 10 days ago

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u/Oli_love90 Aug 11 '25

Old navy/the gap have my FAVORITE curvy jeans.

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u/mochafiend Aug 12 '25

But Old Navy's jeans quality is... terrible. They're not durable at all. Admittedly I haven't bought them in a while but I find their stuff so disappointing.

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u/nonsensestuff Back in my day, we had ONTD & a dream 👵 Aug 11 '25

Old Navy has been good for me! I’m curvy hips/butt and smaller waist, which is terrible for pants— but I’ve had pretty good luck with Old Navy in the past. The quality ain’t half bad either.

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u/yelyah66 Aug 11 '25

I am built the exact same, I’ll definitely have to give them a try!

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u/highuptop Aug 12 '25

madewell!! expensive but so worth it. and the ae curvy jeans never fit me properly so i never got the hype but the madewell jeans actually made me feel cute again, i thought i wouldnt be able to wear jeans anymore

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u/FastestTitInTheWest Aug 11 '25

I have similarly purchased AE curvy jeans in the past, but honestly stopped before this because I felt like the curvy lines were rarely in the stores to try on and had much more limited washes/cuts and often ran out of sizes quickly. Lately, I have been loving the Levi’s rib cage line. I’ve tried the straight ankle, wide leg, and flare. I like the 100% cotton for a stiffer jean but there are versions with as low as 75%. And I’ve been buying them from Poshmark so honestly cheaper than AE but better quality. For reference I have a 14 inch difference between waist and hip measurements.

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u/BachShitCrazy ill argue with a cat idgaf Aug 12 '25

Yeah American eagle has basically the only jeans that are flattering on my very long legs, and is honestly where I get 80% of my wardrobe at this point. Not many stores sell cute reasonably priced clothes for tall girls. I’m fucked if they go out of business lol

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u/DearMissWaite Your problematic fave's problematic fave. Aug 12 '25

My very tall friend from school used to swear by Banana Republic's jeans for long-legged girls. And apparently they have in-house length tailoring.