It's time to say Goodbye to an old favourite.

I bought these skinny jeans in September 2018 and they've been worn 199 times. Was I tempted to wear them just one more time to bring it up to a nice round 200? Of course I was. But they’ve completely lost their elasticity. Somewhere between not being able to fit into them at around 16 weeks pregnant, and then fitting into them again some months later, the elastic gave up. They stretch and bag within minutes of being put on - not a good look! To be honest I'm a bit gutted, I love these jeans, and finding a good replacement is always such a chore!

They cost me £66.15 in the sale, which works out at 33p per wear. I wonder if I had to rent my clothes would I pay 33p to wear these for a day? It’s an interesting thought.

I’m really sorry to see them go, I thought I’d be patching the knees and wearing these for a while longer, but there’s nothing I can do about loss of elasticity. Usually I like to wear my jeans until they fall apart, I patch and repair them until they get to the point of being more repair than denim.

I had plans to reinforce the knees of these with red stiching, and that was just the beginning. Sadly, this is not to be, but they have been set aside for a project that I'll get around to one day.

My search for a suitable replacement continues…

Back in April 2019 I'd worn my skinny jeans 71 times - well over my #30Wears goal! You won't be surprised to discover that I continued to keep a tally of the number of wears these jeans rack up.



They still have plenty of wear in them and currently stand at 145 wears. At £66.15 that's about 45p per wear, but you know I'm going to continue to wear them, as I do all my jeans, until they fall to pieces.

They are starting to show signs of thinning in places - knees, belt loops - but when they do 'go' I'll be repairing them with visible mending.

The 30 wears concept was the brainchild of Olivia Firth, founder of Ecoage: the next time you want to buy new clothing or accessories, ask yourself if you will wear the item at least 30 times? If not, don’t buy it!

I was fascinated by this concept and this is why I've been keeping a tally of both new and preloved clothing purchases since Autumn 2017. My biggest question was - how do I know how many times something has been worn? Which is why I started counting...

To see other items that have earned the #30Wears Badge of Honour click here.