Bell Bottom Temptation

I've been doing so well on my fashion fast (see my post about it here), but this weekend, The Gap is doing their "Give and Get" program where you get 30% off at Banana Republic, Gap, and Old Navy.  I have to admit that I was tempted to break my fast for these:

I can't help my attraction to a dramatically flared leg.  Some people think such a serious flare is distasteful and champion the skinny jean (see The Fashion Police), but one of my favorite pairs of jeans is the Judi Rosen Elephant Bell, which probably has the most dramatic flare known to man.

Image via wr2bam.com

Despite this obsession with all things flared, I had to go back into my closet and count up the number of jeans I own just to resist this temptation.  My number is well over 20, so I told myself that such a splurge is really not necessary.  Now, if I could convince myself that these aren't essential either:

Does putting them in two blog posts mean I really need them? (See my post on wedges here.)


I would like to shop vicariously through you. If you go to the Gap online, enter GAPSAVE to get 30% off, and let me know what you got!  If you would rather have the bar code to shop in the brick and mortar store with a 30% discount, leave a comment, and I'll e-mail it to you.