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The Perfect Jeans, You Say?

A New York Times blogger claims to have the solution to one of life's age-old questions: How do you find the perfect pair of jeans for any body? "Bogus," I said. It can't be done.

After years of intense dressing room sessions in department stores and specialty shops across America, I was a cynic. And in my cynicism, I decided to try out one of the blogger's tried-and-true gimmicks, www.zafu.com, which asks you a series of questions and then spits out your so-called perfect matches. (Sorry, boys, this is a girls-only site.)

After a five-minute online questionnaire and some tough-love, honest answers about my body, the website shot 76 possible pairs of jeans at me. Now, I already knew my perfect matches going into this game. (As I said, I've spent many an hour sifting through denim for my blue soul mate.) And to my great surprise, two of the first 10 suggestions from Zafu were already in my closet.

So, perhaps it is true. A website that has solved the great jeans mystery. Call it a Christmas miracle.

MJ Davis

9:33 AM ET | 11-27-2007 | permalink

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