I was contacted by the jeans company “Not your daughter’s jeans” to receive a free pair of jeans and to review them on the site.
Note: I have to get it off my chest: I really hate the name. But then again, I am not really their specific target market — Moms who want to look stylish and not wear mom jeans.
I picked the Premium Lightweight — #1031 – in a Size 4 in a Straight Leg, after agonizing for an hour over what I wanted.
I just decided to go with something classic.
I normally wear a Size 6, and they said to pick a size larger than you’d normally wear (which would be a Size 8), but I went with my instincts and chose the Size 4, because I don’t have much in the way of hips or a butt, so pants in particular are tricky.
It’s only in my belly area that is a bit larger, but these jeans were a stretch mid-rise, so I figured a 4 would be ideal, and I was right.
The belly area fit perfectly. Not too tight, not too loose.
And surprisingly so did the butt!
I know this isn’t the best picture, but normally jeans make me look like I have the flattest butt known to woman.
This one, actually gave me some curves…
I am just standing awkwardly because BF is taking the picture while I am flattened against the wall trying to keep my balance.
Verdict?
FINALLY.
A company that I can now visit the website of, browse through the HUGE selection of styles, trends, washes and details, and find a pair that won’t be a hip-hugging low rise.
It takes me at least 8 months before I can track down a pair of jeans that are:
- in dark, evenly spread rinses (no weird feathering or striping)
- in straight-leg (or skinny! I couldn’t decide, but went with a classic)
- in different washes (I picked a dark rinse but they had plenty more)
- with different details on the butt
That’s it. It seems so simple that it’s laughable how hard it can be sometimes to find a pair.
The only thing I am not sure about, is that this is an American company, and as such, the jeans seem to differ from the States vs Canada.
So if you want to buy a pair, I suggest you get them in the States rather than Canada. They go under a different name here: “TUMMY TUCK JEANS”
Note: I hate this name even more than “Not your Daughter’s Jeans”.
Now for the downsides:
As for prices, I don’t know how much mine cost, but I did some research and I’m guessing around $130 – $150 USD for a pair of jeans.
The Tummy Tuck ones I scoped out at Simons here in Montreal, were $170 CAD.
So these are really what they’d call a premium denim market.
Their site is also very confusing.
I didn’t know if I was looking at the same pair of jeans 15 times, or if they were REALLY different pairs of jeans.
Site and content consistency is a problem. Not all of the jeans you click on, have a good description.
For example: These are all named “Premium Black”.
Therefore, they’re all the same pairs of jeans to me.
No?
The upside of all of this:
….is that you find the perfect pair of jeans, and I don’t wear them often enough to warrant owning more than 2 pairs (still waiting for my first pair of jeans to finally kick the bucket after years of being patched).
You know where to go to find a great pair of jeans now. It’s just a matter of figuring out which one you want!
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Have people realized that inflation happens? You can’t buy a decent lunch for 25 dollars. How do you expect a pair of jeans to cost that little? Even using sweat shops, you can’t really expect prices to be this low. I will pay up to 100 for a good pair of jeans, like my Levi 505 CT cost 98 bucks. I also have bought some on sale for around 25. But would you even WANT to wear a pair of jeans that normally retail for under 30? Jeans should not be cheap.
I always buy mine on eBay or at consignment stores so I don’t care if they last forever. Have never paid more than $25 for a pair and sometimes way less. http://dietskepticdoesmedifast.blogspot.com/2014/08/not-your-daughters-jeans-on-your.html
All customers of NYDJ,
I’ve sent the below letter and through much correspondence I received the last letter finally telling me they won’t admit there’s a problem. They won’t send my jeans back either, no refund, no coupons, no nothing. And at costs of up to $95 an average pair this is just plain WRONG! I have 3 pairs and if I could get the picture to attach to this I would so all can view. But no I would not recommend these jeans to anyone if they want jeans to last more than 2 years. NYDJ’s is taking the stand that they have expendable clothing, made in America and won’t stand behind their products. I now have a pair of 3/4 length that is doing the same thing with puckering in the material at the hips. I’m 5ft 9 in. 140lbs and no hips. I have jeans that last me years(Ralph Lauren & Talbots) and I thought I had a good company here providing an excellent pair of fitting jeans. Where it lasted all of 2+ years and now they are falling apart and Mercy Lopez from NYDJ’s is doing nothing! I told her I would start to epanel and so far I hope I can save other women the high price of purchasing these jeans as they won’t last. If you need them for a year then they’re good, but I prefer to wear my clothing completely out and then get good use out of it by yard work!
I’m sure other women are having the same issues as Mercy let it slip in an email that she wrote back an attachment of another women having the same issues! Love email when people don’t realize they sent to the wrong person!
If NYDJ’s would just send me back my jeans/replace them with the same fit/color/style I’d be happy. But NO they haven’t done a thing, so why would I go out and purchase more???? I sent my complaint in Feb 13 and it’s April 26th, 2013 and still nothing….
I’m moving on to Mercy’s boss, see what the higher ups have to say???
To Subject Sent Size Categories
‘customerservice@shop.nydj.com’ Jeans puckering at the hips to zipper on both sides 2/22/2013 180 KB Dear Customer Service,
I have quite a few pair of these jeans that I’ve been wearing for years
now and I’m noticing a trend in deterioration. At the hips (which I have
none) the fabric is becoming distorted. I have this on 3 pairs now and
it’s starting on a 4th. Is anyone else complaining about this? The jeans
are different styles so it’s not the same line. One pair is getting to the point that I cannot wear it out in public for it looks terrible. All the way from the hips and right up front to the zipper on both sides is puckered.
I love the jeans, they fit like a glove with a little give but yet this
problem is coming up. What I’d truly like is a replacement of these
jeans. I purchased them at Macy’s in Chicago and Toledo, OH and no I
don’t have the receipts for these as I said it’s been years so I cannot
complain to the store… but I do feel that it’s a problem with your
jeans. I also own several pair of Ralph Lauren that I’ve worn for years
and never have I ever had any problem with jeans doing this.
I also own about 10 pairs of 3/4 length and knee length jeans that I don’t have this issue with, from you.
Please let me know
Thank you
Leah Bilan
Dear Leah,
Thank you for taking the time to
contact us. We really appreciate your feedback and always enjoy hearing from
our customers.
On behalf of NYDJ, I’d like to apologize for your
disappointment. Unfortunately, we are no longer accepting defective items that
are two years or older and do not provide refunds for repairs at this moment.
In hopes that you will continue to be a fan of our products, we
would only be able to send style 731T and a complimentary NYDJ gift.
Best,
Mercy
NYDJ/Mercy Lopez/Customer Services/5401 South Soto /Vernon, CA
90058/323 351-2284/nydj.com
I have written to them about a pair I purchased in late 2012. They pilled at the thighs. The denim on this pair has been so thin that they’ve been bigger than all my other pairs that are the same size, to the point where they were loose even when I gained weight. Now, where the pilling is, they’ve run like pantyhose. This is riduculous. I have pairs of RL, Tommy and CK that I’ve had for ages and practically show no signs of wear. Of course, I hadn’t bought any of those brands recently so perhaps this is a new trend across the high priced jeans board, but really… why spend that much on a pair that falls apart when I could have bought the RL or the CK. I think the CK were actually a bit cheaper. I just didn’t like the particular style they had in stock at the moment. Bad on me, I guess.
It’s a shame. I like the fit. But, now that I had this pair fall apart on me (and wearing them less than once a week, washing on cold, and drying on low, per the directions ..sometimes air drying), really?? Another pair, the pocket started wearing at the edge but no big deal. Now that pair has the interior pocket areas ripping apart.
We have yet to determine what the CS at NYDJ will do about this, but it’s just ridiculous. I’d expect it if I paid $20 for them at Old Navy or Gap (by the way, those jeans haven’t fallen apart, yet), but over $100 a pair? No way!
Over the last year, I have purchased 5 pairs of NYDJ’s at the Bay in Calgary. The two pair of black ones started puckering under the front pockets, getting more noticable with each wash…incidentally, I wash in cold water & hang to dry. The 3 blue pairs started developing runs in the fabric on the legs, getting to the point that I had to throw them out. Not sure if the Bay is selling seconds or if the quality of NYDJ’s has depreciated. Purchased my 1st pair of NYDJ’s several years ago in Denver & they were great!
Everything you buy on Ebay is of low quality and fake.
I have had the same problem with all three pairs of my slim cut size 8 jeans. They are puckering just below the pockets and stretched out beyond belief. No help from NYD. They want me to go back to Lord and Taylor where I purchased them. These jeans are too expensive and this quality is unacceptable, but I guess we have no recourse. Jones NY seems to be the best jeans for me. So much better than NYD.
Hello
exact same problem, same size. Almost brand new, washed 2 times. No response from NYDJ customer service 🙁
I loved them but never again.
Eh, two years is fine with me for a lot of wear. I don’t expect jeans to stay perfect for forever. But to each their own. I’m not surprised they wouldn’t take them back/exchange them after so long. You already got so much wear out of them! They’re such a better price than the jeans I usually buy.
I expect jeans to last pretty much forever. I expect to pay more then 50 bucks for them too. Its hard enough finding the perfect pair, and falling in love to have them die on you after just a couple of years. But NO. You can’t take back jeans after two years. Thats simply stupid. Take better care of them if you want them to last. And if you really want jeans to last, do not buy ones with so much stretch, and purchase things made in the USA, like American Apparel, or Levi CT. They cost more, but are totally worth it.
NYD jeans in Britain are a rip off. They’re twice the price of the US ones. And NYD quality control is poor. Their 431D sometimes come in a high quality thick denim ie like denim was 10 years ago, but they also – especially in the petite sizes – come in a much lower quality denim, but the price isn’t low quality! It’s the full £139.95! Eight years ago normal cotton/elasthane denim jeans were about £30 a pair. Now they’re almnost £200! Come on gilrs, don’t be suckers. Don’t pay these prices and in the end the price will come down. NYD jeans simply aren’t worth that much money. Because the fabric quality is too low.
every review or picture i see is from skinny people, I ama asize 18.. I know it won’t flatten me but does it help hide some of it? Picture would be very helpful with ACTUAL sized women
Thin women are “actual” sized women, too. Come on.
But I get what you’re saying. I typically wear a 14-16 in US sizing and it’s sometimes hard to picture how things will look on me when I only see them on people with a very different body type.
I own some NYDJ and really like them. I can wear a 14W from their plus sized line or a 14 from their misses line. I haven’t tried them yet, but I think a 16P would also fit me (I’m 5’4″, so right between regular and petite in terms of inseam). I prefer the legging style jeans, as they ones labeled skinny aren’t really skinny enough for my taste – I think they look too straight legged. The jeans are very comfortable and, yes, very flattering. I don’t know that they make me look thinner, per se, but they definitely fit my figure in a way I really like and don’t create weird lumps and rolls that I sometimes get with lower rise jeans.
Thank you for saying that.
Look on their website. They have plus sized models on it. And first of all, this review is by a person of normal, healthy size, not a thin women, and thin women are actual sizes. Thats why they make sizes like 0,2,4, 6, 8 for actual real live women.
I was told at the Bay in Canada that they only sell them twice a year on Bay Days at $99.00 and there is absolutely no selection- black or blue- thats it. Whats worse you can not go to their nydj .com site and buy on line unless you have a US CREDT CARD. Wow that blew me away. I was NOT having them shipped outside the US but they would NOT accept my Canadian credit card. Said only domestic cards accepted. Cant believe they would ignore a market as big as Canada by such a stupid policy. The Canadian website has zilch for selection and the stores that carry them have no size selection ( especially petites) and of course you pay about 70 bucks more for them here than in the US. The whole marketing is a mess for anyone who does not live in the US. They have a European website and there does not seem to be any problem paying for the goods over there in Euro dollars. Whats with us here in Canada?? So you dont ship outside US, you dont accept Canadian issued credit cards but your European shoppers can have items shipped and you can pay in Euros. The whole thing makes me sick. All wanted was a couple of pair of jeans, spent hours trying to decide and then placed order only to be told NO INTERNATINAL CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED. Come on JYDJ- get with the times..
You can actually get them at The Bay in Canada. They are advertised under the NYDJ name. =)
Link: http://www.thebay.com/eng/search/advanced/?page=1&keywords=not_your&refine=y&Brandnameeng=NOT%20YOUR%20DAUGHTERS%20JEANS
Hi!! Could you please tell me what size you usually wear….I’m usually a 27….so would I buy a 4 or a 6???
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
A 4 because it will stretch!
They are on “Beyond the Rack” today for about half price!!
Hi I’m from England I’m just reading some reviews on Not you Daughters Jeans. I have recently purchased a couple of pairs from E Bay but I’m not sure if they are original. I noticed your note & it read on the rack !!!! It that a shop? Do you know we’re l could get these jeans and they would ship to England????? Many thanks Elaine Davis
That was tremendously helpful …. thank you.
As a grandma of 8, I love the name. I love the fit! I love the one stop shopping . With 4 other brands in my closet, there worth the price and always my first pick, if I'm going out for any length of time.
I don't like the name of the brand either. I first saw these jeans at Nordstrom and as someone that is not a mother I was automatically drawn away from these jeans. They are definitely going after a niche market.
I dont like the name either. I do not have a child, let alone a daughter, but I still want jeans that fit./ Just ebcuase I havent had a baby doent mean I dont need a little lift and tuck at 36+.
Thw downside is my local store runs out fast and the manufacturer is SLOW at shipping them new ones here to the east coast. I have been waiting for 4 weeks for an order, in fact. bad.
EXACTLY! I hate the name too.
I think the name is great! I will be a Grandma at Christmastime and am tired of low rise, teenage shaped jeans. I live in Canada so will wait for Nordstrom Rack in the States on my next visit South.
Tks. for all the comments though.
You can get most of these jeans at Nordstrom rack stores for 30.00-40.00US. Maybe not the newest styles (like this years style) but nice designs on the pockets. Norsdtroms will even mail them out to you for I think 8.00 US – beats driving to a city that has a Norstrom Rack. They have petite, tall and regular sizes also capri’s. I bought a few pairs over 2 yrs ago for 29.95 and they had the rhinstrones on the pockets and down the pant leg – the capris had the rhinestones on the pcokets also. Why pay over 100.00 when you don’t have too.
Never heard of them until I bought a pair today – couldn’t understand WHAT the saleswoman called them – I just liked the waist band at the waist NOT the hips. Managed to find a pair on sale – the fit is perfect and very comfortable though I had to try on 4 pairs to find the perfect one. Persuaded by a customer returning for more pairs – she pointed out the sales rack.
HILLTOP VAL
The first time I saw the name I LOVED it. I knew the rise would hit my waist and not WAY below. I think some young women today have to have a bikini wax in order not to gross out the public when they wear those extremely low cut jeans. The name was perfect for the mature woman who wants to be stylish but not look ridiculous.
Congrats on finding jeans that work!
Although with such silly names I expected the pants to be a lot cheaper 😛
I've got hips … and these jeans did not work for me. Also, I couldn't get over the name. If I'm going to spend that kind of money for jeans, they should make me feel sexy and wonderful, not fat and old.
I AGREE. The name is horrid.
Oo I didn’t think about hips. I thought it would work great with women with hips, as mine were nonexistent
I've got hips … and these jeans did not work for me. Also, I couldn't get over the name. If I'm going to spend that kind of money for jeans, they should make me feel sexy and wonderful, not fat and old.
I'd like to hear a review of these jeans after you've worn them for a few weeks. I'm more than willing to dish out the dough on a pair of properly fitting and high quality jeans, but I'm always afraid that the quality isn't as good as the price point would suggest.
I need to wear them a year before I can give a good review
So far, they feel great. And I wash my jeans inside out as well to help preserve the colour.
The jeans look great on you!
You're lucky you don't have hips – I do and it doesn't help that I'm short as well (guess that makes me curvy? haha)
I hate the name as well.
I don’t have any hips at all, and it doesn’t help for dresses, but I kind of just fit into everything else… the only thing is that I don’t have a butt either, so a size 6 is my normal size for my waist, but I’m a size 4 in the butt and hips. Very annoying.
So glad you posted this review! I've been wearing these jeans (in black only, for work) for over a year now. I really like them 🙂 They are expensive (for/to me), but they really do last. And they do their job 🙂
I need to replace my trouser jeans (bottom hem finally gave in and ripped, and the wash has faded considerably).. then I can wear them to work 🙂
I've had my eye on these for and have read lots of wonderful reviews however, as a Mom, they are for sure out of my budget so a girl dream on. LOL Thanks for the review. I've been hesitant to try them on in a department store because if i like them that much there is that chance I'd be sad to leave them in the store. It's my understanding that they were designed for the woman who's body has changed and goodness knows that's me lol. Thanks for the review.
I’d try and get them on sale if I were you
$130 to $150?!? The most amount of money I've spent on a pair of jeans is $50 US. Ann Taylor Loft usually has some nice jeans for less.
I’ve never spent that money on jeans either. The most I’ve spent is $70 CAD
But I only buy jeans once every 6 years, typically.
Oh lordy, that name is a turn off! I wouldn't spend $150 USD on them either – but I'm built with curves. I'm thin but I have to buy separates because my top half is a size 4 and my bottom is a 10! (I'm 5'8"). So, judging my those jeans, they aren't going to fit my booty for sure. I usually have to have mine tailored or I have to find the least obnoxious pair of 'urban-style' jeans. There's a brand that I want to try called Little in the Middle…my friend and I tried to get a pair to review for her blog, but they had given away their pairs already. (Or our PR wasn't high enough for them!)
I’m usually a an even size 6 all around but sometimes I’m a 4 or an 8. It’s so confusing, these sizes…
Good luck with getting some jeans to review in the future!
I'm not use why you did not get a chance to review the LITM jeans but I would love to hear from you again. info@littlienthemiddle.com
Ohhh! These look awesome! Too bad you can't buy online. 🙁
Tell me about it! And you’re in Canada, so it’s even worse — they’re called Tummy Tuck here, and the range is limited
I'm actually glad for this review– I'd seen their pants several times while shopping online for plus-sized jeans. But, like you, I was REALLY put off by the name– and figured that something that was already identifying itself as mom jeans wasn't something a hip, chub gal would want.
However, I may be willing to give them a try now.
YOu know what, just cut out the tag if you can. Or paste an iron on over it. The actual tag says: NYDJ so it’s not that bad. But the pairs here in Canada are “TUMMY TUCK”. Even WORSE.
I am so glad you tried them out! I, too, had been thrown off by their name but was curious about the fit. I think the name is sucky because we are not the age of mothers of teenage daughters right now (yes, I am a mother, but I haven't been trying to fit into my 18 month-old's jeans!).
I like that they have a higher rise. Maybe when rehab is over I will try them on. I have the opposite prob, curvy booty and need to keep it all tucked in. Basically jeans with built in spanx would be my ideal! Love, A
The name really sucks. It really targets older mom-types when it should just be something like: BASIC JEANS.
I have no clue what they’d name it, but that wasn’t what I’d pick