"You even look good when you just throw on some random jeans, Babe." he says. I turn my head and ascertain that on his handsome face indeed sits the utter confidence and satisfaction of having delivered the perfect compliment to the wife.

What does he mean by 'even'? And 'throw on'? What 'random jeans'? Don't get me wrong, I do like compliments. Praise, coming from the husband without my having had to fish for it does sound like music to my ears.  But what the hell does he mean? Does he actually believe my outfits aren't premeditated?

Is he unaware of all the math and planning that goes into my carefully selected and coordinated jean selection every morning? What random jeans is he talking about that he thinks I just casually "throw on"?

During the next few days I learned that my husband associates jeans with the likes of sweatpants. He would say they aren't dissimilar from car mechanics’ uniforms and outfits of that sort.

Okay, so he does have a point. Some jeans do look hideous and should have been banned long ago. The stone washed, super-high waisted, tapered legged, ankle-cut pair worn with tennis shoes and white socks isn't exactly my idea of style either. It's like the bad perm or the mohawk. There is absolutely nothing in the wide world you can do to make it work.

The right pair on the other hand makes you feel the same way the right haircut does. Simply perfect. They fit. They feel like you were born in them.  They empower you. You can wear them with heels or flip-flops and a tank top. Or you can tone down a fancy blouse with them, so you don't look as though you tried too hard. Do you know the feeling I am talking about?

I am going to take this opportunity to go ahead and say that the latest hype in the denim world, known as “Skinny Jeans” is the most unflattering trend I've ever seen. I’ve yet to see a person who actually looks good in them. I think they make us ladies look way too prosperous in the hip, thigh and rear areas. We also look way too uncomfortable in them. OK, I admit, if we're going to tuck our jeans into those gorgeous leather boots, then skinny jeans are obviously the way to go. Make sure however that they sit comfortably around the hips rather than looking stretched too tight. I don't know of a better way to say this: tight makes you look cheap.

Jeans can make or break an outfit. The biggest turnoff, other than not trying at all, is looking as though you're trying too hard. True style looks effortless.

The winner in my book? The good old fashioned bootcut/medium flare. You can't beat them.

So if your husband actually thinks you've just thrown on some random pair of jeans, completely unaware of looking good in them -- I’d say you got it right, girl!

- Agnes