Jean Queen

Everyone’s yakking about their New Year’s resolutions and how 2011 will be the best of their lives.

More here: Resolution for 2011: The Tight as a Vise Jeans diet

In better days, newly elected governors were welcomed into office with star-studded galas, serenades by rock bands, even an NFL stadium transformed into a winter wonderland.

More here: Jeans at Dayton’s event part of low-key inaugurals

Finding jeans that fit correctly, hide flaws and don’t put your underwear on parade with every move remains one of life’s great challenges.

Continue here: Layer it on: The sky’s the limit for denim on denim

SHANGHAI — Jeans maker Levi Strauss & Co. launched a new global brand in China on Wednes­day, joining a growing list of companies that hope to crack this fast-growing and youthful market by tailoring their products to Chinese tastes.

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Levi Strauss sees good fit in jeans aimed at China

Could it be shape, not size nor style, that really counts in flattering jeans?

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Levi’s pledges new jeans line will address all body types

Shopping for back-to-school items for your elementary school children, but afraid of a fight in the jeans aisle?

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Learn lessons from back-to-school buying

NEW YORK Shopping for back-to-school items for your elementary school children, but afraid of a fight in the jeans aisle Parents who hope to keep a lid on spending can soften the edge by planning the back-to-school budget with kids, shopping together and teaching them how to separate needs from wants and how to tell whats a good deal.

More here: Supply lists, story: Lessons in back-to-school spending

NEW YORK Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) is putting electronic identification tags on men’s clothing like jeans starting Aug. 1 as the world’s largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows among privacy experts.

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Wal-Mart plan to use smart tags raises privacy concerns

Four-story project is proposed for the corner of Battery and King streets where Battery Street Jeans and Good News Garage were located.

More here: City councilors at odds over proposed building

If you want to blend in at the Reno Rodeo, dont call those leather leggings the bronc and bull riders wear over their jeans chaps.

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Don’t want to be a rodeo greenhorn? Pronounce it shaps, not chaps