Saturday, January 2, 2010

Suesi Jeans (From XtraLength.com)

The owner of Xtralength.com reached out to me in hopes to sell their jeans in the U.S. markets, in these winter months, as while it is warm in their home country of Australia, its cold in the US.

I'm always excited to try out new tall women's clothing, especially from up and coming companies.


One thing I enjoy about Suesi jeans is the ability to get up to a 39" inseam. Great for those that are ultra tall.

However, I have to be honest in my review. For U.S. customers, I feel that your denim needs can be better suited, at a better price, via other U.S. company web sites. I received 3 pairs of Suesi jeans. Without looking at price I try on the jeans, analyze the fit, the shape, the fabric, the stitching, and the over all look. I am sorry to say that 2 pairs compared quality wise, to me, to Old Navy jeans, that, for U.S. customers, come at a fraction of the cost of Suesi jeans. 2 of the pairs came at a high cost of $140 each, and that doesn't include the high cost of shipping from the other side of the globe.


I did take some comparative photos. Please forgive the photo quality as my good camera has broken and I have to get it repaired. Also, please forgive my figure, its not at its best at the moment!



First photos are my favorite brand of jeans, Parasuco. Cost of the jeans, $100. Size 18. Same fit and cut as the Suesi jeans. The Parasuco jeans are a bit old, but the pictures are of freshly washed and dried jeans. Meaning they are at their smallest and tightest.




Parasuco jeans have a great combo of spandex and denim that give you enough give in all the right places. They also have more ornate stitching to give them some style. And they do come in up to 38" inseams depending on the style. They are also worn by celebrities and are known as "designer" jeans. Hence the high cost.





Now for the Suesi jeans. Same cut jeans, but size 20 and cost is $140






These are brand new. Size 20. Notice the front view they were so tight I couldn't get barley get the zipper to close. And to be honest I couldn't keep them on as they were hurting my internal organs. The fabric is very thin, but that may be because of the polyester mixed in. On the Xtralength web site they say the blend is to allow you to stay cool in the summer. I will have to test that one out this summer. But the ornamental stitching on the pockets are extremely basic. Quality wise they just remind me to much of Old Navy jeans, which, come at 1/5 the cost.
I have tried on a many many pairs of jeans. Some from the US, Canada, the UK, and now Australia. I do realize I do not have the ideal body shape, and that peoples shapes probably change from country to country. That is why I specifically state above, and again now, my review is for US customers. Take my opinion what you will. Feel free to give these jeans a try! You may have better results.

7 comments:

  1. Thanks for posting, I am ALWAYS looking for longer jeans now that many US companies have quit selling longer than 36" in the larger sizes...a couple of questions:

    1. are the prices in US or Australian Dollars? That might make a difference there..
    2. Are the sizes UK sizes, cos those are smaller than ours..a size 20 UK would be 18 or maybe even 16 here.

    Also, I just popped over to the site for a minute, but noticed they are now offering FREE SHIPPING to the us..thats cool:)

    Great blog you have here Im glad to have found it (no heels required site sent me;)

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  2. You make two very great points! I did some research and conversion of Australian dollars to US dollars only brings the price down about $20. Also, on the sizing, that is a topic I think should be discussed in general! The lack of consistency could drive a girl batty. :)

    In this case, the owner of the site sent me the jeans per her discretion based on me giving her my info, including my average size. So I think the UK vs US sizes would have hopefully compensated for. If thats not the case I would be very willing to give a larger size another shot. :)

    Thank you for reading my blog and for your feedback!

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  3. Response from Sue at XtraLength.

    Thank you for your honest opinion Amber.

    I started XtraLength due to my frustrations in not finding jeans long enough and started down the long hard road of designing and finding a manufacturer to have them made. Being a trained designed is not my background but with hours of research and trial and error have come up with some designs that suit MOST but never ALL tall ladies.

    These particular Suesi Jeans that you are wearing are not suited to everyone and we find in Australia that they are definitely suited to the more tall and lean type shape. It is also noted on the website that they are small in size and best to order a size larger.

    For those with more room around the middle best to try the stretch flares in black as they are more stretchy and more forgiving.

    The jeans you tried on have less stretch and therefore hold their shape better and you don't have them falling down constantly and therefore you don't need to wear a belt to hold them up.

    Yes they are pretty standard design of 5 pockets with no shading as my customers have asked for that. These jeans are very popular in Australia and New Zealand.

    Please note we do have a refund/exchange policy if ladies order and are not happy for whatever reason.

    For the jeans you have and don't like. Please feel free to hand them on to charity or someone that would appreciate them.

    Have a wonderful day.
    Sue in Perth Western Australia

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  4. The fit of the pants is great! It holds firmly your legs. My best friend Annie loves to buy designer jeans for women on sale. Shopping on line gives her more time to manage her business and also to keep up with the new trend and collection. Annie has a great taste when it comes to designer women jeans. She is very thorough with the details that why she always pick the best ones in stores.

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  5. Hey ya'll! I did a re-review of Suesi Jeans. Check it out here - http://tallandtrendy.blogspot.com/2010/11/suesi-jeans-xtralenghtcom-re-review.html

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