Where was I going to buy jeans? UK-owned bloomchic alternative
February 9, 2025 9:57 AM Subscribe
I need new jeans. I would have ordered from Bloomchic, but they're U.S.-owned. So I went looking for alternatives and found a UK seller. But now I don't know what site it was and I can't find it. I found it by searching for alternatives to bloomchic. They had plus-sized jeans around $52. I THINK they had a .com domain because I had to look it up to determine they were from the U.K. Any ideas?
I was going to suggest asos, because I think they were founded in London ... but now I'm not sure.
posted by SageTrail at 10:39 AM on February 9
posted by SageTrail at 10:39 AM on February 9
Response by poster: I think I was browsing on my phone, which I feel like has 20 different browsers (like every app seems to have a built in browser and sometimes I think i"m in the browser and then I'm somewhere else?). Anyway, I could not find anything in my phone browser or computer browser. It probably doesn't help that I don't remember what day I was looking.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 11:25 AM on February 9
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 11:25 AM on February 9
What did you like about bloomchic that you wanted to find in the uk? Maybe we can help that way.
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 11:26 AM on February 9
posted by chesty_a_arthur at 11:26 AM on February 9
Response by poster: I had bought their jeans before and they fit well and were a good price. Basically I want some size 16 jeans in a dark-wash or black denim with a little stretch. Boot-cut or straight leg. At a reasonable price. I've also been impressed with how the bloomchic jeans wear (i.e. they don't have any holes in them yet). Jeans usually last me maybe 3 months before wearing through. I've had the bloomchic jeans for maybe 6 months and they're still in perfect condition. I only need to replace them because my size has changed. Obviously I have no idea about the quality of the jeans on the other site, but they were the same basic style.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 11:31 AM on February 9
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 11:31 AM on February 9
Lucy & Yak?
posted by sailoreagle at 11:37 AM on February 9
posted by sailoreagle at 11:37 AM on February 9
Do any of these domain names look familiar? (Link's a Google Sheets document from this reddit thread.)
posted by trig at 12:06 PM on February 9
posted by trig at 12:06 PM on February 9
Response by poster: I think that's it, SageTrail! And the jeans I like are $52, just like I remembered. Thank you.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 4:15 PM on February 9 [1 favorite]
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 4:15 PM on February 9 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Thank you for playing, everyone else. And I'm pretty sure bloomchic.co.uk is still the same U.S.-owned company, just with higher shipping costs.
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 4:16 PM on February 9
posted by If only I had a penguin... at 4:16 PM on February 9
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posted by essexjan at 10:19 AM on February 9