Washington, D.C. - December 15, 2008

Give ’Em the Boot

Stiruppz Denim Clips

Skinny jeans give you legs like a model. Or like sausages, depending on your choice of shoes.

Stop the wiggling (and bunching and scrunching and stuffing). Local bartenders-cum-inventors Lisa Church and Jennifer Crittenden present Stiruppz, jeans’ answer to mitten clips.

Inspired by horseback riding, the duo created a detachable, one-size-fits-all stirrup that clips onto your jeans, keeping pant legs snugly inside your boots. Which means no more twisted seams or bunched hems.

Even over-the-knee numbers are possible: Just cuff your denim, clip the stirrup under the arch of your foot, slip on your boots, and go on your merry way.

With relish.

Available online at stiruppz.com.