Chicago - October 10, 2005

Good-bye, Normal Jean

The Blues Jean Bar Opens

When it comes to jeans, we’re all guilty of the occasional overindulgence. Promises of higher behinds, longer legs, and slimmer thighs — it’s enough to send anyone on a denim bender.

If you’re tired of shelling out a buck fifty for dungarees you’ll never wear, the new Blues Jean Bar on Halsted Street is your spot. Belly up to the block and unload your jean shopping woes: With more than twenty brands (and another fifteen by month’s end), they’re sure to find you a perfect fit.

The selection includes hard-to-find lines like Tag (contour waistband perfect for small waists and round behinds), 1921 (the quintessential sex kitten jean), and 575 (funky enough for trendsters), along with Seven, Citizens of Humanity, and Paper Denim & Cloth for those of you who have already picked your poison. There’s also a men’s selection, so you can shop with a wingman.

We can’t promise that you won’t overindulge.

But the hangover will be far less painful.

The Blues Jean Bar, 2210 North Halsted Street, between Webster and Belden Avenues (773-248-5326).