Topshop are selling mom jeans. Having family on both sides of the Atlantic, I've known vowels to occasionally get muddled - though I've never been guilty of a U-turn myself - but these £40 tapered-leg trousers are mom, not mum. And, Mrs That's Not My Age Senior (80-years-old last Sunday) prefers elasticated waist slacks anyway. Topshop says this high waisted style is good for wearing with crop tops, though I think it's better for tucking things in, like shirt tails or a wobbly gut.
I'm a firm believer in wearing what you want and don't entirely agree with the 'if you've worn it before' adage - otherwise I'd never have bothered with skinny (née drainpipe) jeans - and the kilt. But there's no denying that unflattering trousers are much easier when you're under 30. We've had boyfriend jeans and Not Your Daughters Jeans but mom jeans feel like a relative too far.
My Mum would never have worn anything so hideous - leather trousers all the way.
ReplyDeleteThose jeans are in every charity shop in the UK, what fool spends £40 on a pair? x
Err, no! These might look great if you're 19, stick thin and want to recreate the Salt n Pepa look, but anybody else would probably look like a provincial mum in them (mum/mom, same difference) and should run a mile...
ReplyDeleteYikes. Think I'll take a pass this time. They didn't look good on me first time round either,
ReplyDeleteMom jeans are in my past...and will stay there. I have discovered better options that flatter my body and I can even wear to work...no thank you to the mom jeans!
ReplyDeleteAdorable on the model, a fashion crime on moi.
ReplyDeleteYeah, not for me. Funny how if you're an adorable wisp, clunky can make you look even more adorable, but it doesn't work on the non-wisps. . .
ReplyDeleteYuck, even on the beautiful model. They are just unflattering and on me they would be a ssd, laughable mistake.
ReplyDeleteI bought some just like this for 90s dress up day at work. 2.50 in RSPCA shop West Norwood. They've still got plenty in stock if anyone fancies a pair. I haven't worn them since, they were comfortable but going down that route I may as well join Mrs TNMA senior with the elasticated waisters and be done with it (many happy returns by the way). Strictly for the dressing up box .
ReplyDeleteHi there! I agree with Vix, if I was to work this style I would definitely thrift them!!
ReplyDeleteIf they don't even look good on the model, why would any real woman think they would look good on her. Been there before, not going there again.
ReplyDeleteThe model looks adorable but I think I will stick with my skinny jeans for now:) Happy Wednesday, lovely.
ReplyDeleteThese are not as bad IMO as the so-called "distressed" jeans which to me only means they are ripped and torn. Pair those with a ripped and torn tee and a messy hair bun and wah lah....no not going to a costume party as a hobo just going to the Mall. This look is marketed in stores ladies and I do not mean only F21. My granddaughter who is 13 can rock this look but when her Mom does it ...NOOO!!! I know the trashy sloppy look has been in some form since at least the 1960's but it seems to be rampant now.
ReplyDeleteOne word - awful !!
ReplyDeleteThe boyfriend jeans can sometimes look pretty bad on the wrong shape, but these mom jeans will definitely not be entering my wardrobe.
This is only one style of Mom Jean. I genuinely think these are going to take off with a certain type of young hipster (who let's face it, love anything wrong, unflattering or ironic - to them that is subversive these days).
ReplyDeleteJust wait til Pixie Geldof et al start wearing them in Grazia/Sunday Times Style, then we'll all know about it and the 'modified mom' (ooh I'd better trademark that) will come along as the more viable version for the rest of us...
Not loving these particular jeans, but I do wish there were more choices of jeans with a higher rise. NYDJ are pretty good and I got some Ralph Lauren skinny jeans that come up almost to the navel. Some of us who are long in the lower torso to begin with, plus have a menopausal muffin top, really can't wear low rise jeans. Or shouldn't!
ReplyDeleteHorrible horrible horrible, even worn 'ironically' by a wraith.
ReplyDeleteEven if someone is trying to be ironic, they will soon learn that being uncomfortable AND looking like an idiot are not much fun. Why can't we let these remain deeply buried in the graveyard of horrible ideas, right along with perms and shoulder pads? Yuck.
ReplyDeleteVix - start buying them up & selling them onto young whippersnappers!
ReplyDeleteDisney - sadly, I think you're right. We've just seen what punk looks like today. And, Modified Mom - you heard it here first.
Tiffany - agree.
I prefer jeans that sit on the waist otherwise I spend all day feeling as though I should pull them up. I am a fan of NYDJs but am not sure about the above.
ReplyDeleteI have to say, I might have to give these ones a miss - I know when I'm beat. Small pudgy person wearing mom jeans - you just know it's all over (for me anyway).
ReplyDeleteI already do!
ReplyDeleteLOL @ "a relative too far."
ReplyDeleteThese are a "yuk", they really are, fine on 15 year-olds though who are skinny..
ReplyDeletewhat are NYDJ's ? I kind of think it is what Id prefer !
ReplyDeleteThese require a small waist !
Anne - NYDJ is an American denim label, and I've heard good reports, so definitely worth checking out.
ReplyDeleteNah ! I so remember drainpipes !
ReplyDeleteNor for me, thanks. I would have to change my tagline for starters....and they are universally unflattering on all but a few clothes hanger-thin models!
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