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K/R - The Mom Jeans

CocoLion

So, round two of my newest attempts to keep denim, well, new to me. My first thread on this topic is here.

These are the Mom Jeans from UO.

What do you think of the fit? Are they too long in the rise on me?
And what do you think of the style?

Picture 1 -- with semi cropped top
2 -- with super cropped top
3 -- tucked top (these are so high rise!)
4 -- Untucked longer top
5 -- Untucked top that is a little shorter
6 -- Boxy untucked top

Thank you for looking and commenting, your honest feedback is truly appreciated!!

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10 years ago

Dressing

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kellygirl

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I like them best in 1, 2 and 5. These may be mom jeans but the way you style them makes them look current. I like them with the edgy footwear--I think that really helps too.

Eta: I like 4 and 6 too. The tucked one is the only one I'm not crazy about.

Eta: I saw overalls at tjmaxx today and thought of you. I was tempted to try them in but didn't!

10 years ago

Diana

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Um, I think I might have poison eye for super high waisted jeans. I like them untucked but they just look like regular bf jeans then, so might defeat the purpose of trying something new.

I'm almost afraid to ask, but ... How is the rear view? That is a big part of mom jeans after all!

10 years ago

rae

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I hope I don't offend anyone by saying this, but I am kind of thinking this interpretation of the Mom jean is too literal... it really looks like you could have had those in the back of the closet since the first mom jeans hit the racks. Good job on UO for doing a legit throwback, but I find myself of the mind that this might be one trend that's better on the really young. *ducks*

10 years ago

Echo

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CocoLion, you couldn't look bad in any jeans, but I am with rae here. These are an awfully literal interpretation of mom jeans. I don;t mind them with the waistband covered, but then what's the point because they look like BF jeans? Maybe I just have a poison eye for them because they look JUST LIKE the jeans I wore in 8th grade...

10 years ago

CocoLion

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I love that a pair of Mom jeans might be the most controversial thing I've ever posted! Please keep the frank feedback coming!

10 years ago

carter

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I'm with Rae as well. Maybe it's too many years of watching Stacy and Clinton, but I fing mom jeans unflattering. not to say that we always need to wear clothes that flatter the figure, but spending money on something that is unflattering is hard to swallow. What is it that drew you to these? Is there another way to accomplish that goal?

10 years ago

Jaime

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I agree that with the waistband covered they sort of lose their point and you might as well wear boyfriend jeans (although I love all your tops). The exception is #2 - the cropped top takes advantage of the high waist and I like that one, but still sort of want the jeans to be a bit more slouchy. With #3 I think I might like them better shorter - like long mom jeans shorts. Thank you for trying these for us Denise!

10 years ago

CocoLion

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OK I just took a shower and thought some more about this.

Carter -- great question! Honestly I like these because they are high waisted. I can wear crop tops with them without showing flesh. I don't want to show my belly any more, or waist, or back. I also think that the high waisted proportion is not what our eye is used to but it does help me wear cropped bottoms as someone who is not tall. I have struggled to make ankle pants work on my frame but I like this new proportion!

But, having said all of these in defense of the pants, I think these are just a bit too fitted. They feel a bit constricting when I sit down. I think I am going to exchange them for the next size up.

So maybe if we just call them high waisted boyfriend jeans they will find more acceptance here on YLF?

Shevia thank you for your comment, it means a lot to me.

And Rae -- thank you for your honesty. You may have a future as a TV style commentator like Kelly Osborne, you are hilarious. I respectfully have to disagree with you though, that this look is but for the very young. I think if the fit is right, we old people can wear high-waisted, cropped loose denim in a stylish way. Maybe we just can't call them Mom jeans, though, as it looks like we are stealing the cool idea our kids had to steal our un-cool clothes.

10 years ago

catgirl

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This is the first unqualified no I think I've given you, Denise... It is just too close to the real thing. You have so many better denim options right in your closet! And thank you for giving these a test run as I have to admit curiosity. I have not seen these flatter anyone yet.

ETA: the cropped top works to my eye but would not be worth achieving the look for me. A size up may work and I will try to be unbiased when I see it.

10 years ago

deb

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I am going to have to say no. Return these.

10 years ago

CocoLion

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So here is the back view for Diana and others who wondered.

Keep the comments coming!

ETA -- I should give you my opinion. I think #1 and #5 work, but the other ones, not so well. I regularly put stinkers in my posts, a habit learned working in creative services… keeps things interesting. But I think #1 and #5 work. And the back view, well, you might have me on that one… not so flattering, kind of a pancake effect no?

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10 years ago

catgirl

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The back view is good. My issue is the same as what happened with me with the R13 X over jeans. To make them wearable I had to cover the waist and that was the whole point of them. If they make you happy them that is important too. Hope you don't mind the honesty - and you know I'm usually on the same page as you with denim.

10 years ago

rae

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I tend to think something along these lines would come across as way more youthful and flattering. Maybe it comes down to even the smallest modernization, like the washes? Just so it is not 100% That Mom Jean, you know?:
http://www.shopbop.com/crop-ro.....28&co

http://www.lagarconne.com/stor.....1&pid=

I usually really don't like the MDAL concept, but I still feel there is a strange LDAM thing going on with this trend. I guess maybe that's why I feel the literal interpretation looks best on the very young. *shrug* just my two cents.

10 years ago

Gaylene

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I think it's time to start calling this style a high-waisted jean since the term "Mom" jean has been used in such a negative way for the past decade. Otherwise admitting a fondness for this style is like admitting a fondness for something that is frumpy and unfashionable.

That said, I'm a bit intrigued by the look of these jeans, especially as you've styled them in picture 2 with the super cropped top. To my mind, these jeans are like Angie's jodhpur jeans or Anna's wrapped ones--not to everyone's taste, but an interesting alternative. Every time I look at the pictures, I find myself growing fonder of them. So my vote is moving towards "yay" if you think you want to try something different.

10 years ago

CocoLion

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Gaylene you are right this is so loaded, the term Mom jean. I forget how much power is in clothes and the groups of people associated with them. I am all about seeking a new look visually and tend to forget the semiotics behind it all (hope I used that term right)!

Rae those are really cute jeans! Thanks for the links. I do love high rise skinnies, I have a couple of pairs. Right now I am looking for a looser fit though.

What does everyone think of these?
http://www.rag-bone.com/Marily....._medium=af
http://www.shopbop.com/stevie-.....shopbysize
http://www.shopbop.com/pop-jea.....shopbysize
http://www.shopbop.com/skinny-.....ch-viewall
http://www.shopbop.com/jessie-.....viewall-sh
http://www.shopbop.com/dylan-b.....rch-viewal

Note all of these have the high rise and looser fit I'm after but they are all considered boyfriend jeans.

10 years ago

Deborah

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Ok not reading comments! I like all renditions except for the more cropped top version. Denise you have a way with jeans and I find myself liking this vibe on you. There is that 80's vibe about them but the toppers and footwear bring them into present day:). They take me back to Dexys Midnight Runners and Bananarama! And for me that's a good thing ;). If you like them then I think you should keep. I find myself wondering if the term mom jeans actually referenced more the overall style of the person wearing the jeans than the actual jeans?? I would look at these on you and go "oh she's wearing mom jeans!

10 years ago

Neel

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I am with Deborah here. And I seem to like them least with the tucked top. They look like high waisted boyfriends to me and I love it with all the tops you have tried them with. Well, call them what you want, I think I like them on you! Only you could possibly make this style of jeans look flattering! You should link your post to Angie's 'Try something new' post. You are having so much fun out here!

10 years ago

El Cee

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I rather like how you have styled them in 1, 2, & 5… but am not entirely sold on the overall look. I agree with Rae that these are (perhaps) too literal. I admit that I have an unfair bias regarding "Mom Jeans" as many ladies in my area never stopped wearing them. They are sort of a uniform here, most often worn with theme sweaters and athletic shoes. But, if anyone could make this style appealing that would be you, Denise.

10 years ago

viva

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I definitely prefer the newer links you posted to the original pics. You won't get the high waist of the pic pants, but since all the tops you posted (even the cropped) hide the very top of the waistband, and you were thinking of sizing up, I expect you are okay with that.
I have to come clean, though. I am not a fan of the high-waisted jean, unless it is a trouser jean or wide leg. The high-waisted jean(trying so hard not to write mom jean here) is just not a flattering look (to me, even on the young) and is dated and not appealing even in a retro way. So I will ALWAYS choose a BF style over it.
I like all of the links, as they do seem to have a higher waist than my BFs so are probably closer to what you want and somewhat different than the typical BFs out there (except maybe the CoH -- they don't seem quite as high?). I'm mixed on the Marilyns (probably because they are closest to the high waisted style I'm not keen on), LOVE the slouch of the Marc Jacobs, love the crop of the Currents, love the distressing of the R&B.
Are you looking for a cleaner look? If so, maybe try Marilyn, Marc, or Current Elliott.

10 years ago

LoriFLA

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I see what you're going for here with these jeans and they good to my eye. I wouldn't think you had these in your closet since 1985.

I especially like 4 and 5. I know we're talking about the jeans but I like the slightly curved hem of the top on 4 with the jeans. I think if it were even more curved it would look fab. I like number 1 as well, even though the hem is straight.

I like all of the ones you linked except for the Stevie jeans. I dislike the rips and tears, unless you're going to see Alice Cooper or something. It's too much and not flattering, but that's just me. You probably could pull them off. Of your links, I like the last pair the best, even with the distressing.

10 years ago

Angie

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HAH. Denise. You rock my style world.

We wore these in the '80s. And some had waist pleats.

The '80s gal in me appreciates the throwback in style. Do I think these jeans are flattering? Maybe. Especially good with an untucked top because that's how we are used to seeing BF jeans. Do I think they are fun to wear? Yes. This is fashion forward fun.

I am the only yay vote so far.

10 years ago

donnat

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I think you can pull this off. I love the high waist with crop tops. Mom jeans has more to do with unflattering fit than style of pant, those old mom jeans fit quite tight, emphasized round stick out tummies, often a camel toe was involved. I would prefer maybe a darker wash.

10 years ago

shiny

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Oh my goodness, does UO actually call them Mom Jeans? If so I applaud their marketing skills...

I actually love these on you. I don't think just anyone could pull them off, but you certainly can. These work if worn with irony. I.e., intentional and trendy. It's all in the attitude and the total picture. If you had paired these with athletic sneakers and a frumpy top (like say a unisex logo tee), then no; that look says "I've given up" which is how mom jeans got their bad name. But you didn't do that here.

Please don't size up. Then you may be entering the wrong territory. Then they may become true mom jeans, rather than ironic trendy mom jeans.

10 years ago

Gaylene

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Chiming back in because the high-waisted style is fast growing on me. To me, those Marilyn jeans look the most different because the other jeans look more like versions of boyfriend jeans. (Side note: I can't help but wonder if boyfriend jeans had been called Dad jeans if they would have had the same universal appeal?)

It's funny to think back of how long it took some of us to adjust our eye to Angie's slouchy jeans when she first started sporting them on YLF. And I still remember how I hated the look of skinnies when they started trending a decade ago and swore I would never wear anything that tight. And, going even further back, I remember when it felt strange to trade in my straight-legged, high-rise Levis for low-slung bell bottoms back in the late 60s.

I also think that Donna makes a good point that wearing any style well means paying attention to the fit. Fitted high-rise jeans might be a bit more tricky than a looser trouser version, or a baggier boyfriend style, and that is probably why so many people have bad vibes about them.

10 years ago

Jeanie

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Hmmm. Well I like the newer links you posted. I don't think the UO ones make enough of a statement. I also think with this style it's important to keep everything else on the edgy side or they tend to go to dowdy-ville fast! Black seems to work well with this style of jean. Thanks for keeping us fashion forward!

10 years ago

rae

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I think I like the CEs the best out of the links. Maybe it is my own poison eye for a particular light blue color with this style.

10 years ago

greenglove

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I am a huge yay! I have 3 pairs of high waisted skinnies and would love the pair that you have.
They look great in all ways, I also appreciate the versatility of wearing crop tops without worrying about showing skin.
I might have to invest in a pair. I have not read all the comments but please keep them!

10 years ago

Beth Ann

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What about some Marilyn Jeans? You know, like she wore in 1962's The Misfits? Darker wash, high waist, cuffed. They are also iconic high waists, but they have more structure and presence.

10 years ago

Diana

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Ha, thanks for humoring me. The rear view is actually not bad at all! (Maybe the pockets are a little wide spaced but that's a tiny little thing.)

I do like the higher waisted BF styles that you posted a lot better though. I think just because they have the waist a little bit lower (but still higher than regular BF jeans) and are a little lower in the crotch. So you get a high rise effect without it going all the way up to your natural waist, which is where my poison eye kicks in.

10 years ago

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