'Look who got dressed in the dark after the orgy', now that sounds like one heck of a party. Although not flattering per se I don't find the unflattering, a pegged cuff can highlight a dainty ankle or the dropped crotch emphasises the (by contrast) small waist.

I usually have this type of reaction to a trend, it is either love or hate at first sight.

Oh this has been a fun thread to read! Julie - I got to say, just stick to your fashion guns. You know what you like and what is flattering on you and what you feel good in - so wear your dresses and skirts and skip the BFs (you always look great in your WIW's!)
Now, for me - I love the BF look - probably because it is something different - and I think a certain type of person/style can really pull it off - just look at Una's BF WIW's - they are IMO spectacular! And I am waiting patiently for Angie (come on Angie, we want to see how its done!) to post her BF jeans outfits because she has a completely different style and body type than Una, and yet I'm sure they look fantastic on her too!

I think that sometimes it is just fun to wear something that might not be all that flattering on your body - as long as it is INTENTIONAL, rather than done out of a lack of knowledge or awareness of what works for your body type - and also, as long as you have the CONFIDENCE to pull it off! Its like you're saying "I know this doesn't do my body justice, but I have other priorities with this outfit - like, freedom, movement and "coolness!"

I just got a pair, so guess i'm a little late to be trendy. I kept them because they were gap sexy boyfriend for 22.00. At that price i will wear them at home for comfort. I have been looking for a pajama/ loungewear substitute to wear around the house. They really are that comfortable. I might wear them to the grocery store if i thought i wouldn't see anyone i knew.

I am small and thin (5', about 100 lbs). If I wear slouchy clothes I tend to just look like I just bought the smallest size and it wasn't small enough! I feel like a kid who hadn't grown into my clothes. Also, I still do t understand the difference between "boyfriends" and "slouchy skinnies." Also, I don't like the term "boyfriend jeans," because who would ever wear their BF's actual jeans?! Even a very tiny guy would be 6 inches taller than me and 40 pounds heavier. Ha!

As much as my OA pain wants looser fitting clothes, I haven't tried BF jeans. It's not a look I embrace or envision myself wearing.

Julie I partially agree with you, but Angie makes a good point too: BF jeans don't * have* to have a dropped crotch or be super slouchy. I don't mind the ones that are a bit slimmer but obviously loose, yet not completely baggy-butt. To me that just looks sloppy. But that's just my opinion! I have yet to try any incarnation of this look, no clue if I ever will. Since I have a fairly limited budget it's doubtful I'd spend money on something I'm so unsure of leaning towards distasteful of.

After wearing them at home for 2 hrs and having them stretch to the point of falling off, i decided to send them back. Plus i began to picture myself explaining to the other ladies " they're boyfriend jeans" . Honestly, they just look like mom jeans that everyone wore 25 years ago. If you are young and slim and can look good in your actual boyfrien's pants ( meaning anything) go for it.

Wow. Have BFs been the thing for two years now? I never got on board. I don't mind baggy and the absence of flattery (like I love harem pants)... I think it's the rolled cuffs (besides the fact that I barely do denim - real denim, that is). I don't suppose I feel that's important for the look, but there's only one day a week where I could do rolled cuffs. If saw some with plaid patches, maybe I'd fall for it...

OK, so this is a two-year-old thread that has got resurrected (has anyone noticed that this keeps happening lately?), but I'm going to chime in anyway!

Petites Anonymous, 'slouchy skinnies' and 'slim boyfriends' are the same thing, as I understand it. And if I were a taller woman, maybe I would wear my husband's jeans. (As it is, I'm almost the same size as you, so you're right, his jeans wouldn't come close to fitting). But that's the idea with 'boyfriend' jeans: they're supposed to look too big, like they could conceivably have been nicked from your boyfriend's closet.

I like boyfriend jeans. I like baggy butt pants. It's just another silhouette option for jeans. I like tighter-fitting jeans too. It's all good.