https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:15:42 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125871 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 13:36:35 +0000 Jane 2125871@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Gorgeous trousers, they are a beautiful soft colour.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125856 Sun, 07 Jun 2020 12:31:27 +0000 Bijou 2125856@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a Mother denim fan too - I have 4 pairs of jeans by Mother, it is my favourite label super comfy and great quality. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125705 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 14:33:55 +0000 Angie 2125705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Nice that you got a response, <b>Carla.</b> And KILLER new wide crops!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125647 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 02:18:20 +0000 nemosmom 2125647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oooh these are great on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125642 Sat, 06 Jun 2020 01:15:20 +0000 Carla 2125642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Update. &nbsp;Got an answer from Mother, and try-on per Angie’s request. &nbsp;Will style/wear when temps cool down! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125358 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:47:59 +0000 Carla 2125358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>FWIW, I’ve just ‘reached out’ to the Mother customer care department and sent them an e-mail with the photo of their confusing label. &nbsp;I’ll update this thread if/when I get a response. &nbsp;<div><br /></div><div>If I am going to have to do mostly online shopping, I might as well develop a relationship with the company that makes my clothes! &nbsp;Now I will have a ‘story’ To go along with these pants - which by the way, fit very nicely!</div> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125357 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:46:32 +0000 Angie 2125357@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My clients like MOTHER jeans too. Let's see them on, <b>Carla!</b> Fab with red :)</p> <p><b>Suntiger,</b> YES, to all of that. That's why Zara - despite its fast fashion nature - is more sustainable than most because of it's very vertical and in-house supply chain. They manufacture their own fabric.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125349 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 17:11:53 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 2125349@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just checked a couple of my pairs. One has the same confusing tag you show here. Another says "made in the USA of imported fabric." I do like their jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125346 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:27:38 +0000 kkards 2125346@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like something got lost in the transition...literally, i wonder if one of the thing that was made elsewhere was the label and someone missed that in the final review before it went into production&nbsp;<br />and its mostly that the fabric was imported as China and the EU produce significantly more fabrics than the US.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125344 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:02:40 +0000 Style Fan 2125344@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They look like they will work well in your wardrobe, Carla.&nbsp; I have heard so many good things about Mother jeans and I tried on a pair that fit really well. &nbsp;<br />Labelling is always strange.&nbsp; I wonder what to believe sometimes.<br />Bijou also has a pair.&nbsp; Meagan Markle wears them.&nbsp; Not saying that should mean something or not. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125335 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 14:29:13 +0000 Jenn 2125335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>suntiger,&nbsp;</b>absolutely that's the case. Planet Money did a great series several years ago where they trace the supply chain of one of their t-shirts from cotton field to the end of its life. I highly recommend it...this is the series that (along with Rana plaza earlier that same year) really started me thinking about sustainability in clothing.&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.npr.org/series/248799434/planet-moneys-t-shirt-project">https://www.npr.org/series/248.....rt-project</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125314 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 12:27:05 +0000 nemosmom 2125314@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I cannot vouch for their sustainability, but I have one pair of their jeans and I love them </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125309 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:46:12 +0000 Anonymous 2125309@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is making me think, how much shipping is going into getting all the individual parts of our clothes to the factory where they're made? Is/are the fabric(s)made in one country/state, the buttons and zips in another? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125285 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 04:41:01 +0000 Anonymous 2125285@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great job with the color. That green color looks like it will fit easily into your wardrobe. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125281 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 03:25:22 +0000 Carla 2125281@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for the responses, and @Jenn for the link.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125276 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 03:02:20 +0000 Jaime 2125276@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The by should be with (too many letters?) - I like they aren't just leaving it at made in USA as many brands do when just the finish is made there. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125269 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 02:45:00 +0000 Suz 2125269@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sharan (<b>Firecracker</b>) likes this brand. Maybe she will jump in. They look great on her and I'll bet the fit would also be brilliant on you. Plus, these look fabulous.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125261 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 01:11:57 +0000 Anonymous 2125261@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Makes it sound like the sewers were the foreign components . Eyeroll. I have heard nothing but good things about the brand though . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125254 Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:05:01 +0000 LaPed 2125254@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yikes, they need a proofreader for their garment labels! Makes it sounds like the buttons are sewing themselves onto the jeans. :D&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125251 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 23:50:08 +0000 SarahD8 2125251@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I would assume it was just awkward wording. Similar to the way fashion bloggers sometimes write out c/o as "care of" rather than "courtesy of," making me wince. Oh well. I'm the wordsmith. That's why nobody wants me designing their jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125250 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 23:44:41 +0000 Jenn 2125250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found this in-depth piece on them:</p> <p><a href="https://www.thebrander.com/en/fashion/mother-denim" rel="nofollow">https://www.thebrander.com/en/fashion/mother-denim</a></p> <p>They are made in LA with denim imported from Italy and Japan </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/%e2%80%98mother%e2%80%99-jeans---what-does-this-mean#post-2125246 Wed, 03 Jun 2020 23:20:19 +0000 Carla 2125246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>As a newbie online shopper, I’m still learning the ropes - especially when it comes to sourcing items that meet&nbsp;<i>my&nbsp;</i>standards for ethical. &nbsp;One of those standards is to source items that are made in Canada, &nbsp;but I will settle for North America, or other countries where I can hope that the makers are being paid a living wage. &nbsp;</p> <p><div><br /></div><div>I liked these&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.thebay.com/product/mother-patch-pocket-private-frayed-ankle-pants-91324510.html?site_refer=EMLHB0003TRIG_TRAN_SHIP">https://www.thebay.com/product.....l?site_ref</a>&nbsp;so looked up the company. &nbsp;The ‘Mother’ website didn’t provide much detail, and I couldn’t find a corporate statement, but there was a reference to their product being ‘made right here’ out of Los Angeles? &nbsp;They didn’t pop up on any list of ethical jeans brands that I could source. &nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>I ordered them since I 1. liked the look, 2. liked the colour 3. liked the fabric 4. my size was available 5. the price was fair. &nbsp;They arrived (48 hours (!) later ) and they fit just great - but what does this mean?&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div>‘Assembled in USA by both USA and foreign components’.&nbsp;<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>If the ‘by’ was ‘from’ or ‘of’ or ‘with’ I would assume the fabric/thread/buttons (it has a button fly) were made abroad, or the elements that make up the fabric were sourced elsewhere. Does the ‘by’ mean something, or is it just awkward wording on the label?</p> <p>Thanks in advance, for weighing in on this troubling matter! &nbsp;:-D</p> <p></div> </p>