https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:56:25 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1140776 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 16:30:50 +0000 minimalist 1140776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>After buying two flattering, good-quality drape cardigans for my lounge capsule, I'm accepting that some of the time I just really want ... fleece. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1140713 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:58:55 +0000 unfrumped 1140713@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha! So funny. I know what you mean but also what you don't mean. I think you are doing swell to find the fits that flatter by being fitted or fluid in the right places. And maybe adjusting that a bit as fit styles shift. I think it's also an issue for me, a fellow pear ish person with a waist-- it just feel better when the pant waist is at or near my real waist. Also LOL at descriptions of " midrise or high rise-- they have no idea!!<br /> So anyway, this is why I've gravitated to some of the styles in which a higher waist is " intentional" or trending, because that is more natural to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1140633 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:38:41 +0000 Vildy 1140633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><a href="http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk/category/clothing-427/jeans-446/mom-jeans-1758788?geoip=noredirect&amp;_$ja=tsid:21416|prd:TnL5HPStwNw&amp;geoip=noredirect&amp;network=linkshare&amp;utm_source=linkshare&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=TnL5HPStwNw&amp;siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-7WcJ.GPClB7uxprWcHA._Q" rel="nofollow">http://www.topshop.com/en/tsuk.....ct&#038;_$</a></p> <p>got the link from an online fashion article that mentioned they were in style again</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1140571 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:34:10 +0000 donnat 1140571@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am a gear wearer as well. I love gear when I am not at work. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1140541 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 09:04:44 +0000 Halo 1140541@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm not sure what 'mom' jeans are by high rise jeans have been very trendy in Britain for a couple of years now, only skinny ones though, I guess. I only wear J Brand Marias but my friend swears by Cheap Monday. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138743 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:44:13 +0000 AviaMariah 1138743@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is how I picture mom jeans: higher rise pants that are pulled even a little higher to create a touch too much tightness in the nether regions (camel toe?). &nbsp;Also too short in the hem showing white athletic socks and worn out sneakers. &nbsp;Thistle, if you ever wear your "mom jeans" that way I will eat my North Face fleece and other gear that I secretly love. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138735 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 16:38:02 +0000 Sara L. 1138735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This post has made me laugh. I also wear fake Uggs. So warm and comfy. Also I generally spend most of the weekend in yoga pants unless I have to leave the house. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138631 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:35:59 +0000 Mo 1138631@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooh, I have black Birks, too! &nbsp;I almost didn't bring them to FL, but like the fake Uggs in Tahoe, I reach for the birks all the time to slip on for running to the mailbox, laundry room, etc. &nbsp;I don't wear them 'out' anymore (unless I have recently sprained an ankle - they were a godsend then). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138612 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:26:21 +0000 Astrid 1138612@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High five, Aquamarine! I have the classic black leather sandals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138538 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:41:53 +0000 Janet 1138538@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm with Angie -- I seriously doubt you are wearing your jeans in true "mom style"! </p> <p>Confession-wise, I'm with Suz. I'm wearing gear right now. My excuse is that I woke up at 5:30 am to drive hubs to the airport and went straight to the gym afterwards for yoga class and a half hour on the treadmill. I need some chill out time with my coffee before I shower and dress for the rest of the day! But I could easily wear my gear all day long if I don't have anything going on.</p> <p>P.S. Regarding high-waisted jeans, my life was changed forever when low-waisted styles came around and I tried them. I finally, finally had jeans that did not sag inches below my crotch and give me strange bulges. I seriously doubt I will ever go back to a high-waisted jean on short-waisted me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138514 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:30:43 +0000 In My Joi 1138514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:) I'm glad I read through this one, I wasn't sure what mom jeans were! I didn't wear jeans for years, and really steered clear of pants altogether. Now that I have found NYDJ, my life has been changed-LOL!</p> <p>Hmm, as far as unfashionable items worn out of personal preference, that does require some thought. I'm not sure what is considered unfashionable, and I definitely dance to my own beat when it comes to style...TBC </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138406 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:19:08 +0000 Aquamarine 1138406@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for reminding me Astrid....my confession is that I wear Birkenstocks in the summer too, mostly around the house....the standard oiled leather ones. It's my inner hippie/boho personality asserting itself. NOTHING feels better on my feet, and I learned long ago that if my feet are happy, I am happy:-) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138399 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 12:10:00 +0000 Astrid 1138399@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I say embrace your mom jeans! Also, I think there are mom jeans and mom jeans. Personally I love wearing my Birks in summer, they are just so comfortable. Those are a no go here and I'm still feeling a bit selfconscious wearing them, but I do it anyway. I still haven't found a fashionable sandal that's comparable. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession/page/2#post-1138389 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:43:17 +0000 gryffin 1138389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>OMG Thistle - don't you know you will look totally awesome in anything you wear!!&nbsp; Look I am the princess of black and leggings and many, many stylish ladies would rather be drawn and quartered than be stuck in that!!&nbsp; I hope you feel wonderful in your high rise jeans and I have absolutely no doubt that you will rock them like nobodys business!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138378 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:40:42 +0000 ManidipaM 1138378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the FEEL of voluminous maxi skirts and salwars. So I wear them despite the figure unflattery. Likewise straight midis that hit mid-calf or just below. For some reason, that is a very comfy length to me... yet I hate capris with a straight fit to that length.</p> <p>And sometimes I sleep in old gear or thermals... like longjohns.</p> <p>And I swear by my one pair of ballet-style grey-brown Crocs.</p> <p>Oh and I am still wearing my too-comfy maternity boyfriend jeans 9 months later. I will therefore see you your Ralph Laurens and raise you mine for mom jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138375 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:27:45 +0000 E 1138375@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>K, it's so true! Not to mention, a generation of girls suffered permanently freezing backs in overly ac'ed schools, as the super low rise jeans did not mean shirts were suddenly made with extra long hems. So normal shirts would ride up, the low rise jeans would slip down a little, and a wide expanse of lower back was exposed and shivering every time we sat. Ugh! It was a terribly time for teen fashion. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138283 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 04:48:01 +0000 Gigi 1138283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ooohhh...Thistle, in the small print it says anyone who likes Mom jeans is banned from the forum! Just kidding.</p> <p>Maybe you should post a picture of the Mom jeans, if you feel like it. As other posters have pointed out, there are a lot of design elements needed to create Mom jeans. High rise alone isn't going to cut it, my friend.</p> <p>As far as things that I wear that are comfy but are unfashionable, I do have a couple of long maxi skirts from J. Jill that I wear occasionally. They aren't unfashionable in and of themselves, but given that they are two sizes too big for me, they look pretty darn frumpy. :^) They can't be altered, so I am stuck with the frump! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138250 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 04:10:40 +0000 Anonymous 1138250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I, um, sometimes wear yoga pants out of the house. Not anywhere I'm going to be for any length of time, but for things like a quick run to the grocery store if I'm about to bake something and realize there's some ingredient I'm missing. And I'll sometimes wear them at home&nbsp;when friends are coming over.</p> <p>I also have a pair of Crocs I wear sometimes when it's warm and rainy. They're a slingback flat style in an almost-nude-on-me gold tone, so they're fairly inconspicuous,&nbsp;but, still, Crocs! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138236 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 03:58:57 +0000 Anonymous 1138236@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love my hoodies! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138164 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 02:35:29 +0000 Emily 1138164@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm going to join Suz's team Gear - I love how I feel in my yoga/running gear. &nbsp;Plus it's cute! &nbsp;I wear it around the house when I'm working from home or spending the day in doing housework. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138162 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 02:32:51 +0000 Joyce B 1138162@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Count me in on the high rise jeans. The low rise ones have never worked for me.<br /> I do like to wear them with a T-shirt when I can... Maybe that is what is called mom jeans? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138111 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:33:18 +0000 catgirl 1138111@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Mom jeans never worked for me. High waist implies waist. I found this:</p> <p><a href="http://savvybroad.com/?p=1009" rel="nofollow">http://savvybroad.com/?p=1009</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138108 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:29:50 +0000 Aquamarine 1138108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle...to me mom jeans aren't about the rise but about the back pocket placement. You know, *really* high up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138107 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:29:31 +0000 Marley 1138107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>High-rise jeans are NOT Mom jeans! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138097 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:24:05 +0000 deb 1138097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle, you know that I am a mom jean fan although I <i>really</i> did wear mom jeans in the '80's. They were considered stylish. Did you see my <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/gap-high-rise-skinnies-arrived" rel="nofollow">post</a> on the Gap Hi Rise skinnies? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138092 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:19:07 +0000 Peri 1138092@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Haha, Carolbee, no tucking goes on at my house either!</p> <p>I like semi high rise...like an inch or two below navel. I never liked anything lower than that, and just refused to buy jeans when that was all you could find. My recent unfashionable love has been bootcut and flares but I'm glad they are surfacing again. Last year I went in stores and asked for anything that wasn't skinny and got met with more than one blank stare. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138091 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:18:40 +0000 shedev 1138091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My two are gear and socks with footwear like oxfords. I feel every seam in my shoes. I just wear longer pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138089 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:18:08 +0000 TraceyLiz65 1138089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I echo the Gloria Vanderbilt's just make sure you find straight leg versus tapered which are more the Mom Jean version and never ever wear them with white tennis shoes!!!! </p> <p>Available at both Sam's Club and BJ's</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138088 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:17:20 +0000 LoveSarahDub 1138088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I confess that I LIVE for sneakers. Skate sneakers like DCs have been a staple for me for YEARS, and I have NO shame in it. To me, they are fashionable, but I guess some people think that sneakers should be reserved for the gym or sweats. But I tend to get a pretty cool reaction when I rock them with unexpected attire. I love street style, and I just love them!</p> <p>Also, sweats and flannel pj pants are what I prefer while I'm at home with my son. And yes, I've been known to run to the store in them. And I prefer them about 3 sizes too big and WAY too long. So sue me! :)</p> <p>I say, if you feel good in something, ROCK IT! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/a-confession#post-1138087 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 01:12:28 +0000 Missey 1138087@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thistle- I laughed out loud when I read you were ordering Ralph Lauren jeans for their rise because I just ordered a pair of their black moto jeans from Lord &amp; Taylor.&nbsp; When they came I thought, "Hmm.&nbsp; These seem a little high waisted."&nbsp; Then I tried them on and said "OOOH!&nbsp; Comfy!"&nbsp; I love them and they are very fashionable.&nbsp; I give you a big high-5 for your mom jean habit! </p>