https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:28:46 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149715 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:24:12 +0000 cciele 149715@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was kind of afraid to check out the rear view in the mirror!</p> <p>Pocket placement isn't hugely important to me, although I do check it out. Like Maya, I'm mainly bothered by pockets that sit too down. I tried on a pair of True Religion jeans and the pockets were ridiculous on me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149570 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:42:25 +0000 Kristine 149570@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok, who ran to the mirror after reading the article? I know I did! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149552 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:56:38 +0000 Maya 149552@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also don't pay much attention to pocket placement. The only thing I try to avoid are pockets that sit too low. This is what happened with my Matchstick jeans. They were entirely in the wrong spot, making my legs look short and my butt look saggy (which is quite an accomplishment considering how long my legs are and how high my bum is). </p> <p>Also, what she said about the rise is so true. Some people can wear a low rise and can bend over and be fine. Others can lean over slightly in a mid rise and be exposed to the world. I am in the latter cateogory and it is sooo frustrating. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149475 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:44:49 +0000 JuliaInGermany 149475@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great post! But I think their next experiment should be about green sweaters with kangoroo pockets. Ahem. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149464 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:26:08 +0000 Itari 149464@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's great! I love the analysis of every detail. Good to know that I'm not the only one who resisted the skinny comeback! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149462 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:23:56 +0000 Angie 149462@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was very interesting! Thanks Cathy. And great effort too. </p> <p>So how much of a difference do the shape of pockets "really" make when most of your tops cover them up. Women hardly tuck tops into jeans anymore. I vote concentrate on the thigh and crotch area and leave the pockets as a less important part of the fitting art. When you fit as many women into jeans as I do - and jeans are hard to fit - you become less concerned with pocket placement actually. Does that make sense? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149407 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:05:54 +0000 rute 149407@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for this post, it shows so clearly how to find flattering jeans, it's like scientific work!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149403 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 08:02:34 +0000 Louise 149403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How fascinating i'd never have thought pocket placement could make so much difference, it totally explains why my mum's jeans always look mumsy and my mother in law looks like a stuffed watermelon!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149390 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 06:18:52 +0000 RoseandJoan 149390@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great article, thanks for sharing Cathy, I'm definitely going to be cautious of pocket placement the next time I shop for jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149377 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:30:50 +0000 cciele 149377@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Glad you enjoyed it! And thanks for the link to the Moms over 50 one, MNsara -- that one is great too.</p> <p>The author thinks that skinnies looked good on most people if worn with a "super long shirt." I agree that the shirt has the be the right length and type to make it work. Yes, it's really worth it </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149369 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:37:32 +0000 Queen Mum 149369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>re: the skinnies- also note that the gal in modeling the skinnies was not wearing anything near a "hip and modern" top. It was not a flattering silhouette that way and resembled "mom wear" </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149368 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 04:35:41 +0000 agrace 149368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I knew that long butt existed. I had a dear friend recently wear some jeans that gave her the dreaded long butt but I don't want to say anything. Maybe I can send her this article. I am all too aware of the dreaded long butt with myself. I just love that someone has finally given some real thought to the long butt phenomenon and how to avoid it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149362 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:46:27 +0000 MNsara 149362@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Pretty funny, as well as a good lesson on why those rear pockets matter! I appreciate their photographic evidence.</p> <p>I went looking for the accompanying posting about Avoiding Mom-butt for Moms over 50 and that was compelling as well -- especially how excited her mom got:</p> <p><a href="http://www.graspingforobjectivity.com/2009/03/new-studies-prove-that-replacing-mom.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.graspingforobjectiv.....g-mom.html</a></p> <p>As for skinnies, I wonder if her resistance has tempered since that was more than a year ago. . . ? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149331 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:12:17 +0000 Queen Mum 149331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>very funny! I too disagreed with her advocating severely faded jeans and her assessment of skinnies, but loved her visuals. I didn't even know that jeans could come in S M or L. maybe at Walgreens or someplace like that they might.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149322 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:55:34 +0000 Debora 149322@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hahahaha! You know I was just joking around, Maya! Oh, how these things come back to haunt you!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149320 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:51:32 +0000 Maya 149320@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not so fast Debora! We have photographic evidence of you checking out Mom jeans at H&amp;M! You didn't think I forgot, did you?</p> <p>:p </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149301 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:23:45 +0000 Debora 149301@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cathy, this is not only informative but hilarious! I was cracking up over their *scientific* experiment and all I could think of was that SNL Mom Jeans skit! Oh, and the grandma jeans - those are what my mom wears! Not quite fab, but at age 79, I guess she can pretty much do whatever she wants. Thanks for sharing! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149283 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:32:55 +0000 AJ 149283@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow! What a great post! I'll definitely keep the pocket placement in mind the next time I buy jeans! Thanks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149280 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:27:35 +0000 marianna 149280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>How interesting! Thanks for posting this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149277 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:25:18 +0000 Kristine 149277@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That was really funny! I'm keeping up with the yoga lunges just in case she's wrong about butts getting longer and flatter when you get older. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149270 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:07:15 +0000 Maya 149270@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I agree with everything Mel said. I'll add to that I don't agree one bit with her assessment of skinny jeans. But everything else is sound. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149267 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:59:09 +0000 Mellllls 149267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they are right..pocket placement and well-fitting jeans are important to creating a flattering backside. I'm not sure how I feel about their statement that jeans require some appropriate fading. While I'm not opposed to some fading the fading they visualized was atrocious. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/mom-jeans-and-the-dreaded-long-butt#post-149263 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:47:52 +0000 cciele 149263@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A friend of mine posted this link on FB:<br /> <a href="http://www.graspingforobjectivity.com/2009/03/mom-jeans-and-dreaded-long-butt.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.graspingforobjectiv.....-butt.html</a></p> <p>A very interesting and entertaining article! What do you think about their test and findings? </p>