https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:20:52 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born/page/2#post-2146380 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 23:18:12 +0000 Sal 2146380@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Awesome selection.&nbsp; Only probably a couple of styles I wouldn't wear to be honest.&nbsp; And yes I think rises are dropping again.....of course they are...that's fashion! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born/page/2#post-2146376 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 22:59:28 +0000 Anonymous 2146376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only wore a few, since jeans have always played a very minimal role in my wardrobe, but fun to see the variety! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146361 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:37:11 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2146361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Roberta, that is funny, but those women are in their early 30s—much too young to be worrying about this! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146359 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 20:25:15 +0000 Dianna 2146359@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I loved this. Thank you Carla.&nbsp; &nbsp;My favorites were the ones from the 50s.&nbsp; TG, I was born in 1974 too,&nbsp; and I liked the ABBA jeans a lot, but I think they are more of a statement than everyday jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146333 Tue, 29 Sep 2020 16:36:28 +0000 Roberta 2146333@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This was great, thanks! I well remember the hip-huggers of yore - and elephant bells, remember those? Super wide, in pastels, from Paul Harris. Or we opened the side seams and inserted bright fabric into plain blue denim. </p> <p>I remember being so happy when high-waisted jeans appeared in 1972. A friend asked "what are THOSE?" when I first wore them, but I never went back to low-waisted jeans. Even the dreaded "long butt" did not sway me -&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://graspingforobjectivity.com/2009/03/mom-jeans-and-dreaded-long-butt.html/">https://graspingforobjectivity.....butt.html/</a></p> <p>I think my mother didn't buy a jeans until she was in her 90s. Ladies wore Ship'n Shore pants if they wore them at all.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146206 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:17:49 +0000 Gaylene 2146206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ha, after spending the past six decades in jeans, I’m sure I’ve worn just about all those variations.</p> <p>My favourite rendition, though, has always been Jane Birkin’s look. It was the easy, uncomplicated way she wore her jeans which made me want to live in jeans forever. The designer-trashed-and-slashed versions of “worn” jeans always struck me as awkward imitations of Jane’s “cool”. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146138 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 12:31:33 +0000 RobinF 2146138@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That was fun! I was surprised they didn't include the Calvin Klein jeans ad with Brooke Shields! I didn't realize that the raw hems had been popular and also that the 50's were big on baggy and cuffed. And boy do I remember the low-rise from the 70's - we called them hip huggers.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146105 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 06:55:19 +0000 Cee 2146105@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I purchased my first pair of denims when flares were still in fashion from the first time they came out ! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146079 Sun, 27 Sep 2020 16:06:08 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 2146079@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Slim cat, you’ve just given me flashbacks to the friend in East Germany to whom I promised a pair of American jeans. The wall came down a month after her West German Cousin and I drove across the border, back to the West, and I figured she didn’t need them any more. Three years later, the next time I saw her, she told me she could have used them. Ouch! </p> <p>TG, the ABBA styles were my favorites in this listicle. </p> <p>It seems there are only so many things you can do with jeans. I like most of them—boot cut, straight legged, skinnies it’s they have some Lycra, long or shorts. It’s probably quicker to say I don’t like jeans so tight you have to lie down or give up a kidney to put them on, and I’m not a fan of ultra low waists. </p> <p>I wish they would’ve shown Catherine Bach in “her” style, instead of the actress they chose (think it was Goldie Hawn) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146069 Sun, 27 Sep 2020 15:07:14 +0000 Angie 2146069@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also echo what <b>Brooklyn</b> said. You can wear them all today, DYOT, and look stylish. The very low rises are probably the trickiest to wear.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146059 Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:03:52 +0000 Janet 2146059@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It seems to me the most extreme styles in terms of rise and wash are the ones that haven’t aged so well. I have to say, still not a fan of 80s denim. Even back then I didn’t do the trendiest versions of it. But I did have a pair of those jeans with no back pockets but a curved seam and they were super flattering. At least on my 18 year old self. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146054 Sun, 27 Sep 2020 11:35:22 +0000 Brooklyn 2146054@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I actually thought most of them still looked pretty stylish. None of them made me cringe. It goes to show that jeans are pretty much the original DYOT.</p> <p>My favourite styles were the ones from the 50s - before I was born. Marilyn rocks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146034 Sun, 27 Sep 2020 02:47:31 +0000 Jaime 2146034@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is great! I was born in 1966 and find the 50s -70s look more relevant to today than the 80s and up. I do remember wearing two pair of colored levi's bootcuts through college. I had much less clothes then . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2146001 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 18:40:55 +0000 Angie 2146001@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes! I've seen this! Very fun! I wore many of the looks. All great in their own way.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145990 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 16:47:45 +0000 Helena 2145990@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I absolutely love this! What does it meant that my birth year is the worst of them all (1974 - those Abba looks yikes!!). Love the perspective this gives - it really is a cycle, to be taken rather lightly! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145962 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 05:15:29 +0000 slim cat 2145962@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I didn't get to wear denim in the teen years - nothing cool like that was available in the Soviet Union ( something more like "Work Wear" sorta denim was just starting to appear ). First real jeans - straight leg ( or slight bootcut -? ) acid wash in unisex style &nbsp;worn by my future husband and me in 1989-1990.<br />Boot cut, flares, straight and slim, denim shorts similar to one Goldie Hawn was wearing and that's it ( I was born in 1966 ).<br />70s jeans are still the most fun ( at least to me ). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145951 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 03:38:37 +0000 The Cat 2145951@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun link. I have worn a few of these styles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145947 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 01:44:07 +0000 Jenni NZ 2145947@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I enjoyed the 1961 pic ( my year) of “The Parent Trap”. Loved that movie and the later version starring Lindsay Lohan. As a child I owned the book it was based on, called “Lottie and Lisa”. Possibly German? ( set in Europe) . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145943 Sat, 26 Sep 2020 00:22:36 +0000 rachylou 2145943@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel a bit confused. I don’t remember 70s jeans looking that good and 90s jeans so bad... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145928 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:17:56 +0000 Style Fan 2145928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That was fun!&nbsp; I was born in 1955.&nbsp; My brother gave me my first pair of jeans after he had outgrown them.&nbsp; I was about three years old.&nbsp; I have worn many of these styles over the years.<br />My favourites are the bootcut, the flares and the boyfriends.&nbsp; I love the white tee and jeans look.&nbsp; My uniform. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145925 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:07:16 +0000 nuancedream 2145925@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Very interesting. I prefer the jean styles of 1960s and 1970s. I was born in 1961. When low rises and ultra low rises (Yuk!) appeared on the scene, I kind of gave jeans a rest and moved on to more tailored dressy pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145922 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 22:00:40 +0000 Anonymous 2145922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun, but I doubt anyone wore jeans the year I was born, except the workmen they were made for. This article does not go back far enough. My first jeans were late ‘60’s. I remember Mom Jeans, boot cuts and flairs and stonewashed jeans. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145921 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 21:50:28 +0000 Suz 2145921@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is great! So fun to see the changes roll.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145902 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:24:20 +0000 Cardiff girl 2145902@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What an interesting read,many thanks for sharing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145901 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:23:59 +0000 Jenn 2145901@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's interesting to me that the jeans from the 60s-70s look more modern to my eye than the ones from the 90s-00s. This stuff really does go in cycles. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145900 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:21:44 +0000 Jules 2145900@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That was so fun! Thanks for sharing. Would love to see it updated to 2020, plus maybe some classic alternative styles - like safety pinned jeans or JNCOs. Also funny to realize belly buttons/low rises shouldn't really be a shock when they come around again...&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145895 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 19:02:20 +0000 nemosmom 2145895@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p> <div>I think I have cycled through at least a pair (or two) of all of these! LOL!</div><div>Thanks for the link, Carla!<br /></div></p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145892 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:48:51 +0000 LaPed 2145892@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>* </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145891 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:48:18 +0000 LaPed 2145891@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was born in the 80s, but the borrowed-from-the-boys looks of the 50s are the ones that really speak to me! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/what-jeans-looked-like-the-year-you-were-born#post-2145888 Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:41:00 +0000 Synne 2145888@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So many LOOKS. And stylish people. Thanks for the fun read! </p>