https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:33:36 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1135123 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 15:32:17 +0000 Beth Ann 1135123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think these are great, Janet! &nbsp;You have a lifestyle suited to lots of modern denim silhouettes, and these fit into that denim capsule, imho.</p> <p>I'm not a big fan of whiskering, either, but given the challenges of jean shopping, I wouldn't let that deter you here. &nbsp;I love the confidence and effortless qualities of BF jeans, and the length and scrunch on these is superb. &nbsp;</p> <p>I think the rise is perfect, too. &nbsp;It highlights your small waist without quite sitting on the widest portion of your hip. &nbsp;As for your back view --- your DH is observant -- do you know how hard it is to keep a rear as high as yours? &nbsp;I can understand that photos would highlight your spinal curve. &nbsp;Just remember that you are very rarely still in that position and in movement it's not going to be easy to see.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1135085 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:41:11 +0000 Suz 1135085@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>With IK on the "standing with attitude." And with Mr. Janet on your cute butt. (if that is okay to say). ;)&nbsp;</p> <p>We are so much harder on ourselves than we are on others.&nbsp;</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1135065 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:21:26 +0000 Janet 1135065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm chuckling. OK, standing with attitude it is! I'm going with it. May as well put a positive spin on what nature has dealt me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1135061 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 14:18:12 +0000 ironkurtin 1135061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Also, I must say, I would not have noticed any crookedness unless you pointed it out.&nbsp; To me it just looks like you're standing with attitude. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1135055 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:59:51 +0000 Neel 1135055@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love your figure! I did not notice your short torso .... Only gorgeous long legs! And high rise jeans can skew the reality even more. A longer top will change everything! There is something sexy about well endowed thighs .... Makes you look bombshell even in boyfriend jeans :). I wish I had a bit of bombshell in me! I am sure my DH would have loved it lol!</p> <p>Now to the jeans ... I love the jeans on you! I thought I had replied to this yesterday. Must have been tipsy while typing :D. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1135049 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:45:39 +0000 Janet 1135049@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>IK, I know what you mean about mystery body shapes. I do not know where I got the thighs. My mom had a delicate frame but was very shapely, a classic hourglass until she went into menopause and got a bit of tummy. She never had saddlebags, and neither does my sister. I blame my dad's family. </p> <p> I never realized just how short my torso is until I joined YLF and started looking at pictures of myself. I could seriously pull my jeans down to where the waistband is hitting my pubic bone and my torso still looks proportionally short. Too bad good spine corrective surgery was not prevalent when I was a kid -- that would have made my spine longer as well as straighter. My sister's youngest daughter and my husband's niece both had spinal surgery to correct their scoliosis, and it made a huge difference -- they're both so tall and straight now! I will need to step up yoga practices as I age to try to counteract the pull of gravity on my already-wonky spine so I don't get even more stooped. </p> <p>But anyway, back to the jeans. Karymk, I rarely post a rear view of myself because it just ain't pretty -- the spinal thing is even more pronounced in rear views, and I really just try to ignore my backside altogether. It's like my left and right sides belong to two different people. I did take a picture though. I'm pretty meh on the rear view, but it would be at truly miraculous garment to make me love my rear view anyway. I do not understand my husband's insistence that I have a cute butt. But here's a shot if it's helpful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1135032 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:28:50 +0000 ironkurtin 1135032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I have never once thought there was anything but bombshell about your figure! You are actually shaped quite a bit like my mother, with that classical female body. She has the same challenge with jeans, actually! (How she and I wound up with such different bone structure I still don't understand.) It continues to amaze me how body shapes can make such a difference in one piece of clothing. But the short torso explains a lot, and why my eye is being puzzled. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134968 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:49:10 +0000 Joyce B 1134968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, you have a great figure, there is nothing wrong with it. Pictures help us get an idea of how others see us and can help us in certain ways, such as when trying to lose weight. In other ways, however, they are not 100% as they are in one dimension only.<br /> I love those jeans on you.<br /> Maybe I will try them too, along with the other pair that Angie suggested. I am not tall though, and they will need a lot of folding of the hems. It sounds like I should get both pairs one size down from my regular size.<br /> Just for my own curiosity, what do you think is wrong with the top that you are wearing? It looks great to me and it seems that many people think it's wrong. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134948 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 09:03:06 +0000 rae 1134948@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, the flip side is you see yourself in motion, and we only see a frozen moment in photos.&nbsp;</p> <p>Interestingly, I gradually filpped from absolutely hating how I looked in photos to preferring my photos to my mirror image. Now I am pretty uncomfortable catching glimpses of myself in reflections around town. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134928 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:52:42 +0000 Anonymous 1134928@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Total keep! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134922 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 06:46:41 +0000 Gaylene 1134922@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, this IT gives these BF's a thumbs up. You've just inspired me to give BF jeans another go now that I've seen how these fit on you--loose, but not baggy.</p> <p>As for the different opinions, I think it takes time to get used to a jean that falls between the skinny and the baggy look. Your Briana's remind me of the men's-style, straight-legged Levis that I wore in the late 70s. Once those jeans got soft and faded, they were supremely comfortable yet looked so cool the way they just rested at the top of the hip and then skimmed over the body.&nbsp; To my eye, it is the quintessential look of a man's jean on a woman's body--sexy, but more tomboy than bombshell. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134861 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 04:46:13 +0000 catgirl 1134861@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I so envy and admire your figure - I'm sure that is part of my issue. I feel bad when I am not able to see things as Angie does, with a completely open eye, but at least you know me well enough to get my perspective, and that may be helpful ("if an IT doesn't love it, it's probably perfect for a pretty pear")... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134854 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 04:44:22 +0000 karymk 1134854@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet how do the jeans look on your butt is what I want to know. &nbsp;They are pretty high in the rise, but overall they look really cool with the sneakers.</p> <p>I definitely look better to myself in a mirror. &nbsp;I have horribly crooked lips, one side of my face is so much stronger than the other. When I see Iphone photos I just diiiiiie. &nbsp;I seem to look better with "real cameras" than phones. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134846 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 04:39:52 +0000 Suz 1134846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Missey - that's the darn spell correct feature. It thinks WHISKER-ing is whispering and refuses to type whisker uniess you go through multiple contortions.&nbsp;</p> <p>Shevia, I just had exactly that experience -- saw a photo of myself that appalled me...<b>WHEN</b> exactly did my one eye get so much bigger than the other and how come my nose is so crooked?&nbsp;</p> <p>Janet, you have a beautiful figure and your body is not strange at all.&nbsp;</p> <p>Dana, I hear what you are saying and I think you have a point -- as an IT your fit expectations are probably quite different, and reasonably so.&nbsp;</p> <p>I'd love to see them styled, Janet. I've noticed that the forum tends to struggle as a whole with unstyled K/R items even where the poster has (as you do) really good reason for showing the item that way. I don't know what it is, but it's often useful to see the styled version as well.&nbsp;</p> <p>Having said that, I like the jeans already.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134819 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 03:42:49 +0000 Missey 1134819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet I laughed out loud at your description of the Big Star Jeans "too much high contrast whispering".&nbsp; Isn't that yelling? ;)&nbsp; I do love these jeans on you! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans/page/2#post-1134816 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 03:36:27 +0000 Jaime 1134816@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Regarding the jeans - this is my kinds of fit, but you should style them and see how you feel.&nbsp;<br />Lopsidedness tangent:&nbsp;My mouth is extremely crooked and lopsided (not so apparent when I smile). When I look in the mirror I hardly notice it but in pictures it blares out like there is a spotlight on it. Not sure if it is a way we perceive (right brain, left brain thing) or that over time my brain has learned to compensate&nbsp;for the crookedness in the mirror.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134405 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:11:59 +0000 Anonymous 1134405@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet / CF I think you are onto something about the mirror. I never like what I am wearing when I take pictures, but in real life the outfit could have made me feel like a million bucks. Weird </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134396 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:03:18 +0000 Janet 1134396@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>CF, that is SO WEIRD you mention that! I was just thinking today about how we never see ourselves as other people see us. We see ourselves in mirrors, which gives a flipped version of how we actually appear -- then when we see pictures (which are probably more accurate), it's disconcerting. Especially for someone as lopsided as I am! ;-)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134387 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:58:43 +0000 cinnamon fern 1134387@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I noticed recently that if I flip a photo over (so it's like a mirror image), I look better. &nbsp;Not sure what to make of this.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134376 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:49:14 +0000 Janet 1134376@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know what sucks? I always swear I look better than this in the mirror. Then I take pictures and think, "Ohhhh, bummer."&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134373 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 19:48:14 +0000 Janet 1134373@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dana, I get what you and Una are seeing. It may be partly a result of my showing you these jeans with that fitted gear turtleneck tucked into the jeans -- definitely NOT how I would style them. I just kept it that way to show the fit of the jeans.&nbsp;I bet&nbsp;a styled photo would be more helpful.&nbsp;</p> <p>I feel comfortable but not&nbsp;sleek in these jeans. But then, I only *wish* I were sleek. That may be a style I aspire to, but my body is, sigh, well, not sleek. I'm so narrow right under the boobs, and then everything gradually angles out from there. Dana, I think some of what you're seeing in the photo is simply the oddity of my body. Short torso, big boobs,&nbsp;wide hips, no booty. Jeans don't sit as low on me as they do on others, which may lead to that "mom jean" impression (which horrifies me to no end). You see why I do not wear high-waisted styles!&nbsp;</p> <p>I'll have to try a styled photo later and repost, for my own curiosity. It's an interesting exercise at least.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134279 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 18:25:04 +0000 ironkurtin 1134279@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, I love a baggier fit - I have to, a lot of my stuff doesn't fit any more.&nbsp; By the end of the day, if I'm not belted, even my skinnies can fall down. :/&nbsp; Plus, I have 3 pairs of deliberate boyfriends.&nbsp; Maybe mine fit wrong.&nbsp; I'll show them when I can. They're definitely more about tomboy comfort than figure flattery!</p> <p>I think my issue with Janet's pair is how they fit at the waist.&nbsp; Not quite mom jeans, but somehow not quite right either.&nbsp; Maybe they're not baggy ENOUGH for me.&nbsp; And now I see that Una feels the same and feel a bit better.&nbsp; It could be the IT eye.</p> <p>Angie, I defer to you, I just don't get it yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134245 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:54:32 +0000 Angie 1134245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some prefer to sport streamlined BF jeans - like Tanya, K. Period&nbsp;and Karymk. Janet might too. These are slim fitting BF jeans - much slimmer than the TR Camerons. The Briannas look more like slouchy skinnies to my eye, which I mentioned in the fab finds description. So while Rae and Una, and myself included, prefer the baggier look of BF jeans for our own styles, these are still a fab fit for Janet.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134235 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:46:57 +0000 Claudia 1134235@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I voted "Yay" yesterday,&nbsp;but didn't leave a comment until now. I think these jeans are extremely flattering and slimming on you, Janet.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134221 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:34:00 +0000 Suz 1134221@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Dana, I think it's just a different aesthetic. From what I've seen of your WIWs, you&nbsp;prefer your denim quite snug.&nbsp;</p> <p>If these Briannas are 100% cotton, I can vouch for their comfort. I have the Camerons, not the Briannas, but they are amazingly comfy. I actually sized down in mine, and can't take them off without unbuttoning, but they still feel plenty loose.&nbsp;</p> <p>These look great, Janet -- and will be fun to wear with the sneakers as it warms up.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134218 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:31:21 +0000 catgirl 1134218@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll chime in with IK here - maybe it's because I am so used to seeing you in figure flattering items. These look in between fitted and boyfriend to me. I think this particular pair, with the fitted tucked top, is obscuring your waist, of which I am jealous, and the rise along with the straight across waistband is cutting you in half. Maybe a size up would help? </p> <p>Can we see them styled? A belt and half tuck might change my mind.</p> <p>And now I will run and hide in shame. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134216 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:28:54 +0000 rae 1134216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well, I don't know if my eye is adjusting to more dramatic looks or what, because I would really prefer these baggier. Maybe the belt would fix it, I dunno. I just think baggier would look more intentional and flattering.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1134207 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 17:23:11 +0000 ironkurtin 1134207@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Maybe I need to check my eyes, because I am SO in the minority here.&nbsp; Janet, I hope you feel smashing in these and don't take offense! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1133249 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:39:40 +0000 Janet 1133249@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Carter, I'd say these are pretty TTS for a boyfriend fit. These are the larger of my regular sizes -- depending on brand, I take a 29 or 30 (although 30s are more my usual these days as I'm not craving the skintight look), and these are 30s. For reference, I ordered a 29 and a 28 in the Big Star jeans -- the 28s fit like regular jeans and the 29s were quite roomy. </p> <p>I like the length of these, and the degree of taper -- not too much, and not so little that they flop around when I roll them up a bit. Again, whiskering on the hips is not my favorite thing, but on these it's not as pronounced as on the Big Star ones. </p> <p>My eye takes a little getting used to these shapes on myself. You all know I've got some issues about looking "bigger" in the hip and thigh. These are very comfortable. </p> <p>IK, I really appreciate your candor. Firecracker, I think this is the right size -- I can pull off my Gap BFs without unbuttoning too, and they work for me, although yes, I do need a belt! </p> <p>Zap, I totally understand what you mean. I have not been the quickest or the most enthusiastic adopter of BF styles. I can see how they just don't resonate with you. I don't anticipate this is a look I would reach for every day, but it does appeal to me for days here and there, when I just want a change of pace and comfort, especially for really casual days when I'm doing something active like framing, moving stuff around, or even to go out shooting photos. </p> <p>Thanks, everyone, for all the feedback. I'm going to wear them around the house a bit and see how they feel, and maybe get an opinion from hubs. </p> <p>P.S. I ordered a new pair of Paige Skyline straights while I was placing this order, since those are some of my most-worn jeans and I thought it might be good to get a pair to help take the stress off my old ones (which are three years old). Long-legged ladies may like to know that the new cut of these jeans, which is pretty hip- and thigh-friendly, is also an amazing 34" inseam! I may actually have to roll them up! The fabric is very soft and comfortable right out of the box. Here's the link if anyone is interested: <a href="http://www.zappos.com/paige-skyline-straight-in-cheyenne-cheyenne" rel="nofollow">http://www.zappos.com/paige-sk.....e-cheyenne</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/yn-tr-briana-bf-jeans#post-1133226 Wed, 08 Jan 2014 22:22:59 +0000 carter 1133226@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love them. It's so nice to see a pair of straight, full length, non-skin-tight jeans! I may have to order a pair. Did you order your regular size? </p>