"Mom jeans" making a comeback

Posted Apr 25th 2007 at 5:49PM by Jonathon Morgan (Subscribe to Jonathon Morgan's posts)

Filed under: CELEBRITY STYLE, Clothing, Jeans, Celebrities with Style, Fashion, Celebrity, Best of the Season, Denim

This is the last thing I thought would get recycled and become trendy again. The high-waisted pants made famous (or infamous) by the mock JCPenny commercial SNL did a few years ago have been seen on a number of celebrities, causing many to proclaim they're back in fashion.

But wait -- mom jeans were never in fashion, so how did this happen?

The '90s have returned with a vengeance, so maybe, maybe, a pair of fitted, high-waisted pants would look good on an ultra-slender runway model. But even stars like Jessica Simpson look frumpy in jeans with a 9 inch zipper that stops halfway up their stomach.

In short, don't try it, you will look dumb.

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Tags: high-waisted pants, High-waistedPants, jessica simpson, JessicaSimpson, mom jeans, MomJeans

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)

Heather 4-25-2007 @ 9:01PM

The solution to wolf whistling.

Heather 4-26-2007 @ 9:11AM

And here it is, the cure for wolf whistling.

Abbie 4-28-2007 @ 5:50PM

gross

B. 4-28-2007 @ 8:08PM

Those jeans are an abomination against God and man....

Michael 4-29-2007 @ 2:09PM

Me and other guys have talked a lot about jeans that are at a womans waist, we think it brings the real girl look back, and like it a lot. Women do not look very good in Men cut jeans, we are pretty tired of women trying
to look like guys.
Thanks,
Michael.

Blu 4-29-2007 @ 2:16PM

I think it is wonderful, not everyone is the brits and paris' of the world.

honeycup82 4-29-2007 @ 2:21PM

Mom jeans should never come back. They were horrible before and they will always be horrible!!!

kelly 4-29-2007 @ 2:37PM

For someone like me with a little belly bulge, I think these jeans coming back are great! Sucks in my tummy so I don't have to wear long baggy shirts all the time. Works for me!

Love Mom Jeans! 4-29-2007 @ 2:46PM

I like them! And I'm only 27 and work for a stylish fashion magazine in Manhattan, so I'm not a Mom or an old fart yet. You can wear a top over them, and not worry about the crack in your butt sticking out like 'plumber's crack' with the jeans they are selling now! I wear a size 6 in jeans, but I've yet to find a pair that fits me properly, as I have a long torso! These just may be the ticket!

:) 4-29-2007 @ 2:52PM

I agree with #s 8 + 9. I think it's about time 'MOM' jeans came back! You don't have to have to be showing off ugly back tattoos and pierced belly buttons for attention in today's version of pubic hair-riding jeans! And the long, tighter legs of the Mom Jeans make you appear taller and slimmer as well. I say WELCOME BACK MOM JEANS! Where can I get a pair?

Shannon Gustafson 5-12-2007 @ 10:05PM

There's got to be a happy medium to "plumber's crack", which to trashy, & "Mom jeans", which are frumpy. Come on designers, how about something everyone can wear comfortably and still look good in!

YankyKitten 4-29-2007 @ 3:10PM

No one... I repeat, no one looks good in these jeans. If you buy jeans that fit properly, they won't show your butt crack. These are disgusting.

Allie 4-29-2007 @ 3:16PM

Umm, I'd say these went out of style for a good reason! My, who is in her early 50s, wore mom jeans for years. I always told her she needed new jeans and that the ones she had were out of style, but she wouldn't listen to me. She thought I was trying to make her look my age instead of her own. Finally, I convinced her to buy a new pair of jeans. I didn't try to make her wair a pair of super-skinny, ultra low-rise teen jeans or anything, I just convinced her to buy a nice pair of fitted, medium-rise, flared-leg jeans. And oh my goodness, it was one of the best fashion decisions she ever made! It looked appropriate for her age, and yet she looked so much younger and more stylish! My momma's always been gorgeous, but now she's fashionable too, thanks to the trashing of the dreaded Mom Jeans!!!

Teressa 4-29-2007 @ 3:26PM

I'd much rather see this than the so called "sexy thong" out of the jeans. Because we as a society push sex, these jeans will struggle but I will wear them and KNOW that sexy is a state of mind, not dressing like whore.

duane 4-29-2007 @ 3:38PM

the heck with fashion, i will wear what i want to wear. i'm female.

DEBRA 4-29-2007 @ 3:54PM

YEAH WELL SAID NO#14

sherry 4-29-2007 @ 4:00PM

I would have to kill myself first. These jeans are ridiculous and hideously ugly. They scream out "white trash" and the only thing that could make them worse would be to add a pair of white shoes!

Anne 4-29-2007 @ 4:04PM

I wouldn't wear a pair of "mom jeans", but I would like to see something between the low rider/skinny jeans and this. I wouldn't feel like my jeans were falling off or showing the plumber crack, but wouldn't look like I was wearing a pair of hip waders either.

Christine 4-29-2007 @ 4:07PM

I did not know they are called MOM jeans. I cannot wear the low rise jeans. I find them uncomfortable. I also am long waisted. Although I am a size 8 to 10, the higher rise fits me fine and feels so much more natural. Welcome back!!
(I am in my 50s and feel that 'mom' jeans can look stylish as well.)