Fergie Falls Victim to the High-Waisted Trend

Posted Jun 20th 2007 at 2:02PM by Annie Wu (Subscribe to Annie Wu's posts)

Filed under: CELEBRITY STYLE, Fashion, Celebrity, Best of the Season, Denim, Hot or Not

Fergie recently appeared on MTV's TRL to promote her new single, 'Big Girls Don't Cry.' It all should have gone very smoothly, but -- oh, dear -- Fergie had to go and break my heart by wearing those ridiculous high-waisted pants. As if the strange length wasn't bad enough, they were a suspender/pant combo (which seems to be a trend for her). No need for the suspenders, Fergie, 'cause pants that high aren't going to fall any time soon.

So what do you all think of this latest celeb trend? I find that it's extremely unflattering on most figures and if Fergie can barely pull it off, what does that mean for the rest of us?

Tags: black eyed peas, fergie, high-waisted pants, jeans, pants, suspenders

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 15)

Briana 6-20-2007 @ 11:46PM

I totally agree with you - this trend is NOT cute. I recently wrote about this at http://www.collegefashion.net/summer-2007/the-high-waisted-debate/ .

Glad someone else feels the same way I do about the high-waisted uglyness. :)

Briana
http://www.collegefashion.net

NevRsetL4less 6-20-2007 @ 11:56PM

I think she looks cute. She'd look cute in a potato sack anyway, but come on some of us can't wear the lowrider jeans. Not everyone is 21!

Jerrilynn Woodson 6-21-2007 @ 2:16AM

I don't get what's so sexy about exposed midriff bulge and tacky lower-back tatoos. Hip huggers do nothing to show off a woman's figure. The only practical thing about hip-huggers is that the exposed tatoo warns potential mates of their risk of contracting Hepatitis C. As many as 30% of those with cheap tatoos are carriers and they don't even know it. Wow, what a fashion statement! Might as well walk around with a needle sticking out of your arm and a sign saying "I may also carry HIV." How attractive. J. Woodson, R.N.

BigCupOSTFU 6-21-2007 @ 2:54AM

Well, at least we know even Fergie shops Goodwill, cause those are my grandpa's jeans that I donated.

PS. #3, a little deep for a fashion article, no?

Stefanie 6-23-2007 @ 7:35AM

WOooo to Jerrilynn Woodson... GET REAL. I have a tatto on my lower back in rememberance of a VERY good friend. Just because someone has a lower back tatto does NOT mean they have Hep C or HIV. GRow UP. You might have it since your so busy brandishing other women as having it.....

As for the high waist jeans. Those things look horrendous and make me think a flood is in the making.. And lordy they look so UNcomfortable!

Fergie hate to do this... STYLE FOUL!

Catey 6-23-2007 @ 8:47AM

Low rise ,"hip-huggers", do not look good on everyone, especially females with full hips but no butt.This is unfortunately one of those fashion trends that girls feel obligated to wear because of trend sake, regardless of how they really look on them.

Kerry 6-23-2007 @ 6:06PM

Way to go cameltoe!

Susan 6-24-2007 @ 12:52PM

#3 You are right!! I am an RN, too, and even in my super upscale area we are seeing hundreds of girls with Hepatitis C & tattoos. You are sadly right, too, that if the tattoo operator's practices let Hepatitis C pass along, HIV is entirely possible, too. And using disposable needles is NOT the only answer.

Jacqueline 6-24-2007 @ 2:01PM

Jerrilynn, just so you know, not everyone with a " tacky lower back tattoo" has a disease. Either do your research, take a poll, or shut the hell up before you start talking about what other people have or do to their bodies.

Anna 6-25-2007 @ 10:13PM

I LOVE THE LOOK! I think it's sexy and very form fitting and it does alot for peole who have short legs. Knowing how to pull it off and confiedence goes a long way. I have a pair and I feel FABULOUS when I wear them.

Anne 6-24-2007 @ 8:10PM

No love handles, gut's not hanging out, no crack showing... What's the problem? Not all of us can wear low-riders. I think she looks great!

ceres 6-24-2007 @ 8:37PM

I'm not a big Fergie fan, but i'd have to say she looks chic and elegant in this picture. I'm a high school teacher, and i can say that few high school girls can carry off the bare midriff look, much less anyone over 21.

Philip 6-25-2007 @ 5:59PM

I think she looks wonderful. I find it very attractive. Very lovely casual look. This is strickly my opinion based on my taste.

Jenni 6-24-2007 @ 8:17PM

BTW - not everyone who wears low riders has a lower back tattoo or plumber's crack. I HATE highwaisted pants. For those of us with tiny waists and rounder bottoms, the lower rise pants are the only ones that are comfortable to sit in. Any pants I wear with more than a 7 inch rise pulls into my belly and sticks out in the back when I sit down - which ends up flashing the world my undies and giving me a terrible tummy ache.

Those look awful on everyone, and I'm glad it's not likely to catch on.

Patty 6-24-2007 @ 8:22PM

Thank you Fergie! Ridiculous low-rise needs to go and the sooner the better. I can count on one hand the number of women who have the body to wear low-rise or hip-hugger jeans. Bring on jean that fit and flatter.

Taylor 6-24-2007 @ 8:29PM

I actually like the high-waisted trend. Very 70's, cool retro :]

AJ 6-24-2007 @ 8:32PM

When I was growing up in the 60s and 70s, that was called a normal outfit. Please, get over yourselves.

jdwilly 6-24-2007 @ 8:28PM

I don,t like hip huggers on women it makes them look cheap, also it looks like they just took a CRAP and forgot to pull there pants up all the way

Jane 6-24-2007 @ 8:31PM

At least she looks like a lady. No matter what some women wear these days, there's always that know-it-all ready to pounce on them. I have never seen anyone who looked good, or decent, in low-rider oants. They all lokk trampy and low-class to me. Covering your body up can be sexier than showing it all. What's left to imagine ?

Judy Whitt 6-24-2007 @ 9:27PM

For one, I find them much more comfortable than those 'exposure factories' that leave next to nothing to the imagination!! Where can I buy some??? I don't wear the low-riders because they're so uncomfortable I can't stand them. (They cut the crotch, too). Let us wear what we want, as long as it is decent!!!