Fellow fat college girls, we need to talk.

[auntie_em]

@Kalhoun

Oh, come on! Tell me this isn’t a cute outfit! Gap

Skinny jeans look great on skinny girls. Especially with slutty, pointy boots.

You know, three weeks ago I’d have told you that you were crazy if you thought those jeans would look good on anyone over 92 lbs. and/or shorter than 5’10", but let me tell you what-- a gal with whom I work, who is not what anyone would call skinny (she is, in fact, on a weight-loss program, as a result of which she can never go out to lunch ( for me), because she’s on one of those deals where they not only provide the meals for you, but they plan them as well . . . but I digress), and she bought some of those bad boys.

There I was, in my cubicle one morning, and she came up behind me all timid-like, “Auntie EM?”

“Yeah?” I answered, not turning around (probably busy reading the SDMB).

“I’m wearing skinny jeans.”

Oh, shit, I thought. Now, not only do I HAVE to turn around, but before doing so I have to arrange my face in such a manner that it will not betray my feelings about how I’m sure she will look (and not because she’s overweight, but because she happens, like a good many folk, to exist outside the aforementioned 92-lb, 5’10" “skinny jeans” realm).

Slowly I turned.

And Honey, she looked FABULOUS. So as not to hijack this thread too much, I must point out that she avoided any muffin-top issues by pairing the jeans with a long sweater. She also added some kicky little pointy-toed shoes, and she ROCKED! I couldn’t stop looking at her all day, and she got a ton of compliments. Oh, and did I mention she’s pushing 40?

So while I doubt I’ll run out and buy any skinny jeans myself (I wear a size 10 shoe - can you imagine me in ankle-hugging jeans and pointy flats?), I must say that I have seen the light.

[MaddyStrut]

@Achren

Exactly. I’ve the same problem. I’m 5’7", but have legs the same length as my 5’2" friends. Pants are a problem, shirts are a problem since my torso is so long. For t-shirts though I’ve found that some guys’ shirts fit me really well. (Figure? What figure?)

The worst time I ever had was my first job at a grocery store. We had to wear a uniform and the pants were made for women with big hips and small waists, with deep pleats. I looked terrible and felt awful my first day (waist was much too tight, hips were loose). My immediate supervisor just wanted to get me larger pants, but her supervisor noticed my trouble and snagged me some men’s pants. Bit of hemming for the waist and perfection!

Someone who understands! I’m tired of petites fitting in the legs and arms but not fitting in the torso. Regular sizes fit in the torso but are 6-7" too long. I do a lot of hemming. A LOT of hemming.

This buying clothes in a small size regardless of fit thing isn’t new. I’ve noticed I’m wearing smaller and smaller sizes over the years–even though I haven’t gotten smaller (I wish). I used to be a size 8 or 10. Now I’m a size 6 and rarely an 8. For crying out loud, at some stores I fit a size FOUR! I’m 5’4" and 120 - 125 lbs. I ain’t fat, but no way in hell and I a size FOUR! That’s just laughable I haven’t been a true size four since I was four. What does someone who’s a real size four wear? Are there negative sizes now? It makes it really hard to order online. Even when I look at the sizing charts and match them up with my measurements, they still come too big. I guess they figure women are buying based on what they wished their measurements were rather than what they are.

[Sonia_Montdore]

@Pullet

the cunny…
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Good gracious! I didn’t think that word existed outside of Victorian porn.

[Tully_Mars]

@Rubystreak

But where are their moms when they are squashing themselves into these jeans? And buying shirts that make their guts look huge?

Their moms are at home watching Jerry Springer. Where do you think they get their fashion tips?

[Kalhoun]

@auntie em

You know, three weeks ago I’d have told you that you were crazy if you thought those jeans would look good on anyone over 92 lbs. and/or shorter than 5’10", but let me tell you what-- a gal with whom I work, who is not what anyone would call skinny (she is, in fact, on a weight-loss program, as a result of which she can never go out to lunch ( for me), because she’s on one of those deals where they not only provide the meals for you, but they plan them as well . . . but I digress), and she bought some of those bad boys.

There I was, in my cubicle one morning, and she came up behind me all timid-like, “Auntie EM?”

“Yeah?” I answered, not turning around (probably busy reading the SDMB).

“I’m wearing skinny jeans.”

Oh, shit, I thought. Now, not only do I HAVE to turn around, but before doing so I have to arrange my face in such a manner that it will not betray my feelings about how I’m sure she will look (and not because she’s overweight, but because she happens, like a good many folk, to exist outside the aforementioned 92-lb, 5’10" “skinny jeans” realm).

Slowly I turned.

And Honey, she looked FABULOUS. So as not to hijack this thread too much, I must point out that she avoided any muffin-top issues by pairing the jeans with a long sweater. She also added some kicky little pointy-toed shoes, and she ROCKED! I couldn’t stop looking at her all day, and she got a ton of compliments. Oh, and did I mention she’s pushing 40?

So while I doubt I’ll run out and buy any skinny jeans myself (I wear a size 10 shoe - can you imagine me in ankle-hugging jeans and pointy flats?), I must say that I have seen the light.

Okay…this gives me hope. I shall give 'em a whirl.

[Nava]

@Kimstu

Oh, you young people are so cute with your trusting optimism! Bootcut jeans went out for practically all of the 1980’s and early '90s, and it’s a safe bet that they’ll go out again at some point. The fashion industry makes its money precisely by not allowing any particular style to remain “in” perpetually.

(I reported this recently so if it sounds familiar, that’s because it IS)

The “fashion specials” that came out last month for many Spanish magazines indicate that “classic boots”, “discrete (i.e., no sequins or feathers or snakehide) cowboy boots” and of course “bootcut jeans” are OUT. OUT, OUT, OUT.

I’m happy to report that those people haven’t taken a look at store windows, much less at what the Women Who Buy New Clothes Every Season are wearing. Out, my ass (but only in order to shower or change clothes, eh, normally I do keep it properly covered).

[astro]

Jeans Lessons for Everyone!

[DeadlyAccurate]

@auntie em

So while I doubt I’ll run out and buy any skinny jeans myself (I wear a size 10 shoe - can you imagine me in ankle-hugging jeans and pointy flats?), I must say that I have seen the light.

I believe that for almost any style on the planet, there’s someone who looks absolutely fabulous in it whether it’s in style or not. For every ten (thousand) people who look terrible in low riders, there’s a girl out there who looks terrific in them.

[Quint]

@Kimstu

But nobody’s butt looks good with the back pockets sitting under the curve of the butt and halfway down the thighs. No matter how beautifully and slenderly curved your figure, those cruel pants that slice you right across the asscrack make your butt look droopy and your back look like a side of beef. Especially combined with those belly shirts that slice you right across the lumbar region.

This is just so, so true. If you see a woman whose ass looks nice with this look, imagine how nice it would look in pants that were actually flattering. This has been a very bad fashion epoch for ass appreciators (like me) everywhere.

[gigi]

Same here for the baggy men’s jeans. Slightly baggy OK, but I should be able to evaluate your ass, not see a denim sail that vaguely rests on your thighs.

[alice_in_wonderland]

@Kalhoun

Okay…this gives me hope. I shall give 'em a whirl.

Yah, they, uh, look Ok on me…
God I can’t believe I admit I own skinny jeans…