# I'm so happy that looser jeans are back in style **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 9, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736 "2026-11-09T16:47:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/22 "2026-11-09T21:14:19Z")
> [@billy-jack](#): > > With my full beard and that overcoat and my hat, it made me look rather menacing. You haven’t really scared people until you don your black, full length Kinsale cloak, complete with hood. Which I own and have done. \< cackle!! \> But this thread is about stylish looser jeans, so with this statement, I’ll abandon the discussion about coats. I loved the Navy dungarees because not only were they comfortable to wear, but they fit me nicely in all the right places. They made my butt look like an upside down heart and nipped in at my (at that time!) tiny waist. A very flattering profile. I wouldn’t do justice to them today, though! These days, I definitely prefer Mom-style jeans. The only style I’ve ever cared about is what makes me happy. 🙂 Few of us are going to walk a runway! ---
**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/23 "2026-11-09T21:28:48Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > I decided quite a while ago to always wear straight-leg jeans. Also, high-rise is the only thing that looks normal to me. I guess that means “Mom jeans”, which… guilty? 🤷‍♀️ I’d like to have a word with whoever coined the term “Mom jeans” and give 'em a piece of my mind. IMO this term was invented in the 2000s (in my humble opinion a very bad decade for fashion) when low-waisted jeans were all the rage, to mock those who stuck to an “outdated” trend that in their eyes was frumpy (if they could even get them, for in that decade it was hard for women to even get jeans with anything but a low waist). I would show them press pictures of some of the famed beauties of the 1990s (e.g., the late Shannen Doherty) where they’re wearing blue jeans and point out to them that, when in their prime, they were wearing what they now call “Mom jeans.” I would challenge them to go up to some of those old starlets and tell them to their face how quaint it was that they were wearing mom jeans. As a dude (and I may be the outlier here), I love high-waisted jeans or slacks on women. If that’s not a woman’s thing, fine, but I would hope you would wear what you think looks good on you, feels comfortable on your own skin, and fits you well, and that you wouldn’t feel you need to change that to conform to the dictates of fashion. It’s a free country. And to anyone who would judge you for not wearing what they think you should be wearing at a given moment, I would say “I wasn’t born to paint your world!” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/24 "2026-11-09T21:38:20Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > I loved the Navy dungarees because not only were they comfortable to wear, but they fit me nicely in all the right places. This reminds me of one time when I was flying back from being on leave. I was wearing dress blues because back then you got a serious cut in airfare cost for doing so. I dozed off when we left Seattle, and I woke up to see a woman sitting next to me, staring at my crotch! She asked me how far I was going and I replied “L.A.” She says “Too bad, I’m going to San Diego. . .” ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/25 "2026-11-09T22:29:51Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > She asked me how far I was going and I replied “L.A.” She says “Too bad, I’m going to San Diego. . .” That’s a great story. 😃 Those pants flattered all genders, didn’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/26 "2026-11-09T22:35:48Z")
My fashionista daughter says “mom jeans” are a legitimate style that is embraced by many who’ve not had children. You can trust her if you want. She also says Crocs are gross. So I discount everything she says. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/27 "2026-11-09T22:38:34Z")
Baggy jeans seem to have been in style for the last few years but now I’ve noticed turn ups (the bottom of the jeans being folded up) are coming back in. I remember these being a thing in the early noughties before going out of fashion. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/28 "2026-11-10T03:36:16Z")
> [@Kimstu](#): > > to prevent it from getting wet when swapping the deck. Wow, I never realized that ships have multiple decks. It must be quite a chore to swap them. ---
**Author:** ![knavette57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knavette57/32/3871_2.png) [@knavette57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knavette57)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/29 "2026-11-10T16:13:45Z")
Well, you _are_ Dr Deth! I watch haute couture videos quite often, and other fashion stuff (to get a break from politics), and I often see much color. Maybe it doesn’t rival the 60s (I recall a couple of beloved dresses I wore that were very psychedelic), but for too long everything had to match (you, 1970s) and earth tones! Don’t get me started on that… I think the loose jeans are also called gaucho pants or at least are a close relation to them. I wear old lady pants now, so I appreciate the looser style and might buy a pair myself! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/30 "2026-11-10T20:28:57Z")
> [@knavette57](#): > > Well, you _are_ Dr Deth! I watch haute couture videos quite often, and other fashion stuff (to get a break from politics), and I often see much color. True, but what I am talking about is peoples everyday wear- walking shopping etc. Black. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736/31 "2026-11-10T23:50:48Z")
I wonder if that’s regional or SES-based? Right now I’m out to dinner at a upper-mid market Mexican restaurant for taco Tuesday. Informal fun place. I just walked through to inventory the customers.100+ folks. Families w a kid or two to 80+ yo serious geezers. Bunch of 20 somethings on dates. Etc. I found one woman in all black top & matching pants & 2 guys w black pants & dark gray shirt or vice versa. Everybody else has colors, patterns, or both. Dress is mostly casual, lotta shorts & t-shirts but also a few folks still dressed from office work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-happy-that-looser-jeans-are-back-in-style/1034736.md?page=1)