Do I Look Old in These Jeans?

OC Weekly ^ | 5/11/06 | Kate Carraway

[Go Gordon]

No, but I wish they were. Here in rural Missouri we have the problem of people going to Wal-Mart in their sweats even if they weigh 400 pounds. My husband has resigned himself to the fact that I won't let him leave the house/yard in sweats.

At least its not like 400 pound women wearing size XXX Spandex. Spandex shouldn't come in size XXX. I'm thinking the size of spandex ought to max out at Medium.

[MeanWestTexan]

Went to an evening wedding recently in San Antonio. Probably 1000 guests. RC Bishop presiding. String Orchestra with brass. Notable Texas celebs. Probably 16 bridesmaids and groomsmen. Actually pretty dresses. Knotch-collar black tuxes. Stunning.

Wonderful cermony. Communion.

They go to get in horse-drawn carriage.

As she gets up into the carriage, I look at the hand-made dress, Mrs. MWT had been going on about.

And see the awful winged devil tatoo on the low back of the bride though the lace.

[merry10]

Eddie Bauer traditional cut might work.

[merry10]

what about the sayings written on the butts of sweats and shorts?

[merry10]

I saw a shirt marketed to young teenage girls:

everything tastes better with whipped cream and a cherry on top.

[xsrdx]

Yup, JJill, Eddie Bauer, Coldwater Creek.

[ErnBatavia]

that was one way she thought she wouldn't lose her car keys!

And at fifty-ish, she wouldn't even have to disconnect them to start the ignition...

[I still care]

He's flabbergasated that a girl would wear that kind of stuff. Really.

We have one girl at church who came in like that, and she took a shine to him. He just looked at me and shook his head.

She was probably about 16, and she probably had no clue as to why she turned him off so badly. Besides the fact that she was too young.

He's still looking for a nice girl. One with common sense and a heart.

[FlyVet]

Here in rural Missouri we have the problem of people going to Wal-Mart in their sweats even if they weigh 400 pounds.

LOL. I can handle the sweats. What bothers me is the 400-pounders in spandex. Now, that's tacky.

What I don't get are the jeans that have filled the stores the past few years, the ones that have skid marks on them. They look dirty and greasy off-the-rack. What's that, the Pigpen look? They should sell each pair with dirt and dust emitters for your ankles, so you can make a cloud when you walk.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Whether what they choose to flaunt is flauntable is in the eyes of the beholder. As a dedicated and impressed beholder, I find the unflauntable to be so rare as to be a non-issue.

[Protagoras]

My wife complains that these teenager clothes are all taht's available in stores now. She has been looking like crazy for a pair of jeans that aren't low rise, but isn't having any luck.

Kohls, Lands End, Eddie Bauer, Coldwater Creek. More I'm sure.

[gondramB]

>>
As she gets up into the carriage, I look at the hand-made dress, Mrs. MWT had been going on about.

And see the awful winged devil tatoo on the low back of the bride though the lace.<<

OMG. There was a moment sort of like that in West Wing recently. The wife of the Democratic candidate was doing some gardening for the cameras and wound up with a picture of her thong and back tattoo on the front page.

[Shimmer128]

We have friends with an INDULGED 13 yod. She dresses like a streetwalker and Mommy and Daddy won't go anywhere without her.
After seeing her one time, I told my 14 and 10 year old sons "If you ever bring home a girl like _____, I'll kill you!" 14 yos said "Mom, if we ever bring home a girl like _____, we'll kill ourselves!"

My boys! ;-)

[CDHart]

"I'm thinking the size of spandex ought to max out at Medium."

LOL! I agree. And even some mediums should be outlawed.

Carolyn

[HitmanLV]

Whether what they choose to flaunt is flauntable is in the eyes of the beholder.

While that's true of course, there is still a broad consensus as to what is palatable and what isn't. That a pale, flabby woman in a 1/2 t-shirt may find some wayward beholders who find her shape appealing, that's not to say that most people won't find her appearance a turnoff, either.

The fact that 1 in 20 people may find it appealing doesn't mean the other 19 won't be turned off. That's not to say repulsed, of course, which is a higher standard anyway.

While beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there is a broad consensus as to what looks good and what doesn't. No bout adoubt it, as my Dad says. :-)

[Paulus Invictus]

Women in denim is the approved (by females, that is), dress code of Utah. Most look ridiculous, fat, sloppy and unattractive, but they seem to be oblivious. Only a very few with good bods might look warmish in tight jeans, but they may also be damaging their circulation by being tightly squeezed into a shape they don't normally have. The worst ever invention for women are denim jeans, but they are great for men and boys. Is that sexist?

[gondramB]

>>"I'm thinking the size of spandex ought to max out at Medium."

LOL! I agree. And even some mediums should be outlawed.<<

Sadly, some view this as a mandate to squeeze into a medium. :(

[Cecily]

Sort of like this? :)

[kaylar]

What I hate are

Tops with neckholes so wide it's impossible to keep bra straps from showing.

Tank tops with armholes so huge that the bra band shows.

[eddie65]

I'm 5'10 and wear a 4 or 6. J Crew catalog has tons of pants in a long length and they are always long enough and fit perfectly. Also at Nordstrom, in Individualist, they have pants that are usually long enough for me, if I get the hem taken down. Good luck, it's tough.