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Amen sister!

TracieB — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:15:16 -0600

You're so right. I think low rise jeans are for the most part unflattering because of this issue. I've had a pair or two, I think both of which are now at a bin at Goodwill. I couldn't stand them, after about ten minutes of wearing them. I think low rise jeans look good when you try them on at the dressing room. But then, it is artificial. You aren't wearing them in day to day life, not yet, so you don't know yet how torturous they can be to wear. It's like beautiful shoes that don't truly fit, but they seem to flatter, but you know three inch heels are going to be miserable, but they at first try-on SEEM to fit. But in the end, you never wear them because you hate the pain afterward. Only these are pants, and you wear pants every day, more or less, unless you wear a dress, skirt, or shorts. That's different than shoes you only wear every so often, not every day.

No woman should be caught dead in public with her crack or underwear showing, or wearing mom jeans if a mom. I don't really think high rise jeans look good, either. It's like those pants older men wear sometimes that come up halfway up their chest. I don't understand that choice, and you know what I mean, it looks weird on them. It doesn't look any better on women, either, of any age or generation. I think regular rise pants look the best on everybody, pretty much. What's so boring about them that we need "low rise" or whatever? There's even low rise underwear, which is slide down your butt panties to go with your slide down your butt pants.

But only being able to wear your low rise jeans with long shirts kinda stinks, because you dont' just have long shirts. You have regular length shirts, too. I dont' have enough clothing to play around with this issue, not in this economy. I think regular cut pants you can wear with it all. I think that pants don't need to change in terms of rise. They need to change to fit all different body types, from boyish to super curvy to flat butt to whatever.....

I don't know why anyone

Trisha — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:48:47 -0500

I don't know why anyone would be shocked by it either! It is kind of shocking to think someone would be shocked!

Kids are always changing what they wear and what's cool now won't be tomorrow. I guess what's really shocking that there are adults who have nothing better to do than analyze what kids are wearing.

from my blog: 12 Things You Can Do To Set a Healthy Example for Your Kids - can you think of any others to add to the list?

Hmm I'm Not Sure

GlindaofOz — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:22:53 -0500

All I know is that every teenager I see is still running around half naked. I'd love for the "modesty trend" to roll into my town. I'm a little over feeling humiliated for these girls. It's really hard to restrain myself from running over to them and pulling their skirts/shorts or pants up and their shirts down over their tummy. <shakes head> I'd love to see a kid in pants where their little booty isn't hanging out or a top that actually fits.

I'll take the "morning after look" over the "on the street working it" look anyday.

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Anyabeth — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:33:46 -0500

Rarely have to do with what those trends advisors tell us they do. Believe me, as some one who is working with those things every day retail is a wild blind swing trying to guess what all consumers want--let alone teens and tweens.

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Ha ok let's do it

Denise — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:55:54 -0500

I won't see RJ (the almost 13 year old) until Tuesday but I'll ask her too. Her response will probably be closer to chickadee's than Michelle's will be.

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Good idea!

Mir Kamin — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:53:11 -0500

I think I'll ask my daughter, too. I mean, she usually wears layers because the AC levels at school vary from room to room, but maybe I'm just kidding myself. I guess I'm going to have to explain to her what the "morning after" look means, first, too. ;)

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Yep, that just about covers it

Denise — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:48:53 -0500

so to speak.

TW actually sent me this link and from the title, I was ready to hate it because I have issues with the "modesty" movement. Well I did end up hating it but not because of any movement. I hated it because it was crazy.

Way to take a fashion trend and jumble it into something that makes absolutely no sense.

Mir, your post does remind me that I keep forgetting to ask Michelle if she's dressing in more layers now. And if she is, whether she's going for the modesty look or the "night after" look. (Anyone want to bet that she says the night after look means underwear in your back pocket a la Ani DiFranco...)

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I know what you mean

christinajeanne — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:46:56 -0500

Well I can sort of sing. But I know what you mean about writing. I live to write. It is so much a part of me I can't go a day without writing. Weather it's in my journal or blog writing is one of my passions. So keep writing!!