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[superbadgirl]

Also, I don't care about trends: jeans/trousers with tapered legs are not flattering on pretty much every body shape I've seen wear them. If this really is a trend that's coming (I've seen more and more tragically tapered jeans walking around town), then I'm very happy to be untrendy.

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[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Jeans/trousers with tapered legs? Do you mean not flared? Because I think just the opposite. I think flared pants make everyone look bizarre--sort of "elephant legged" or something. I hated that trend, though when I was 13 I wouldn't wear anything else. hehe

I feel the same about low-cut pants, though. Even thin people look just awful in them. They make everyone look bottom-heavy and lumpy, no matter how skinny and those who are not skinny look even more ridiculous.

What I don't like are the pants that are too thin at the ankles. I always buy the same exact stretchy jeans at Walmart that I've worn for the last 10 years. *g* I liked them best as straight legs, but then I went to buy some a couple of years ago and all they had were flared legs, so I bought those. Now that I lost weight, I had to get a smaller size and all they have are the ones that are almost snug at the ankle. I hate these, but they don't have any others at all. (Shopping for clothes sucks enough. I'm not going to look around for something better. *g* And yeah, I hate Walmart, but in AK, it was my only choice, and I'm too lazy to shop around anywhere else here, though I only go there for the pants. *g*)

If it were up to me, though, I'd wear nothing but sweatpants all the time. Nice, comfy stretchy sweatpants. :-) Well, it is up to me, but I mean they're not really socially acceptable in most places and I really look horrible in them. *g* I don't really care, though. That's all I wear at home, for the most part. Sweatpants and a t-shirt with no bra. It's not a pretty sight at all. Heh.

[superbadgirl]

I mean tapered, as in tapered

This is not a good look for anyone with hips, and it makes those who don't have hips look like they've got hips. But not in a good way.

[betacandy.livejournal.com]

I'm a fan of the straight cut, if I'm using the right term - neither tapered nor flared. Guess made jeans in the 80's that were so tapered they had calf-zippers so you could get into them. Those were all the frickin' rage at my junior high. Gah.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I like: straight legs, not tapered or flared. But I don't wear regular jeans or pants at all. I only buy stretchy pants with an elastic waist. *g* Before they came out with these stretchy jeans, I wore stretchy knit pants. Those were much less attractive than the jeans. *g* I always go for comfort, though.

To be honest, I never even noticed (until I got home and wore them for a while) that the pants I bought a couple of weeks ago were tapered and not flared or straight leg. *g* I just tried them on and they fit, so I bought them. hehe That's about how I shop. I buy different colors, too, if they have them. Recently switch842 mentioned that black jeans or any colored jeans were unfashionable, and I had no clue. I do the same thing with shirts, too. I try one on, and if it fits, I just buy as many as I can afford in different colors. *g*

[superbadgirl]

Oh, man, yes. And if you didn't have tapered jeans...you "French rolled" them or...safety pinned the ankles. Talk about stupid.

I've just never seen anyone wear them so well I've thought, "I've got to go get me a pair of jeans like that!"

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Wow. No, I don't like those, but they are similar to how my new pants are. *g* I don't like them, but as mentioned, that's all they had this time. I am not a fashion person so I don't really care except for comfort. The last ones I had were flared and I hated those just as much. OTOH, back in the '80s, "leggings" and stirrup pants were popular, and everyone wore those, I hated them. *g*

One thing I also don't like is the trend for really, really long shirts again. I like reasonable length, but not something as long as a mini-dress--something that comes over my hips and onto my thighs. That is really not a flattering look for me. *g*

[superbadgirl]

Yeah, I would keep shopping even if that meant more work. No way am I wearing those. Straight leg jeans are always made somehwere.

Word on the big shirts. I might as well put on a frigging muumuu.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Straight leg jeans are always made somehwere.

hehe Yeah, but I don't wear regular jeans--never. *g* I only wear these stretchy ones with the elastic waist, and that's it. I suppose they are "old lady" jeans, but I like them and they are slightly better than wearing sweatpants around everywhere. *g*

Word on the big shirts. I might as well put on a frigging muumuu.

LOL But the ones I tried on...they're more like those body shirts from the 70s. They are clingy and tight, so they show every bump on your hips or whatever.

I've seen a few younger girls who could pull that off, but they seem to wear two t-shirts: one longer one and one shorter one over it. It's an odd look. But what about us old ladies? *g* (And I mean me, not you. *g*) Except older shirts on clearance, I couldn't find any that weren't this long & clingy type. lyraeinne also didn't like them, even though she's thin and has a lovely figure, and she also hasn't been able to find any shirts that she likes for going-back-to-school clothes.