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Most hideous jeans ever?

(56 Posts)
Witzend Wed 13-Dec-23 11:13:07

Front page of today’s Times 2 supplement.

The fashion editor seems to like them!
Seems to me that the manufacturers have been scrabbling about for anything to induce us to think ‘Ooh, new! So must (spend more money) buy some!’

Personally I wouldn’t be seen dead.

farview Sat 16-Dec-23 11:34:52

I really like them..am too old though, probably, to wear them

Spuddy Sat 16-Dec-23 11:36:00

I see what you mean! They're absolutely revolting! I bet they cost a fortune too!

Kittycat Sat 16-Dec-23 11:39:12

My husband says they remind him of Oxford bags trousers!

JaneJudge Sat 16-Dec-23 11:40:49

good God they are awful

glammagran Sat 16-Dec-23 11:48:40

I too saw this in the Times. Hideous. I also hate the articles often there entitled “How to wear jeans/coats/whatever”. I actually know how to put on a pair of jeans. Total vacuity from the Times.

Chestnut Sat 16-Dec-23 11:48:45

Here's another for the title of worst jeans.

Lilyflower Sat 16-Dec-23 11:49:56

Wouldn't even look good on Kate Moss.

missdeke Sat 16-Dec-23 11:54:28

I still think 'ordinary' jeans look better than any others. Personally I can't stand skinny jeans, the faff of pulling them off is too much for me and they are frequently worn by people with just the wrong figure/legs for them. At least these balloon jeans would hide a multitude of sins I suppose but they do look rather silly.

Alison333 Sat 16-Dec-23 11:59:21

I actually got a pair of balloon jeans from M & S last year but I made sure they weren't 'ankle grazers' because I thought they would look silly - as they do in the picture.

At normal length tapering to the foot they were very comfy especially for my dodgy knees. I had no idea that I was wearing cutting edge fashion!

Casdon Sat 16-Dec-23 12:00:53

People have short memories I think! Apart from loons, which I mentioned earlier, we had jeans covered in patches, patchwork jeans made up of different materials, jeans with inserted material in the bottom to make them wider flares, Bay City Rollers tartan bottoms on jeans, cut off jeans to make hot pants - you name it, jeans have been through every permutation under the sun. These are really no worse than what we wore in the past - in fact, sticking my neck out, I’d say they are better than many previous fashions.

sweetcakes Sat 16-Dec-23 12:21:48

Yuk! Perhaps not for our age group 🤷🏻‍♀️

JaneJudge Sat 16-Dec-23 12:24:04

Chestnut

Here's another for the title of worst jeans.

maybe she has many cats?

Nannina Sat 16-Dec-23 12:43:13

Long time since I wore jeans- I want something more flexible and easier to was and dry

Nannyof4mummyof2 Sat 16-Dec-23 13:03:31

Ive never had the body to show off jeans to their best but i love fashion and what some people wear is not always a good look for their shape height or size but it seems if its fashion they dont care x

SunnySusie Sat 16-Dec-23 13:15:08

Fond memories of buying a pair of jeans from a market stall when I was in my teens. Took them home and sat in the bath wearing them, then went outside and sunbathed until they were dry. To my horror when I eventually peeled them off I was deep dyed blue. It lasted ages!

lemsip Sat 16-Dec-23 13:36:56

I always think of all that material to wash and ages to dry lol

jaybee66 Sat 16-Dec-23 13:45:32

Very unflattering - dreadful in fact.

Anemonemenome Sat 16-Dec-23 14:18:13

Couldn’t catch a pig in an alley in those though … not that I’d want to!!

Ziplok Sat 16-Dec-23 15:25:07

Not for me.

Saggi Sat 16-Dec-23 16:03:25

Sitting in the bath with your Levi’s ….happy days …with your family screaming at you to “ get out of the bathroom”

Milest0ne Sat 16-Dec-23 16:11:28

M &S always fit me best.
To paraphrase the C&W song. Pushing 80 &still wearing jeans

harold Sat 16-Dec-23 16:24:53

I bought some balloon jeans from M&S probably a few years back and amazingly they did not look too bad on my shortish, aged frame. Anything tight anywhere looks hideous on me - I think!

Nanatoone Sat 16-Dec-23 17:47:46

Even though I was slim back in the day, Loons were not flattering then so no.

Nightsky2 Sat 16-Dec-23 18:08:17

If I was tall and skinny which I’m not I might, but as I’m quite petite I wear skinny jeans.

Nicolenet Sat 16-Dec-23 18:08:20

Don't seem to go with the Zimmer frame!