Mom Jeans and Muffin Tops: Just Say No!

In Style by Nicole18 Comments

Recently, I was going through my high school memory books and holy flashback to the 90’s! I had the hair, the high-waist jeans and mid-drift top. I could have been an extra in a 90210 episode.

What struck me while looking at those pictures was just HOW high that waistline was on those jeans and how very unflattering they were. I look better now in jeans than I did when I was fifteen.

You know… if I do say-so myself.

And don’t even get me started on that hair. Let’s just say I should have bought stock in Aquanet.

Mom Jeans

So let’s talk Mom Jeans shall we?

Essentially, if you were fifteen in the 90’s you were wearing a version of “Mom Jeans” on a regular basis. Of course, at the time, they were deemed “fashionable”.

Whoever led that statement of fashion really misguided us, no?

Most modern women are aware of the more flattering below the navel, slim-lined jeans. But, there are a select few who are still wearing the jeans that scream,

“I drive a minivan!”

You know the kind – sky-high above the navel, sometimes stretchy around the waist, big bottom-enhancing Mom jeans?

Ladies with those stretchy jeans up to your navel, you are doing yourself a huge disservice. They make your derrière look much too long and much too wide. And that stretchy band, well, that just allows you the excuse to grab that twinky because you have room to grow.

Just say NO!

I know I rock my minivan in my hip hugging, tush lifting Joe’s jeans because why should it be obvious that with twins and an older daughter at home I had to succumb to the van? I’m not giving into that persona, and you shouldn’t either.

Muffin Tops

Now that we’ve worked out Mom Jeans, let’s talk Muffin tops because Muffin tops are the new issue that’s cropped up as a result of our leaving the high waist jeans in the past.

If you’re a Mom, you have muffin-top potential. It’s the nature of stretching out the ol’ tummy to incubate your little bun in the oven, or in my case, two buns in the oven. And if you use your treadmill for a clothes hanger more often than a weight-controlling device – then you have muffin top potential.

The key to jeans that have a flattering fit is to purchase the right size. Take into account washing, because all jeans shrink. And, if you love the snug fit of a pair of jeans, then avoid the dryer at all costs, or you’ll see that drying yield a lumpy mess.

If you have a fluffy middle spilling over the top and that’s the norm in those oh-so-sexy jeans, then believe me when I say,

You. Are. Not. Sexy.

So, bite the bullet, throw down the bucks for the next size up. Those extra pounds will be a lot less noticeable if you’re in a pair of jeans that actually fit. It’s better to have jeans tailored from slightly bigger than to squeeze those love handles into a smaller size.

Size is nothing but a number hidden in the back of your jeans. However, a muffin top, that’s something everyone will see and frankly, we don’t want to see it.

You’re a Mom, but you are also a sexy, sassy thing. So act like it and don’t give into the minivan driving, mom jeans wearing persona.

Ok, so the minivan is sometimes unavoidable, I learned that the hard way. However, the Mom jeans and muffin tops – they can be a thing of the past.

Make it happen.

This post was written by Nicole of Moments That Define Life. She is stiletto wearing, cabernet sipping  freelance writer, blogger and mother to three – including a set of twins.  Nicole takes pride in not owning a single pair of Mom Jeans and although she has had to give into the Minivan she’s done so with her own savvy and sassy style.

Meet the Author | Nicole


Nicole is the Managing Editor here at Savvy Sassy Moms. She is a cabernet sipping, stiletto wearing mama to three girls. She takes pride in caring for herself and the fact that she's never owned a pair of "Mom Jeans". When Nicole isn't here with the other Savvy Mama's she's blogging at her personal blog Moments that Define Life or tweeting @MTDLBlog

Comments

  1. Can you please come take me shopping? Because my jeans are lose enough to fall off but still give me muffin top somehow. And yes, I’ve been wearing a belt. I’m not joking, I’ve really been struggling with this lately. Find me some jeans!

  2. I hate Mom Jeans…. and there is something about the high waist that is drawing my kids in. I’m scared. Very scared.

  3. I feel like women get so caught up in size even though NO ONE can actually read the tag! Just buy a bigger size that looks flattering to your body!

  4. “Size is nothing but a number hidden in the back of your jeans. However, a muffin top, that’s something everyone will see…” Love this!

    I noticed that so much about jeans is in the back pockets. Too small and far apart? They make your butt look huge. I try to go for ones with little stitching on the pockets or even the button flaps if they aren’t ghetto. Unfortunately it’s always the pricey jeans that look and feel the best. Fortunately, there is a Gap Outlet near my house.

  5. Iwould love to take you shopping! But for now check out this website for great tips on shopping for jeans!! They have great options for every size and height. The more expensive the jeans usually do look so much better, it’s just getting over the price tag shock. But you’ll wear them longer and feel so much better. I mean if you add up all the “cheap” jeans you’ve bought you’d probably have enough $ to buy 2 or 3 pairs of higher quality that you would want to wear everyday!

  6. So true. And so helpful. I’m also in the same boat as KLZ: pants fit everywhere and I can pull them away from my waist like I’m in a Hydroxycut commercial, but I still have muffin top. Sigh.

  7. I did wear mom jeans in the 90s when I was in high school and they were cool. Sigh. I never made the connection before now!

    The reason I am doing a 4 day cleanse right now? Two words: muffin top.

  8. Love this post. I like to say, “just because it zips, doesn’t mean it fits.” Especially if it requires laying down on the bed, sucking it in, and getting the pliers. Thanks for the tough love!

  9. I wish skinny jeans would have been around for most of my childhood and jr high. Peg rolling those jeans all those years was such a pain!!!

  10. I so wore high wasted Mom jeans in the 90’s and looking back I now think they were UGGGGLy!

    Loved your post Nicole. I betch you rock your jeans, girlfriend! If everyone took your advice, we’d finally live in a muffin top free world:)))

  11. Jeans are seriously the hardest thing in the world. If you find THE pair, buy 5 pairs and treasure them forever.

    I never did the bare midriff, but I wish I had. Now that I have had a baby, I’ll never be able to show my tummy off! I wish I knew what I had when I had it!

  12. LOL. Yes, just because I am a mom doesn’t mean I can’t be a hot mama. I am a firm believer in wearing clothes that fit and flatter.

  13. I love this post. I work with women to help them lose weight and get into their favorite jeans the healthy weigh. Women are so determined to fit into clothes because of a “size” I think they forget to look in the mirror. Finding clothes that fit, flatter and feel great in is the key.
    Women look so much better in the right size clothing, not too baggy and not too tight…just right 🙂

  14. Amen! I cannot believe some of the sites I have seen. Really, do these people look at themselves in the mirror before they step out of the house? Sometimes, finding the right fit is difficult, but when you do, stock up!

  15. Can I just say, that, after having twins (as you know) – the muffin top is a long time enemy of mine! We have gone to battle over and over again, and I was losing the war. Until I found Buffalo jeans by David Bitton. Seriously, the only cute jeans I have found that don’t go down to my pelvis, and are not super skinny in the waist. Just enough stretch. LOVE them!

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