Boot Cut vs. skinny jeans --- why would we change?

[Anonymous]

I've seen some put-down comments on this board about "you must still be wearing boot cut jeans" -- like "you're really out of touch!" But, as an owner of 4 pairs of boot cut jeans and one pair of straight leg, and I'm probably in the 10% of women over 40 who can actually wear skinny jeans (5'6" and 125lbs),....

WHY would we all switch to skinny jeans when we learned during the boot cut phase that the wider ankle balances the width of the butt. We were told (and I agree) that the boot cut flatters by creating a curvy line. I am not one who likes to follow fashion/fads just b/c some random people in Hollywood or NYC say "boot cut is out" -- the reason they are saying "X is out" is b/c they want to get my money. In order to get my money, they have to make me believe that I don't already own what I need. I have jeans. They fit (more or less). Why do I need the new skinny jeans when the same people are the one who convinced all of us that the most flattering style was the boot-cut-balancing-jeans?

Now, they want to tell me that the product I bought on their recommendation isn't good enough? And that I should give them more $$ b/c this other product (which is what they previously told me was unflattering) is now really good for me?

Are we dumb enough to follow this advice?

[Anonymous]

Amen!

[Anonymous]

This is just how fashion works. If you like your boot cut jeans and don't mind having a somewhat outdated look, then you should wear them and not give a shit what people think.

[Anonymous]

I couldn't agree more. And this is even more true for people like me, who are NOT made for skinny jeans. (I'm not huge, I'm just a size 8, not a size 4.)
I think if you have hips at all, then boot cut is much more flattering. It makes my legs look longer, hips look smaller. Skinny jeans make me look dumpy and short.
I will always pick a flattering look over a stylish look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is just how fashion works. If you like your boot cut jeans and don't mind having a somewhat outdated look, then you should wear them and not give a shit what people think.

Yep. So don't switch if you don't want to.

[Anonymous]

No one looks good in skinny jeans. Not even skinny people. Give your 'nads some air, people!

[Anonymous]

OP here -- it's not just about saving $$ -- it's about the dishonesty of convincing the public that "hey, boot cut is really best for everyone b/c skinny pants look horrible and make your butt huge" and then 3 yrs. later, the same "experts" are trying to tell us the exact opposite "hey, you HAVE TO HAVE skinny jeans".

Well, are we stupid or what? The "experts" are telling us two different things and expect us to pay them both times! You can't credibly convince the public that you know what you're talking about if you tell us completely opposite things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is just how fashion works. If you like your boot cut jeans and don't mind having a somewhat outdated look, then you should wear them and not give a shit what people think.

Yep. So don't switch if you don't want to.

Yeah, I'm a PP, and of course I won't switch. But I think the "boot cut is so unfashionable" judgment is totally wrongheaded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here -- it's not just about saving $$ -- it's about the dishonesty of convincing the public that "hey, boot cut is really best for everyone b/c skinny pants look horrible and make your butt huge" and then 3 yrs. later, the same "experts" are trying to tell us the exact opposite "hey, you HAVE TO HAVE skinny jeans".

Well, are we stupid or what? The "experts" are telling us two different things and expect us to pay them both times! You can't credibly convince the public that you know what you're talking about if you tell us completely opposite things.

It's called fashion, OP. Participation is voluntary. Clearly you have chosen to opt out if you are referring to skinny jeans as "new."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here -- it's not just about saving $$ -- it's about the dishonesty of convincing the public that "hey, boot cut is really best for everyone b/c skinny pants look horrible and make your butt huge" and then 3 yrs. later, the same "experts" are trying to tell us the exact opposite "hey, you HAVE TO HAVE skinny jeans".

Well, are we stupid or what? The "experts" are telling us two different things and expect us to pay them both times! You can't credibly convince the public that you know what you're talking about if you tell us completely opposite things.

It's called fashion, OP. Participation is voluntary. Clearly you have chosen to opt out if you are referring to skinny jeans as "new."

Whatever. OP is criticizing this particular aspect of "fashion". OK? Get it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here -- it's not just about saving $$ -- it's about the dishonesty of convincing the public that "hey, boot cut is really best for everyone b/c skinny pants look horrible and make your butt huge" and then 3 yrs. later, the same "experts" are trying to tell us the exact opposite "hey, you HAVE TO HAVE skinny jeans".

Well, are we stupid or what? The "experts" are telling us two different things and expect us to pay them both times! You can't credibly convince the public that you know what you're talking about if you tell us completely opposite things.

Well look. No one is holding a gun to your hear and making you change your jeans. (I don't think? I hope?)

Fashion goes in cycles. Part of looking good isn't just what looks good objectively for all time. Part of looking good is looking stylish. And boot cut jeans, by and large, may be flattering to some people - but they aren't stylish.

(Though I have seen some fashion types wearing them the last couple of years, and I suspect within a few more years we will all have given up the skinnies since they won't look very stylish anymore. Which makes me sad. Because as a petite person, they really do look better on me than the boot cuts do.)

TL;DR: Wear what you like. There is no fashion tyranny. Looking stylish is something that some people care about, others not so much.

[Anonymous]

OP here: I'm into "fashion" as long as there is "function." When "fashion" is just about impressing other people, then it's a fool's game of thowing money away to improve your self esteem, right?

[Anonymous]

Fashion mags are saying boot cuts are back in, so it looks like you've survived the whole skinny jeans fad without having to change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is just how fashion works. If you like your boot cut jeans and don't mind having a somewhat outdated look, then you should wear them and not give a shit what people think.

This is me. Skinny jeans look awful on the vast majority of people. I'm on a tight budget and I cannot afford to go out and buy lots of new clothes every year. I've tried on skinny jeans and they just don't look good on me (I'm 5'4" and 120 lbs). So I wear darker colored boot cut jeans and I don't care what people think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fashion mags are saying boot cuts are back in, so it looks like you've survived the whole skinny jeans fad without having to change.

who knew! I thought the cycle of fashion was more like 20 years... but everything is faster with the internet!