No my bum does not look good in these jeans.. who cares??!

I wrote this a few months ago in a journalism seminar and I thought it was about time I shared it because I LOVE my "Mom" jeans! And I have never in my life blogged anything fashion related so here goes...

Since the day I saw Topshop advertise a pair of "Mom" jeans I knew I needed a pair. No, they did not look flattering nor did they look recent or like an amazingly ground breaking fashion statement, more like something you would pick out of an "Only 99p" plastic box at a tatty charity shop. For some bizarre reason none of this fazed me. "Mom" jeans were the 1970's American housewife staple, high-waisted, tapered and enormously baggy around the behind with even baggier pockets to accentuate the look of "I have had three children and everything is heading South". I immediately sent my friends in the direction of the Topshop website to which there were some distasteful moans and grunts of disgust of why I would want such a thing but the only thing on my mind was ultimate comfort and the fact that I had seen these exact jeans in Beyond Retro in London, I knew they were fast becoming the vintage kids must-have item, so of course I ordered them.

My first wear of said jeans did not go well, being at 6th form college where the only thing in other girls wardrobes were leggings, long tunic t-shirts and ugg boots, meant I was once again greeted with some raised eyebrows and embarrassed glares. No one seemed to understand this key piece of clothing, my effort seemed unappreciated and my statement unrecognised. Had none of these people seen the catwalks of Chanel in the 70s and 80s?! I was wearing fashion gold. This "Mom" style was greeted by a raucous laugh when I stepped in from college; the only person who seemed to understand was my disgustingly cool Brother who is a head to toe second hand vintage kind of guy. I was disillusioned though, I thought I looked effortlessly cool and like I had just stepped out of a life drawing class at Central Saint Martins. After the second wear I was unfased by the looks and strutted my, I admit it, rather large looking behind anyway, it was liberating to not be wearing the same old thing as every other style-chasing young girl but holding my head high and walking around like I was Annie Hall.

If you don't know what is meant by "Mom" jeans than I suggest you look at the Topshop website as they have just got a new line in and I'm tempted to purchase another pair...!

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