<p>One time when D did not heed my advice about appropriate clothes, I threatened to bare MY midriff at her HS in front of all her friends.</p>
<p>She changed immediately! :D</p>
<p>mom jeans are bad, but mom butt is worse 
no matter how cute the jeans, the butt is just not living where it used to live!</p>
<p>If you have a large budget for lycra wear, check out lululemon.com, the most excellent bum lifting yoga gear around, but pricy.</p>
<p>my mom loves to throw away my pants when they get holes in them or torn up at the bottoms… i’m constantly pulling them out of the trash, haha… theyre just getting comfy! so it was quite funny to see my sister cut up those jeans…</p>
<p>I recommend JAG jeans, sold at Nordstrom. Comfy for moms and yet don’t make you look like sliced bread. Quite.</p>
<p>Au contraire, Levis 501s cannot be beat. They make you look thinner. (At least if you have my basic body type.)</p>
<p>i’m really not a jeans person, but i recently purchased a pair of levi’s off of some clerance rack for about 8 bucks, and i have to say they are the most comfortable jeans i’ve ever bought.</p>
<p>AG jeans and Seven are my current favorites. Also- Banana trouser jeans for “dressy” occasions.</p>
<p>As soon as I lose 30 lbs. I am going to stop dressing my age :eek:</p>
<p>“As soon as I lose 30 lbs. I am going to stop dressing my age” I’ll second that!!</p>
<p>I dress for comfort… so I guess that is dressing for my age, as some of that stuff the teenagers wear sure doesn’t look comfortable. One mom that sticks out in my memory is the one who came to her son’s basketball games with skin tight low rider jeans, high heels, belly baring top and yes the thong underwear showing above the jeans. Let me tell you it wasn’t just the parents raising eyebrows… the kids were revolted and this mom did have a good body for a 40 something.</p>
<p>Another one of my favorite memories (now remember I am all about comfort) is when I was helping at the elementary school and this little girl wanted to know if she could ask me a question. I answered in the affirmative. Her question was, “Do you at least put on makeup and dress nice for church?” </p>
<p>“I recommend JAG jeans, sold at Nordstrom”
My d. talked me into these and I do really like them. They are comfortable:)!!</p>
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<strong><em>ROFLMAO</em></strong>!!! That could have been ME! I typically wear very little or NO make-up and dress very casually! YIKES! When I DO want to wear make-up, I have to consult my girls who, by virtue of the fact that they are all actresses, have the make-up dealio down pat. ;)</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>Hmm… My daughter and I overlap in taste with some things, sweaters and shoes and some accessories, and share some stuff too since we’re sometimes the same size (she’s taller). MomofWildChild, I’m also a Banana Republic (great for dressy pants), J. Crew fan. I also love and can often be found in jeans, the nicer kind, not the torn up ones like the kids wear. For me, getting ones that fit AND are up to date is the trick. Joe’s and Paige are great. Loehmann’s is a great place for the discounted high end stuff, but once in a while I splurge on a pair that is just right. I wear them with anything from my beloved Pumas to dressy heels. I like up to date styles, but mostly understated and classic. My biggest weakness is for cashmere cableknit sweaters that are on sale! Adidas warm up suits are my favorite for exercising or working around the house. I have one of the capri /hooded jacket ones on right now! In summertime, the uniform consists of capris or shorts and collared polo shirts, cotton Ts. So, from my perspective I consider myself to be up to date, but not like a teenager, if that makes any sense!</p>
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<p>I always assume that parents dressed like that must not own a full-length mirror.</p>
<p>Love my new David Kahn stretch jeans with rhinestones on the pockets! LOL. I shop at the Gap some and one daughter borrows my clothes and purses, and the size 0 daughter borrows (or takes) my shoes. Every time they visit they check out my closet to see if I have anything new. “In Style” magazine keeps me informed.</p>
<p>When I would put on makeup, my kids would always ask, “who’s babysitting?”</p>
<p>Pumas! Have two pairs, one black and one green. Then found a pair of Adidas made like jazz dance shoes, splitsole and all. New favorite.</p>
<p>Coureur, LOL. A few months ago, we put in very largish from-the-top-of-the-vanity-up mirrors in our master bath…stepping out of the shower has now led to a daily renewed commitment to diet and exercise.</p>
<p>I’m another over-50 in jeans, sneakers, & either t-shirt or sweat shirt most of the time. It’s just what is most comfortable.</p>
<p>Much to the chagrin of my 3 fashionable sisters, I do not and have never dressed my age. I dress much older. It’s not on purpose – I am allergic to synthetic material, and there’s just not a lot of cotton around. What there is tends to be made for a more mature market. When we moved to Germany, where jeans and sneakers just aren’t as common on “mature” women, I tried to dress better. Then my knee went out from hard soles on cobblestones, and my US doctor ordered me back to solidly built sneakers. And they don’t look right with anything but jeans. I love sweats - which I wear driving my H to work every morning. I get the funniest looks from the neighbors. I don’t dare stop at a store in them.</p>
<p>Not quite 50 yet, but definitely jeans, T-shirts, sweaters.</p>
<p>Even professionally, I stick to khakis and sweaters most of the time.</p>
<p>I gave up heels years ago (I use as an excuse the fact that I shattered both legs when hit by a car so I can’t wear them, but that’s not really true–they healed up just fine). </p>
<p>I gave up make-up more recently, not even going out to dinner or professional appearances (we’re running a banquet for our students this afternoon–they’ll have to deal with my plain face.)</p>
<p>Will do panty hose when absolutely necessary–maybe once or twice a year.</p>
<p>Comfort is everything, as far as I am concerned. And as far as brand names: whatever is on sale at Kohl’s.</p>
<p>Not quite 40 yet:
My favorite casual outfit is actually my stepson’s discarded shorts (those baggy A&F ones) and a Hawaiian shirt with my beloved Birks. For “dress up” I exchange the shorts for khakis :o</p>
<p>I would certainly be thrown out of any country club, if I ever had any interest in going to one.</p>