Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha to the introduction ! I was born in the late 1980s and cannot stand "natural-height-aka-high-waist" jeans. For a few years now, Ihave been holding on to and maintaining with much care my low-rise (not extra-low-rise, just below-the-muffin-low-rise) jeans in the hope the normal and extra-high-rises domination comes to an end before all my old pairs fall to piece (actually, they may have...I wear in public only non-jeans pants!). This was a good text for your long-awaited return. Thank you for the laugh and the essay!
I'm definitely moving to Canada if low-rise jeans come back. That's like the height of misogyny. Not only is there not a non-anorexic body on the planet on which those look good, but its another indication of the patriarchy's desire to see us back in baby-making mode with a zipper that short. I need you to work a little harder for it. As for motherhood, well, I feel the metaphor. And I thank you, sincerely, for acknowledging that women can both desperately want to become mothers and also be desperate for how to be a mother and themselves simultaneously. It is a conundrum that I, as the mother of an almost 7-year old, still have not worked out, and it is one of the primary reasons that we elected to have only one child, a reason that is not just unpopular but borders on sacrilegious if ever uttered out loud. Why do we shy away from the fact that motherhood is hard? And often uncomfortable. Adding societal expectations that we do it a certain way (with only 1-inch rise and without elastic) makes it downright impossible to feel, much less look good. What if there was more room, literally and figuratively, for us to play with the full possibility of what motherhood could look like? I, for one, am with the pants!
Vivre la difference! I would just like to suggest ( much to the fashion world’s potential chagrin, as why would we keep buying unless we all followed blindly the latest unique look) that we have available as many different styles in jeans as shops storage allows. Born in the early 60’s it is only the low rise jeans that make me comfortable. I have a young boys shape with little difference between my waist and hips. My legs are a little short and many styles seem to emphasize this, but there are some styles (a few) that really work. I have never felt so happy in my body shape as I do with retirement. Freedom, Independent, Bold come to mind….
Hello! I’m trying to check in about receiving my physical book. I’ve tried emailing Catherine but no response. Anyone have word about when books will be sent that were promised when signing up for a paid subscription
"seemingly endless fly" - truer words were never written. I recently bought a pair of hi-rise flares in a throwback to the late 90s (and 70s) and they fit so well it felt like coming home. Here's to feeling comfortable in our own skin, no matter what jeans we're wearing!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha to the introduction ! I was born in the late 1980s and cannot stand "natural-height-aka-high-waist" jeans. For a few years now, Ihave been holding on to and maintaining with much care my low-rise (not extra-low-rise, just below-the-muffin-low-rise) jeans in the hope the normal and extra-high-rises domination comes to an end before all my old pairs fall to piece (actually, they may have...I wear in public only non-jeans pants!). This was a good text for your long-awaited return. Thank you for the laugh and the essay!
I'm definitely moving to Canada if low-rise jeans come back. That's like the height of misogyny. Not only is there not a non-anorexic body on the planet on which those look good, but its another indication of the patriarchy's desire to see us back in baby-making mode with a zipper that short. I need you to work a little harder for it. As for motherhood, well, I feel the metaphor. And I thank you, sincerely, for acknowledging that women can both desperately want to become mothers and also be desperate for how to be a mother and themselves simultaneously. It is a conundrum that I, as the mother of an almost 7-year old, still have not worked out, and it is one of the primary reasons that we elected to have only one child, a reason that is not just unpopular but borders on sacrilegious if ever uttered out loud. Why do we shy away from the fact that motherhood is hard? And often uncomfortable. Adding societal expectations that we do it a certain way (with only 1-inch rise and without elastic) makes it downright impossible to feel, much less look good. What if there was more room, literally and figuratively, for us to play with the full possibility of what motherhood could look like? I, for one, am with the pants!
Vivre la difference! I would just like to suggest ( much to the fashion world’s potential chagrin, as why would we keep buying unless we all followed blindly the latest unique look) that we have available as many different styles in jeans as shops storage allows. Born in the early 60’s it is only the low rise jeans that make me comfortable. I have a young boys shape with little difference between my waist and hips. My legs are a little short and many styles seem to emphasize this, but there are some styles (a few) that really work. I have never felt so happy in my body shape as I do with retirement. Freedom, Independent, Bold come to mind….
Hurray for mom jeans!!!
Hello! I’m trying to check in about receiving my physical book. I’ve tried emailing Catherine but no response. Anyone have word about when books will be sent that were promised when signing up for a paid subscription
"seemingly endless fly" - truer words were never written. I recently bought a pair of hi-rise flares in a throwback to the late 90s (and 70s) and they fit so well it felt like coming home. Here's to feeling comfortable in our own skin, no matter what jeans we're wearing!