Comments on: MomAdvice Simplified: Simply Picking the Best Jeans & T-Shirt

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 03:09:00 +0000

My questions…

1. Where are the best places (online or otherwise…) to buy t-shirts?
2. What “style” of t-shirt is most flattering for “well-endowed” women?
3. What are your thoughts about white jeans?
4. In your opinion, what are the “top 5″ companies that sell jeans?

By: Kathy Friend

Kathy Friend — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:55:00 +0000

Marcee – depending on how long ago you had the baby…my advice is different.

If the baby is inside of a year, I would say do nothing until your body stops changing. Post-baby, your bod will change a lot.

If the baby is more toddler age, then I would suggest looking for jeans with 2 key elements: 1 – rise – you have stepped into the mid-rise portion of womanhood! The waist band of those jeans need to hit right below your belly button – that will hold things in.

Also, look for jeans with a wider waistband – this will also hold things in, and help to avoid the muffin top.

By: Kathy Friend

Kathy Friend — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:53:00 +0000

Anitra – on tees…again, ALTERATION! Hemming the bottom of a tee is probably the easiest alteration I can think of. A tee (ideally, and generally) should hit at your wrist bone (when untucked)…that is the best length for most ladies.

By: Kathy Friend

Kathy Friend — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:51:00 +0000

Andrea – try the Not Your Daughter’s Jeans or Pure Color. I’ve had great success with both of these brands for LOTS of ladies.

By: Kathy Friend

Kathy Friend — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:49:00 +0000

Lisa – if you are a 14/16 and tall, I would suggest Lane Bryant jeans. Have heard great things about them. Also, try Not Your Daughter’s Jeans.

On the tall end of things, be sure you are familiar with what your inseam is – if your inseam is more than a 34″, you may have a harder time finding something…and you are going to pay for a longer inseam. There are websites where you can send them your favorite jeans, and they will make you a pair (duplicate your favorites). Might be a good solution.

By: Kathy Friend

Kathy Friend — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:47:00 +0000

Angie – brands of jeans that avoid the gap in the back. Honestly – that is a question I can’t answer without specifics of your measuerments. The best solution for 99.9% of women is to find a goo alteration person – or to purchase an IsABelt. The IsABelt is a good soliution -and really works!

By: Kathy Friend

Kathy Friend — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:46:00 +0000

Anonymous – on jeans to work…you can dress up your regular jeans with a jacket that you would normally wear with a suit – be sure to wear a nicer shoe with this look.

Also look for a trouser jeans – this is a dressier cut, and is more work appropirate.

By: LLMajer

LLMajer — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:24:00 +0000

I caught this podcast after it aired and I just want to say “thank you!” for airing it! It was so helpful to me because jeans and t-shirts are my mom uniform and I loved learning about some new options to make the most of this combo! Thanks again!

By: Marcee

Marcee — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:09:00 +0000

I’m a new mom and have quite the “muffin-top,” even though I’m below my pre-pregnancy weight. I need help with that pooch! I knew how to dress my body pre-baby, a lower waistline helped elongate my torso and made me less top heavy. I also now have no butt, so any suggestions on that would be great! Thanks!

By: anitra

anitra — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:19:00 +0000

Well, I was going to ask about tall 14/16 jeans, but that was covered already

I am tall but curvy. How can I wear a T-shirt well? If I buy shorter ones that hit above the hip, they ride up when I move, showing my tummy or back. But longer ones tend to bunch up around my waist, or I pull them down over my hips and they look huge…