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Is it wrong that Gap Toddler has jeans called "Boyfriend jeans"?

Angela814Angela814 member
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Seems odd to me.  Even in kids sizes it seems odd.

As a side note, I'm loving the toddler girls Corsica collection.  I hope it goes on sale soon, and that there are still cute pieces left at that point.

Annalise Marie 05.29.06
Charlotte Ella 07.16.10
Emmeline Grace 03.27.13
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Re: Is it wrong that Gap Toddler has jeans called "Boyfriend jeans"?

  • eclaireseclaires member

    that's a specific style of jeans that's really trendy right now - which is why it's called that. 

    Kind of like a motorcycle jacket - which my husband insists is not truly a motorcycle jacket. 

    It's just what it's called, so I don't think it's weird/odd.

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  • mlm1128mlm1128
    There are quite a few things at the Gap that dd needs to have.  I am waiting for my coupons very patiently, but may have to bite the bullet soon.  I want to make sure her size is in stock.
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  • JenninMAJenninMA member
    I'm going to go with creepy. My DD is a long way off from wearing boyfriend's jeans.
    Nadia Irene 8/13/07 Reid Owen 8/18/09
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  • MarchMom06MarchMom06
    imageeclaires:

    that's a specific style of jeans that's really trendy right now - which is why it's called that. 

    Kind of like a motorcycle jacket - which my husband insists is not truly a motorcycle jacket. 

    It's just what it's called, so I don't think it's weird/odd.

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  • DandRDandR

    ditto E..no different than "Skinny jeans" that I think were popular last year, for kids as well....doesn't mean you want your kid to "look" skinny and will make them anorexic by putting them in those jeans, no more than putting your DD in a "boyfriend jeans" will mean your DD is getting married next year and start plannign a wedding.

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  • goodheartedmommygoodheartedmommy member
    ditto eclaires and the others that said "no big deal."
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  • Angela814Angela814 member

    So what exactly is specific to this style of jean?

    Really, in toddler sizes it's all about having a waist that fits the toddler belly and a butt that will fit over diapers, right?  Most come with an adjustable waistband anyway.

    I just think it's odd that toddler clothes are so trendy.

    Annalise Marie 05.29.06
    Charlotte Ella 07.16.10
    Emmeline Grace 03.27.13
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  • eclaireseclaires member

    It's the fact that they are supposed to fit looser and are rolled up at the bottom.

    I'm sure the legs are a bit wider through the thighs - just like flare or bootcut jeans are wider at the ankle or skinny jeans taper to the ankle.

    I looked at the picture and I can't think of any other way to describe them (in one word - like flare, bootcut, etc.) other than boyfriend jeans - that's the style of a "boyfriend" jean.

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  • magnoliablossommagnoliablossom

    What is "wrong" about it?  I can go buy myself a pair of boyfriend jeans and I don't have a boyfriend.  It is basically the look like you are wearing a guys jeans and you have to belt them and roll them up to fit you.  It is just a cute name. 

    Ditto pp that it isn't a big deal. 

    Valerie ~Charlotte Adele 4.26.05~ ~Audrey Irene 12.19.2006~
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  • veloelleveloelle member
    I can't to PIP;  google 'Katie Holmes boyfriend jeans' and see what images come up. I think she started the trent. That's why they're called boyfriend, because their oversized. They could just be called super duper slouchy jeans that make women look totally stumpy.
    DD 7.28.06 * DS 3.29.10
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  • 4Speedy4Speedy member
    I don't care one way or the other but I think they missed a golden marketing opportunity.  If they are supposed to look like they are borrowed from a boy, they should have called them "Big Brother Jeans" when they come in kid sizes.  How cute would it look if the ad showed a 5 year old boy teaching his three year old sister to fish.  The two of them sitting on a white dock with their jeans rolled up so they can dangle their feet in the water.  Creating an ad campaign around a toddler and her boyfriend is kind of skeevy.
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  • BrideofrankenBrideofranken

    It's not like the Frederick's of hollywood"  Slut Pants "line for toddlers, is it?

    they're just super low cut so their Hello Kitty drawls hang out...

    I hesitated at first, but they were so cute.

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