Biggest Mom Fashion Mistakes + Forgivable Fixes
Let me be perfectly honest: I don’t really care what you wear. But as long as we’re thinking about New Year’s Resolutions and fresh starts, why not resolve to put yourself a wee bit higher than the bottom of your priority list? And when you leave the house in stained sweats, athletic shoes, and a baggy t-shirt, it doesn’t look like you care very much.
Because you deserve to feel beautiful. You deserve to feel stylish. You deserve to care.
Here are some if the biggest fashion mistakes that new moms are known to make and easy, comparable fixes.
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Baggy Sweats
I know they're comfy and broken in, but they look really, really bad.
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BETTER: Fitted Athletic Pants
While I'm still not a big fan of around-the-clock athletic pants, I get it; I've been a new mom. But I guarantee you'll feel better about yourself (and your husband will be happier to see you) wearing fitted yoga pants around the house.
Buy from Blue Canoe, $50 -
Mom Jeans
I hate the term "mom jeans" because it gives all moms a bad rep — so let's all stop wearing them. Those shapeless, baggy-on-the-rear, high-waisted pants that have come to define our sub-culture.
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BETTER: High-Waisted Boot Cut Jeans
They're high-waisted enough for all of the toy and blankie pick-ups, and flattering for any body top.
Buy from Mango, $50 -
Leggings As Pants
Repeat after me: leggings are not pants.
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BETTER: Jeggings
If you have no problem wearing leggings as pants, then just invest in a pair of jeggings. At least they look like real pants.
Buy from ASOS, $18.50 -
Crocs
sigh. They're just so ugly, you guys. They're just SO ugly.
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BETTER: Crocs That Don’t Look Like Crocs
But not all Crocs are created equally. If your argument for Crocs is comfort or convenience, allow me to introduce their more attractive cousin.
Buy from Crocs, $30 -
Borrowing Your Tween or Teen’s Clothes
Mom Fashion Faux Paux #1.
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BETTER: Buying Adult Clothes That Your Teens Will Want to Borrow
Stores like Forever 21 and H&M have plenty of youthful clothes for adults. Leave the "Juniors" section for the little ones.
Buy from Forever 21, $23 -
Baggy Clothes to Hide Extra Weight
You're not fooling anyone. You're actually making yourself look worse by wearing baggy clothes — as much as it feels the opposite.
Photo: Flickr/Valerie Everett -
BETTER: Fitted, Flattering Clothes
Well-tailored pants, a fitted shirt, and a belt can do wonders for your waist line.
Buy from Forever 21, $5 -
White Cross Trainers
Athletic shoes and jeans should never mix. If you're not doing something athletic, there are plenty of other affordable, comfy, easy slip-on shoes to wear.
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BETTER: Cute Flats
Like these! Made by TOMS, these flats are as comfy as they are pretty.
Buy from TOMS, $74 -
Ponytail, Ponytail, Ponytail
I know how difficult it is to shower in those beginning weeks, and how easy it is to get stuck in a beauty rut. But dry shampoo can be a wonderful thing.
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BETTER: Easy Hair Tutorials
There are plenty of hairstyles that take under 5 minutes to put together.
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Wrong Undergarments
You're far too young for granny panties.
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BETTER: Shapewear
Instead, invest in some tummy-sucking, leg-toning shapewear. Because sometimes it's what's under your clothes that makes the biggest difference.
Buy from Yummy Tummy
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I wish you had used models that suited the topic. Seeing these clothes on the bodies of young women so slender even the shaping underwear hangs loose gives no indication of how it would look on a woman of average size.