Before you leave the house in your favorite pair of jeans, stop and take a long look in the mirror. Is your backside sagging like a day-old diaper? Are your jeans so acid-washed they belong in an ’80s music video? Do the tapered legs make you look like a walking ice cream cone? Could your waistband double as a push-up bra?

According to Oprah’s in-house experts, about nine out of 10 women are wearing the wrong jeans. So, yes, that probably means you. To combat this out-of-control epidemic, Oprah asks Stacy London, host of TLC’s What Not to Wear, to debunk denim myths and warn you about common fashion blunders.

Stacy says that the most important thing to look for when trying on jeans is the “rise” or crotch area. You don’t want any pulling, puckering or extra fabric up front. Also, you will want to make sure your new jeans flatter your booty, hips and thighs—if they’re too big in the waist, a simple alteration can make them look custom-made for your figure.

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One Response to Are you wearing the wrong jeans?

  1. [...] The others – please teach me how to be Oprah Winfrey. Good goat, her website has very little information and every one them is an advertorial. Like ‘How to not to wear ‘moms pants’ and turn to hot momma with a single pair of jeans’. And the whole line of ads by the jeans companies. (grins innocently ) [...]